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Perhaps a reference to Ea. Name for the inhabitants of Babylonla, and then used in general for mankind. Cf. p. 281. IVR. 18, no. 2. Badly preserved. I.e., call upon thee to be pacified. I.e., salute thee. Bel. The strongly fortified city of Babylon is compared to a bolt and the temple to an enclosure. IVR. 28, no. 2. I.e., fly to a safe place. I.e., the sun is obscured. See above, p. 84.
I.e., he is the greatest scion of the reigning dynasty. 'Lord of the court' a title of Ashur. As a protection, just as Jahwe appears in a pillar of cloud to protect his people. IVR. 2d Ed. 61, col. vi. 47-52. See I Kings, xxii. 23. Strong, Beiträge zur Assyriologie, ii. 628, 629. Published and translated by S. A. Strong, Transactions of the Ninth International Oriental Congress , ii. 199-208.
A reference perhaps to the supposed influence of the moon on the tides. The rest of the hymn some dozen lines is too fragmentary to warrant translation. IVR. 20, no. 3. I.e., of Marduk. This weapon plays a part in some of the Babylonian myths. The weapon is miraculous It kills instantly, but without causing blood to flow. The reference is to the lightning stroke. IVR. 29, no. 1.
It must have been common among the Hebrews during the period of the Babylonian exile perhaps through Babylonian influence. See Isaiah, lviii. 3. Lit., rushing water. I.e., very numerous. Be pacified. E.g., IVR. 61. Ib. 59, no. 2. Delitzsch, Assyr. Wörterbuch, p. 378.
With maternal kindness. Lit., 'look up. Rassam Cylinder, col ii. ll. 98 seq. Ib. col. iii. ll. 122-124. E.g., IVR. 59, no. 2, 21b. There is a close connection between the various branches of the religious literature of Babylonia and Assyria that we have hitherto been considering. The magic incantations are, as we have seen, a form of prayer.
See p. 464. See ib., note 3. See especially pp. 484 and 575. Ezekiel, viii. 14. There is probably a reference also to the Tammuz festival in Zech, xii. 10, 11. Zeits. f. Assyr. ix. 290 seq. See Farnell, The Cults of the Greek States, ii. 648 seq. Rassam Cylinder, col. i. ll. 11, 12. See pp. 105 and 173 seq. IVR. 32, 49b, where the 20th day of the intercalated Elul is so designated.
IVR. 28, no. 1. Some specification of the kind of vessel meant. Inscriptions were written on various metals, gold, silver, antimony, lead, copper, etc. IVR. 20, no. 2. See above, p. 286. Published by Bertin in the Revue d'Assyriologie, no. 4, and translated by Sayce, Hibbert Lectures, p. 573. I adopt Sayce's translation, Bertin's publication being inaccessible to me. Probably 'horizon.
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