46. That Ebaraguldu he gave him;

47. That Erabgaran he gave him.

48. Tagtug and his wife bowed down; with the left hand they covered the mouth; with the right they did obeisance.

From the parts of Column IV, which are still legible, it appears that the messenger was revealing to Tagtug the secrets of agriculture. This corresponds to the statement in Gen. 9:20, that “Noah began to be a husbandman.”

At the beginning of Column V some seven lines have crumbled away, and the beginnings of eight more have also become illegible.

Column V

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8. [The .......... plant] was green,

9. [The .......... plant] was green,