1-2 "My sister, what have you been doing in the house? Little one, what have you been doing in the house?"

3-8 "I was bathing, I was rubbing myself with soap. I was washing myself with water from the clean kettle, I was rubbing myself with the soap from the white stone bowl. I was anointing myself with good oil from the stone bowl, and dressing myself in the formal dress proper to Inana. That is how I was busying myself in the house.

9-18 "I have put lots of kohl on my eyes, I have arranged ...... the nape of my neck. I have washed my dangling hair. I have straightened my tousled head of hair, I have combed out my untied locks, I have let them fall down the back of my neck. I have put a golden bracelet on my wrist. I have put little lapis-lazuli beads round my neck, and arranged their buttons over my neck."

19-26 "Sister! I will bring you whatever you desire. I will bring the loving heart of your heart. God has given you good looks. Sister, shining bright, you are the honey of your own mother. My sister, to whom I shall bring five things, my sister, to whom I shall bring ten things, God has perfected your appearance for you; sister, shining bright, He has really made it a delight."

27-31 "When my brother enters from the palace, the singers shall ......, and I shall pour sweet water for him. That should gladden his heart, should please his heart.

32-41 "Let him bring, let him bring, now let him bring pats of butter and cream!" "My sister, I will bring them with me to the house." "Let him bring, let him bring me lambs like ewes." "My sister, I will bring them with me to the house." "Let him bring, let him bring me kids like goats." "My sister, I will bring them with me to the house!" "Let the lambs be as comely as ewes!" "My sister, I will bring them with me to the house!" "Let the kids be as fine as goats!" "My sister, I will bring them with me to the house!"

49 A song of Inana.

50-51 "Let him bring, let him bring, come let him bring pats of butter and cream!"