(1) He saith : Let my mouth be opened by Ptah, and let the muzzles which are upon my mouth be loosed by the god of my domain

(11) It is Ea who knows every machination! La spoke to Valiant Enlil, saying: 'It is yours, O Valiant One, who is the Sage of the Gods. How, how could you bring about a Flood without consideration Charge the violation to the violator, charge the offense to the offender, but be compassionate lest (mankind) be cut off, be patient lest they be killed. Instead of your bringing on the Flood, would that a lion had appeared to diminish the people! Instead of your bringing on the Flood, would that a wolf had appeared to diminish the people! Instead of your bringing on the Flood, would that famine had occurred to slay the land! Instead of your bringing on the Flood, would that (Pestilent) Erra had appeared to ravage the land! It was not I who revealed the secret of the Great Gods, I (only) made a dream appear to Atrahasis, and (thus) he heard the secret of the gods.

(2) Ea, the Clever Prince(?), was under oath with them so he repeated their talk to the reed house: 'Reed house, reed house! Wall, wall! O man of Shuruppak, son of Ubartutu: Tear down the house and build a boat! Abandon wealth and seek living beings! Spurn possessions and keep alive living beings! Make all living beings go up into the boat. The boat which you are to build, its dimensions must measure equal to each other: its length must correspond to its width. Roof it over like the Apsu. I understood and spoke to my lord, Ea: 'My lord, thus is the command which you have uttered I will heed and will do it. But what shall I answer the city, the populace, and the Elders! Ea spoke, commanding me, his servant: 'You, well then, this is what you must say to them: "It appears that Enlil is rejecting me so I cannot reside in your city (?), nor set foot on Enlil's earth.

(107) And thereupon he arose in the hands of the midwife, opened his mouth, and †conversed with† the Lord of righteousness.

(3) Let my mouth be given to me. Let my mouth be opened by Ptah with that instrument of steel wherewith he openeth the mouths of the gods

(83) And thereupon a word fell into my mouth, and I lifted up (my voice) to cry aloud, and said: 'The earth is destroyed.'

(21) 13 [To say: How good is the condition (?) of thy mouth after] . I have adjusted for thee thy mouth to thy bones! 13 I open for thee thy mouth; I open for thee thine eyes, O N. 13 I open for thee thy mouth with the nw, the mtiw-hook of copper (or, iron), which opens the mouth of the gods. 13 Horus opens the mouth of this N.; [Horus opens the mouth of this N.]. 13 [Horus has opened] the mouth of this N.; Horus has opened the mouth of this N. 13 with that wherewith he opened the mouth of his father; with that wherewith he opened the mouth of Osiris; 14 with the copper, (or, iron) which comes forth from Set, the mtiw-hook of copper (or, iron), which opens the mouth of the gods. 14 He opens the mouth of N. therewith, that he may go, 14 that he himself may speak before the Great Ennead in the house of the prince, which is in Heliopolis, 14 that he may carry off the wrr.t-crown (which is) with Horus, lord of men.

(1) I shine forth out of the Egg which is in the unseen world. Let there be given my mouth that I may speak with it in presence of the great god, Lord of the Tuat. Let not my hand be repulsed by the Divine Circle of the great god