Hea-bani appears, from the representations on seals and other objects on which he is figured, to have been a satyr or faun. He is always drawn with the feet and tail of an ox, and with horns on his head. He is said to have lived in a cave among the wild animals of the forest, and was supposed to possess wonderful knowledge both of nature and human affairs. In appearance he resembles the _se’irim_ or hairy demons, half men, half goats, who inhabited the deserts and were a terror to passers-by. Reference is made to them in Lev. xvii. 7, 2 Chron. xi. 15, Is. xiii. 21, xxxiv. 14, from which we learn that worship was paid to them, and that they were supposed to be specially connected with the neighbourhood of Babylon. Hea-bani was angry at the request that he should abandon his solitary life for the friendship of Izdubar, and where our narrative reopens the god Samas is persuading him to accept the offer. It may be added that the name Hea-bani signifies “Hea created me,” from which we may infer that the monster was believed to have originally ascended like Oannes out of the abysses of the sea. COLUMN IV. 1. ... me 2. ... on my back —–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–— 3. And Samas opened his mouth 4. and spake and from heaven said to him: 5. .... and the female Samkhat thou shalt choose 6. they shall array thee in trappings of divinity 7. they shall give thee the insignia of royalty 8. they shall make thee become great 9. and Izdubar thou shalt call and incline him towards thee 10. and Izdubar shall make friendship unto thee 11. he shall cause thee to recline on a grand couch 12. on a beautiful couch he shall seat thee 13. he will cause thee to sit on a comfortable seat a seat on the left 14. the kings of the earth shall kiss thy feet 15. he shall enrich thee and the men of Erech he shall make silent before thee 16. and he after thee shall take all .... 17. he shall clothe thy body in raiment and .... —–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–— 18. Hea-bani heard the words of Samas the warrior 19. and the anger of his heart was appeased 20. .... was appeased Here we are still dealing with the honours which Izdubar promises to the interpreter of his dream, and these seem to show that Izdubar had some power at Erech at this time; he does not, however, appear to have been an independent king, and it is probable that the next two columns of this tablet, now lost, contain negotiations for bringing Hea-bani to Erech, the subject being continued on the third tablet. TABLET III. This tablet is far better preserved than the two previous ones; it gives the account of the successful mission to bring Hea-bani to Erech, opening with a broken account of the wisdom of Hea-bani. COLUMN I. 1. .... knows all things 2. .... and difficult 3. .... wisdom of all things 4. .... the knowledge that is seen and that which is hidden 5. .... bring word of peace to .... 6. from a far off road he will come and I rest and ....