- 1. .... his weapon, he made bright his weapon.
- 2. Like a bull his mountain he ascended after him.
- 3. He destroyed him and clothed himself with his spoils.
- 4. The ... he put on and the fastening of the crown he tore.
- 5. Izdubar his crown put on (and the fastening of the crown he tore).
- 6. For the favour of Izdubar the princess Istar lifted the eyes:
- 7. I will make thee also Izdubar my husband,[18]
- 8. thy oath to me shall be thy bond,
- 9. thou shalt be husband and I will be thy wife.
- 10. I will make (thy) chariot glisten with crystal and gold,
- 11. of which the body is gold and its horns are strong.
- 12. I will cause thy days to find gifts, O judge (?) of the great.
- 13. Into our house enter, mid the scent of the pines.
- 14. When thou enterest our house
- 15. may the river Euphrates kiss thy feet.
- 16. There shall be under thee kings, lords, and princes.
- 17. The tribute of the mountains and plains may they bring to thee as an offering.
- 18. May thy herds and flocks bring forth twins,
- 19. may the increase of the cows come unto (thee),
- 20. may thy (horse) be strong, without ceasing, in the chariot,
- 21. may (thy steed) in the yoke never have a rival.
—–———–———–———– - 22. (Izdubar) opened his mouth and speaks;
- 23. (he says) to the princess Istar:
- 24. .... to thee thy possession
- 25. .... body and rottenness (?)
- 26. .... baldness and famine
- 27. .... I keep back the instruments of divinity
- 28. .... instruments of royalty
- 29. .... storm (?)
- 30. ...... he poured (?)
- 31. ...... I lingered
- 32. ...... I took thee
- 33. ...... caused to enter
- 34. the door afterwards .... ended wind and showers
- 35. palace .... the hero
- 36. mouth .... check her
- 37. that sign .... carry her
- 38. body glorious (?) .... carry her
- 39. grand .... tower of stone
- 40. they have dwelt (in) the land of the enemy
- 41. may she .... her lord
- 42. never may he woo thee for ever
- 43. never may a god praise thee
- 44. I took also the torch? .... I loved thee
Column II.
- 1. Rest thee and .....
- 2. as for Tammuz the lover of (thy) youth
- 3. year after year thou hast wearied him with thy love.
- 4. Allala the eagle also thou lovest and
- 5. thou didst strike him, and his wings thou didst break;
- 6. he stood in the forest, he begged for wings.
- 7. Thou lovest also a lion lusty in might,
- 8. thou didst tear out by sevens his claws.
- 9. Thou lovest also a horse glorious in war,
- 10. he yielded himself and thou didst weary his love overmuch.
- 11. For seven kaspu (fourteen hours) thou didst weary his love without ceasing,
- 12. troubled and thirsting thou didst weary him.
- 13. To his mother Silele thou didst send him wearied with thy love.
- 14. Thou lovest also the shepherd Tabulu,
- 15. of whom continually thou didst ask for thy stibium.
- 16. Every day he propitiated thee with offerings,
- 17. thou didst strike him and to a hyena thou didst change him;
- 18. his own village drove him away;
- 19. his dogs tore his wounds.
- 20. Thou lovest also Isullanu the husbandman of thy father,
- 21. who continually was subject to thy order;
- 22. each day had he made bright thy dish.
- 23. The eyes thou didst take from him and didst put him in chains,
- 24. (saying): O Isullanu, cut thy hand, eat (thy) eyes!
- 25. And thy hand thou didst bring out and thou didst strike? ....
- 26. Isullanu says to thee:
- 27. As for me what dost thou ask of me?
- 28. My mother, thou art not beautiful, and I eat not.
- 29. The food I have eaten is plentiful, even pain and waking;
- 30. trembling and faintness overcome me (?)
- 31. Thou didst hear also this ....
- 32. thou didst strike him; to a pillar[19] thou didst change him,
- 33. thou didst place him also in the midst of the land ....
- 34. that he rise not up, that he go not ....
- 35. And as for me dost thou love me, and like to
him wilt thou [serve me]?
—–———–———–———– - 36. When Istar (heard) this,
- 37. Istar was angry and to heaven she ascended;
- 38. Istar went also to the presence of Anu her father,
- 39. to the presence of Anatu her mother she went and says:
- 40. My father, Izdubar hates me, and
Column III.
- 1. Izdubar despises my beauty,
- 2. my beauty and my charms.
—–———–———–———– - 3. Anu opened his mouth and spake, and
- 4. says to the princess Istar:
- 5. My daughter thou shalt remove ....
- 6. and Izdubar will count thy beauty,
- 7. thy beauty and thy charms.
—–———–———–———– - 8. Istar opened her mouth and spake, and
- 9. says to Anu her father:
- 10. My father, create the bull of Anu[20] and
- 11. Izdubar ....
- 12. when he is filled ....
- 13. I will strike ....
- 14. I will join ....
- 15. ........
- 16. over ....
—–———–———–———– - 17. Anu opened his mouth and spake, and
- 18. says to the princess Istar:
- 19. .... thou shalt join ....
- 20. .... of noble names
- 21. .... maskhi ....
- 22. .... which is magnified ....
—–———–———–———– - 23. Istar opened her mouth and spake, and
- 24. says to Anu her father:
- 25. .... I will strike
- 26. .... I will break
- 27. .... of noble names
- 28. .... reducer
- 29. .... of foods
- 30. .... of him
(Some lines lost here.)
Column IV.
(Some lines lost.)
- 1. .... warriors
- 2. .... to the midst
- 3. .... three hundred warriors
- 4. .... to the midst
- 5. .... slay Hea-bani
- 6. in two divisions he parted in the midst of it
- 7. two hundred warriors .... made, the bull of Anu ....
- 8. in the third division .... his horns
- 9. Hea-bani struck? .... his might
- 10. and Hea-bani pierced ........
- 11. the bull of Anu by his head he took hold of ....
- 12. by the thickness of his tail ....
—–———–———–———– - 13. Hea-bani opened his mouth and spake, and
- 14. says to Izdubar:
- 15. My friend, we have strengthened ....
- 16. when we overthrow ...
- 17. My friend, I see ....
- 18. and the might ....
- 19. may I destroy ....
- (Three lines lost.).
- 23. .... hands .... to Rimmon and Nebo
- 24. .... tarka .... um ....
- 25. .... Hea-bani took hold .... the bull of Anu
- 26. .... he .... also .... by his tail
- 27. ........ Hea-bani
Column V.