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Line 36. — Sakhanaki, "priests;" ?=ji: >^f Ner-padda, "yoke servants." 



Line 42. — Nimihi, " wisdom," from eniuku, "to liave knowledge," "to be 

 wise." 



Line 43. — Si2)ri, a conjectural reading ; the word can hardly be the same 

 as sibir, Col. II., 8, 9. ^^f "C^i=^^^ Laban. The sign t^^^^^^ is explained 

 by lihittu for lihintu, " bricks," from Labanu, " to make bricks." The goJ 

 Labanu is also mentioned in a list of Assyrian gods. 



Column II. 



Line?). — j^^f ]*- ^\X *^\ Te men-na, "foundation stone, cylinder," &c., 

 literally "that which makes a foundation or line." 



Line 5. — ^ >^>^ J^ >^] \t~^^] Silhari iMrrani disjn, "syrup, wine, 

 and honey." The sikkarn was the same ;is shekel; or drink offering of the 

 Hebrews, sometimes called sikar satv, " sikar drink," and is found in all the 

 sacrificial codes of Chaldea, even as early as the time of Gudea, B.C. 2500. 

 In the ordinances of the temple at Babylon, given in the Philips cylinder of 

 Nebuchadnezzar (W.A.T., i. 65) we read, "The portion of the gods of Bit 

 Sagila and Babylon, to each a daily portion prepared. I appointed honey, 

 milk, beautiful butter, and bread made with oil, honey, wine, sweet syrup 

 drink (sikar satn), and noble wines. 



Line 9. — Takhlujn, " roof," from ^bn " to cover." 



Line 10.— Khavatu, " Hivites." Delitzsch, in his work, "Wo Lag das 

 Paradies," first points out the identification of Ehavaht, as distinct from 

 Amafu, "Hamath." 



ime 13. — Usanbidh, " I caused to shine," first person singular, aorist 

 Shaphel of Nabadhu, " to shine." Sassanis, " like white marble," adverb iu 

 is, from sassanu or sassu. The " white marble " of Esther i. 6 ; perhaps 

 " alabaster." 



Line 14. — ^e?)i?t, " bulls," Hebrew DN"l, min-rendered "unicorn" in the 

 A. V. Munakip, from Nakapu, " to smite," Chaldean Fji'^J, 



Line 15.— Kddris, "round about," possibly from Kudnr, " a boundary." 



Line 16.— ^>-y iz^^^^'f—Sedu, " colossal figures," the Cl^ or 'idols ; 

 "demons" (Pt.V.) Ueut. xxxii. 17 ; Psalm cvi. 37. Applied to the great 

 winged figures, eagle-headed, &c., at the entrances of the palaces, temples, &c. 



Line 11 —Muesmaru, "guardians," possible from ")?35^*, to watch or guard. 

 Comp. "ipi^''P, " watchmen." 



Line 18. — Suanna, " sacred quarter of Babylon ; " in a contract tablet 

 (W.A.I., V. 6, No. 2, 2), irzitiv Huanna {k) 'iSa kirib Bahili "Land of 

 Suanna, which is within Babylon." 



Line 23.— Kadhrai, "attendants," perhaps "incense burners," from It?!?. 



Line 25. — <<<][ Arkhu, " month " in this phrase is used for " moon," as in 

 Zit Samsi, " Kising Sun." ,Saruru, " Splendour." See Delitzsch, notes oa 

 this word, " Assyrian and Hebrew," 55. 



