WOH 1:1 When in the height heaven was not named,
WOH 1:2 And the earth beneath did not yet bear a name,
WOH 1:3 And the primeval Apsū, who begat them,
WOH 1:4 And chaos, Tiamat, the mother of them both,--
WOH 1:5 Their waters were mingled together,
WOH 1:6 And no field was formed, no marsh was to be seen;
WOH 1:7 When of the gods none had been called into being,
WOH 1:8 And none bore a name, and no destinies [were ordained];
WOH 1:9 Then were created the gods in the midst of [heaven],
WOH 1:10 Lahmu and Lahamu were called into being [...].
WOH 1:11 Ages increased, [...],
WOH 1:12 Then Anshar and Kishar were created, and over them [...].
WOH 1:13 Long were the days, then there came forth [...]
WOH 1:14 Anu, their son, [...]
WOH 1:15 Anshar and Anu [...]
WOH 1:16 And the god Anu [...]
WOH 1:17 Nudimmud, whom his fathers [his] begetters [...]
WOH 1:18 Abounding in all wisdom, [...]
WOH 1:19 He was exceeding strong [...]
WOH 1:20 He had no rival [...]
WOH 1:21 Thus were established and [were ... the great gods ?].
WOH 1:22 But T[iamat and Āpsū] were still in confusion [...],
WOH 1:23 They were troubled and [...]
WOH 1:24 In disorder? ... [...]
WOH 1:26 And Tiamat roared [...]
WOH 1:25 Apsū was not diminished in might [...]
WOH 1:27 She smote, and their deeds [...]
WOH 1:28 Their way was evil ... [...] ...
WOH 1:29 Then Apsū, the begetter of the great gods,
WOH 1:30 Cried unto Mummu, his minister, and said unto him:
WOH 1:31 "O Mummu, thou minister that rejoicest my spirit,
WOH 1:32 "Come, unto Tiamat let us [go]!"
WOH 1:33 So they went and before Tiamat they lay down,
WOH 1:34 They consulted on a plan with regard to the gods [their sons].
WOH 1:35 Apsū opened his mouth [and spake],
WOH 1:36 And unto Tiamat, the glistening one, he addressed [the word]:
WOH 1:37 "[...] their way [...],
WOH 1:38 "By day I cannot rest, by night [I cannot lie down in peace].
WOH 1:39 "But I will destroy their way, I will [...],
WOH 1:40 "Let there be lamentation, and let us lie down again in peace."
WOH 1:41 When Tiamat [heard] these words,
WOH 1:42 She raged and cried aloud [...].
WOH 1:43 [She ...] grievously [...],
WOH 1:44 She uttered a curse, and unto [Apsū she spake]:
WOH 1:45 "What then shall we [do]?
WOH 1:46 "Let their way be made difficult, and let us [lie down again in peace]."
WOH 1:47 Mummu answered, and gave counsel unto Apsū,
WOH 1:48 [...] and hostile to the gods was the counsel Mu[mmu gave]:
WOH 1:49 "Come, their way is strong, but thou shalt destroy [it];
WOH 1:50 "Then by day shalt thou have rest, by night shalt thou lie down in peace."
WOH 1:51 Apsū [hearkened unto] him and his countenance grew bright,
WOH 1:52 [Since] he i.e. Mummu planned evil against the gods his sons.
WOH 1:53 [...] he was afraid [...],
WOH 1:54 His knees [became weak?], they gave way beneath him,
WOH 1:55 [Because of the evil] which their first-born had planned.
WOH 1:56 [...] their [...] they altered?.
WOH 1:57 Lamentation [...] they sat in [sorrow] '
WOH 1:58 [...] they [...],
WOH 1:60 Then Ea, who knoweth all that [is], went up and he beheld their muttering.
WOH 1:62 [...] ... his pure incantation
WOH 1:65 [...] misery
WOH 1:85 [...] the god Anu,
WOH 1:86 [... an aven]ger.
WOH 1:88 [...] and he shall confound Tiamat.
WOH 1:89 [...] he ...
WOH 1:90 [...] for ever.
WOH 1:91 [...] the evil,
WOH 1:92 [...] ... he spake:
WOH 1:93 "[...] thy [...] he hath conquered and
WOH 1:94 " [...] he [weepeth] and sitteth in tribulation?.
WOH 1:95 "[...] of fear,
WOH 1:96 "[...] we shall not lie down in peace.
WOH 1:97 "[...] Apsū is laid waste?,
WOH 1:98 "[...] and Mummu, who were taken captive, in [...]
WOH 1:99 "[...] thou didst, ...
