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1. The eagle with them

2. the god? knew

3. to enter to the food he sought

4. to cover the

5. to the midst at his entering

6. enclosed the feathers of his wings

7. his claws? and his pinions to

8. dying of hunger and thirst

9. at the work of Shamas the warrior, the serpent

10. he took also the serpent to

11. he opened also his heart

12. seat he placed

13. the anger of the birds of heaven

14. May the eagle

15. with the young of the birds

16. The eagle opened his mouth

Five other mutilated lines.

On another fragment are the following few words:—

1. issu to him also

2. god my father

3. like Etana kill thee

4. like me

5. Etana the king

6. took him

1. Within the gate of Anu, Elu