Reverse
[22.] ki-bala ḥul gíg a-a muḥ-zu-šù a-ba za-e-gim te-ga
The troublesome evil hostile land, O father, which is against thee, who like thee can attack!
ki-bala: ki (see [Hymn to Bêl, line 9]). bala equals palû, “weapon” (Br. 276). From the idea of “weapon”, it is easy to pass to that of “hostility”, expressed by nukurtu (Br. 272).
ḥul equals limnu, “bad” (see Br. 9502 and [Hymn to Sin, line 16], ḥùl).
gíg equals marṣu, “sick” (Br. 9235). The sign is composite, the principal element of which is MI meaning “black”.
a-a (see [Hymn to Bêl, line 3]).
muḥ-zu-šù: muḥ equals eli, “upon”, or “against” (Br. 8841). zu ([Hymn to Bêl, line 21]). šù ([Hymn to Bêl, line 15]) governs the phrase muḥ-zu.
a-ba (see on [line 21]).
za-e-gim: za-e (see [Hymn to Bêl, line 16]). gim (see [line 12]).