[I will] send to thee, and thy door shall protect them.
[Atra]-ḫasis opened his mouth and spake,
Sa]ying to Aê, his lord:
“...... a ship I have not made .......
Form [its shape (?) upon the gr]ound.
Let me see the [plan], and [I will build] the ship.
[Form] ...... on the ground ........
........ what thou hast said .......
.........................
It is not improbable that the fragment published by the Rev. V. Scheil, O. P., belongs to this legend (see The King's Own,[12] April 1898, pp. 397-400).