"May the people marvel admiringly, and may Utu witness it in joy."

"Lest I make the people fly off from that city like a wild dove from its tree, lest I make them fly around like a bird…"

"Come, Enmerkar! I shall offer you advice: let my counsel be heeded. I shall speak words to you; let them be heard."

"Rise like the sun over my holy breast! You are the jewel of my throat! Praise be to you, Enmerkar, the son of Utu!"

"The messenger gave heed to the words of his king. He journeyed by the starry night, and by day he travelled with Utu …"

"He who ignores a rival, does not get to eat everything up, like the bull which ignores the bull at its side. But he w…"

"After day had broken and Utu had risen, the of the Land lifted his head high. The king combined the Tigris with the E…"

"His speech was substantial, and its contents extensive. The messenger, whose mouth was heavy, was not able to repeat …"

"Chant to him the holy song, the incantation sung in its chambers -- the incantation of Nudimmud: "On that day when th…"

"Messenger, by night, drive on like the south wind! By day, be up like the dew!"