Katabasis

ištēn bābu ušēribšima umtasi ittabal agâ rabâ ša qaqqadīša
ammīni atû tatbal agâ rabâ ša qaqqadīya
erbi bēltī ša ^dBēlet-ersetim kīam parsīša
2-a bābu ušēribšima umtasi ittabal insabatê ša uznīša
ammīni atû tatbal insabatê ša uznīya
erbi bēltī ša ^dBēlet-ersetim kīam parsīša
3-šu bābu ušēribšima umtasi ittabal erimmātī ša kišādīša
ammīni atû tatbal erimmātī ša kišādīya
erbi bēltī ša ^dBēlet-ersetim kīam parsīša
4-u bābu ušēribšima umtasi ittabal dudinatê ša irtīša
ammīni atû tatbal dudinatê ša irtīya
erbi bēltī ša ^dBēlet-ersetim kīam parsīša
5-šu bābu ušēribšima umtasi ittabal šibbu aban alādi ša qablīša
ammīni atû tatbal šibbu aban alādi ša qablīya
erbi bēltī ša ^dBēlet-ersetim kīam parsīša
6-šu bābu ušēribšima umtasi ittabal šemerī qātīša u šēpīša
ammīni atû tatbal šemerī qātīya u šēpīya
erbi bēltī ša ^dBēlet-ersetim kīam parsīša
7-šu bābu ušēribšima umtasi ittabal subāt balti ša zumrīša
ammīni atû tatbal subāt balti ša zumrīya
erbi bēltī ša ^dBēlet-ersetim kīam parsīša

At the first gate, he brought her in, and removed and took away the great crown of her head.
"Why, gatekeeper, did you take away the great crown of my head?"
"Enter, my lady: thus are the rites of the mistress of the underworld."
At the second gate, he brought her in, and removed and took away the earrings of her ears.
"Why, gatekeeper, did you take away the earrings of my ears?"
"Enter, my lady: thus are the rites of the mistress of the underworld."
At the third gate, he brought her in, and removed and took away the beads of her neck.
"Why, gatekeeper, did you take away the beads of my neck?"
"Enter, my lady: thus are the rites of the mistress of the underworld."
At the fourth gate, he brought her in, and removed and took away the fibula-pin of her breast.
"Why, gatekeeper, did you take away the fibula-pin of my breast?"
"Enter, my lady: thus are the rites of the mistress of the underworld."
At the fifth gate, he brought her in, and removed and took away the belt of birthing-stone of her waist.
"Why, gatekeeper, did you take away the belt of birthing-stone of my waist?"
"Enter, my lady: thus are the rites of the mistress of the underworld."
At the sixth gate, he brought her in, and removed and took away the bracelets of her hands and feet.
"Why, gatekeeper, did you take away the bracelets of my hands and feet?"
"Enter, my lady: thus are the rites of the mistress of the underworld."
At the seventh gate, he brought her in, and removed and took away the garment of dignity of her body.
"Why, gatekeeper, did you take away the garment of dignity of my body?"
"Enter, my lady: thus are the rites of the mistress of the underworld."

(Lines 42—62 of Ištar's Descent to the Underworld, manuscript from Nineveh)