The Babylonian map of the world (1)

Text
BM 92687 1-11:
1. [ … ]
2. [ … ] the rui[ned] cities. The bridge in[side her]
3. [ … the vas]t [Sea] which Marduk sees. The bridge in[side her]
4. [ … ] and the ruine[d] gods which he set[tled] inside the Sea.
5. [ … ] are present; the viper, great sea-serpent inside. The Anzu bird, and scorpi[on-man],
6. [ … moun]tain goat, gazelle, zebu, [p]anther, bull-m[an],
7. [ … l]ion, wolf, red-deer, and hye[na], [monk]ey, female-monkey, ibex, ostrich, cat, chameleon,
9. [ … ] beasts which Marduk created on top of the res[tl]ess Sea,
10. [ … U]tnapištim, Sargon, and Nur-[D]agan the King of Bushaha[nda], [ … ],
11. [ … w]ings like a bird, which no one can com[prehend].

Source (list of abbreviations)
BM 92687 1-11

Bibliography

Amar Annus

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