16. Then Adapa of Eridu,

17. While Ea lay upon a bed in a chamber (?),

18. Daily the closing of Eridu he made right.

19. At the pure quay, the quay of the new-moon, he embarked upon the ship,

20. The wind blew, his ship sailed,

21. With the rudder he steered the ship

22. Upon the broad sea.

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