Tablet V

Numbers in round brackets, such as (69), are the translator's approximate line numbers after a gap of unknown length.

1. p. 79see the 1902 page ↗ (opens archive.org in a new tab)
2. 1He (i.e. Marduk) made the stations for the great gods;
3. 2The stars, their images, as the stars of the Zodiac, he fixed.
4. 3He ordained the year and into sections he divided it;
5. 4For the twelve months he fixed three stars.
6. 5After he had [ . . . ] the days of the year [ . . . ] images,
7. 6He founded the station of Nibir to determine their bounds;
8. 7That none might err or go astray,
9. 8He set the station of Bēl and Ea along with him.
10. 9He opened great gates on both sides,
11. 10He made strong the bolt on the left and on the right.
12. 11In the midst thereof he fixed the zenith;
13. 12The Moon-god he caused to shine forth, the night he entrusted to him.
14. 13He appointed him, a being of the night, to determine the days;
15. 14Every month without ceasing with the crown he covered (?) him, (saying):
16. p. 81see the 1902 page ↗ (opens archive.org in a new tab)
17. 15“At the beginning of the month, when thou shinest upon the land,
18. 16“Thou commandest the horns to determine six days,
19. 17“And on the seventh day to [divide] the crown.
20. 18“On the fourteenth day thou shalt stand opposite, the half [ . . . ].
21. 19“When the Sun-god on the foundation of heaven [ . . . ] thee,
22. 20“The [ . . . ] thou shalt cause to . . . , and thou shalt make his [ . . . ].
23. 21“[ . . . ] . . . unto the path of the Sun-god shalt thou cause to draw nigh,
24. 22“[And on the . . . day] thou shalt stand opposite, and the Sun-god shall . . . [ . . . ]
25. 23“[ . . . ] to traverse her way.
26. 24“[ . . . ] thou shalt cause to draw nigh, and thou shalt judge the right.
27. 25“[ . . . ] to destroy
28. 26“[ . . . ] me.
29. Note After line 26 King prints a further line of dots inside quotation marks (p. 81): the speech goes on, but its words are lost.
30. p. 83see the 1902 page ↗ (opens archive.org in a new tab)
31. (66). . . [ . . . ]
32. Note King, p. 83: "The following twenty-two lines are taken from K. 3,449a, and probably form part of the Fifth Tablet." From here to the end of the tablet King prints the line numbers in round brackets, as approximate numbers.
33. (67). . . [ . . . ]
34. (68)From [ . . . ]
35. (69)In E-sagil [ . . . ]
36. (70)To establish [ . . . ]
37. (71)The station of [ . . . ]
38. (72)The great gods [ . . . ]
39. (73)The gods [ . . . ]
40. (74)He took and [ . . . ]
41. (75)The gods [his fathers] beheld the net which he had made,
42. (76)They beheld the bow and how [its work] was accomplished.
43. (77)They praised the work which he had done [ . . . ].
44. (78)Then Anu raised [the . . . ] in the assembly of the gods.
45. (79)He kissed the bow, (saying), “It is [ . . . ]!”
46. (80)And thus he named the names of the bow, (saying),
47. (81)“‘Long-wood’ shall be one name, and the second name [shall be . . . ],
48. (82)“And its third name shall be the Bow-star, in heaven [shall it . . . ]!”
49. p. 85see the 1902 page ↗ (opens archive.org in a new tab)
50. (83)Then he fixed a station for it [ . . . ]
51. (84)Now after the fate of [ . . . ]
52. (85)[He set] a throne [ . . . ]
53. (86)[ . . . ] in heaven [ . . . ]
54. (87)[ . . . ] . . . [ . . . ]
55. (128)“[ . . . ] him [ . . . ]”
56. Note King, p. 85: "The following traces of the last thirteen lines of the Fifth Tablet are taken from the reverse of K. 11,641 and from the reverse of K. 8,526."
57. (129)“[ . . . ] them [ . . . ]”
58. (130)“[ . . . ] him [ . . . ]”
59. (131)“[ . . . ] them [ . . . ]”
60. (132)“[ . . . ] their [ . . . ] may [ . . . ]”
61. (133)[ . . . ] the gods spake,
62. (134)[ . . . ] the heavens [ . . . ]:
63. (135)“[ . . . your] son [ . . . ]”
64. (136)“[ . . . ] our [ . . . ] hath he [ . . . ]”
65. (137)“[ . . . ] he hath caused to live [ . . . ]”
66. (138)“[ . . . ] splendour [ . . . ]”
67. (139)“[ . . . ] not [ . . . ]”
68. (140)“[ . . . ] we [ . . . ]!”