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1. . . . . me 2.. . . . on my back3. And Shamas opened his mouth 4. and spake and from heaven said to him: 5. . . . . and the female Samhat (delightful) thou shalt choose 6. they shall array thee in trappings of divinity 7. they shall give thee the insignia of royalty 8. they shall make thee become great 9. and Izdubar thou shalt call and incline him towards thee 10. and Izdubar shall make friendship unto thee 11. he shall cause thee to recline on a grand couch 12. on a beautiful couch he shall seat thee 13. he will cause thee to sit on a comfortable seat a seat on the left 14. the kings of the earth shall kiss thy feet 15. he shall enrich thee and the men of Erech he shall make silent before thee 16. and he after thee shall take all. . . . 17. he shall clothe thy body in raiment and. . . .18. Heabani heard the words of Shamas the warrior 19. and the anger of his heart was appeased 20. . . . . was appeased

Here we are still dealing with the honours which Izdubar promises to the interpreter of his dream, and these seem to show that Izdubar had some power