. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . oideries of the royal garment, thedetails of which are reproduced in Layahu, Monuments of Nineveh, vol. i. pis. 43-50. 2 The preparations of Tiâmat are described in the third tablet (Jensen, Die Kosmologie, ) ; the text is in too mutilated a state to permit of a connected translation being given. 3 Drawn by Faucher-Gudin from an Assyrian bas-relief from (Botta, Le Monument deNinive, pl. 74). 4 The Assyrian runs, thy destiny is second to none. This refers not to the destiny of the godhmself, but to the fate which he allots to
. The dawn of civilization: Egypt and Chaldaea . oideries of the royal garment, thedetails of which are reproduced in Layahu, Monuments of Nineveh, vol. i. pis. 43-50. 2 The preparations of Tiâmat are described in the third tablet (Jensen, Die Kosmologie, ) ; the text is in too mutilated a state to permit of a connected translation being given. 3 Drawn by Faucher-Gudin from an Assyrian bas-relief from (Botta, Le Monument deNinive, pl. 74). 4 The Assyrian runs, thy destiny is second to none. This refers not to the destiny of the godhmself, but to the fate which he allots to others. I have substituted, here and elsewhere, for theword destiny, the special meaning of which would not have been understood, the word will,which, though it does not exactly reproduce the Assyrian expression, avoids the necessity forparaphrases or formulas calculated to puzzle the modern reader. 5 Or, to put it less concisely, When thou commandest, it is Anu himself who commands, andthe same blind obedience must be paid to thee as to ONE OF THE EAGLE-FIEADED 540 ANCIENT CIIALD2EA. the word of thy mouth shall endure, and thy commandment shall not meetwith opposition. None of the gods shall transgress thy law ; but whereso-ever a sanctuary of the gods is decorated, the place where they shall givetheir oracles shall be thy Marduk, it is thou who art our avenger !We bestow on thee the attributes of a kiDg ; the whole of all that exists, thouhast it, and everywhere thy word shall be exalted. Thy weapons shall notbe turned aside, they shall strike thy enemy. 0 master, who trusts in thee,spare thou his life ; but the god who hath done evil, pour out his life likewater. They clad their champion in a garment, and thus addressed him: Thy will, master, shall be that of the gods. Speak the word, Let it be so,it shall be so. Thus open thy mouth, this garment shall disappear ; say untoit, Return, and the garment shall be there. He spoke with his lips, thegarment d
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