APPENDIX B 

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Will grant a happy cycle of sixty years | The trees have (then) fine leaf ; — the 

 branches, fruit ; — the birds, abundant food. — The earth produces crops. | In 

 gratitude for all these benefits — man offers gold, silver, turquoise, coral, ivory, 

 seven kinds of gifts. 



These presents made, it needs to continue in well-doing to have the same 

 plenty | These presents made, the trees, the crops, the fruits of the earth will still 

 thrive | prosperity will endure yet other ninety years stable (as a rock). 



(Invocation) May man, like a god in the temple, suffer neither sickness, nor 

 cold, nor heat. | Chapter II. | Half mankind has obeyed — half has become stiff- 

 necked, seven arrows have overtaken man. The king of the Tompas (wizards) 

 in wrath having taken back all manner of writings. 



Withdraws into the temple — meditates on his writings. — Having read them, 

 he comes forth in fury with a sword, to take vengeance on the disobedient | the 

 belly is starved — the crops are sterile. — Man, chastised, becomes sorrowful ; he has 

 white thoughts (repents). | The punishment ceases. — Man is happy. — Gold returns. 



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The turquoise returns | The moon is unclouded — The stars rise — Man is 

 joyful. I In his joy he plants a Ihader (prayer banner) — He offers all kinds of 

 turquoises. | (Invocation) In the world may the sick man be healed in five days. 



If in five days he is not healed | The Tompa in anger | having taken again 

 all manner of books | The Tompa, like a ravening (that eats flesh) tiger — comes 

 to destroy the devil which departs not. 



May the sick be healed | May the horse feed well — May the crops yield grain, 

 may the sick not suffer from heat, nor from cold — and may he be in good 

 health | If henceforth righteous aims are pursued. 



A good horse, garments of silk, treasures | all these gifts are carried to the 

 temple by the sick, in token of gratitude. | Chapter III. | The planet not being 

 obeyed. 



Key to Mosso Manuscript No. 2. 

 (The literal translation of these pages is given for the first time.' 



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