Prayer tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
obverse 1. _an_ ib-ni-szi {d}e2-a u2-ra-bi-szi ts: anum ibniši ea urabbiši en: Anum created her, Ea reared her, 2. pa-ni lab-ba-tim i-szi-im-szi {d}en-lil2! ts: pānī labbatim išīmši enlil en: a face of a lioness Enlil alloted her. 3. i-s,a-at ri-ti#-in a#-ra#-ka-at ts: īṣat rittīn arrakat en: She has small hands, long 4. u2-ba-na-tim s,u2#-up-ra-tim ts: ubānātim ṣuprātim en: fingers, nails 5. ar-ra-ka?-at a-ma-[sza?] hi-si-at! ts: arrakat ammāša ḫisiat en: long, her forearms are hidden. 6. _ka2_ bi-ti i-ru-[ba?]-am#? ts: bāb bīti īrubam en: By the door of the house she entered, 7. i-ha-lu-up s,e2-ra-am# ts: iḫallup ṣerram en: slipping past the door-pivot. 8. ih-lu-up s,e2-ra-am i-ta-mar _lu2-tur_ ts: iḫlup ṣerram ītamar seḫram en: she slipped past the door pivot and has seen the child. 9. i-na em-szi-szu a-di 7(disz) is,-ba-su ts: ina emšišu adi sebitti iṣbassu en: In his abdomen seven times seized. 10. us2-hi s,u2-up-ri-ki ts: usḫi ṣuprīki en: Remove your nails, 11. ru-um-mi i-di-ki ts: rummi idīki en: make limp your arms, reverse 1. la-ma ik-szu-da-ki ts: lāma ikšudakki en: before he has reached you, 2. ap-kal-lam szi-pi-ir e2-a qar-du ts: apkallam šipir ea qardu en: the wise man of craft, Ea, the hero! 3. ra-pa-asz-ki s,e2-rum pu-ta-a _dal-mesz_ ts: rapaški ṣerrum puttâ daltātum en: Wide for you is the door pivot, open are the doors. 4. al-ki-ma a-ta-la-ki i-na s,e2-ri ts: alkīma atallakī ina ṣeri en: Go and wander about the steppe! 5. ep-ra-am pi-ki ts: epram pīki en: With dust, your mouth, 6. ta-ar-bu-'a4-am pa-ni-ki ts: tarbu’am pāniki en: with a dust cloud, your face, 7. _za3-hi-li_-a da-qa-tim ts: saḫlê daqqātim en: with cress seeds, finely ground, 8. u2-ma-lu i-ni-ki ts: umallû īnīki en: I will fill your eyes. 9. u2-ta-mi-ki ma-mi-it e2-a ts: utammiki māmit Ea en: I conjure you by the curse of Ea. 10. lu! ta-at-ta-la-ki ts: lū tattallakī en: Verily go away!