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.