WOH 1:100 "[...] let us lie down in peace.
WOH 1:101 "[...] ... they will smite ? [...].
WOH 1:102 " [...] let us lie down in peace.
WOH 1:103 "[...] thou shalt take vengeance for them,
WOH 1:104 "[...]unto the tempest shalt thou [...]!"
WOH 1:105 [And Tiamat hearkened unto] the word of the bright god, and said:
WOH 1:106 "[...] shalt thou entrust! let us wage [war]!"
WOH 1:107 [...] the gods in the midst of [...]
WOH 1:108 [...] for the gods did she create.'
WOH 1:109 [They banded themselves together and] at the side of Tiamat [they] advanced;
WOH 1:110 [They were furious, they devised mischief without resting] night and [day].
WOH 1:111 [They prepared for battle], fuming and raging;
WOH 1:112 [They joined their forces] and made war.
WOH 1:113 [Ummu-Hubu]r, who formed all things,
WOH 1:114 [Made in addition] weapons invincible, she spawned monster-serpents,
WOH 1:115 [Sharp of] tooth, and merciless of fang;
WOH 1:116 [With poison instead of] blood she filled [their] bodies.
WOH 1:117 Fierce [monster-vipers] she clothed with terror,
WOH 1:118 [With splendour] she decked them, [she made them] of lofty stature.
WOH 1:119 [Whoever beheld] them, terror overcame him,
WOH 1:120 Their bodies reared up and none could withstand [their attack].
WOH 1:121 [She set] up vipers, and dragons, and the monster [Lahamu],
WOH 1:122 [And hurricanes], and raging hounds, and scorpion-men,
WOH 1:123 And mighty [tempests], and fish-men, and[rams];
WOH 1:124 [They bore] cruel weapons, without fear of [the fight].
WOH 1:125 Her commands [were mighty], [none] could resist them;
WOH 1:126 After this fashion, huge of stature, [she made] eleven monsters.
WOH 1:127 Among the gods who were her sons, inasmuch as he had given [her support],
WOH 1:128 She exalted Kingu; in their midst [she raised] him [to power].
WOH 1:129 To march before the forces, to lead [the host],
WOH 1:130 To give the battle-signal, to advance to the attack,
WOH 1:131 To direct the battle, to control the fight,
WOH 1:132 Unto him she entrusted; in [costly raiment] she made him sit, saying:
WOH 1:133 "I have uttered thy spell, in the assembly of the gods I have raised thee to power.
WOH 1:134 "The dominion over all the gods [have I entrusted unto him].
WOH 1:135 "Be thou exalted, thou my chosen spouse,
WOH 1:136 "May they magnify thy name over all [of them ... the Anunnaki]."
WOH 1:137 She gave him the Tablets of Destiny, on [his] breast she laid them, saying:
WOH 1:138 "Thy command shall not be without avail, and[the word of thy mouth shall be established]."
WOH 1:139 Now Kingu, thus exalted, having received [the power of Anu],
WOH 1:140 [Decreed] the fate among the gods his sons, saying:
WOH 1:141 "Let the opening of your mouth [quench] the Fire-god;
WOH 1:142 "Whoso is exalted in the battle, let him [display his might]!"
WOH 2:1 Tiamat made weighty her handiwork,
WOH 2:2 [Evil] she wrought against the gods her children.
WOH 2:3 [To avenge] Apsū, Tiamat planned evil,
WOH 2:4 But how she had collected her [forces, the god ...] unto Ea divulged.
WOH 2:5 Ea [hearkened to] this thing, and
WOH 2:6 He was [grievous]ly afflicted and he sat in sorrow.
WOH 2:7 [The days] went by, and his anger was appeased,
WOH 2:8 And to [the place of] Anshar his father he took[his way].
WOH 2:9 [He went] and standing before Anshar, the father who begat him,
WOH 2:10 [All that] Tiamat had plotted he repeated unto him,
WOH 2:11 [Saying, "Ti]amat our mother hath conceived a hatred for us,
WOH 2:12 "With all her force she rageth, full of wrath.
WOH 2:13 "All the gods have turned to her,
WOH 2:14 "[With] those, whom ye created, they go at her side.
WOH 2:15 "They are banded together and at the side of Tiamat they advance;
WOH 2:16 "They are furious, they devise mischief without resting night and day.
WOH 2:17 "They prepare for battle, fuming and raging;
WOH 2:18 "They have joined their forces and are making war.
