See § 18 and chap. v

4. Probably referring lo Az which means both « greediness » and « serpent ». It is, however, possible to read « Gôtfhar the serpent burns in », etc., and there can be no doubt thatGÔAttharis represented as a malevolent being.

5. Or, perhaps, « hiding-place ». Comparing K20 and M6 together the word seems to be alôm, which may be compared with Heb. ablN « a vault », or chald. NnSlN « a porch »; it it may, however, be vâlôm, which may be traced to abv « to conceal ». In the old MSS it is certainly not shôlman, « hell », which is an emendation due to the modem copy in Paris.