The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria

[1011] Some of these were already indicated (but only indicated) by George Smith in his Chaldaeische Genesis (German translation), pp. 136-142. It is the merit of Dr. E. J. Harper to have prepared an excellent publication of the material contained in Smith's work, pp. 103-120, under the title "Die Babylonischen Legenden von Etana, Zu, Adapa und Dibbarra" (Delitzsch and Haupt's Beiträge zur Assyriologie, ii. 390-521). Additional material is furnished by two publications of mine: (a) a monograph, "A Fragment of the Dibbarra Epic" (Boston, 1891), and (b) "A New Fragment of the Babylonian Etana Legend" (Delitzsch and Haupt's Beiträge zur Assyriologie, iii. 363-381). See also Friedrich Jeremias in Chantepie de la Saussaye's Lehrbuch der Religionsgeschichte (2nd edition), i. 218-221.

[1012] See above, p. 511.

[1013] See my remarks in Delitzsch and Haupt's Beiträge zur Assyriologie, iii. 376.

[1014] I Kings, v. 11.

[1015] Harper in Delitzsch and Haupt's Beiträge zur Assyriologie, ii. 391-408.

[1016]Ib. pp. 405 seq.

[1017] Lit., 'the Inquirers,' a designation of the priests in their capacity of oracle-seekers.

[1018] The matter is not certain because of the sad condition of the fragments.

[1019] K. 2606, Harper, ib. pp. 399, 400.

[1020] Only a part of the name, I-si, is preserved.

[1021] See pp. 108, 163.

[1022]I.e., an army's march of two hours.

[1023] The dwelling of Ea. See Meissner, Alexander and Gilgamos, p. 17.

[1024]I.e., still smaller.

[1025] See above, p. 458.

[1026] See p. 460.

[1027] See p. 511.

[1028] Harper, ib.. p. 404, note.

[1029] See Harper, ib.. pp. 406, 407.

[1030] See above, p. 469.

[1031] Harper, pp. 392-394.

[1032]I.e., one cannot escape from Shamash, since he traverses all space.

[1033] A personification of the storm. See below, pp. 537 seq. The line is very obscure owing to the break in the tablet.

[1034] So Harper, but see pp. 541, 542.

[1035]I.e., he will dig his beak into the juicy part of the meat.

[1036] Of the carcass.

[1037] As shown by the colophon of K. 2606, and also by the fact that K. 1547, which contains on the obverse the tale, contains on the reverse Etana's prayer to Shamash.

[1038] De la Saussaye's Lehrbuch der Religionsgeschichte (2nd edition), i. 218.

[1039] See above, p. 195.

[1040] Perrot and Chiplez, History of Art in Sardinia, Phoenicia, Judea, Syria, and Asia Minor, ii. 176.

[1041] Pinches, Babylonian and Assyrian Cylinders, etc., of Sir Henry Peak, no. 18. Cf. Harper, ib. p. 408.

[1042] A lexicographical tablet, IIR. 56, col. iii. 22-35, mentions four dogs of Marduk.

[1043] See p. 232.

[1044] See Harper, ib. p. 426.

[1045] The ra is either a phonetic complement to the ideograph or is perhaps added to suggest to the reader the identification with Gir-ra.

[1046] Namely, the connection with Hebrew deber, 'pestilence.' Cf. Harper, ib. p. 426.

[1047] Babylon.

[1048] Text obscure. "Sharpen badly" seems to be the idiomatic phrase used.

[1049] See above, p. 154.

[1050] See p. 475.