194 
Appendix Y. 
5, Prayer before setting out to kill a man— 
Balam Gish 
tu-6 
panishr 
bo ! 
Sotron 
War God! 
thon 
before (ns) 
be! 
Of twice onr nnmber 
probon ! 
Gish 
*tu 
shai 
the strength give ! 
Oh War-god ! 
of thee head (in name of) 
warn (winam ?) 
I strike. 
6. Imprecation— 
Mirro (Imro ?) / 
ine 
pisao. 
Oh God ! 
him 
kill. 
7. Prayer before setting out to kill a man— 
Imro ! aske 
emau b’dusht o 
jo ema 
jasht 
Oh God ! him 
of ns in hand 
(?) 
to kill 
machhke. 
deliver np. (?) 
8. Prayer after failing to kill a man— 
/v S' 
Imra ! ots nari manji-zam ( azzam ). Ista kor 
Oh God ! I feeble man am. Of me nature (?) 
natayan. Imra! tu aske pisao. 
feeble is. Oh God ! thon him kill. 
9. Grace after killing a man— 
Tu kor on kutt. 
Thon blessing (?) madest (i.e., by thy grace we killed him). 
10. Hymn of rejoicing to Gish after killing an Enemy— 
Sone chen utro pitrash. Gish, ! Tu 
Of gold eyed mother (thon) the son. Oh Gish! Thee 
sho wao u§hro alao shai 
news again (?) give (we recall) of pnmpkin f the head 
pachen mashi lash. 
(like) a ball (?) a man thon strikest. 
* When delivering a stroke. 
t We recall thou usedst to cut off the heads of pumpkins (certain enemies) as 
easily as a man strikes a ball. 
