(t.e. 1) By the command of Anu and Antu, may it (this text) go well.

(o 1) (The month of) Tašritu, the 1st day: Ellil, Ea and (the other gods) of Uruk are clothed.

(o 2) The silver chariot of Anu (and) the gold chariot of Anu go each day until the 8th day, at the secondary meal in the morning, to Anu's upper temple of the akītu-festival, and the musicians go in front of them.

(o 4) The cultic ordinances of the (divine) marriage are carried out in the Ehilikuga, the Enir of the Ehiliana, the temple of Nanaya.

(o 6) The 6th day: Adad, Šamaš, Lugalbanda and Ninsun are clothed. The holy water-basin is set up at dusk.

(o 7) The 7th day: The awakening of the temple (ceremony) by the kalû-priests and the musicians. The cook: food and singing with joy, roast meat, meat from an ox and a sacrificial sheep for the regular offerings, all kinds of finest beer together with pressed wine and milk, fine cut dates, good mixed beer and moistened mixed beer, drinking vessels, vats and pitchers (shaped like) a raven for Papsukkal and Kusibanda.

(o 11) For the cella: the clothing ceremony of (the statues of) Anu and Antu and the clothing ceremony of Ištar.

(o 12) The setting in place of the ox. Songs by the musician and the kalû-priest in the area between the curtains.

(o 13) A monthly offering after the clothing ceremony and the (offerings of) groats. The cleansing of the temple.

(o 14) The walk through the streets, the processional boats and the temple of the akītu-festival. The setting out and clearing away of the morning and evening meal, as for the 7th day of (the month of) Nisannu, ditto.

(o 16) The 8th day: The gate is opened before Anu and Antu, and Papsukkal arises and goes down to the main court and takes up his position in the EzukešHUHU opposite Anu.

(o 18) Nusku, Usmu and Kusu arise and stand beside Papsukkal.

(o 19) The interior gold carrying pole is given to Anu. The weapons, sun-discs and chariots arise and take up position in the main court (facing) towards Anu. Adad, Šala, Sin, Šamaš, Ninurta, Messagunug, Palil, Lugalbanda and Ninsun arise from their temples and go down to the main court and take up position (facing) towards Anu. He (a priest) raises the water for the hands towards An and Antu and sprinkles the king and the people. He pours (from) the gold libation-vessel and presents the meal and the quickly cooked roast meat to Anu in a gold bowl. He passes the gold bowl in front of Anu on to the (other) gods who (are) in the main court.

(o 26) Papsukkal goes and stands on top of the (socle) Egubiduga. A temple-enterer pours (from) the gold libation-vessel, and Papsukkal and the mašmaššu-priests take the hands of Anu and he comes out among the mašmaššu-priests, with one temple-enterer around whom a sash is tied carrying the sceptre of kingship before him, and, as soon as Anu has reached the area between the curtains, he sits on the gold seat in the area between the curtains. He (a priest) raises the water for the hands.

(o 30) He strews on top of the place for presenting offerings and makes a merdītu-offering, an ox and a ram, in front of Anu. He places the heart of the ox and the head of the ram in front of him.

(o 32) He turns upside down on top of the heart a gold malītu-vessel (full) of maṣhatu-flour. He pours the libation-vessel (full) of wine on top of the head of the ram. He raises the water for the hands towards Anu and [...] .... He pours (from) the gold libation-vessel and Papsukkal and Nusku [...] the mašmaššu-priests (and) the musicians [...]

(r 1') (The 9th day:) ... [...] ... [...] sits on his seat in the forecourt. They lift up the liver omen and place (it) on top of the dais of Anu.

(r 3') A member of the (group of) diviners and the šangû-priest of Adad take the liver omen. The main meal is cleared away and the secondary meal is presented. He (a priest) fills the censers and the musicians sing.

(r 5') They recite 'The temple prospers, have success ...' but it (the secondary meal) is not cleared away. It is cleared away in the evening when the main meal of the evening is presented. He (a priest) fills the gold censer and presents an offering, an ox and a ram. The musicians sing. The main meal is cleared away and the secondary meal is presented. The musicians sing. They recite 'The temple prospers, have success ...' but it (the secondary meal of the evening) is not cleared away. The nocturnal offering stays overnight. The gate is closed.

(r 10') The 10th day: In the night 'Authoritative lord in heaven and earth' (is performed) to Anu (and) 'The honoured one of heaven' to (all) the gods.

(r 11') The awakening of the temple (ceremony) is performed in the Ubšukkinnakku. At daybreak the gate is opened and the nocturnal offering is cleared away, and the water for the hands is raised. Oil is taken. The main meal in the morning is presented.

(r 13') The musicians sing. The main meal is cleared away and the secondary meal is presented. The secondary meal is cleared away and the main meal in the evening is presented. The musicians sing. The secondary meal in the evening is cleared away and the gate is closed.

(r 15') The 11th day: In the night 'Wild bull in his fold' (is performed) to Anu (and) 'For the honoured one roving about' to (all) the gods.

(r 16') The awakening of the temple (ceremony) is performed in the Ubšukkinnakku. At daybreak the gate is opened and the water for the hands is raised.

(r 17') Adad, Sin, Šamaš, Ninurta, Messagunug, Papsukkal, Nusku, Usmu and Kusu arise and take up position in the main court (facing) towards Anu. They sit on (their) seats in the forecourt and wait for Lugalbanda and Ninsun. The main meal in the morning is presented to Anu, Antu and all the (other) gods. As soon as Lugalbanda and Ninsun have arrived, they enter into the forecourt of Anu and take up position (facing) towards Anu. The main (meal) is cleared away and he (a priest) pours (from) the gold libation-vessel for Lugalbanda and Ninsun and those (other) gods, and they return to their seats and sit. The main and secondary meals of the (last) double-hour of the day, as for the regular offerings, ditto.

(r 25') These (are) the cultic ordinances of (the month of) Tašritu, completed.

(r 26') (Catchline: The month of) Arahsamnu, the 5th day: Mišaru arises from Ehenuna, the temple of Adad.

(r 27') Written from an old writing-board, a copy of Uruk, and then checked. Tablet of Anu-uballiṭ, the son of Nidintu-Anu

(r 28') (and) descendant of Hunzu, mašmaššu-priest of Anu and Antu, Urukean. (Copied by) the hand of Šamaš-eṭir, the son of Ina-qibit-Anu, son of Šibqat-Anu,

(r 29') (and) descendant of Ekur-zakir, mašmaššu-priest of Anu and Antu, Tiranaean.