S5. Hebron and Aiba’. 1 Lave long held that -jron is “ confederacy 
that it is the confederacy of yjnx “ four,” Ancr, Eshcol, and Mamre,” which 
“three were confederate with Abram and that Arba’ was not “ a great man 
among,” but “ a great fortress of, the Anakim.” 
90. N ebo, Anak. An is determinative, and ah name of the god. We arc 
all agreed that determinatives are not pronounced. 
142. The home of the ’XE/W had the same name as Mclchizedek’s king- 
dom ; whether it was the same is another matter. 
NOTE by W. St. Chad Boscawen, Esq. 
28. Marduk. One of the most beautiful characteristics of this god was 
that of the “ Mediator and Saviour ” between the gods and man, the van- 
quisher of evil, and the giver of life. 
See the following translation : — 
1. King of the world and the laud par excellence. 
2. Eldest son of the king of the great deep (Ilea). 
3. Of heaven and earth the regulator. 
4. God of gods. 
5. Who in heaven and earth has no rival. 
6. Prince with Anu and Bel. 
7* Merciful among the gods. 
8. Merciful one who the dead to life raises. 
9. (With) Anu the king of heaven and earth. 
10. King of Babylon, Lord of Bit Saggal. 
11. King or the temple of Life, Lord of the temple of the great life. 
12. Heaven and earth are thine. 
13. The fulness of Heaven and Earth are thine. 
14. The eye of life is thine. 
15. Death and living are thine. 
1G. King of the noble oracle of the deep thou art. 
17. Mankind, even the men of the black race. 
18. All the breath of the living and all creatures that exist, 
19. The four quarters, all that have being. 
20. Great prince of the hosts of heaven and earth. 
21. All are thine. 
The above invocation forms part, not of the liturgical collection, . .■ .■ 
but of the magical collection {Mas. Brit., K. 2902). See Les Brent.' 
Cic., ii. 177, where M. Lenormant gives a translation. It is a prayer to 
Marduk in the nature of exorcism of evil spirits of disease. [See Mr. 
Boscawen’s article, T.S.B.A., iv. 297, where he gives the text. — H. G. T.J 
Mr. Boscawen has kindly sent me the following extract from his forthcoming 
Assyrian exercise-book: — The connection between Mesopotamia and flic 
shores of the Mediterranean Sea dates from a very remote period ; the armies 
of the early kings of Babylonia reached its shores, and received tribute 
from its kings. ( //A i. p. 2, No. iii., Inscription of Kudnr-Mabug, and 
