[613] 'Belit,' as 'mistress' in general.
[614] Lit., 'place of secrecy,' the reference being to that portion of the temple where the god sat enthroned.
[615] I.e., of the palace.
[616] I.e., upon one's enemies.
[617] Isaiah, lviii. 13.
[618] Meat, just as wine, was considered at all times a symbol of joy in the Orient.
[619] Perhaps also the 24th.
[620] V Rawlinson, pls. 48, 49.
[621] The plural is used, but in a collective sense.
[622] The Euphrates or Tigris is no doubt meant.