The Birds of the Assyrian Monuments and Records, 121 
complete understanding of the whole passage, which runs as 
follows : — 
W.A.L III, Plate 52. 
28. t HMf ~f *=T? Ty -T<T *W ^TT <® ^ -T<T^ 
itstsur same a - khu - u sa ci - i simta 
D.P. mu - lu sapta zak - na - at 
29. -t£j *s- t=m ^ t£T <sETT I s£ 
ca - bu - un - na - at eli sepi - su zak - ap 
car **TT fcff *T tTTTt ET 
izu - zu ip - tu - u - va 
30. c£^t ^TT < T- ^ I <T-^ tfcfJT 
i - na ali u na - me - e - su innamar pi - su 
* ET -=HT<<« I M T? J* 
iptu - va pani - su a-tsa - a - ni 
31. T m M R ~T<T eflffc 1IT <M HMf Hf-*W 
nun tsutsi a -khu- u sa ci - i itstsur same 
TT <STT £T m *-T «f s^TTT 
ditto sepi - su lu ka - an dup - pi 
32. m -in ^ _ -t<t _ m< < -in ?? k hi 
lu cap - pi itstsuri imna u sumeli za - bi - ib 
►ejd I >< ET ►ejW £T 
pi - su ipta - va lisan - su 
33. r mi *m eh n v 
ina . . mu - ru - da - a sa - kal 
"Bird of heaven screaming, which, according to the 
destiny of man in lip is old, the eabunnat (?) over its feet, the 
stake (which) one has fixed it has opened ; and in the city 
and its canals is seen, its mouth it has opened, and its face 
comes forth (is an omen). 
