| 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. |