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80. He proclaimed [the names] of the bow to be as follows:--
81. "Verily, the first is 'Long Wood,' the second is ...
82. "Its third name is 'Bow Star in heaven' ..."
83. He fixed a station for it ...
[Of the remaining 57 lines of this tablet only fragments of 17 lines
are preserved, and these yield no connected sense.]
SIXTH TABLET.
1. On hearing the words of the gods, the heart of Marduk moved him to
carry out the works of a craftsman.
2. He opened his mouth, he spake to Ea that which he had planned in
his heart, he gave counsel [saying]:
3. "I will solidify blood, I will form bone.
4. "I will set up man, 'Man' [shall be] his name.
5. "I will create the man 'Man.'
6. "The service of the gods shall be established, and I will set them
(i.e., the gods) free.
7. "I will make twofold the ways of the gods, and I will beautify
[them].
8. "They are [now] grouped together in one place, but they shall be
partitioned in two."[1]
[Footnote 1: Reading, _ishtenish lu kuppudu-ma ana shina lu
uzizu_.]
9. Ea answered and spake a word unto him
10. For the consolation of the gods[1] he repeated unto him a word of
counsel [saying]:
[Footnote 1: _I.e._, "to cause the gods to be content,"]
11. "Let one brother [god of their number] be given, let him suffer
destruction that men may be fashioned.
12. "Let the great gods be assembled, let this [chosen] one be given
in order that they (i.e., the other gods) may be established."
13. Marduk assembled the great gods, [he came near] graciously, he
issued a decree,
14. He opened his mouth, he addressed the gods; the King spake a word
unto the Anunnaki [saying]:
15. "Verily, that which I spake unto you aforetime was true.
16. "[This time also] I speak truth. [Some there were who] opposed
me.[1]
[Footnote 1: Literally "they (indefinite) opposed me."]
17. "Who was it that created the strife,
18. "Who caused Ti�mat to revolt, to join battle with me?
19. "Let him who created the strife be given [as sacrifice],
20. "I will cause the axe in the act of sinking to do away his sin."
21. The great gods, the Igigi, answered him,
22. Unto the King of the gods of heaven and of earth, the Prince of
the gods, their lord [they said]:
23. "[It was] Kingu who created the strife,
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