The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria

by Morris Jastrow

[751] I.e., of the heavens. Delitzsch renders "Schwerpunkt."

[752] Text elàti. Jensen, Zimmern, and Halévy translate "zenith," but Delitzsch questions this.

[753] The moon-god.

[754] I.e., the moon.

[755] Published by Delitzsch, Assyrische Lesestücke (3d edition), p. 94.

[756] See the proof as put together by Jensen, Kosmologie, pp. 293, 294.

[757] Line 15.

[758] So Delitzsch, Babylonische Weltschöpfungsepos, pp. 19, 20.

[759] Following Delitzsch, Babylonische Weltschöpfungsepos, pp. 20, 21. I pass over two fragments which Delitzsch adds to our 'epic.' They are not sufficiently clear to be utilized for our purposes. Delitzsch may be right with regard to no. 20, but if so, it forms part or another version of the Marduk-Tiâmat episode. No. 19, treating of the bow of Marduk (?), does not seem to belong to our series.

[760] A standing phrase for "favor" in general.