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The Semitic section continues a few
lines on the obverse and ends on
col. 1 of the reverse, line 11 in the
text of VR. 51. The king is mentioned
rey. 6. 1 know of no duplicates
by which the section can be
restored.
l::. lugal-e sag gin-bi azag-ga
H. ~ágiserin-nasag-gar-sag-taim[-ta-e]
imi-úi'
16. bilOgurin-na sig·ga 3 me· ten nam­
[en-na-ge]
18. lugal-la lugal mu-il-la nam-lugal-la
.ID. é-a tu-a-sú tu-ra·zu·dé
:::. d'en-ki gu-mu-e.da-gul-la (sic !).
~;.jL.,¡l·dam'-gal·nun-na nin-gal zu-ab-ge
mus-me-bi ge-ri-ib-lag-ga
~. d·a.i!ar-lú-dug sid-gal dingir-nungal-e-ne
sag- zu ge-ri-ib-il-la
!S.. .f:rin-gal-azag d.en-ki-ge a·du-sú ingar-ra
!SI. J,üg-{).ga-aga-da-bi ki-bi-a mi-ni-in­
~ar-ri-es 5
U..ding;r anona an-ki.ge-e-ne e-ne-ir
mu-un-na-l(.i,g-gi-es
o.;'. t.;¡ca-fjal-gal-la an-ki-bi-da-ge e-ne­
ie" mu-un-na-lag-gi-es 6
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12. Oh king, whose faithfulness of heart
is ... pure ... ,
14. The ointment of cedar which in the
mountain sprang forth of itself,
16. The fulness of the shining grape,
adornment of lordship,
18. Lord 01 the kings who bear kingship,
20. When thou enterest into the house
of washing,
22. May the god Ea rejoice with thee.
24. May Damkina queen 01 the nether
sea in her radiance make thee pare.
26. May Marduk great marshal of the
earth-spirits (/gigi) 11ft thy head.
28. The great pure message which Ea
created in wisdom,
29. Has turned away their deeds of sorcery
from this place.
31. The 10ftY gods of heaven and earth
has tened unto him.
33. In the great sanctuaries of heaven
and earth they hastened unto him.
L Semitie, iris erini sa ina kirib sadt a$u ina ramani-su; el. K. 5248 rey. 4.
!..~~T = lalrl, 'luxuriance', K. 5248 rey. 5, to be added to the lists
:i::~~5.
S. a.-/ 5ig = banu, 'be bright'; the Semitic has translated stg by banu, 'to create',
j, :.L..