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(1) On the life of the god Šamaš, the goddess Ereškigal, (and) the Anunnakū gods, the great gods of the netherworld, the destiny of a (mortal) life took Yabâ, the queen, into death and she went the way of her (text: “his”) ancestors. (5) (As for) anyone in the future — whether (she be) a queen who sits on a throne or a palace lady who is beloved by the king — who removes me from my tomb, or places anybody else with me, and (10) lays her (text: “his”) hand on my jewelry with evil intent (or) opens the seal of that tomb, above (on the earth), under the rays of the sun, may her (text: “his”)…