28. I the king, am not the preserver of his country,
29. and the ruler is not the preserver of his people.
30. When I have done may corpses and waste be left,
31. the saving of the people from night, death, spirits, curses,
(Many more broken lines, meaning quite uncertain.)
Fragment of Column III.
1. . . . I caused to pursue . . . .
2. . . . . blood . . . . . . . .
3. in the midst of them twelve men fled from me.
4. After them I pursued, swiftly I went,
5. those men, I captured them
6. those men I turned . . . . .
7. Thus I said in my heart . . . . . .
Column IV.
(Several lines lost at commencement.)
1. to . . . . .
2. the powerful king . . . .
3. the gods . . . .
4. hand . . . . take them
5. thou king, viceroy, prince, or any one else,
6. whom God shall call, and who shall rule the kingdom,
7. who shall rebuild this house, this tablet I write to thee,
8. in the city of Cutha, in the temple of Sitlam,
9. in the sanctuary of Nergal, I leave for thee;
