22. .... which is magnified .... —–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–— 23. Istar opened her mouth and spake, and 24. says to Anu her father: 25. .... I will strike 26. .... I will break 27. .... of noble names 28. .... reducer 29. .... of foods 30. .... of him (Some lines lost here.) COLUMN IV. (Some lines lost.) 1. .... warriors 2. .... to the midst 3. .... three hundred warriors 4. .... to the midst 5. .... slay Hea-bani 6. in two divisions he parted in the midst of it 7. two hundred warriors .... made, the bull of Anu .... 8. in the third division .... his horns 9. Hea-bani struck? .... his might 10. and Hea-bani pierced ........ 11. the bull of Anu by his head he took hold of .... 12. by the thickness of his tail .... —–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–— 13. Hea-bani opened his mouth and spake, and 14. says to Izdubar: 15. My friend, we have strengthened .... 16. when we overthrow ... 17. My friend, I see .... 18. and the might .... 19. may I destroy .... (Three lines lost.). 23. .... hands .... to Rimmon and Nebo 24. .... _tarka_ .... _um_ .... 25. .... Hea-bani took hold .... the bull of Anu 26. .... he .... also .... by his tail 27. ........ Hea-bani COLUMN V. 1. And Izdubar like a .... 2. the hero and (his friend) 3. in the vicinity of the middle of his horns .... 4. from the city they destroyed, the heart .... 5. to the presence of Samas .... 6. they had gone to the presence of Samas .... 7. he placed at the side the bulk (?) .... —–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–———–— 8. And Istar ascended over the fortress of Erech the lofty, 9. she destroyed the bull, she uttered a curse: 10. Woe to Izdubar who has overthrown me, has slain the bull of Anu. 11. Hea-bani also heard this speech of Istar, 12. and he cut off the member of the bull of Anu and before her he laid it; 13. And what of it? since I conquered thee when him also (_i.e._ Izdubar) 14. I caused thee to listen to; 15. its skin also I have hung up at thy side. 16. Istar gathered her maidens 17. Samkhati and Kharimati,[21] 18. over the member of the bull of Anu a mourning she made. 19. Izdubar called on the people, the multitude 20. all of them: 21. with the thickness of his horns the young men were glorious, 22. 30 manehs of crystal (was) their substance, 23. the sharpness of the points was destroyed, 24. 6 gurs its mass altogether. 25. For the food of his god Lugal-turda he cut it up; 26. he seethed it and hangs it up in the rising of his fire; 27. in the river Euphrates they washed their hands. 28. They had been taken and gone 29. through the street of Erech riding, 30. the assembly of the warriors of Erech put trust in them. 31. Izdubar to the inhabitants of Erech 32. .... a proclamation made. COLUMN VI. 1. “If anyone is of ability among the chiefs, 2. if any is noble among the men, 3. Izdubar is able among the chiefs, 4. Izdubar is noble among the men, 5. .... our strength