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Tablet V (KTU 1.5) — Column III

Ilimilku the Scribe · a new plain-English translation from the original language

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[. . .] . . . [. . .]

the [br]oad seat . . . [. . .]

the great seat . . . [. . .]

. . . the earth . . . [. . .]

she made ready(?), finished(?) [. . .]

it shall belong to the son of . . . [. . .]

which is for the son of . . . [. . .]

. . . like the star[s . . .]

'For Mot I cry ou[t . . .]

the Beloved, in the mid[st of . . .]

let me not be set in . . . [. . .]

I will overturn you to(?) . . . [. . .]

there(?) — and go . . . [. . .]

and go, O gods [. . .]

the favor of the gods [. . .]

an abundance(?) — plen[ty(?) . . .]

an abundance(?) — plent[y(?) . . .]

For Mot I cry [out . . .]

the Beloved, in the midst of [. . .]

and go, O gods [. . .]

and say to the s[on of . . .]

with plenty of floc[ks . . .]

plenty of flocks and [. . .]

a great abundance(?) [. . .]

For Mot I cr[y out . . .]

the Beloved, in the mi[dst of . . .]

there — and go [. . .]

. . . go [. . .]

. . . E[l(?) . . .]

like [. . .]

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