The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-14

for future Investigations. and Is thereby of
the greatest value. whether we accept oil the
points brought out o. noi. -. u,....h, -.
naturally enough. under the circumstances.
dedicatot ~ inscriptions found on votive offerings
such as vnsca. door sockets. or even rude blocks
OF valuable stone The name Of bugal-shaE-zag
ana. perhaps the oldest Or known Kings. Il IRE
sen6ed TO rs for the iirst time. by Nos, nO-n@.
These pieces inform us that. NO. 0Ol To the
s9d h Enl iGu KIM OF IdI Lands N q n'. hes S ana; lord STri
evil OF hear" A King Of Klsh Itself appears
alro rs q worshi5pcr at tho temple OF EMIL Tor
Rel OF Sippur: his name. which is new. ls n
shui;oaudd9., The other new names added to
our list Of old Bnhvlonian king' are Lnsal.zag-
gal-kisal.Si %. King Of Efech and tr. From
Lugal rag gisi We have the lonGrst COMPLETE
old King had dedicated to Bel over one hundred
'asUs all containing the anne inscription. Not
one, vase was found whole. but Ililprecht. with
n skin and patience which ran only lie api re-
ciatcd by those who have had practical expert
enne In such matters. las succeeded in nut
fragments Of sIxty.four different vases. The
beginning OF this ancient text translated by
EiiLretht runs as follows;
Lugal.zag .gisi. King Of Errch. X ng VI tho world.
priest OF the soh Ana. hero or IN" goodies. y, nj.
daba. son OF ckush. paies, of the CITY gt,h san. hero
looked upon by IN. faithful eve " the lord Of lands
e =. Beil. great pdtcsf OF hhi. unto whon, IN rlli.
chosen by ttu. exalted minister Of the goi Enza.
he who was invcsiri with power by YIN lSc.. col.
]. line :Sl wlpn EnIil I'll" lord OF lands invested
Lrrhi gag Risi with the kingdom or the sorih. aud
granted nm success brfor" the world. wren he
fii-d khc lana witt hS powcr landl suoiueu tue
countJ from, tn" rl.t OF the sun to tho s-tting NJ
the sun-at shat time ne straightru ci his pn;h
from the lower sea ~ The TIrris and Euphrates TO
IN. upper sea aud gran'"d him the dominion from
the rise OF thc sun {" the tctting ~ tho sun.
After u description Of the power. and glory
&c With Er-ch. w. thrsa. a"d gish. Ban. his
ci.cS, had boon raised. followed n prayer for
lilo and pro<ncrity, aud then a. lie end the
drdicB,ion' For his life Ia EMIL. his dear
King. he has presented II
contains a photograph "f two yVtiN" tablets.
which wake II very vnluahl" addition Ia our
specimens Of old Ri.bNlo"ian arr. Together
with tie tablet containing the family az r.
nina thu other fragments OF tr-uiun and the
STEELE OF Nuitures. ali published by DE Sar2ec.
~. n.e probably the most ancient wnrAs of
art known 10 man. one 2 thee tablet. pre-;
Into two parts: in the middle IL u round hole
for fastening It L" the wall. The. pp-r lnlf
contains nj curl end the figure -: n bearded.
each figure stands a naked iillrc Of tr-Enln
~ with shaved head. holding M peculiar
vase with n NJ out before The god. between
tile figures Is the dedicutOry inscription. In
the lower half are the figures of II goat. n
sheep. II man clothed from the waist down.
with n basket On lhs head. and another. also
hnlg clothed ali IN motion toward the left.
Tine whole IL produced bv simple lines
scratched IN the stone. and the effect obtained
IL sfrikinnly vo"d. Or. Il. II. COP, ~ the nj.
Nrrsity of pcnnsyivania even ventures to make
animals. Plate ~ contains u lee" OfCarvi1g
nrrh-"ntlr from Naram.Sin. in "r..et. and hrhr-
TRULY finished. photographs are also given NJ
one OF the arches found. OF an enormous rnsn
ornRmeDted with rol".lisc rings at regular In.
ter 'als. Of the first stnEc OF the tower hu!it hy
tr..ur on the p'affCrm 81 NarlnrSin, and OF
The general appearance OF the ruins.
q. IiEIsSEE. Ph. d.
HAYWARD USIvrRstTY.