TABLET V.

He made the stations of the great gods;

he fixed the stars, even the twin-stars, to correspond with them;

he ordained the year, appointing the signs of the Zodiac over it;

for each of the twelve months he fixed three stars,

from the day when the year issues forth to its close.

He established the station of Jupiter that they might know their bounds,

that they might not err, that they might not go astray in any way.

He established the station of Bel and Ea along with himself.

He opened also the gates on either side,