In Epic Hunt
Ištar proclaims herself
Neo-Assyrian literary text from Assur in which the goddess praises herself.
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| Designation | VAT.10395 |
|---|---|
| Museum no. | VAT.10395 |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian |
| Genre | Literary |
| Provenience | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Findspot | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
| CDLI no. | P369272 |
| Source | electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich — MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified |
| Lines | 91 (88 with machine English) |
Machine draft. English generated by model atf-en-best-v2 (montycrypto/atf-to-english) (version d871547f92875415dbbc7f4a37fd65e35f8ac97d) on 2026-10-05, line by line from the ATF. Not a scholarly translation.
The transliteration is not reproduced here because the source (electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich) is not marked as republishable; read it at the source link above.
| Line | English (machine draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse | |
| 1' | |
| 2' | ... the reeds of Itar..., and Itar |
| 3' | ... of the people... I, Itar |
| 4' | he will be happy. May... and Itar |
| 5' | O god Sîn, daughter of Anu,..., and I, Itar, |
| 6' | ... the kuzbu-offerings and........ I, Itar |
| 7' | ... in a sighing he is born in the midst of heaven and underworld. I am Itar. |
| 8' | ... great... I, Ishtar |
| 9' | (As for) the exalted one, in all of the land, I, Ishtar |
| 10' | ..... the one who guides heaven and earth. I, Itar |
| 11' | I am the great one, the great one, and the great goddess Itar |
| 12' | ... the great..., |
| 13' | Ishtar, creator of the people, sage of the king and Ishtar |
| 14' | (and) my life to the king who reveres her, I am Itar. |
| 15' | ... the goods to the king of her land. |
| 16' | I am Itar, who constantly seeks out the wide heavens |
| 17' | ... and guard the king in battle. I am Itar. |
| 18' | Where the black-headed people are found, I am Itar |
| 19' | (and) wherever there is mourning, I am Itar |
| 20' | I have seen all the lands in the mountain ranges. I am Itar |
| 21' | The mighty one, the one who destroys the enemies, who to... and Itar |
| 22' | I am the one who destroys the kings... |
| 23' | the... of Kidudu and |
| 24' | (and) the creation of the city..., the creation of my land, I, Itar |
| 25' | I am the one who performs the rites of the city, is the one who is perfect, is the one who is perfect. |
| 26' | I am Itar in the midst of the flood, in the midst of the flood. |
| 27' | When I seized him, the lands... |
| 28' | ... the command of doing..... |
| 29' | Where the awe-inspiring brilliance of a man is enraged, I am Itar |
| 30' | Where there is happiness, I am Ishtar |
| 31' | (and) wherever there is mourning, I am Itar |
| 32' | I have seen all the lands in the mountain ranges and Itar |
| 33' | (As for) the land, you do the work. You are squinting, you are squinting, you are squinting. |
| 34' | incantation of dispelling... and |
| 35' | The king......... I am Itar. |
| 36' | At that time...... I, Itar |
| 37' | Ernit...... I am Itar |
| 38' | ...... I am Itar |
| 39' | ...... I am Itar |
| 40' | next to...... I am Itar |
| 41' | ...... I am Itar |
| 42' | Hand of...... I am Itar |
| 43' | ...... I am Itar |
| 44' | ...... I am Itar |
| 45' | |
| reverse | |
| 1' | ...... |
| 2' | ...... |
| 3' | ...... |
| 4' | I am Ishtar of Ereqe. By the good deeds of his city I am Itar. |
| 5' | from the dead he brought to her mother and I, Ishtar |
| 6' | I am Itar, the exalted one, in all the lands |
| 7' | Anu, the great one who reveres me, became frightened and I, Itar |
| 8' | In the abode of Anu I sat, but he did not come out. I, Itar |
| 9' | the great one, like the great, |
| 10' | (As for) me, the most exalted one, the most exalted one, by my command, I, Itar |
| 11' | (As for) the one who... the blood of my foes, I am Itar |
| 12' | he has sworn by the life of their lord. I am Itar |
| 13' | ... I, Ishtar |
| 14' | ... with them to the nasiatu-festival... I, Itar |
| 15' | Dumuzi, shepherd, to the street... barley... Itar |
| 16' | At that time the opening of the heavens...... |
| 17' | the great gods, the one who oversees the rites...... |
| 18' | (and) the wicked, the wicked, the one who has sinned against me, and I, Itar |
| 19' | who constantly seeks out the sanctuaries...., I, Itar |
| 20' | My great arrows, my great arrows, my great radiance |
| 21' | Father of the king, queen Anu, may I be glad. |
| 22' | vizier Papsukkal, who is perfect for my life, and I (am) Itar |
| 23' | The great lands set out for me and Itar |
| 24' | The great gods established me and I am Itar |
| 25' | The land was destroyed, he did not set out, he did not reach him, and he rebelled against him, and... on account of him, and... |
| 26' | The great gods stood at me and I am Itar |
| 27' | my shepherd Igi returned to me, and I, Itar |
| 28' | I am the Anunnaku, like a merciful one, and I am Itar |
| 29' | The Anunnaku, like the sun, to the... and I am Itar |
| 30' | In my city, in my city, in my city, in my city, in my city, in my city, in my city |
| 31' | Itar, the one who constantly seeks out the king, the one who provides..., and Itar |
| 32' | (As for) the one who gives birth to an aguu-demon, the one who gives birth to an iarutu-demon, I am Itar |
| 33' | a bow he struck, and a taaza he gave to me, and Itar |
| 34' | 'Anu, my father, ama, listen to me, and Itar |
| 35' | In my supplications my supplications like ama... Itar |
| 36' | The great gods stood at me and I am Itar. |
| 37' | The gods of Igigu brought me into their midst and I am Itar. |
| 38' | I am afraid and I am afraid of the rites of the heavens. |
| 39' | She is a natu-bird, she is a snake, she is a hero. I am Itar |
| 40' | of the Ekurgal, the great shrine of Enlil |
| 41' | who makes the foundations of the exalted scepter firm, |
| 42' | your good deeds, which cannot be altered, |
| 43' | to the... of the greatness of the name of Sumerian |
| 44' | ...... ditto... in joy and joy |
| 45' | ......, ditto,... of your greatness |
| 46' | |