The Broken Idols

1 And he made five other gods, and gave them to me [and] told me to sell them outside in the street of the town. 2 And I saddled my father's donkey, and put them on it, and went toward the main road to sell them. 3 And look, merchants from Fandana in Syria were traveling with camels going to Egypt, to trade.⁠a 4 I greeted them, and they replied. And I spoke with them. And one of their camels groaned, and the donkey was frightened and jumped away and knocked over the gods; and three of them were smashed, and two remained intact. 5 And when the Syrians saw that I had gods, they said to me: "Why did you not tell us [that you had gods? Then we would have bought them] before the donkey heard the sound of the camel, and they would not have been lost. 6 Give us, at least, the gods that remain, and we will give you the fair price." 7 After I considered it, they paid me for the broken gods, as well as for the gods that remained intact. 8 For I was worried about how I could bring my father the money from the sale; 9 and the three broken ones I threw into the water of the river Gur, which was there, and they sank into the depths, and they were gone.