1-4 Pure are the cities, and you are the ones to whom they are allotted. Pure is the land of Dilmun. Pure is Sumer, and you are the ones to whom it is allotted. Pure is the land of Dilmun. Unspoiled is the land of Dilmun. Pristine is the land of Dilmun.

5-10 He settled her all alone in Dilmun, and the place where her Lord had settled her, that place was still unspoiled, that place was still pristine. He settled the maiden Ninsikila all alone in Dilmun, and that place was unspoiled, that place was pristine.

11-16 In Dilmun the raven was not yet cawing, the partridge not cackling. The lion did not slay, the wolf was not carrying off lambs, the dog had not been taught to make kids curl up, the pig had not learned that grain was to be eaten.

17-19 When a widow had spread malt on the roof, the birds did not yet eat that malt up there. The pigeon then did not tuck its head under its wing.

20-26 No eye-disease said there: "I am the eye disease." No headache said there: "I am the headache." No old woman said there: "I am an old woman." No old man said there: "I am an old man." No man dredging a river said there: "It is getting dark." No herald made the rounds in his border district.

27-28 No singer sang a lament there. No wailings were wailed in the city's outskirts there.

29-32 Ninsikila said to her Lord: "You have given a city. You have given a city. What does your giving avail me? You have given a city, Dilmun. What does your giving avail me?"

33-39 "You have given a city that has no river quay. You have given a city. What does your giving avail me? A city that has no fields, glebe or furrow."

40-43 (Her Lord answered:) "When the sun steps up into heaven, fresh waters shall run out of the ground for you from the standing vessels on the shore, from the high house of the moon, from the mouth of the waters running underground."

44-49 "May the waters rise up from it into your great basins. May your city drink water aplenty from them. May Dilmun drink water aplenty from them. May your pools of salt water become pools of fresh water. May your city become an emporium on the quay for the Land. May Dilmun become an emporium on the quay for the Land."

49A-49P "May the land of Tukric hand over to you gold from Harali, lapis lazuli and other treasures. May the land of Meluha load precious cornelian, mec wood of Magan and the best abba wood into large ships for you. May the land of Marhaci yield you precious stones, topazes. May the land of Magan offer you strong, powerful copper, dolerite, u stone and cumin stone. May the Sea-land offer you its own ebony wood. May the 'Tent'-lands offer you fine multicoloured wools. May the land of Elam hand over to you choice wools, its tribute. May the city of Urim load up into large ships for you sesame, august raiment, and fine cloth. May the wide sea yield you its wealth."

49Q-49V The city's dwellings are good dwellings. Dilmun's dwellings are good dwellings. Its grains are little grains, its dates are big dates, its harvests are triple.

50-54 At that moment, on that day, and under that sun, when the sun stepped up into heaven, from the standing vessels on the shore, from the high house of the moon, from the mouth of the waters running underground, fresh waters ran out of the ground for her.

55-62 The waters rose up from it into her great basins. Her city drank water aplenty from them. Dilmun drank water aplenty from them. Her pools of salt water indeed became pools of fresh water. Her fields, glebe and furrows indeed produced grain for her. Her city indeed became an emporium on the quay for the Land. Dilmun indeed became an emporium on the quay for the Land. At that moment, on that day, and under that sun, so it indeed happened.

281 Praise be to God, the Lord.