WOH 2:19 "Ummu-Hubur, who formed all things,
WOH 2:20 "Hath made in addition weapons invincible, she hath spawned monster-serpents,
WOH 2:21 "Sharp of tooth, and merciless of fang.
WOH 2:22 "With poison instead of blood she hath filled their bodies.
WOH 2:23 "Fierce monster-vipers she hath clothed with terror,
WOH 2:24 "With splendour she hath decked them, she hath made them of lofty stature.
WOH 2:25 "Whoever beholdeth them is overcome by terror,"
WOH 2:26 "Their bodies rear up and none can withstand their attack.
WOH 2:27 "She hath set up vipers, and dragons, and the
WOH 2:28 "And hurricanes and raging hounds, and scorpion-men,
WOH 2:29 "And mighty tempests, and fish-men and rams;
WOH 2:30 "They bear cruel weapons, without fear of the fight.
WOH 2:31 "Her commands are mighty, none can resist them;
WOH 2:32 "After this fashion, huge of stature, hath she made eleven monsters.
WOH 2:33 "Among the gods who are her sons, inasmuch as he hath given her support,
WOH 2:34 She hath exalted Kingu; in their midst she hath raised him to power.
WOH 2:35 "To march before the forces, to lead the host,
WOH 2:36 "To give the battle-signal, to advance to the attack,
WOH 2:37 "[To direct] the battle, to control the fight,
WOH 2:38 "Unto him [hath she entrusted]; in costly raiment she hath made him sit, saying:
WOH 2:39 "'[I have uttered] thy [spell], in the assembly of the gods I have raised thee to power,
WOH 2:40 "'[The dominion over all] the gods have I entrusted [unto thee].
WOH 2:41 "'[Be thou exalted], thou [my chosen spouse],
WOH 2:42 "'[May they magnify thy name over all of them ...] ...'
WOH 2:43 "[She hath given him the Tablets of Destiny, on his breast she] laid them, saying:
WOH 2:44 "'[Thy command shall not be without avail], and the [word] of thy mouth shall be established.'
WOH 2:45 "[Now Kingu, thus exalted], having received the power of Anu,
WOH 2:46 "Decreed the fate [for the gods, her sons], saying:
WOH 2:47 "'Let [the opening of your mouth] quench the Fire-god;
WOH 2:48 "'[Whoso is exalted in the battle], let him display his might!'"
WOH 2:49 [When Anshar heard how Tiamat] was mightily in revolt,
WOH 2:50 [...], he bit his lips,
WOH 2:51 [...], his mind was not at peace,
WOH 2:52 His [...], he made a bitter lamentation:
WOH 2:53 [...] battle,
WOH 2:54 "[...] thou ....
WOH 2:55 "[Mummu and] Apsū thou hast smitten,
WOH 2:56 "[But Tiamat hath exalted Kin]gu, and where is one who can oppose her?"
WOH 2:57 [...] deliberation
WOH 2:58 [ ... the ... of] the gods, N[u]di[mmud]
WOH 2:72 [Anshar unto] his son addressed [the word]:
WOH 2:73 "[...] ... my mighty hero,
WOH 2:74 "[Whose] strength [is great] and whose onslaught cannot be withstood,
WOH 2:75 "[Go] and stand before Tiamat,
WOH 2:76 "[That] her spirit [may be appeased], that her heart may be merciful.
WOH 2:77 "[But if] she will not hearken unto thy word,
WOH 2:78 "Our [word] shalt thou speak unto her, that she may be pacified."
WOH 2:79 [He heard the] word of his father Anshar
WOH 2:80 And [he directed] his path to her, towards her he took the way.
WOH 2:81 Anu [drew nigh], he beheld the muttering of Tiamat,
WOH 2:82 [But he could not withstand her], and he turned back.
WOH 2:83 [...] Anshar
WOH 2:84 [...] he spake unto him:
WOH 2:85 "[...] upon me
WOH 2:105 [...] an avenger [...]
WOH 2:106 [...] va[liant]
WOH 2:107 [...] in the place of his decision
WOH 2:108 [...] he spake unto him:
WOH 2:109 "[...] thy father
WOH 2:110 "Thou art my son, who maketh merciful his heart.
WOH 2:111 " [...] to the battle shalt thou draw nigh,
WOH 2:112 "[...] he that shall behold thee shall have peace."
WOH 2:113 And the lord rejoiced at the word of his father,
WOH 2:114 And he drew nigh and stood before Anshar.
WOH 2:115 Anshar beheld him and his heart was filled with joy,
WOH 2:116 He kissed him on the lips and his fear departed from him.
