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Professor Lyon gave the fourth of his series of Assyrian Readings, in the Fogg Museum yesterday afternoon. The subject of the reading was a mythological poem from the library of Saradanapalus of Assyria, describing a combat between the god Marduk and Tiamat, a dragon. The poem is written on six tablets, parts of which were brought to light in the British Museum in 1875 by George Smith...
...waters under the earth, are turned back in fright before this army. These events occupy the first two tablets. The third tablet tells how Marduk, son of Ea, offers to oppose Tiamat, if the gods in reward will make him ruler over them. In the fourth tablet Marduk defeats Kingu's army, meets Tiamat in combat and slays her. In the fifth tablet Marduk arranges some of the heavenly bodies. The sixth, little of which is preserved, describes the glorification of Marduk...
Professor Lyon will give the fourth of his series of Assyrian Readings in the Fogg Museum at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The subject of the reading, which is open to the public, will be "Marduk and the Dragon...
...fourth in the series of six football smoke talks was held last night at the Colonial Club. Ex-Captains Waters '94 and Trafford '93 spoke on "Team Play," and "Kicking," respectively...
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