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Ea leaks the secret plan

Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh a secret story that begins in the old city of Shuruppak on the banks of the Euphrates River[Utnapishtim secretly informs Gilgamesh a story that begins in the aged city of Shuruppak existed on the banks of the Euphrates River].
The "great gods" Anu, Enlil, Ninurta, Ennugi, and Ea were sworn to secrecy about their plan to cause the flood[The "great gods" Anu, Enlil, Ninurta, Ennugi, Ea jointly at the same time were sworn to secrecy about their exceptional plan to bring about the mighty flooding].
But the god Ea (Sumerian god Enki) repeated the plan to Utnapishtim through a reed wall in a reed house[But the devine god Ea (Sumerian god Enki) exemplified about the project to Utnapishtim by means of a reed wall existed in a reed house].
Ea commanded Utnapishtim to demolish his house and build a boat, regardless of the cost, to keep living beings alive[Ea commanded Utnapishtim to bring down his house accompanying build a giant boat, regardless of the expense, to particularly protect living beings alive].
The boat must have equal dimensions with corresponding width and length and be covered over like Apsu boats[The boat must have just equal dimensions with approximate broadness besides length yet be inclosed resembling Apsu boats].
Utnapishtim promised to do what Ea commanded[Exactly Utnapishtim agreed to do what Ea rejoiced and commanded].
[He asked Ea what he should explain to the large city seniors and the rest of human beings]He asked Ea what he should say to the city elders and the population.
Ea tells him to say that Enlil has rejected him and he can no longer reside in the city or set foot in Enlil's territory[Ea tells him to say that Enlil has entirely objected him and he can no longer exist in the large city or set foot in Enlil's just sacred demesne].
He should also say that he will go down to the Apsu "to live with my lord Ea"[He should explain also that he will begin to go down to the Apsu "to live with my eminence Ea"].


Note: 'Apsu' can refer to a freshwater marsh near the temple of Ea/Enki at the city of Eridu.



Building and launching the boat

Carpenters, reed workers, and other people assembled one morning[Properly skilled carpenters, brilliant reed workers, along with other exceptional people joined up an assembly especially one morning].
[missing lines][Utnapishtim explained about how to build the giant boat to the group who fell by the meeting]
Five days later, Utnapishtim laid out the exterior walls of the boat of 120 cubits[By five days later, Utnapishtim fit together the exterior walls of the boat of 120 cubits].
The sides of the superstructure had equal lengths of 120 cubits. He also made a drawing of the interior structure[The sides of the superstructure had just equal dimensions with lengths of 120 cubits. He made an extra illustration of building with the systematic interior structure].
The boat had six decks [?] divided into seven and nine compartments[The boat had six decks divided into seven along with exactly nine compartments altogether].
Water plugs were driven into the middle part[Water plugs were jammed past the middle part].
Punting poles and other necessary things were laid in[There exist the punting poles and other basic things].
Three times 3,600 units of raw bitumen were melted in a kiln and three times 3,600 units of oil were used in addition to two times 3,600 units of oil that were stored in the boat[Three times 3,600 units of primary bitumen were being melted extremely in a kiln and also justifiably three times 3,600 units of oil were used except two times 3,600 matters of oil that were being stored carefully in the boat].
Oxen and sheep were slaughtered and ale, beer, oil, and wine were distributed to the workmen, like at a new year's festival[Sheep combined with oxen were slaughtered and excellent wine, beer, ale, and oil were distributed to the workmen of the project, the same as at a new year's festival].
When the boat was finished, the launch was very difficult. A runway of poles was used to slide the boat into the water[When the boat was approximately completed, the launch became quite demanding. A runway of punting poles was being used to exactly slide the boat into the water].
Two-thirds of the boat was in the water[Two-thirds of the boat just at time was in the water].
Utnapishtim loaded his silver and gold into the boat[Utnapishtim loaded his expensive silverware combined with gold secretly into the boat].
He loaded "all the living beings that I had."
His relatives and craftsmen, and "all the beasts and animals of the field" boarded the boatHis relatives and experienced craftsmen, along with "all the beasts jointly animals of the savanna" boarded the exceptional boat].
The time arrived, as stated by the god Shamash, to seal the entry door[The time arrived, as stated by the son of Sin, god Shamash, to seal the entry opening]*.


