“Pap-sukal, the servant of the great gods, scratched his face before Samas, Clothed in mourning and filled with.... Samas went: he went to Sin, his father [and wept]; Before Ea, the king, he shed tears; ‘Istar has descended into the land and has not returned. 5. Since Istar descended into the land of no return, The bull no longer covers the cow, The jack-ass no longer covers the she-ass, A man no longer seeks the maiden of the street, The lord falls asleep in giving command, The maid-servant falls asleep.... 10. Then Ea in the wisdom of his heart created a male being, He created Uddusunâmir,[23] the servant of the gods: ‘Go forth, Uddusunâmir! to the door of the land of no return turn thy face, The seven doors of the land of no return shall open before thee, Let Allatu see thee, let her rejoice at thy arrival. 15. When her heart has become calm, and her soul is comforted, Conjure her in the name of the great gods,[24] Lift up thy head over the source of waters (?), make up thy mind (and speak): ‘Not, O my lady, shall the spring be debarred from me; from its waters I will drink.’ When Allatu heard this, 20. She smote her loins and bit her finger[25] (and spake): ‘Thou hast made a demand which cannot be fulfilled-- Hence, Uddusunâmir, I will confine thee in the great prison, The slime of the city shall be thy food, The gutters of the street shall be thy drink, 25. The shadow of the wall shall be thy habitation. The thresholds, thy dwelling-place, Prison and confinement shall break thy strength. [Allatu curses Uddusunâmir, but the conjuration which he uttered is too powerful, and she must obey. Thus the power of the realm of death is broken and Istar is free.] Allatu opened her mouth and spake, To give command to Namtar, her servant: 30. ‘Go, Namtar, demolish the eternal palace, Demolish the pillars, make the thresholds quake; Lead out the Anunnaki, put them upon the golden throne,[26] Sprinkle upon Goddess Istar the water of life; Take her away from me!’ 35. Namtar went and demolished the eternal palace, He demolished the pillars and made the thresholds (?) quake, He led out the Anunnaki and placed them upon the golden throne,