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i-nu-ma i-lu a-wi-lum ub-lu du-ul-la iz-bi-lu šu-up-ši-ik-ka šu-up-ši-ik i-li [ra-bi-i]1 du-ul-lu-um ka-bi-it ma-a-a’d ša-ap-ša-qum [...] [...]
F. Rzewski sets lines 1-4
Confirmed with Alan Ralph Millard, “The Atrahasis Epic and Its Place in Babylonian Literature,” University of London, May 1966, p.21, excerpts from Tablet I.
1 F. Rzewski: "ra-bi-ma"Text Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2019-05-21
Line count: 6
Word count: 17
When the gods, like man, bore the toil, carried the basket of earth, the labor of the gods was great and the toil was heavy; there was much hardship. [ ... ]
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Word count: 31
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