And restored to her her covering cloak.

[And so through the seven gates till all her ornaments are restored. The result of the visit to the underworld is not described.]

IV. THE FLOOD

[The hero Gilgamesh (Izdubar), wandering in search of healing for his sickness, finds Hasisadra (Xisuthros), the Babylonian Noah, who tells him the story of the Flood.]

Hasisadra spake to him, to Gilgamesh:---

To thee I will reveal, Gilgamesh, the story of my deliverance,

And the oracle of the gods I will make known to thee.

The city Surippak, which, as thou knowest,

Lies on the Euphrates' bank,

Already old was this city