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Jastrow, Morris
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[720] Called Nudimmud. Delitzsch, Babylonische Weltschöpfungsepos, p. 99, questions the identity with Ea, but his skepticism is unwarranted, though the title is also used of Bel.
[721] Here used to comprise the army of Tiâmat.
[722]I.e., thy power is equal to that of Anu.
[723] Exod. iv. 2-8; other parallels might be adduced.
[724]I.e., far off.
[725]I.e., that a wind might not carry her off.
[726] Adding three to the ordinary winds from the four directions.
[727] For the explanation of the term used in the original—kirbish—see Delitzsch's excellent remarks, Babylonische Weltschöpfungsepos. pp. 132-134.
[728] Lit., 'storm,'—perhaps the thunderbolt, as Delitzsch suggests.
[729] Marduk.
[730] She lost her reason.
[731] Gasping, as it were, for breath.
[732] Cory's Ancient Fragments, p. 49.
[733] Lit., 'places,' here used as a synonym for 'heavens,' as an Assyrian commentator expressly states. See Delitzsch's remarks (Babylonische Weltschöpfungsepos, p. 147) against Jensen's and Zimmern's interpretation.
[734]I.e., Ea. See above, p. 424, note 3.
[735] The complete proof is brought by Jensen, Kosmologie, pp. 246-253.
[736] To render the word used as "Palace" (so Delitzsch), while not incorrect, is somewhat misleading.
[737]Kosmologie, p. 199.
[738]Magie und Wahrsagekunst der Chaldaer, p. 163.
[739] See the illustration in Jensen's Kosmologie, pl. 3.
[740] The word used also means "cities." A Babylonian district is naught but an extended city.
[741] See p. 429.
[742] Gen. viii. 22.
[743] See above, p. 370, and chapter xxii.
[744]I.e., for each of the great gods.
[745]I.e., of the gods.
[746] A particular group of stars—the mashi stars—is mentioned, but the term seems to be used in a rather general sense. I cannot share Delitzsch's extreme skepticism with regard to the interpretation of the fifth tablet. Jensen seems to have solved the chief difficulties.
[747] Jensen and Zimmern interpret "he drew the pictures," referring the phrase to the contours of the stars; but the parallelism speaks in favor of connecting the words with the "year." The divisions of the year or seasons seem to be meant.
[748]I.e., the planet Marduk, or Jupiter.
[749]I.e., with Nibir.
[750] See Jensen, Kosmologie, p. 354. George Smith already interpreted the passage in this way.
[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.