[Prolong (?)] the life of Ashurbanabal for a long period.
... At the feet of Nabu I prostrate myself.
The god reassures the king:
I will grant thee life, O Ashurbanabal, even I,
Nabu, to the end of days
Thy feet shall not grow weary, nor thy hands weak (?),
These lips of thine shall not cease to approach me,
Thy tongue shall not be removed from thy lips,
For I give thee a favorable message.
I will raise thy head, I will increase thy glory in the temple of E-babbara.[538]