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 11. among the gods collected

12. the god Kingu subdued

13. marchiug in front before

14. carrying weapons thou

15. upon war

16. his hand appointed

There are many more similar broken lines, and on the other side fragments of a speech by some being who desires Tiamat to make war.

All these fragments are not sufficiently complete to translate with certainty, or even to ascertain their order.

The fourth fragment, K 3449, relates to the making of weapons to arm the god who should meet in war the dragon.

This reads with some doubt on account of its mutilation:

1. heart

2. burning

3. from

4. in the temple

5. may he fix

6. the dwelling of the god

7. the great gods

8. the gods said?

9. the sword that was made the gods saw

10. and they saw also the bow which was strung

11. the work that was made they placed

12. carried also Anu in the assembly of the gods