CM 31, 139 [Šumma Izbu 08 commentary]

(o 1) If an anomaly is provided with a lion's head, a prince will seize the kingship of the world.

(o 2) He will reach mature age; mature age (is a synonym of): old age, : alternatively (a synonym of) extreme old age.

(o 3) The land will devastate itself of its own accord : to devastate (is a synonym of): to break off.

(o 4) He will become a fugitive; : KUR (means) condition of fugitive; : KUR (also means): captives; : fugitive (is a synonym of): pursued one;5 SAR (means): to drive out; : SAR (also means): to chase. :

(o 5) If an anomaly, its head does not exist and swollen flesh is located in place of its head: : great rejoicing.

(o 7) Shrines (is a synonym of): temples. :

(o 11) From out of (the composition): "He took him away (and) his sling; he set aside his sling-stone".7

(o 12) The flesh is torn out like a plum; torn out (means): located; : MA (means): to tear out; MA (also means): to place.

(o 13) al-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ al-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ šag₄-ba-ni nu-sed-da (means) he will remove (... and) he will place (...); his heart will not rest. It is said in the textual corpus of the lamentation-priests.

(o 15) It is pressed (is from): to press in (as is): it is pierced; : to press in (is the opposite of): to become big.

(o 16) šipir ṭuhdu DU (means): a message of abundance will come. : triumphantly.

(o 17) From out of (the composition): "My arms (once) far-reaching are now covered and grasp each other; I was the one who kept going as a lord, I learned (to go) stealthily". It is said in (the composition): "Let me praise the lord of wisdom!".

(o 19) For the livestock of (gloss: broken).

(o 20) Wind (and) rain will decrease on the land of the peaks; : the land of the peaks (gloss: broken); alternatively, at the beginning of the year, wind and rain will decrease; (so) it is said.

(o 22) His awe-inspiring radiance will acquire no rival; : his awe-inspiring radiance (is a synonym of): NI (to be pronounced) NI, : NI₂.GAL, : SU.LIM (and) ME.LEM₄.MA (which respectively mean): fear, awe-inspiring radiance, radiance (and): fearsome radiance; it is said in (the list) ERIM.HUŠ.

(r 3) He is multicoloured (can also be written): bu-ur-ru-um; : to colour; : he is variegated.

(r 4) To disperse (is a synonym of): to squander. : Property of the land of the sun; : property (is a synonym) of goods; NIG.GAL.LA (means): goods; : NIG.GAL.LA (also means): property.

(r 6) He is crushed (means): he is broken; : he is crushed (is written): KUD.DU (which also means): he is broken.

(r 7) From out of (the proverb): "As for the squeezed-eyed one, his lap is full of lumps of earth; the one who approaches and (says):"Give me to drink (from your) eyes!" I will crush him". (That is) what is said in the Series of Sidu.

(r 9) kupputu (means): affliction ( and) reduction; they are ... like cisterns.

(r 10) If an anomaly (has) flesh like bowels (and) there is a forearm on its forehead that is long; SAG.GAR (means): bowels; bowels (is a synonym of) intestines. : The land will experience famine and will follow the strong one; : famine; : su-un-qu (may) alternatively (be written) sun₇-qu. : distress, alternatively famine.

(r 14) Commentary, oral tradition and questioning of the expert's speech from (the Series): "If an anomaly is provided with a lion's head"; eighth (tablet); reading out (from the Series) "If an anomaly". Not completed.

(r 16) (The Series) "If an anomaly, its heads are 2 (and) its neck is 1"; checked.

(r 17) Tablet of Iqiša, son of Ištar-šum-ereš, descendant of Ekur-zakir, incantation priest, the Urukean.