31. Ninella to her father Enki said: 32. “A city thou hast founded, a city thou hast founded, its destiny thou hast fixed; 33. In X a city thou hast founded, 34. .......... thou hast founded a city, 35. ............ a canal there is not 36. .............. thou hast founded a city.” The rest of the first column is broken away; probably about nine lines are missing. All the first column is descriptive of a place inhabited only by a god and goddess. Many activities are absent, because there is no one there to carry them on. Lines 16-21 remind one a little of Isa. 11:6-9. After the break the text continues: _Column II_ 1. “From the bright covering of thy great heaven may the waters flow, 2. May thy city be refreshed with water, may it drink, 3. May X be refreshed with water, may it drink, 4. May thy well of bitter water flow as a well of sweet water. 5. May thy city be a resting, an abode of the people, 6. May X be a resting, an abode of the people. 7. Now, O sun-god, shine forth, 8. O sun-god, stand in heaven; 9. Bring the festal-grain from its place 10. [And] fish, O moon-god, from the water. 11. Along the face of the earth on the road with earth’s sweet water come.” 12. From the bright covering of the great heavens the waters flowed, 13. His city was refreshed with water, it drank; 14. X was refreshed with water, it drank, 15. His well of bitter water became a well of sweet water. 16. The fields and meadows with moisture caused grain to sprout (?); 17. His city was a resting, an abode of the people; 18. X was a resting, an abode of the people. 19. Then the sun-god shone forth; this verily was so, 20. The brilliant one, creator of intelligence. 21. To Nintu, the mother of the people (Lines 22-30 describe with a frankness common among primitive people a marital union of the god and goddess. In many parts of the world it has been thought that acts of creation proceed from such unions.) 31. Enki, the father of Damgalnunna, his word spoke. 32. Ninkharsag flooded the fields, 33. The fields received the waters of Enki. 34. It was the first day whose month is first; 35. It was the second day whose month is second; 36. It was the third day whose month is third; 37. It was the fourth day whose month is fourth; 38. It was the fifth day whose month is fifth; 39. It was the sixth day whose month is sixth; 40. It was the seventh day whose month is seventh; 41. It was the eighth day [whose month is eighth]; 42. It was the ninth day whose month is ninth, the month of fertility. 43. Like fat, like fat, like abundant sweet oil, 44. [Nintu], mother of the land, 45. .......... had brought them forth.