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tu, to enter. umun, lord. 



iumu, son. usu-gala, unique and great. 



tur, small, to be small, young. za, thy. 



^, and. zara, barrier. 



ua, food and drink, provider zida, firm, fixed, lasting, 



of do. zu, to know. 



and in all probability other examples could be added to 

 the above. 



Though this inscription, in comparison with the 

 numerous others, which are published, does not contain 

 many of the verbal prefixes, suffixes, and infixes, which 

 are a characteristic of both dialects of Sumerian, there 

 are nevertheless a few such particles, which, though their 

 meanings are fairly certain, have not been included in 

 the above list. These will be found in the " Notes upon 

 the Words " at the end. 



I now give my provisional translation of the first five 

 columns, with part of the sixth, trusting that it will be 

 found not without interest, in spite of its present mutilated 

 and rugged condition : — 



Column I. 



Istar, or one of her devotees, calls for Tammuz. 



I into the [place] of pasture, calHng, she goeth : 



2 ' Thou art taken. Where is he, the prince ? ' 



3 into the place of pasture, calling, she goeth : 



4 ' Thou art taken. Where is he, the prince.' 



5. For (?) the command to disappear (?) calling, she cometh. 



6. Making to disappear — into the place of pasture the voice 



to the lord * in joy comes forth. 



7. For (my) husband the command in fulness comes — 



8. The clear summons of Tammuz resounds afar off — 



9. She who knows takes and subjugates him. 



10. The call, ' Return, my husband,' resounds afar off. 



11. Saith he who is great, the singer, who recordeth : 



* i e , the god Tammuz. 



