(from the article `Sin`) ...fertility and prosperity on the cowherds, governing the rise of the waters, the growth of reeds, the increase of the herd, and therefore the ... ...who had deserted them. In the second `song,` the people of Ur and of other cities of Sumer are urged to set up a bitter lament. The third `song... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/43