43. never may a god praise thee 44. I took also the torch? .... I loved thee COLUMN II. 1. Rest thee and ..... 2. as for Tammuz the lover of (thy) youth 3. year after year thou hast wearied him with thy love. 4. Allala the eagle also thou lovest and 5. thou didst strike him, and his wings thou didst break; 6. he stood in the forest, he begged for wings. 7. Thou lovest also a lion lusty in might, 8. thou didst tear out by sevens his claws. 9. Thou lovest also a horse glorious in war, 10. he yielded himself and thou didst weary his love overmuch. 11. For seven kaspu (fourteen hours) thou didst weary his love without ceasing, 12. troubled and thirsting thou didst weary him. 13. To his mother Silele thou didst send him wearied with thy love. 14. Thou lovest also the shepherd Tabulu, 15. of whom continually thou didst ask for thy stibium. 16. Every day he propitiated thee with offerings, 17. thou didst strike him and to a hyena thou didst change him; 18. his own village drove him away; 19. his dogs tore his wounds. 20. Thou lovest also Isullanu the husbandman of thy father, 21. who continually was subject to thy order; 22. each day had he made bright thy dish. 23. The eyes thou didst take from him and didst put him in chains, 24. (saying): O Isullanu, cut thy hand, eat (thy) eyes! 25. And thy hand thou didst bring out and thou didst strike? .... 26. Isullanu says to thee: 27. As for me what dost thou ask of me? 28. My mother, thou art not beautiful, and I eat not. 29. The food I have eaten is plentiful, even pain and waking; 30. trembling and faintness overcome me (?) 31. Thou didst hear also this .... 32. thou didst strike him; to a pillar[19] thou didst change him, 33. thou didst place him also in the midst of the land .... 34. that he rise not up, that he go not .... 35. And as for me dost thou love me, and like to him wilt thou [serve me]? —–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–— 36. When Istar (heard) this, 37. Istar was angry and to heaven she ascended; 38. Istar went also to the presence of Anu her father, 39. to the presence of Anatu her mother she went and says: 40. My father, Izdubar hates me, and COLUMN III. 1. Izdubar despises my beauty, 2. my beauty and my charms. —–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–— 3. Anu opened his mouth and spake, and 4. says to the princess Istar: 5. My daughter thou shalt remove .... 6. and Izdubar will count thy beauty, 7. thy beauty and thy charms. —–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–— 8. Istar opened her mouth and spake, and 9. says to Anu her father: 10. My father, create the bull of Anu[20] and 11. Izdubar .... 12. when he is filled .... 13. I will strike .... 14. I will join .... 15. ........ 16. over .... —–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–— 17. Anu opened his mouth and spake, and 18. says to the princess Istar: 19. .... thou shalt join .... 20. .... of noble names 21. .... _maskhi_ ....