Expel the disease of the sick man,
The plague, the wasting disease ...
and the various classes of demons, utukku, alu, etc., are introduced.
Compare this now with some passages in a prayer addressed to Marduk:[450]
A resting-place for the lord (of E-sagila) is thy house.
A resting-place for the lord of E-makh-tila is thy house.
E-sagila, the house of thy sovereignty, is thy house.
May the city speak 'rest'[451] to thee—thy house.
May Babylon speak peace to thee[452]—thy house.
May the great Anu, the father of the gods, tell thee when there will be rest.