Archæology and the BibleBarton, George A. (George Aaron)
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Archæology and the Bible
Barton, George A. (George Aaron)
Bible -- Antiquities; Egypt -- Antiquities; Middle East -- Antiquities
3. .................... his work not ..........
4. .................. _su-ḫa-am-mu_ ..........
5. ................ before the gods the creation of ..........
6. ............ day .......... Shamash, who illumines ..........
7. .......... the lord of the gods, Marduk, in the satisfaction of his
heart,
8. .......... his servant, the region, all of it, a counsel not
fulfilled,
9. .......... by force of arms he overthrew. Dursirilani, son of
Arad-Malaku (Eri?-..aku)
10. ............ goods (?) he carried off, took as spoil, waters over
Babylon and Esagil
11. ........ his with the weapon of his hand like a lamb he killed
him,
12. .......... spoke to her, father, and son; with the weapon
13. [Great] and small he cut off, Tudkhula, son of Gazza ..........
14. ...... goods he took as spoil, waters over Babylon and Esagil
15. ...... his son with the weapon of his hands upon him fell.
16. ........ of his dominion before the temple of Annunit ..........
17. ........ Elam, the city Akhkhi to (?) the city Rabbatu he spoiled.
18. ...... like a deluge, he made the cities of Akkad, all of Borsippa
(?)
19. ...... ended.[426] Kukukumal, his son pierced his heart with a
girdle-dagger of iron.
20. ........ the enemy took and the destruction of these kings,
participators in wrong (?),
21. .......... bondage for which the king of the gods, Marduk, was
angry with them
22. .......... with sickness their breast was oppressed ........
23. ........ unto ruins were reduced (?). All of them to the king, our
lord
24. ...... knowing (?) the hearts of the gods, the gracious Marduk,
for the commemoration of his name
25. ........ and named Esagil--to his place may he return.
26. .......... thy ...... may he make. This, O king, my lord we ......
27. .......... his evil his heart the gods, his fathers ..........
28. ............ a participator in sin shall not be (?).
II
1. ..................... gods (?) ..........
2. .......... in the city feared day (?) [and night (?)]
3. .......... Larsa (?), the bond of heaven which unto the four winds
....
4. he decreed them the park (?) which is in Babylon, the city of [his]
majesty (?);
5. he decreed them the possessions of Babylon, small and great.
6. In their faithful counsel unto Kukukumal, King of Elam,
7. they established the fixed advance which to them [seemed] good.
8. In Babylon, the city of Karduniash, kingship he assumed ..........
9. In Babylon, the city of the gods, Marduk set his throne (?),
10. All, even the Sodomites of the plundered temples, obeyed [him].
11. Ravens build nests; birds dwell [therein];
12. The ravens croak (?), shrieking they hatch their young [in it].
13. To the dog crunching the bone the lady .......... is favorable.
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