[395] To prevent her from uttering her charms.
[396] The following four lines constitute the incantation.
[397] I.e., the witches.
[398] See above, p. [278], where one has been given.
[399] Maklu, I. 122-143.
[400] The fiery element belongs to all three divisions of the universe,—to heaven, earth, and water.
[401] Maklu, III. ll. 89-103.
[402] Many of the seals used by the Babylonians were of white stone or bone.
[403] Zimmern's edition, pp. 25-29.
[404] I.e., the evil word.