1 | When we gods instead of man |
2 | Did work, bore loads, |
3 | (The) gods' load was too great, |
4 | (The) work too hard, (the) punishment too much, |
5 | (The) Great AN.NUN.AKI made the IG.IGI |
6 | Carry workload sevenfold |
7 | AN (their) Father (was) King |
8 | (Their) Counselor Warrior EL-LIL |
9 | (Their) Chamberlain NIN.UR.TA |
10 | (Their) Canal-Controller EN.NU.GI. |
11 | (The) Lords did fear the sound of thunder |
12 | (The) Lords did fear the face of death |
13 | Running away in haste, the chains of the gods loose. |
14 | (That) Upon return the king was slain. |
15 | A bloody day. |