STT 1, 023 [SB Anzu 3]

[...] ... [...]

[...] he (Ninurta) harnessed great [...],

[...] he went, he held a levy.

[...] the middle of the conflict he went,

[...] he commanded the troops.

[...] devastation of the fierce,

[...] hot ... destroys.

[...] a severe rainstorm,

[...] flaming fire burns them.

They keep kindling [...] of a fiery glow,

[...] burns them.

[...], as lightning hissed.

[...] when the flood of Ninurta reached Anzu,

[...] ... while holding a taqribtu-offering he (Ninurta) called out:

'Duranki (Ellil) raised high their top, ... the mountains [...].

'In order to go up in the heaven of Anu, [...].'

He (Ninurta) called up his troops, [...],

in haste the hero [...].

Furious aura [...],

chill fear of heroism [...].

The fury of his awe-inspiring radiance [...] the land,

the terrifying appearance of his aura overwhelmed [...].

With darkness he took away his (Anzu's) eyes from him, the daytime that he took away from him [...].

He troubled Anzu and [...] his throat.

At the hero's voice, fire was kindled.

The gods of the Underworld were trembling at [...],

the seat of the Underworld ... [...].

Of the Apsu the seat of his lordship [...],

of the sea the works of his kingship [...].

[...] the hero went along, [...].

Like water he kept ... their grain stores,

like clouds he overwhelmed, he kept destroying [...] (saying):

'[...] the superior people into inferior people,

'I raised high [...] of the inferior people.

'To the north wind ... [...],

'the north wind (is) for [...] his [...] ... [...].

'All their corpses [...] ... [...],

'news of Anzu [...] quickly.

'Let my heart be loyal [...],

'I calmed [...] of the spouse of the father of the gods.'

She heard in [...], so that she was made joyful,

Ellil (and) Ninlil rejoiced:

'O Nusku, [...] ... [...],

'as for [...] himself, lord is his name.

'... [...] lord of [...],

'[...] ... of all [...].'

[...] Dagan, inhabitant of [...],

[...] to ... [...].

[...] they rejoiced at Ninurta,

recounting [...].

[...] took away Anzu's life

installed them [...].

He tied them on, [...],

[...], the mores of the Underworld.

[...] his praise was reported,

[...] like Ninurta, his utterance was not a lament.

[...] ... there was none like him,

[...] Ninurta entered [...] ....

[...] the king of [...] blessed,

[...] the inhabited world, all the cult daises [...]:

'[...] may he endure [...] the remote future,

'[...] ... I named ... [...].'