²⁵ The Sea stood on twelve bulls,^(A) three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east. The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center. ²⁶ It was a handbreadth^[a] in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths.^[b]