Plain text of A hymn to Utu (Utu B)
1-6 Emerging ...... below and gazing upwards, the Sun, great healer, father of the black-headed (a sign of God's mercy), wearing a lapis-lazuli beard in the shining house! The Sun, great hero, focus of the assembly, king, bison running over the mountains! The Sun, bison running over the mountains!
7-12 A young wild cow ......, a young gazelle (?) caught in a trap, the Sun, born with the city, a bull, a cedar fed with water thriving among cypresses, holy (?), patient-hearted, playful, radiating light, he is iridescent radiance!
13-21 Then, as my king comes forth, the heavens tremble before Him and the earth shakes before Him. After he has left the palace he ....... The heavens ....... May the bolt of heaven ....... The stars ...... are awe-struck. ...... in the streets. She spreads her protection. He has raised his head over the mountains; he is indeed their king!
22-26 God, who decrees judgments for all countries, the Lord, who renders decisions for all countries, the Lord who is highly skilled at verdicts, highly knowledgeable and majestic -- He has placed the ...... on his head.
27-32 The Lord holds the 50 ...... in His hand and thunders over the mountains like a storm. He has lifted his head over the Land. My King, you cross all the shining mountains like an eagle! He has lifted his gaze over the mountains.