1-9 It was in the days of abundance, it was in the nights of plenty; it was in the months of luxuriance, it was in the years of rejoicing. In those days the shepherd, the shepherd Dumuzid decided in his heart to make his heart joyful, to go to the cattle-pen, to brighten its mood, to make the sheepfold shine like the day. He of decision and resolve spoke to his wife. Ama-ucumgal-ana addressed words to her:

10-14 "Wife, I am going to bring flowing water to the arid place. I am going to look after my spacious cattle-pen. I am going to find out the condition of the sheepfold. I am going to feed my sheep. I am going to seek out the ...... of fresh water for drinking."

15-20 He told his wife of this resolve; he presented his decision to her. His wife returned to their dwelling; Inana brought ...... into E-tur-kalama. She was dumbfounded; Inana was thrown into confusion as if by a flood wave.

22-34 Then the shepherd went out into the desert. The young man Dumuzid ...... in the cattle-pen. His sister, the chief of scribes, went to ...... The shepherd and his sister entered there into the sheepfold inside which the sheep live. He was living there, the shepherd was living there; and his sister, the singer expert in song, was living in that dwelling. Abundance filled the cattle-pen, plenty flowed in the sheepfold. They ate, they ate pure food -- pressed oil, honey and ghee. They drank fresh milk.

58-59 The shepherd was not frightened, and did not ....... He said to his sister: