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Title: The seven great monarchies of the ancient eastern world: or, The history, geography and antiquities of Chaldæa, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, and Sassanian or New Persian empire
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Rawlinson, George, 1812-1902
Subjects: Mauritius Export Development and Investment Authority History, Ancient Assyria -- History Babylonia -- History Parthia -- History Iran -- History
Publisher: New York : J. W. Lovell company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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CH. VII.) TBADirroN OF TIIK FLOOD. 9f^ * God appeared to Xisuthnis (N*ah) in a dream, and warnedhim that on the fifteenth day of the month Da^sins. mankindwould be destroyed by a dehige. He bado liim bury in Sip-para, the City of the Sun, the extant writings, first and last,and build a ship, and enter therein with bis family and hisclose friends; and furnish it with meat and drink; and placeon board winged fowl, and four-footed beasts of the earth; andwhen all was ready, set sail. Xisuthrus asked Whiflier hewas to sail ? and was told, To the gods, with a prayer that itmight fare well with mankind. Then Xisuthrus was not dis-obedient to the vision, but built a shiji five furlongs (^3125 feet)in lengtli, and two furlongs (1250 feet) in breadth; and col-lected all that had been conmianded him, and put liis wife andchildren and close friends on board. The flood came; and assoon as it ceased, Xisuthrus let loose some birds, which, find-ing neither food nor a place where they could rest, ca

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