WOH 2:117 "[O my father], let not the word of thy lips be overcome,
WOH 2:118 "Let me go, that I may accomplish all that is in thy heart.
WOH 2:119 "[O Anshar], let not the word of thy lips be overcome,
WOH 2:120 ". [Let me] go, that I may accomplish all that is in thy heart."
WOH 2:121 "What man is it, who hath brought thee forth to battle?
WOH 2:122 "[...] Tiamat, who is a woman, is armed and attacketh thee."
WOH 2:123 "[...] ... rejoice and be glad;
WOH 2:124 "The neck of Tiamat shalt thou swiftly trample under foot.
WOH 2:125 "[...] ... rejoice and be glad;
WOH 2:126 "[The neck] of Tiamat shalt thou swiftly trample under foot.
WOH 2:127 "O my [son], who knoweth all wisdom,
WOH 2:128 "Pacify [Tiama]t with thy pure incantation.
WOH 2:129 "Speedily set out upon thy way,
WOH 2:130 "For [thy blood ?] shall not be poured out, thou shalt return again."
WOH 2:131 The lord rejoiced at the word of his father,
WOH 2:132 His heart exulted, and unto his father he spake:
WOH 2:133 "O Lord of the gods, Destiny of the great gods,
WOH 2:134 "If I, your avenger,
WOH 2:135 "Conquer Tiamat and give you life,
WOH 2:136 "Appoint an assembly, make my fate preeminent and proclaim it.
WOH 2:137 "In Upshukkinaku seat yourselves joyfully together,
WOH 2:138 "With my word in place of you will I decree fate.
WOH 2:139 "May whatsoever I do remain unaltered,
WOH 2:140 "May the word of my lips never be changed nor made of no avail."
WOH 3:1 Anshar opened his mouth, and
WOH 3:2 [Unto Gaga], his [minister], spake the word:
WOH 3:3 "[O Gaga, thou minis]ter that rejoicest my spirit,
WOH 3:4 ''[Unto Lahmu and Lah]amu will I send thee.
WOH 3:5 "[...] thou canst attain,
WOH 3:6 ''[...] thou shalt cause to be brought before thee.
WOH 3:7 [... let] the gods, all of them,
WOH 3:8 "[Make ready for a feast], at a banquet let them sit,
WOH 3:9 "[Let them eat bread], let them mix wine,
WOH 3:10 ''[That for Marduk], their avenger, they may decree the fate.
WOH 3:11 "[Go,] Gaga, stand before them,
WOH 3:12 ''[And all that] I, tell thee, repeat unto them, and say:
WOH 3:13 "[Anshar], your son, hath sent me,
WOH 3:14 "[The purpose] of his heart he hath made known unto me.
WOH 3:15 "[He saith that Tia]mat our mother hath conceived a hatred for us,
WOH 3:16 "[With all] her force she rageth, full of wrath.
WOH 3:17 "All the gods have turned to her,
WOH 3:18 "With those, whom ye created, they go at her side.
WOH 3:19 ''They are banded together, and at the side of Tiamat they advance;
WOH 3:20 . "They are furious, they devise mischief without resting night and day.
WOH 3:21 ''They prepare for battle, fuming and raging;
WOH 3:22 "They have joined their forces and are making war.
WOH 3:23 "Ummu-Hubur, who formed all things,
WOH 3:24 "Hath made in addition weapons invincible, she hath spawned monster-serpents,
WOH 3:25 "Sharp of tooth and merciless of fang.
WOH 3:26 "With poison instead of blood she hath filled heir bodies.
WOH 3:27 "Fierce monster-vipers she hath clothed with terror,
WOH 3:28 "With splendour she hath decked them, she hath made them of lofty stature.
WOH 3:29 "Whoever beholdeth them, terror overcometh him,
WOH 3:30 "Their bodies rear up and none can withstand their attack.
WOH 3:31 "She hath set up vipers, and dragons, and the monster Lahamu,
WOH 3:32 "And hurricanes, and raging hounds, and scorpion-men,
WOH 3:33 "And mighty tempests, and fish-men, and rams;
WOH 3:34 They bear merciless weapons, without fear of the fight.
WOH 3:35 "Her commands are mighty, none can resist them;
WOH 3:36 "After this fashion, huge of stature, hath she made eleven monsters.
WOH 3:37 "Among the gods who are her sons, inasmuch as he hath given her [support],
WOH 3:38 "She hath exalted Kingu; in their midst she hath raised [him] to power.
