XXVIII. 1. And thence I went 〚towards the east〛, into the midst 〚of the
mountain range〛 of the desert, and I saw a wilderness and it was
solitary, full of trees =and plants=. 2. 〚And〛 water gushed forth from
above. 3. Rushing like a copious watercourse [which flowed] towards the
north-west it caused =clouds= and dew to ascend on every side.
XXIX. 1. And thence I went to another place in the desert, and
approached to the east of this mountain range. 2. And 〚there〛 I saw
=aromatic= trees exhaling the fragrance of frankincense and myrrh, and
the trees also were similar to the almond tree.
XXX. 1. And beyond these, I went afar to the east, and I saw another
place, a valley (full) of water. 2. And ⌜therein there was⌝ a tree, the
colour (?) of fragrant trees such as the mastic. 3. And on the sides of
those valleys I saw fragrant cinnamon. And beyond these I proceeded to
the east.
XXXI. 1. And I saw other mountains, and amongst them were ⌜groves of⌝
trees, and there flowed forth from them nectar, which is named sarara
and galbanum. 2. And beyond these mountains I saw another mountain ⌜to
the east of the ends of the earth⌝, 〚whereon were aloe trees〛, and all
the trees were full =of stacte=, being like almond trees. 3. And when
one =burnt= it, it smelt sweeter than any fragrant odour.
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XXXII. 1. And after these fragrant odours, as I looked
towards the north over the mountains I saw seven
mountains full of choice nard and fragrant trees and
cinnamon and pepper.