Ishme-Dagan

"May Ninurta look upon Icme-Dagan with a life-giving gaze!"

"Prince, you place justice in every mouth, and make propriety resplendent. Daily you make hearts content, daily you determine fates appropriately. You brighten the night sky in the broad firmament, and…"

"Enlil, first-born child of holy An, whose divine powers are untouchable"

"Life for the multitude."

"May he bestow a long life with vigorous days on Icme-Dagan, the son of Enlil! May father Enki bestow a long life with vigorous days on Icme-Dagan, the son of Enlil!"

"His words are precious, and what he says is true. Ninurta, lion raging against the disobedient! Authoritative one, who makes the foreign countries submit."

"foremost of the gods, omniscient Enki, counsellor of holy An. Adviser, whose statements cannot be countermanded. Patient-hearted, who rides upon all the divine powers. Lord imbued with fearsomeness, b…"

"Lord whose abode is the mountains, father Nanna, fixes the months and the new moon according to a cord, establishes the year. Who puts all the lands in order, who makes the Tigris and the Euphrates br…"