WOH 3:39 ''To march before the forces, [to lead the host],
WOH 3:40 "[To] give the battle-signal, to advance [to the attack],
WOH 3:41 "[To direct] the battle, to control the [fight],
WOH 3:42 "Unto him [hath she entrusted; in costly raiment] she hath made him sit, saying:
WOH 3:43 "'[I have] uttered thy spell, in the assembly of the gods [I have raised thee to power],
WOH 3:44 "'[The] dominion over all the gods [have I entrusted unto thee].
WOH 3:45 "'[Be] thou exalted, [thou] my chosen spouse,
WOH 3:46 "' May they magnify thy name over all of [them ... the Anunnaki].'
WOH 3:47 "She hath given him the Tablets of Destiny, on his breast she laid them, saying:
WOH 3:48 "'Thy command shall not be without avail, and the word of [thy] mouth shall be established.'
WOH 3:49 "Now Kingu, thus exalted, having received [the power of Anu],
WOH 3:50 "Decreed the fate for the gods, her sons, saying:
WOH 3:51 "'Let the opening of your mouth quench the Fire-god;
WOH 3:52 "'Whoso is exalted in the battle, let him display his might! '
WOH 3:53 ''I sent Anu, but he could not withstand her;
WOH 3:54 "Nudimmud was afraid and turned back.
WOH 3:55 "But Marduk hath set out, the director of the gods, your son;
WOH 3:56 ''To set out against Tiamat his heart hath prompted him.
WOH 3:57 "He opened his mouth and spake unto me, saying:
WOH 3:58 "'If I, your avenger,
WOH 3:59 "'Conquer Tiamat and give you life,
WOH 3:60 "'Appoint an assembly, make my fate preeminent and proclaim it.
WOH 3:61 "'In Upshukkinaku seat yourselves joyfully together;
WOH 3:62 "'With my word in place of you will I decree fate.
WOH 3:63 "'May whatsoever I do remain unaltered,
WOH 3:64 "'May the word of my lips never be changed nor made of no avail.'
WOH 3:65 "Hasten, therefore, and swiftly decree for him the fate which you bestow,
WOH 3:66 "That he may go and fight your strong enemy!"
WOH 3:67 Gaga went, he took his way and
WOH 3:68 Humbly before Lahmu and Lahamu, the gods, his fathers,
WOH 3:69 He made obeisance, and he kissed the ground at their feet.
WOH 3:70 He humbled himself; then he stood up and spake unto them, saying:
WOH 3:71 "Anshar, your son, hath sent me,
WOH 3:72 ''The purpose of his heart he hath made known unto me.
WOH 3:73 "He saith that Tiamat our mother hath conceived a hatred for us,
WOH 3:74 "With all her force she rageth, full of wrath.
WOH 3:75 "All the gods have turned to her,
WOH 3:76 "With those, whom ye created, they go at her side.
WOH 3:77 "They are banded together and at the side of Tiamat they advance;
WOH 3:78 ''They are furious, they devise mischief without resting night and day.
WOH 3:79 "They prepare for battle, fuming and raging;
WOH 3:80 ''They have joined their forces and are making war.
WOH 3:81 ''Ummu-Hubur, who formed all things,
WOH 3:82 "Hath made in addition weapons invincible, she hath spawned monster-serpents,
WOH 3:83 "Sharp of tooth and merciless of fang.
WOH 3:84 "With poison instead of blood she hath filled their bodies.
WOH 3:85 ''Fierce monster-vipers she hath clothed with terror,
WOH 3:86 "With splendour she hath decked them, she hath made them of lofty stature.
WOH 3:87 ''Whoever beholdeth them, terror overcometh him,
WOH 3:88 "Their bodies rear up and none can withstand their attack.
WOH 3:89 ''She hath set up vipers, and dragons, and the monster Lahamu,
WOH 3:90 "And hurricanes, and raging hounds, and scorpion-men,
WOH 3:91 ''And mighty tempests, and fish-men, and [rams];
WOH 3:92 "They bear merciless weapons, without fear of the fight.
WOH 3:93 "Her commands are mighty, none can resist them;
WOH 3:94 ''After this fashion, huge of stature, hath she made eleven monsters.
WOH 3:95 ''Among the gods who are her sons, inasmuch as he hath given her support,
WOH 3:96 "She hath exalted Kingu; in their midst she hath raised him to power.
WOH 3:97 "To march before the forces, to lead the host,
WOH 3:98 ''To give the battle-signal, to advance to the attack,
WOH 3:99 "To direct the battle, to control the fight,
WOH 3:100 ''Unto him hath she entrusted; in costly raiment she hath made him sit, saying:
WOH 3:101 "'I have uttered thy spell, in the assembly of the gods I have raised thee to power,
WOH 3:102 "'The dominion over all the gods have I entrusted unto thee.
