[829] IVR. pl. 33.

[830] En-lil.

[831] See above, p. [99].

[832] Lit., 'Arakh-shamnu,' i.e., month eight.

[833] Rassam, Cylinder, col. lii. l. 32.

[834] Cylinder, Inscription l. 61.

[835] Ib. l. 58,—a rather curious title of Sin.

[836] The Talmud preserves the tradition of the Babylonian origin of the Hebrew calendar (Ierusalem Talmud Rosh-Hashshanâ, l. 1).

[837] For the irrigation of the fields.

[838] In some way indicative of its sacred character. It is to be noted that this month—Tishri—is the festival month among the Hebrews and originally also among the Arabs. The 'mound' is a reference to the temples which were erected on natural or artificial eminences.