(1) [For the goddess] Ištar, the exalted lady who resides in the city Ar[bela, ...] ..., who subjugates [...] Ashurbanipal, who(m) to/for ... [...], (whom) you gave the just scepter, which expands the land, (whom) you presented ... [...], (5) the one called by the goddess Dilbat (the planet Venus), the daughter of the god Enlil, the lady of [...], whom Ištar, the daughter of the god Sîn, [...] to subjugate [his] enemies [...].

(7) During the month Abu (V) — the month of the heliacal rising of the Bow Star, the festival of [the honored queen, the daughter of the god Enlil (the goddess Ištar)] — I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, lifted up my pure hands to the godde[ss Ištar ...]. On account of the insolent words that Teumman, the king of the land Elam, had continually sent to me, I made an appea[l to the sublime one, the goddess Ištar]. (10) I stood before her, knelt down at her feet (lit. “below her”), (and) made an appeal to her divinity, [while my tears were flowing], saying:

(11b) “O Lady of the city Arbela! I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, the creation of your hands w[hom (the god) Aššur — the father who had engendered you — requires, whose name he has called] to restore the sanctuaries of Assyria and to complete the cult centers of the land Akkad, I am assiduous towards your places (of worship). I have come (here) to revere [your] divinit[y (and) successfully complete your rituals]. However, he, Teumman, the king of the land Elam who does not respect the gods, is [ful]ly prep[ared] to fight with [my] troops.”

(15) “You, the lady of ladies, the goddess of war, the lady of battl[e, the a]dvisor of the gods — [her] ancestors — the one who spoke good thing(s) about me before (the god) Aššur — the father who had engendered you — (so that) by hi[s pure] glance he desired me to be king, to please the heart of (the god) Aššur and to pacify the mood of the god Marduk [...] ... [...] — with regard to Teumman, the king of the land Elam who placed [a burden] on (the god) Aš[šur, the king of the gods, the father who had engen]dered you, and on the god Marduk, your favorite brother, the god Šamaš, ... [...] ... [...] (20) and on me, Ashurbanipal — whose name [yo]u made surpassing in order to pacify the heart(s) of (the god) Aššur and the god [Marduk ...] — he mustered his army (and) prepared for battle, sharpening [his weapons in order to march to Assyria].”

(22) “You, the heroic one of the gods, [drive him away] like a ... in the thick of b[attle and] (then) raise a sto[rm, an evil wind], against him.”

(23) The goddess Ištar heard my sorrowful plight and [said to me] “Fear not!” [She gave me confidence], (saying): “Because of your entreaties, which you directed towards me, (and because) your eyes were fille[d with tea]r(s), I h[ad mercy (on you)].”

(25) The other day, a dream interpreter, who during the course of the night th[at I had appealed to her, lay down and saw a dream]. He woke up and (then) [reported to me] the night vision of the goddess Ištar that she [had shown him], saying:

(27b) “The goddess Ištar who resides in the city Arbela e[ntered and she had quivers hanging on the right and left]. She was holding a bow at her side (and) was unsheathing a [sharp] sw[ord that (was ready) to do battle]. You (Ashurbanipal) stood before her and she [was speaking to you] li[ke (your own) birth-mother]. (rev. 1) The goddess Ištar, the sublime one of [the gods], called out to you, [instructing you], saying: ‘You are looking forward to waging w[ar (and) I myself am about to set out towards my destination (the battlefield)].’ You (then) spoke to her, saying: ‘[Let me go with you], wherever [you go, O Lady of Ladies!]’ She replied to you, saying: ‘Yo[u will stay in the place where you are (currently) residing]. (rev. 5) Eat food, drink wi[ne, make music, (and) revere my divinity]. In the meantime, I will go (and) accomp[lish] this task; (thus) [I will let (you) achieve your heart’s desire]. Your face will not become pale, [your feet] will not tremble, [(and) you will not wipe off your sweat in the thick of battle].’ She took yo[u] into her sweet embrace [and protected your entire body]. Fire flared up in front of her. [She went off] furio[usly outside. She directed her attention] towards Teumman, the king of the land Elam with whom [she was] a[ngry].”

(r 11) In the month Tašrītu (VII), (on) the first day, they converged on them and [...], they cast down the body of Teumman, the king of the land Elam, [...]. From Susa, his royal city, to Nineveh, the city beloved [...]. To the cities, the cult centers (that are) the seats of the goddesses who [...].

(r 15) At that time, I hel[d] this bow in my hands [...] over the decapitated head of Teumman, the king of the land Ela[m, ...]. I saw and paid careful attenti[on to] the might of the goddess Ištar, my lady, [...]. This bow, which is suitable (to be at) my side, which I pray [...] to the goddess Ištar, who conquers my enemies, [...] (rev. 20) on the throne-dais, the seat of the goddess Ištar, the lady ... [...]. Wherever the goddess Ištar, (my) lady, [goes] to wage wa[r ...], may (it) always [go] (well) with the goddess Ištar, my lady, [...].

(r 23) Whoever [...] this bow, the work of [its] cons[truction ...], may the goddess Ištar, the sublime one of the gods, [...] break his bow and [...].