In the first part of the above column the description of the city is continued. As a consequence of the union of the gods, water flowed to irrigate the land. Lines 34-42 tell in a quaint way how the waters continued to come for nine months and nine days. _Column III_ 1. Ninshar on the bank of the river cried (?): 2. “O Enki, for me are they filled! they are filled!” 3. His messenger, Usmu himself the word repeated. 4. The sons of men his favor did not understand, 5. Ninshar his favor did not understand. 6. His messenger, Usmu himself, answered; 7. The sons of men his favor did not understand, 8. Ninshar his favor did not understand. 9. “My king, a storm-cloud! A storm-cloud!” 10. With his foot on the boat he stepped, 11. Two strong men as watchers he stationed, 12. The command they received, they took. 13. Enki flooded the fields, 14. The fields received the waters of Enki. 15. It was the first day whose month is first; 16. It was the second day whose month is second; 17. It was the ninth day whose month is ninth, the month of the height of the waters. 18. Like fat, like fat, like abundant sweet oil, 19. [Ninshar] like fat, 20. Ninshar had brought them forth. 21. Ninkurra[408] [on the bank of the river] c[ried (?)] 22. “O Enki, for me they are filled! they are filled!” 23. His messenger, Usmu, the word repeated. 24. The sons of men his favor did not understand, 25. Ninkurra his favor did not understand. 26. His messenger, Usmu himself answered; 27. The sons of men did not understand, 28. Ninkurra did not understand. 29. “My king, a storm-cloud! A storm-cloud!” 30. With his foot on the boat he stepped, 31. Two strong men as watchers he stationed; 32. The command they received, they took. 33. Enki flooded the fields 34. The fields received the waters of Enki. 35. It was the first day whose month is first; 36. It was the ninth day whose month is ninth, the month of the height of the waters. 37. Like fat, like fat, like abundant sweet oil, 38. Ninkurra like fat had brought them forth. 39. The god Tagtug and his wife she received; 40. Ninkurra to Tagtug [and his wife] spoke: 41. “Verily I will help (?) thee, my upright one, .......... 42. With favorable words I speak .......... 43. One man for me shall be counted .......... 44. Enki for me shall .......... The rest of the column, consisting of two or three lines, is missing. The repetition in this column is characteristic of early poetry. Primitive peoples are fond of iteration, and in the description of the way the waters came it was to them very effective. _Column IV (about twelve lines are broken from the tablet at the beginning)_ 13. [To Tagtug and] his wife spoke .......... 14. ........................................