Wine and Beer in the Daily Life and Religion of tlie Ancient Orientals. IQ^ 



round (?) like the Besbes{-iv&t), 



its shade cooleth. 



It sends its letter through a small girl, 



the daughter of the chief-gardener. 



It causes her to hasten to the much-beloved: 



"Come and tarry amongst the young people. 



The meadow, full of bushes, celebrates!.?) its day. 



The arbor and the tent are to thy disposal. 



Thy village-chiefs rejoice, 



(and) the young folks, who behold thee! 



They send thy slaves ahead of thee 



The servants, who belong to thee 



furnished with their tools, 



are drinking, while hastening to thee, 



before they have (started drinking), 



(when they) hear their comrades, 



coming with their utensils. 



They bring beer of every (kind), 



all kinds of mixed bread, 



many flowers from yesterday and tO-day, 



and all kinds of refreshing fruits. 



Come, celebrate this day, 



and to-morrow and the day after to-morrow three days 



sitting in my shade. 



Her companion sitteth to her right side, 



(and) she maketh him drunk,- 



she obeying that which he sayeth 



(when) the drinking-bout becomes disordered by 



drunkenness 



(and) she is left alone with her brother 



unwrapping herself below me, 



the sister, on her promenade. 



I am of a silent mind, 



and do not say anything, that I see, 



and I do not tell 



In the records of the so-called Harem conspiracy we 

 read that certain persons had forsaken the king's instruction 

 and that the women had gone to these men, one an infantry- 

 officer, the second a captain of police, the third a butler, the 



