[Footnote 14: "Twenty!">[
[Footnote 15: "And thirty!">[
[Footnote 16: "And forty!">[
[Footnote 17: "Fifty!">[
[Footnote 18: "One hundred!">[
[Footnote 19: "One thousand!">[
[Footnote 20: "Five bilti," about £3,165 sterling, or $15,825.]
COLUMN II
COUNCIL IN THE PALACE
The seers on silver couches round the throne;
The hangings of the carved lintel thrown
Aside; the heralds cried: "The Sar! The Sar!
The council opens our King Izdubar!"
The Sar walked o'er the velvets to his throne
Of gold inlaid with gems. A vassal prone
Before the Sar now placed the stool of gold,
Arranged his royal robes with glittering fold
Of laces, fringes rich inwove with pearls,
Embroidered with quaint figures, curious twirls.
Behind the throne a prince of royal blood
Arrayed in courtly splendor, waiting stood,
And gently waved a jewelled fan aloft
Above the Sar's tiara; carpets soft
From Accad's looms the varied tilings bright,
In tasteful order, part conceal from sight.