*Shamash | Definition, Symbol, & Facts | Britannica



The storm

Early in the morning at dawn a black cloud arose from the horizon[Early in the beginning of morning a black cloud exalted from the horizon.].
The weather was frightful[The weather was horrible].
Utnapishtim boarded the boat and entrusted the boat and its contents to his boat master Puzurammurri who sealed the entry[Just at the time as Utnapishtim boarded the exceptional boat combined with consigned the boat in the company of its contents to his boat master Puzurammurri who began sealing the entry].
The thunder god Adad rumbled in the cloud and storm gods Shullar and Hanish went over mountains and land[The extraordinary thunder god Adad rumbled in the cloud just at the same time as storm gods Shullar and Hanish cross(X)ed high mountains along with land].
Erragal pulled out the mooring poles and the dikes overflowed[Erragal grabbed out the mooring poles and instantly the dikes' stagnant water overflowed].
The Anunnaki gods lit up the land with their lightning[The bright lightning expertly lit by the Anunnaki gods was over the land].
There was stunned shock at Adad's deeds which turned everything to blackness[There was just amazed shock at Adad's deeds which exchanged everything to shadows]. The land was shattered like a pot[The land was shattered resembling a pot].
All day long the south wind blew rapidly and the water overwhelmed the people like an attack[All day long the south wind blew rapidly along with the water exterminated the people just in the same way as attack].
No one could see his fellows. They could not recognize each other in the torrent[No one could approximately recognize his fellows. They could not observe each other in the large torrent].
The gods were frightened by the flood and retreated up to the Anu heaven[The gods were very frightened by the flooding and exited up to the Anu's kingdom of heaven]. They cowered like dogs lying by the outer wall[They cowered just the same as dogs relaxing by the wall outside].
Ishtar shrieked like a woman in childbirth[Ishtar began shrieking in the style of a woman in childbirth].
The Mistress of the gods wailed that the old days had turned to clay because "I said evil things in the Assembly of the Gods, ordering a catastrophe to destroy my people who fill the sea like fish."[The Mistress of the gods began wailing that the old days had exchanged to soil for the reason that "I said evil subjects in the Assembly of the Gods, ordering a catastrophe to exterminate my people who begin filling the sea like fish."]
The other gods were weeping with her and sat sobbing with grief, their lips burning, parched with thirst[The other gods were crying with her and sat sobbing with excruciation, their lips on jaws melting, scorched with thirst].
The flood and wind lasted six days and six nights, flattening the land[For six nights and six whole days was lasted by the wind along with flood, totally flattening the land].
On the seventh day, the storm was pounding [intermittently?] like a woman in labour[By morning of the seventh day, the storm was relaxing at one time or another just the same as a woman after labour finished].



Calm after the storm

The sea calmed and the whirlwind and flood stopped. All-day long there was quiet. All humans had turned to clay[The sea just calmed as well as the extensive whirlwind and flood belaid. All-day long there was very silent. All human beings had exchanged to argillaceous earth].
The terrain was as flat as a rooftop[The terrain was flat just the same as an exceptional rooftop]. Utnapishtim opened a window and felt fresh air on his face[Utnapishtim began opening an airy window and felt breezy air coming to his face].
He fell to his knees and sat weeping, tears streaming down his face[He fell relaxedly to his knees along with sat weeping, tears streaming down his face just the same as springing]. He looked for coastlines on the horizon and saw a region of land[He fixated for littorals on the horizon and observed a certain region of land].
The boat lodged firmly on mount Nimush which held the boat for several days, allowing no swaying[The boat lay at anchor firmly on mount Nimush which held the boat for a number of days, allowing no swaying].
On the seventh day he released a dove that flew away but came back to him[On the seventh day exactly he discharged a dove that flew away just came afresh to him]. He released a swallow, but it also came back to him[He extricated a swallow, but it turned back again to him].
He released a raven that was able to eat and scratch, and did not circle back to the boat[He set at liberty a nigritude raven that was able to ingest and cross(X)cut, and did not circle back to the boat].
He then sent his livestock out in various directions[He then sent his livestock out justifiably to many directions].



