He who is) the supreme judge of Anu. 26 The Fire-god unto Merodach draws near, and this word he saith unto thee. 27 In the pavilion, the resting-place of might, this word he hears, and 28 to his father Hea[9] to his house he descends, and speaks: 29 O my father, the Fire-god unto the rising of the sun has penetrated, and these secret words has uttered. 30 Learning the story of those seven, their places grant thou to another. 31 Enlarge the ears, O son of Eridu.[10] 32 Hea his son Merodach answered: 33 My son, those seven dwell in earth; 34 those seven from the earth have issued. [Footnote 1: That is, the god of fire.] [Footnote 2: The Assyrian has, "Unto heaven that which was not seen they raised."] [Footnote 3: The Assyrian adds; "the first-born supreme."] [Footnote 4: In the Accadian text, "they knew not."] [Footnote 5: In the Accadian, "cause the foot to dwell."] [Footnote 6: In the Assyrian, "learned."] [Footnote 7: In the Accadian text, Merodach, the mediator and protector of mankind, is called "protector of the covenant."] [Footnote 8: That is, the fire-god.] [Footnote 9: Hea, the god of the waters, was the father of Merodach, the sun-god.] [Footnote 10: "Eridu," the "Rata" of Ptole