Page Content (OCR)
93 his demise, Kumarbi managed to impregnate a goddess of the mountain with his seed, leading to the birth of his Avenger, the "Stone God" Ullikummi. As he hid his marvelous (or monstrous) son among the Irsirra gods, he instructed him to grow and attack Teshub's "beautiful city Kummiya . . . Attack the Storm God and tear him to pieces . . . shoot down all the gods from the sky like birds!" Once he attained victory on Earth. Ullikummi was to "as- cend to Heaven for Kingship" and seize by force the throne on Ni- biru. Having issued these instructions, Kumarbi passed away from the scene. For a long time the child was hidden. But as he grew up- assuming giant proportions—he was seen one day by Utu/Shamash as he was roaming the skies. Utu rushed to Teshub's abode, to in- form him of the appearance of the Avenger. After giving Utu food and drink to becalm himself, Teshub urged him to "mount thy chariot and ascend to the skies," to keep an eye on the growing Ullikummi. Then he went up the Mountain of Viewing to see the Stone God for himself. "He looked at the awesome Stone God, and in wrath shook his fist." Realizing there was no alternative to battle, Teshub readied his chariot for combat; the Hittite text calls it by its Sumerian name ID.DUG.GA, "The Flowing Leaden Rider." The instructions for outfitting the celestial chariot, for which the Hittite text heavily employed the original Sumerian terminology, merit quoting. They called for revving up the vehicle with the "Great Cracker"; at- taching the "Bull" (power-plant) that "Lights Up" in front and the "Bull for Lofty Missile" in the back end; installing the radarlike or navigational device "That Which Shows The Way" in the fore- part; activating the instruments with the powerful energy "Stones" (minerals); and then arming the vehicle with the "Storm Thun- derer," loading it with no less than eight hundred "Fire Stones": The "Great Cracker" of the "Bright Lead Rider" let them lubricate with oil and stir up. The "Bull that Lights Up" let them put between the horns. The tail's "Bull that is Lofty Missile" Se ee ree let them plate with gold. The forepart's "That Which Shows The Way" let them put in and turn, provide it with powerful "Stones" inside. Let them bring out the "Storm Thunderer" wate £22 AN Bt He The Wars of the Olden Gods which scatters rocks for 90 furlongs,