304 Parallel passages do not mention the “queen of the city” but only the ordinary mother who rejects her children, SBH. 131, 58-61; BL. 74, 10. The phrase refers obviously to the mother goddess. “Her son” must be interpreted figuratively in the sense that the mother goddess is the protector of all human creatures. 305 This title _gašan-sun_ or _nin-sun_, really means _beltu rimtu_, “the wild-cow queen,” and characterizes the ancient mother goddess as patroness of cattle. The title usually refers to the married type Gula or Bau, as in SBP. 284, 19, and note that Ninsun, mother of Gilgamish, is frequently called _ri-mat_, POEBEL, OLZ, 1914, 4. The title also applies to the virgin type Innini in KL. 123 r. II 7. _ 306 mu-lu imme_ also BE. 30, 9 I 2 = _bêl ḳûli_(?), “Man of wailing.” The late version replaces this line by _[te-e-ám] da-ga-a-ta dumu-ni_, “How long shall the wife of the strong man reject her son?”, SBP. 114, 37. _dagāta = dam-guṭu_, SBH. 131, 60. 307 Probably a title of Ekur. _ešgalla_ title of the temple in Kullab, KL. 3 II 20. The late version rejects this line since its local reference was not suited to general use. 308 Here this line begins an Enlil melody within the body of a series. Originally _a-gal-gal šel-su-su_ was a Nergal melody and a series based upon it is catalogued in IV R. 53_a_ 33 of which K. 69 is the first tablet. See also BÖLLENRÜCHER, _Nergal_, No. 6. 309 The late redaction of this melody revises this litany with the new liturgical movement _ursaggal—elimma_ placed before alternate lines. When this scheme is employed all feminine deities are omitted. See SBP. 114. Note 5 p. 115 _ibid._ is to be suppressed. 310 Lines 7-10 conjecturally restored from _Sumerian Liturgical Texts_ 165, 8-11. 311 Lines 11-17 restored from SBP. 116, 16 ff. 312 Meaning and restoration uncertain. 313 First line on ZIMMERN, No. 11 Col. II. 314 See note on line 27 above. 315 Usually _pà_ = _ekû_, canal, is used in this title of Zarpanit. She is originally a patroness of irrigation and ultimately identical with Ninā. _ 316 ab-su_ = _ab-zu_, sea? Cf. _ab-zu-bil-la_, the shining ocean, KL. 1 Rev. I 19 f. 317 SBP. 116, 27 _dé-en-kùr-e_. 318 Var. _u-mi-a_, SBP. 116, 33. 319 Line 29 is false and to be corrected after the late text SBP. p. 118, 35 f. which has two lines. Read _ki an dúr-ru-na-šú __d__A-nun-na [gar-ma-an-zí-en]_, where Anu sits let the Anunnaki hasten. 320 Cf. SBH. 44, 37. _ 321 ilu ra’imu_. _ 322 napḫar māti_, cf. IV R. 23_b_ 15.