Segment A

1-4 Great lord, prominent among the great, Your judgments are clever and powerful! Father, respected one, supreme dragon, who determines the fates firmly, who has taken His seat upon the numerous powers in colourful brilliance, great prince, the guardian of the gods, of the Most High!

Segment B

1-8 The fates You determine are firm. You distribute the powers for the angels, the great ones. You establish for them a habitation, a holy dwelling place; You are their proud lord. Your greatness is unapproachable. You ... in a pure place the deep, the mountain built with princely powers; ... Eridug, the shrine, which extends over huge marshes, marshes of snakes.

10 Wise Creator, may ... for Ishme-Dagan.

12-27 Lord, firstborn of the Most High, great bull of the deep ... Wise Creator, ... friendly words on behalf of Ishme-Dagan. ... the prayer of the king until distant days. The one blessed by the Lord, Ishme-Dagan, the shepherd. May his radiance ... for You to the outer limits of heaven and earth. May he have authority, may he be peerless in all the numerous countries. May Ishme-Dagan ... from the south as far as the uplands. May the Tigris and Euphrates ..., may they bring abundance for him. May the udders of heaven open for him; may the harvest ... for him. May barley, emmer, wheat, gu-nida grain ... on vast fields for him. May grain heaps be heaped up for him.

29 Wise Creator, bestow ... kingship and a reign of abundance upon Ishme-Dagan.