24. the resting place of Nergal the unconquered . . . . . .
25. in the place of the battle of heroes they did not . . . .
26. Father Hea . . . .
27. To the noble warrior Merodach . . . .
28. Noble warrior Merodach . . . .
29. the divider . . . .
30. the spirit . . . .
31. To his father . . . .
32. the noble warrior Merodach son of Hea
33. the divider the earth opened, and
34. the spirit (or ghost) of Heabani like glass (or transparent) from the earth arose:
35. . . . . . and thou explainest,
36. he pondered and repeated this:
Column IV.
1. Terrible my friend, terrible my friend,
2. may the earth cover what thou hast seen, terrible,
3. I will not tell my friend, I will not tell,
4. When the earth covers what I have seen I will tell thee.
5. . . . . . thou sittest weeping
6. . . . . . may you sit may you weep
7. . . . . . in youth also thy heart rejoice
8. . . . . . become old, the worm entering
9. . . . . . in youth also thy heart rejoice
10. . . . . . . full of dust
