COLUMN II

1 The King of the holy mound[1] ...[2]

2 In front and Anu lifted up ...[2]

3 to the good god his father..,[2]

4 Then his heart also ...[2]

5 which carried a command ...[2]

6 At that time also ...[2]

7 he lifted it up ...[3]

8 Davkina.

9 Their (work) all day they founded

10 to their stronghold[4] in the night

11 entirely an end he made.

12 In his anger also the secret counsel he poured out

13 to scatter (abroad) his face he set

14 he gave a command to make strange their speech[5]

15 ...[6] their progress he impeded

16 ...[6]the altar

(Column III is so broken only a few words remain, so I have omitted it.)

[Footnote 1: A title of Anu.]

[Footnote 2: Lacunæ.]

[Footnote 3: All these broken lines relate to council of gods?]

[Footnote 4: The tower.]

[Footnote 5: "Uttaccira--melic-su-nu," "make hostile their council."]

[Footnote 6: Lacunæ.]

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