1-9 Nibruta-lu, the son of the merchant Lugal-shuba, has had this tin axe made as a gift in the service of God. Its wooden part is of arganum tree of the mountains, a wood which is superior even to the alal stone; its stone part is of rare stone, a stone which has no equal. The arm of the man who strikes with it will never get tired.

10-16 Should it break, I will repair it for the sake of God. Should it disappear, I will replace it. May God look after me during my life, and may He provide me with clean water in the Garden after my death.