4.131-132
Enūma eliš 4.131-132 · The north wind carried it away
The sea goddess bleeds, and one of Marduk’s winds takes the blood away.
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131𒌋𒌓𒊑𒀪𒈠𒍑𒆷𒀜𒁕𒈪𒊭
132𒊭𒀀𒊒𒅋𒋫𒉡𒀀𒈾𒁍𒊻𒋥𒍑𒋫𒉈
the lines as the scribe pressed them into the clay, read left to right
u-par-ri-ʾi-ma1
uparriʾma
He cut throughhe severed
uš-la-at2
ušlāt
the arteriesveins of
da-mi-ša3
dāmīša
of her blood
, il-ta-nu4
iltānu
the north
ša-a-ru5
šāru
wind
uš-ta-bil6
uštābil
carried [it] offmade bring
a-na7
ana
to
pu-uz-rat8
puzrāt
hidden placessecret places
. He cut through the arteries of her blood, [and] the north wind carried [it] off to hidden places.
He cut through the arteries of her blood, [and] the north wind carried [it] off to hidden places.
4.135-136
Enūma eliš 4.135-136 · He looked at the body
The battle is over. The other gods have brought gifts. Marduk stands over the body and thinks.
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135𒄿𒉡𒌔𒈠𒁁𒈝𒊭𒇴𒌅𒍑𒄿𒁇𒊑
136𒋓𒆪𒁍𒌋𒍝𒀀𒍪𒄿𒉼𒈾𒀀𒊩𒌨𒆷𒀀𒋾
the lines as the scribe pressed them into the clay, read left to right
The lord rested, gazing at her dead body. To divide the monstrous flesh he devised clever plans.
Marduk went into battle with seven winds. The north wind now carries Tiamat’s blood away.
Langdon reads ana puzrāt, “to hidden places”. Later editions, working from more copies, read ana bussurāt, “as good news”: the wind carries the blood off as the message of victory. The two words differ by little more than a sign or two.