1-10 Nam-zid-tara walked by a messenger of the Lord, who said to him: "Where have you come from, Nam-zid-tara?" "From the house of worship of the Sovereign. My turn of duty is finished. I serve at the place of the priests, with their sheep. I am on my way home. Don't stop me; I am in a hurry. Who are you who asks me questions?"

11-18 "I am a messenger of the Lord." But the messenger had changed his appearance: he had turned into a raven and was croaking. "But you are not a raven, you really are a messenger of the Lord!" "How did you recognise that I am a messenger of the One who decrees the destinies?"

17-18 "When your uncle Enmeshara was a captive, after taking for himself the rank of the Lord, he said: "Now I shall know the fates, like a lord." "

19-23 "You may acquire precious metals, you may acquire precious stones, you may acquire cattle or you may acquire sheep; but the day of a human being is always getting closer, so where does your wealth lead? Now, I am indeed a messenger of the One who decrees the fates. What is your name?"

24-27 "My name is Nam-zid-tara (Well-blessed)." "Your fate shall be assigned according to your name: leave the house of your master, and your heirs shall come and go regularly in the house of worship."