(I am) Ishtar,—to open the lock of heaven belongs to my supremacy.
Heaven I destroy, earth I devastate,[461]—such is my supremacy.
The destroyer of heaven, the devastator of the earth,—such is my majesty.
To rise up out of the foundation of heaven,
Whose fame shines among the habitation of men,—such is my supremacy.
Queen of heaven that on high and below is invoked,—such is my supremacy.
The mountain I sweep away altogether,—such is my supremacy.
The destroyer of the mountain walls am I, their great foundation am I,—such is my supremacy.
The hymn closes with a prayer that the anger of the god be appeased:
May thy heart be at rest, thy liver[462] be pacified.