May the gods Anu, El, Hea, the Great Goddess, the great gods, inflict upon him the utmost contumely, extirpate his name, annihilate his family. May Marduk, the great Lord of eternity without end, bind him in fetters which cannot be broken. May Samas, the great Judge of heaven and earth, judge his unpunished misdeeds, and surprise him in flagrant deeds. May Sin, the brilliant (_Nannar_), who dwells in the sacred heavens, clothe him in leprosy as in a garment, and give him up to the wild beasts that wander in the outsides of the town. May Istar, the Queen of heaven and earth, carry him off, and deliver him for avenge to the god and the king. May Ninip, son of the zenith, son of El the sublime, take away his lands, funds, and limits. May Gula, the great Queen, the wife of Ninip, infilter into his bowels a poison which cannot be pushed out, and may he void blood and pus like water. May Bin, the great Guardian of heaven and earth, the son of the warrior Anu, inundate his field. May Serah destroy his firstborn; may he torture his flesh, and load his feet with chains. May Nabu, the supreme Watcher, strike him with misfortune and ruin, and blast his happiness that he not obtain it, in the wrath of his face. May all the great gods whose names are recorded on this tablet, curse him with irrevocable malediction, and scatter his race even to the last days. [Footnote 1: This seems to be a usual formula.] (This monument is equally engraved on a black basalt stone; it offers the same arrangement as the stone of Michaux. The analogous documents show that numerous inaccuracies have been committed. In the upper part there occur the same altars, tiaras, birds, as well as the above-mentioned goat, dog, scorpion, and snake. The surface of the basso-relievo is also covered with Cuneiform writing. The inscriptions are arranged in four columns, and take both sides of the monument. The first column originally finished at the 30th line; it seems to have been completed by four lines, which contain one of the essential articles of the contract, but which evidently are not in their right place, and had been actually forgotten in the original engraving. On the margins and the bassso-relievo many additions and repetitions are to be read, which also prove the engraver's carelessness or precipitation.) 20 hins[1] of corn are sufficient to seed an _arura_,[2] a field in the land of Zunire,[3] on the bank of the river Zirzirri, belonging to the house of Ada. Marduk-idin-akhe, King of Babylon, has thus sentenced according to the laws of the country of Assur. Bin-zir-basa, his Minister, has favored Marduk-ilusu, son of Ina-e-saggatu-irbu,[4] who has written this to the King of Babylon: I say, He has loaded me with favors, and I proclaim that this rating has been made according to the epha[5] of the King of Babylon.