Accadian Hymn to Istar

Light of heaven, who like the fire dawnest on the world, (art) thou.
Goddess in the earth, in thy fixed abode,
who dawnest like the earth, (art) thou.
(As for) thee, prosperity approaches thee.
To the house of men in thy descending (thou goest).
A hyena, which as they go in warlike strength are made to march, (art) thou.
A lion, which into the midst is wont to march, (art) thou.
Day (is thy) servant, heaven (thy) canopy.
The servant of Istar; heaven (is thy) canopy.
Princess of the four cities, head of the sea, heaven (is thy) canopy.
The exalted of the Sun-god, heaven (is thy) canopy.
For the revolver of the seasons sanctuaries I build, a temple I build.
For my father the Moon-god, the revolver of the seasons, sanctuaries I build, a temple I build.
For my brother the Sun-god, the revolver of the seasons, sanctuaries I build, a temple I build.
(As for) me, for Nannaru I build the precinct, for the revolver of seasons sanctuaries I build, a temple I build.
In heaven he laid the hand; for the revolver of seasons sanctuaries I build, a temple I build.
In the beginning (thou art) my begetter; in the beginning (thou art) my begetter.
In the beginning the goddess spoke thus to men:
The Lady of heaven, the divinity of the zenith, (am) I.
The Lady of heaven, the divinity of the dawn, (am) I.
The Queen of heaven, the opener of the locks of the high heaven, my begetter.
Heaven she benefits, earth she enlightens; my begetter.
The benefiter of heaven, the enlightener of earth; my begetter.

Thou who on the axis of heaven dawnest, in the dwellings of the earth her name revolves; my begetter.
(As) Queen of heaven above and below may she be invoked; my begetter.
The mountains fiercely she hurls-into-the-deep; my begetter.
As to the mountains, their goodly stronghold (art) thou, their mighty lock (art) thou; my begetter.
May thy heart rest; may thy liver be magnified.
O Lord Anu, the mighty, may thy heart rest.
O Lord, the mighty Prince Bel, may thy liver be magnified.
O Istar, the Lady of heaven, may thy heart rest.
O Lady, Queen of heaven, may thy liver (be magnified).
O Lady, Queen of the House of heaven, may thy heart (rest).
O Lady, Queen of the land of Erech, may thy liver (be magnified).
O Lady, Queen of the land of the four rivers of Erech, may thy heart (rest).
O Lady, Queen of the Mountain of the World, may thy liver (be magnified).
O Lady, Queen of the Temple of the Resting-place of the world, may thy heart (rest).
O Lady, Queen of Babylon, may thy liver (be magnified).
O Lady, Queen of the Memorial of Nan'a, may thy heart (rest).
O Queen of the Temple, Queen of the gods, may thy liver (be magnified).

Prayer of the heart to Istar.