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188 told the dream-solving goddess, he did not understand: the Sun upon Kishar (the planet Jupiter) was suddenly seen on the horizon. A female then appeared and gave Gudea celestial instructions (column IV, verses 23-26): the image of a temple-structure she carried on her head— in her hand she held a holy stylus; The tablet of the favorable star of heaven she bore. divine being appeared (we follow column V, verses 2-10, Fig. 59b); he was a male: A second man appeared, he had the look of a hero, endowed with strength. A tablet of lapis lazuli in his hand he held. The plan of a temple he drew on it. He placed before me a holy carrying basket; Upon it he placed a pure brickmaking mold; the destined brick was inside it. A large vessel stood before me; on it was engraved the Tibu bird which shines brilliantly day and night. A freight-ass crouched to my right. The text suggests that all these objects somehow material- ized during the dream, but regarding one of them there is absolutely no doubt that it was made to cross from the dream dimension to the dimension of physical reality; for when Gudea awoke, he found the lapis lazuli stone tablet on his lap, with the plan of the temple etched upon it. He commemo- rated the miracle in one of his statues (Fig. 60a). The statue shows both the tablet and the Divine Stylus with which the plan was etched. Modern studies suggest that, ingeniously, the markings on the margin (Fig. 60b) are diminishing scales DIVINE ENCOUNTERS A woman— who was she? Who was she not? As the "woman" was consulting the star tablet, a third ete bet eed ee eee I