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See the discussion in Robertson Smith's Religions of the Semites, pp. 391-394; and also Farnall, The Cults of the Greek States, ii. 644-649. See above, p. 484. See above, p. 510. Another version of this part of the Gilgamesh epic, which, however, is influenced by the tale of Ishtar's visit, is published in Haupt's Nimrodepos, pp. 16-19.
See, e.g., Perrot and Chiplez, History of Art in Babylonia and Assyria, i. 84. Article 'Izdubar, col. 776; see Delitzsch, Handwörterbuch, p. 678. If the name is Elamitic, one should hardly expect a Babylonian deity entering as one of the elements. See above, p. 167. See above, p. 284. Haupt's Das Babylonische Nimrodepos, p. 93. Lit., 'he who is applied to for giving a decision. Ta-par-ra-as.
In this version Eabani gives Gilgamesh a description of Aralû, which tallies with the one found in the Ishtar tale. Text defective. Jeremias' suggestion, "the land that thou knowest," misses the point. The person addressed does not know the land. See Haupt's Nimrodepos, pp. 17, 40, and Delitzsch's Assyr. Wörterbuch, p. 321, note. Lit., 'the one who has entered it. I.e., of the inhabitants.
The restored text in Haupt's edition of the Nimrodepos, pp. 134-149. Zimmern ingeniously suggests la bir, "not pure," instead of the rendering 'old. Isaiah i. 1. See Jensen's remarks, Kosmologie, p. 387. Gen. xix. Hughes, Dictionary of Islam, sub "Ad" and "Salih". See above, p. 488, note 2. Lit., 'construct a house'; house is used for any kind of structure in general.
The name occurs also in Haupt's Nimrodepos, pp. 19, 29. Vorstellungen, p. 68. The name of the goddess is written throughout the story Nin-Kigal; i.e., 'queen of the nether world. Nin-Eresh. See p. 584, note 2. Smith, Miscellaneous Texts, p. 16. Jensen, Kosmologie, p. 259, note. IVR. 1, col. i. 12; col iii. 8-10. Te'û. See IVR. 22, 512, and Bartels, Zeitschrift für Assyriologie, viii. 179-184.
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