WOH 3:103 "'Be thou exalted, thou my chosen spouse,
WOH 3:104 "'May they magnify thy name over all of them ... the Anunna[ki].'
WOH 3:105 "She hath given him the Tablets of Destiny, on [his] breast [she laid them], saying:
WOH 3:106 "'Thy command shall not be without avail, [and the word of thy mouth shall be established].
WOH 3:107 "Now Kingu, thus exalted, [having received the power of Anu],
WOH 3:108 "[Decreed the fate] for the gods, her sons, saying:
WOH 3:109 "'Let the opening of your mouth [quench] the Fire-god;
WOH 3:110 "'Whoso is exalted in the battle, [let him display] his might!'
WOH 3:111 "I sent Anu, but he could not [withstand her];
WOH 3:112 "Nudimmud was afraid and [turned back].
WOH 3:113 "But Marduk hath set out, the director of the[gods, your son];
WOH 3:114 "T o set out against Tiamat [his heart hath prompted him].
WOH 3:115 "He opened his mouth [and spake unto me], saying:
WOH 3:116 "'If I, [your avenger],
WOH 3:117 "'Conquer Tiamat and [give you life],
WOH 3:118 "'Appoint an assembly, [make my fate preeminent and proclaim it].
WOH 3:119 "'In Upshukkinaku [seat yourselves joyfully together];
WOH 3:120 "'With my word in place of [you will I decree fate].
WOH 3:121 "'May whatsoever [I] do remain unaltered,
WOH 3:122 "'May the word of [my lips] never be changed nor made of no avail.'
WOH 3:123 ''Hasten, therefore, and swiftly [decree for him] the fate which you bestow,
WOH 3:124 "That he may go and fight your strong enemy!"
WOH 3:125 Lahmu and Lahamu heard and cried aloud,
WOH 3:126 All of the Igigi wailed bitterly, saying:
WOH 3:127 ''What has been altered so that they should ... [...]
WOH 3:128 ''We do not understand the d[eed] of Tiamat!"
WOH 3:129 Then did they collect and go,
WOH 3:130 The great gods, all of them, who decree [fate].
WOH 3:131 They entered in before Anshar, they filled [...];
WOH 3:132 They kissed one another, in the assembly [...].
WOH 3:133 They made ready for the feast, at the banquet [they sat];
WOH 3:134 They ate bread, they mixed [sesame-wine].
WOH 3:135 The sweet drink, the mead, confused their [...],
WOH 3:136 They were drunk with drinking, their bodies were filled.
WOH 3:137 They were wholly at ease, their spirit was exalted;
WOH 3:138 Then for Marduk, their avenger, did they decree the fate.
WOH 4:1 They prepared for him a lordly chamber,
WOH 4:2 . Before his fathers as prince he took his place.
WOH 4:3 "Thou art chiefest among the great gods,
WOH 4:4 "Thy fate is unequalled, thy word is Anu!
WOH 4:5 "O Marduk, thou art chiefest among the great gods,
WOH 4:6 "Thy fate is unequalled, thy word is Anu!
WOH 4:7 "Henceforth not without avail shall be thy command,
WOH 4:8 "In thy power shall it be to exalt and to abase.
WOH 4:9 "Established shall be the word of thy mouth, irresistible shall be thy command;
WOH 4:10 "None among the gods shall transgress thy boundary.
WOH 4:11 "Abundance, the desire of the shrines of the gods,
WOH 4:12 "Shall be established in thy sanctuary, even though they lack offerings.
WOH 4:13 "O Marduk, thou art our avenger!
WOH 4:14 "We give thee sovereignty over the whole world.
WOH 4:15 "Sit thou down in night, be exalted in thy command.
WOH 4:16 "Thy weapon shall never lose its power, it shall crush thy foe.
WOH 4:17 "O lord, spare the life of him that putteth his trust in thee,
WOH 4:18 "But as for the god who began the rebellion, pour out his life."
WOH 4:19 Then set they in their midst a garment,
WOH 4:20 And unto Marduk their first-born they spake:
WOH 4:21 "May thy fate, O lord, be supreme among the gods,
WOH 4:22 "To destroy and to create; speak thou the word, and thy command shall be fulfilled.
WOH 4:23 "Command now and let the garment vanish;
WOH 4:24 "And speak the word again and let the garment reappear!"
WOH 4:25 Then he spake with his mouth, and the garment vanished;
WOH 4:26 Again he commanded it, and the garment reappeared.