The sacrifice

He sacrificed a sheep and offered incense at a mountainous ziggurat where he placed 14 sacrificial vessels and poured reeds, cedar, and myrtle into the fire[He sacrificed majestically a lamb besides offered intoxicating and also bright incense at a high ziggurat where he specially positioned 14 oblational vessels along with exceptionally poured reeds, cedar, jointly a myrtle shrub into the fire]*.
The gods smelled the sweet odour of the sacrificial animal and gathered like flies over the sacrifice[The gods smelled the intoxicating odour of the oblational animal along with laid by like flies onto the oblational offering].
Then the great goddess arrived, lifted up her flies (beads), and said[Next arrived the great goddess, lifted up her flies (beads), in conjunction with exclaimed]
["Ye gods, extremely I shall not disremember this indigo lapis lazuli (lucky piece) around my neck, I shall be mindful of these days along with never excise about them!]"Ye gods, as surely as I shall not forget this lapis lazuli [amulet] around my neck, I shall be mindful of these days and never forget them! [The gods may justifiably come to the sacrificial offering.]The gods may come to the sacrificial offering. [Excepting Enlil may not come, because he brought about the flooding accompanying annihilated my human beings excluding caring the consequences."]But Enlil may not come, because he brought about the flood and annihilated my people without considering [the consequences]."
When Enlil arrived, he saw the boat and became furious at the Igigi gods. He said "Where did a living being escape? No man was to survive the annihilation!"[Just at the same time as Enlil arrived, he looked fixedly the giant boat and became indignant at the Igigi gods. He loudly indicated "Where did a living being escape? As expected not single man was to survive the major damages!"]
Ninurta spoke to Enlil saying "Who else but Ea could do such a thing? It is Ea who knew all of our plans."[Ninurta explained appropriately to Enlil and began saying "No any single one but Ea could do such a thing! It exactly is Ea who just knew maximum of the plans."]**
Ea spoke to Enlil saying "It was you, the Sage of the Gods. How could you bring about a flood without consideration?"[Ea expressed to Enlil saying "It was you, the brilliant Sage of the Gods. How could you bring about a flooding without extra consideration]
Ea then accuses Enlil of sending a disproportionate punishment and reminds him of the need for compassion[Ea justly blames Enlil of sending an exorbitant sanction, besides, reminds him of the significance for lofty compassion].
Ea denies leaking the god's secret plan to Atrahasis (= Utnapishtim), admitting only sending him a dream and deflecting Enlil's attention to the flood hero[Ea debates leaking the god's exclusive plan to Atrahasis (Ea debates leaking the god's exclusive plan to Atrahasis (just namely Utnapishtim), next admitting at most sending him a dream, besides, deflecting Enlil's worthy attention to the brave unflinching flood hero].
The flood hero and his wife are granted immortality and transported far away[The flood hero and his wife are exclusively granted immortality just at the same time as exclusively transported far away.]
Enlil then boards a boat and grasping Utnapishtim's hand, helps him and his wife aboard where they kneel[That being so Enlil boards a comparatively tiny boat and grasping Utnapishtim's hand next, helps him and his wife aboard where they kneel]. Standing between Utnapishtim and his wife, he touches their foreheads and blesses them[Standing between his wife in conjunction with Utnapishtim, he specially touches their expansive foreheads along with begin blessing them]. "Formerly Utnapishtim was a human being, but now he and his wife have become gods like us. Let Utnapishtim reside far away, at the mouth of the rivers."["Formerly Utnapishtim was a human being, except for now his wife along with he just have become gods like us. Let Utnapishtim reside exclusively far off, by the opening of the rivers."]
Utnapishtim and his wife are transported and settled at the "mouth of the rivers"[Utnapishtim accompanying his wife are being exclusively transported and settled just at the "mouth of the rivers"].



*Here "14" represents 14 Chinese character strokes.

P.S.

What is the symbolic meaning of 3 crosses?

Three crosses symbolize one cross plus one more cross.

As a cross represents 7 in oracle of ancient Chinese character, 3 crosses symbolize 7 + 7.

In other words, just in the same way as 3 crosses symbolize 7 Chinese character strokes + 7 Chinese character strokes.

In other words, just in the same way as 3 crosses symbolize 3 Chinese characters which contain 14 Chinese character strokes.

Three crosses symbolize Holy Father, Son, Spirit, as 3 Chinese characters 父、子、灵 have four, three and seven strokes separately.

In other words, just in the same way as 3 crosses also symbolize Holy Father, Son and Spirit with four, three and seven strokes separately.



**Ea, Enki - Wikipedia



Source:
Gilgamesh flood myth - Wikipedia


References:
Flood myth - Wikipedia
List of flood myths - Wikipedia
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Ea leaks the secret plan (Excerpt)

Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh a secret story that begins in the old City of Shuruppak on the banks of the Euphrates River.
The "great gods" Anu, Enlil, Ninurta, Ennugi, and Ea were sworn to seCrecy about their Plan to cause the flood.
But the god Ea (Sumerian god Enki) repeated the plan to Utnapishtim through a reed wall in a reed house.



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Building and launching the boat (Excerpt)

Oxen and sheep were slaughtered and ale, beer, oil, and wine were distributed to the workmen, like at a new year's festival.
When the boat was finished, the launCh was very diffiCult. A runway of Poles was used to slide the boat into the water.
Two-thirds of the boat was totally in the water.



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The storm (Excerpt)

Utnapishtim boarded the boat and entrusted the boat and its Contents to his boat Controller Puzurammurri who sealed the entry.
The thunder god Adad rumbled in the cloud and storm gods Shullar and Hanish went over mountains and land.
Erragal pulled out the mooring poles and the dikes overspilled.




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Calm after the storm (Excerpt)

The terrain was as flat as a rooftop. Utnapishtim opened a window and felt fresh air on his face.
He fell to his knees and sat weeping, tears streaming down his faCe. He looked for Coastlines on the horizon and saw an inhosPitable region of land.
The boat lodged firmly on mount Nimush which held the boat for several days, allowing no swaying.
On the seventh day he released a dove that flew away but came back to him. He released a swallow, but it also came back to him.



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The sacrifice (Excerpt)

He sacrificed a sheep and offered inCense at a mountainous ziggurat where he plaCed 14 sacrificial vessels and Poured reeds, cedar, and myrtle into the small fire.




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