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 24. the resting place of Nergal the unconquered

25. in the place of the battle of heroes they did not

26. Father Hea

27. To the noble warrior Merodach

28. Noble warrior Merodach

29. the divider

30. the spirit

31. To his father

32. the noble warrior Merodach son of Hea

33. the divider the earth opened, and

34. the spirit (or ghost) of Heabani like glass (or transparent) from the earth arose:

35. and thou explainest,

36. he pondered and repeated this:

1. Terrible my friend, terrible my friend,

2. may the earth cover what thou hast seen, terrible,

3. I will not tell my friend, I will not tell,

4. When the earth covers what I have seen I will tell thee.

5. thou sittest weeping

6. may you sit may you weep

7. in youth also thy heart rejoice

8. become old, the worm entering

9. in youth also thy heart rejoice

10. full of dust