WOH 4:27 When the gods, his fathers, beheld the fulfilment of his word,
WOH 4:28 They rejoiced, and they did homage unto him, saying, " Marduk is king! "
WOH 4:29 They bestowed upon him the sceptre, and the throne, and the ring,
WOH 4:30 They give him an invincible weapon, which overwhelmeth the foe.
WOH 4:31 "Go, and cut off the life of Tiamat,
WOH 4:32 "And let the wind carry her blood into secret places."
WOH 4:33 After the gods his fathers had decreed for the lord his fate,
WOH 4:34 They caused him to set out on a path of prosperity and success.
WOH 4:35 . He made ready the bow, he chose his weapon,
WOH 4:36 He slung a spear upon him and fastened it . . .
WOH 4:37 He raised the club, in his right hand he grasped it,
WOH 4:38 The bow and the quiver he hung at his side.
WOH 4:39 He set the lightning in front of him,
WOH 4:40 With burning flame he filled his body.
WOH 4:41 He made a net to enclose the inward parts of Tiamat,
WOH 4:42 The four winds he stationed so that nothing of her might escape;
WOH 4:43 The South wind and the North wind and the East wind and the West wind
WOH 4:44 He brought near to the net, the gift of his father Anu.
WOH 4:45 He created the evil wind, and the tempest, and the hurricane,
WOH 4:46 And the fourfold wind, and the sevenfold wind, and the whirlwind, and the wind which had no equal;
WOH 4:47 He sent forth the winds which he had created, the seven of them;
WOH 4:48 T o disturb the inward parts of Tiamat, they followed after him.
WOH 4:49 Then the lord raised the thunderbolt, his mighty weapon,
WOH 4:50 He mounted the chariot, the storm unequalled for terror,
WOH 4:51 He harnessed and yoked unto it four horses,
WOH 4:52 Destructive, ferocious, overwhelming, and swift of pace;
WOH 4:53 [...] were their teeth, they were flecked with foam;
WOH 4:54 They were skilled in [...], they had been trained to trample underfoot.
WOH 4:55 [...], mighty in battle, 
WOH 4:56 Left and [right ...
WOH 4:57 His garment was [...], he was clothed with terror,
WOH 4:58 With overpowering brightness his head was crowned.
WOH 4:59 Then he set out, he took his way,
WOH 4:60 And towards the [rag]ing Tiamat he set his face.
WOH 4:61 On his lips he held [...],
WOH 4:62 ... [...] he grasped in his hand.
WOH 4:63 Then they beheld him, the gods beheld him,
WOH 4:64 The gods his fathers beheld him, the gods beheld him.
WOH 4:65 And the lord drew nigh, he gazed upon the inward parts of Tiamat,
WOH 4:66 He perceived the muttering of Kingu, her spouse.
WOH 4:67 As Marduk gazed, Kingu was troubled in his gait,
WOH 4:68 His will was destroyed and his motions ceased.
WOH 4:69 And the gods, his helpers, who marched by his side,
WOH 4:70 Beheld their leader's [...], and their sight was troubled.
WOH 4:71 But Tiamat [...], she turned not her neck,
WOH 4:72 With lips that failed not she uttered rebellious words:
WOH 4:73 "[...] thy coming as lord of the gods,
WOH 4:74 "From their places have they gathered, in thy place are they!"
WOH 4:75 Then the lord [raised] the thunderbolt, his mighty weapon,
WOH 4:76 [And against] Tiamat, who was raging, thus he sent the word:
WOH 4:77 "[Thou] art become great, thou hast exalted thyself on high,
WOH 4:78 "And thy [heart hath prompted] thee to call to battle.
WOH 4:79 "[...] their fathers [...],
WOH 4:80 "[...] their [...] thou hatest [...].
WOH 4:81 "[Thou hast exalted King]u to be [thy] spouse,
WOH 4:82 "[Thou hast . . . ] him, that, even as Anu, he should issue decrees.
WOH 4:83 "[...] thou hast followed after evil,
WOH 4:84 "And [against] the .gods my fathers thou hast contrived thy wicked plan.
WOH 4:85 "Let then thy host be equipped, let thy weapons be girded on!
WOH 4:86 "Stand! I and thou, let us join battle!"
WOH 4:87 When Tiamat heard these words,
WOH 4:88 She was like one possessed, she lost her reason.
WOH 4:89 Tiamat uttered wild, piercing cries,
WOH 4:90 She trembled and shook to her very foundations.
WOH 4:91 She recited an incantation, she pronounced her spell,
WOH 4:92 And the gods of the battle cried out for their weapons.
