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ILLNESS AND WANDERINGS

Very little of this column is preserved; I give two fragments only here.

Column II.

1. Urhamsi to him also said to Izdubar

2. Why should I curse thee . . . .

3. and thy heart is tried . . . .

4. there is shame of face on . . . .

5. thou goest on the distant path . . . .

6. . . . . burning and affliction . . . .

7. . . . . thus thou . . . .

8. Izdubar to him also said to Urhamsi

9. . . . . my hand has not . . . .

10. . . . . my heart is not . . . .

11. . . . . shame of face on . . . .

Here again there are many wanting lines, and then we have some fragments of the bottom of the column.

1. . . . . said to Izdubar

2. . . . . and his lower part

3. . . . . the ship

4. . . . . of death

5. . . . . wide

6. . . . . ends

7. . . . . to the river

8. . . . . ship

9. . . . . in the vicinity

10. . . . . boatman

11. . . . . he burned

12. . . . . to thee

Here there are many lines lost, then recommencing the story proceeds on the third column.