ABSTRACT
DHEfragmentsofthenarrativeofBerosuswhich wepossessbeginthus:"Therewere(origin-
ally)inBabylonmanymenofaforeignrace(al\l\oefJve'i~),whoinhabitedChaldea,livinginasavagestate afterthemannerofanimals."Thereisnoother wayoftranslatingthisphrase;thewordal\l\oefJ~~ hasonlyonemeaninginGreek,itissynonymouswith ti.Al\of/Jvl\o~.Ithasastrongersignificationthan
Elva~,sinceitgivesnotonlytheideaofforeigner, butalsothatof"manofaverydifferentnation,of anotherrace."'SointheeyesofBerosusthefirst inhabitantsofBabylonia,whomthegodOannes (Hea)cametocivilizeinperson,andwhosefirst placeofabodewasChaldea,wereforeignersof anotherrace.
