waters beneath the earth, respectively.5 Second, here also the allotments are decided by casting lots (isqum, “lot”). Strictly speaking, the following second-millennium B.C. text from Ugarit deals with universal/cosmic gods (who elsewhere were recognized as patrons of particular cities), rather than the allocation of specific lands to their respective divinities; nevertheless ʿnt VI:12–17 seems to presuppose some such event. idk.al.ttn/pnm You must head off tk.ḥqkpt/il.klh To Memphis,6 (to) the