Tablet #

its topic

60

"rivers"

61

"marshes"

62

"aquatic creatures"

63

64

"If eagles are extremely numerous ..."

65

"If numerous eagles are persistently flying in front of the army during a campaign ..."

66

"hawk (SU’R.DU`, surdu^)"

67

"crow (BURU5.MUS^EN, aribu)

68

"pigeon" (p. 281)

line

protasis : "If __"

apodosis

1

... body is placed

reputation will collapse

2

... lieth down and ariseth not

that house will become poor

3

... [in] house giveth birth

that house will be dispersed

line

protasis : "If __"

apodosis

4

eagle taketh pigeon from window

a hand will seize that house

5

eagle eateth pigeon on roof

an order will reach that house

6-7

eagle eateth magru- (‘favorable’ – p. 281) bird on roof of house and leaveth half of it

owner of that house will enjoy a share (of inheritance)

8

eagle eateth 2 birds on roof

owner of that house [will enjoy] an usually large share

9

flying eagle carrying a bird droppeth it [into] house

[same]

10

flying eagles whirl about in front of city

enemy will surround that city and capture it

11-12

eagles are fighting in front of city and persistently falling

lion will rage in house

13-14

eagles are persistently gathering in front of city ...

downfall of army

15

eagles are soaring up

army ...

16

... are gathered and rising up

(?)

17

... are gathered ...

(?)