_Ashur,_ the great Lord, ruling supreme over the gods; the giver of
sceptres and crowns; the appointer of sovereignty. Bel, the Lord; _King of
the circle of constellations_;[1] Father of the gods; Lord of the world.
Sin;[2] the leader the _Lord of Empire_ the _powerful_ the _auspicious_
god; _Shamas_;[3] the establisher of the heavens and the earth; ...;[4]
the vanquisher of enemies; the dissolver of cold. _Vul_;[5] he who causes
the tempest to rage over hostile lands and _wicked_ countries. _Abnil_[6]
Hercules; the champion who subdues _heretics_ and enemies, and who
strengthens the heart. _Ishtar_, the eldest[7] of the gods; the Queen of
_Victory_; she who arranges battles.
[Footnote 1: Aratnaki. (Fox Talbot.)]
[Footnote 2: The moon.]
[Footnote 3: The sun.]
[Footnote 4: Lacuna.]
[Footnote 5: Ninev. (Fox Talbot.) Ao. (Dr. Oppert.)]
[Footnote 6: Ninip-Sumdan. Dr. Oppert.]
[Footnote 7: Or source.]