WOH 4:93 Then advanced Tiamat and Marduk, the counsellor of the gods;
WOH 4:94 To the fight they came on, to the battle they drew nigh.
WOH 4:95 The lord spread out his net and caught her,
WOH 4:96 And the evil wind that was behind him he let loose in her face.
WOH 4:97 As Tiamat opened her mouth to its full extent,
WOH 4:98 He drove in the evil wind, while as yet she had not shut her lips.
WOH 4:99 The terrible winds filled her belly,
WOH 4:100 And her courage was taken from her, and her mouth she opened wide.
WOH 4:101 He seized the spear and burst her belly,
WOH 4:102 He severed her inward parts, he pierced her heart.
WOH 4:103 He overcame her and cut off her life;
WOH 4:104 He cast down her body and stood upon it.
WOH 4:105 When he had slain Tiamat, the leader,
WOH 4:106 Her might was broken, her host was scattered.
WOH 4:107 And the gods her helpers, who marched by her side,
WOH 4:108 Trembled, and were afraid, and turned back.
WOH 4:109 They took to flight to save their lives;
WOH 4:110 But they were surrounded, so that they could not escape.
WOH 4:111 He took them captive, he broke their weapons;
WOH 4:112 In the net they were caught and in the snare they sat down.
WOH 4:113 The [...] ... of the world they filled with cries of grief.
WOH 4:114 They received punishment from him, they were held in bondage.
WOH 4:115 And on the eleven creatures which she had filled with the power of striking terror,
WOH 4:116 Upon the troop of devils, who marched at her [...],
WOH 4:117 He brought affliction, their strength [he ...];
WOH 4:118 Them and their opposition he trampled under his feet.
WOH 4:119 Moreover, Kingu, who had been exalted over them,
WOH 4:120 He conquered, and with the god Dug-ga he counted him.
WOH 4:121 He took from him the Tablets of Destiny that were not rightly his,
WOH 4:122 He sealed them with a seal and in his own breast he laid them.
WOH 4:123 Now after the hero Marduk had conquered and cast down his enemies,
WOH 4:124 And had made the arrogant foe even like ...,
WOH 4:125 And had fully established Anshar's triumph over the enemy,
WOH 4:126 And had attained the purpose of Nudimmud,
WOH 4:127 Over the captive gods he strengthened his durance,
WOH 4:128 And unto Tiamat, whom he had conquered, he returned.
WOH 4:129 And the lord stood upon Tiamat's hinder parts,
WOH 4:130 And with his merciless club he smashed her skull.
WOH 4:131 He cut through the channels of her blood,
WOH 4:132 And he made the North wind bear it away into secret places.
WOH 4:133 His fathers beheld, and they rejoiced and were glad;
WOH 4:134 Presents and gifts they brought unto him.
WOH 4:135 Then the lord rested, gazing upon her dead body,
WOH 4:136 While he divided the flesh of the ..., and devised a cunning plan.
WOH 4:137 He split her up like a flat fish into two halves;
WOH 4:139 One half of her he stablished as a covering for heaven.
WOH 4:138 He fixed a bolt, he stationed a watchman,
WOH 4:140 And bade them not to let her waters come forth.
WOH 4:141 He passed through the heavens, he surveyed the regions thereof,
WOH 4:142 And over against the Deep he set the dwelling of Nudimmud.
WOH 4:143 And the lord measured the structure of the Deep,
WOH 4:144 And he founded E-shara, a mansion like unto it.
WOH 4:145 The mansion E-shara which he created as heaven,
WOH 4:146 He caused Anu, Bźl, and Ea in their districts to inhabit.
WOH 5:1 He.i.e. Marduk made the stations for the great gods;
WOH 5:2 The stars, their images, as the stars of the Zodiac, he fixed.
WOH 5:3 He ordained the year and into sections he divided it;
WOH 5:4 For the twelve months he fixed three stars.
WOH 5:5 After he had [...] the days of the year [...] images,
WOH 5:6 He founded the station of Nibir 1to determine their bounds;
WOH 5:7 That none might err or go astray,
WOH 5:8 He set the station of Bźl and Ea along with him.
WOH 5:9 He opened great gates on both sides,
WOH 5:10 He made strong the bolt on the left and on the right.
WOH 5:11 In the midst thereof he fixed the zenith;
WOH 5:12 The Moon-god he caused to shine forth, the night he entrusted to him.
WOH 5:13 He appointed him, a being of the night, to determine the days;
WOH 5:14 Every month without ceasing with the crown he covered? him, saying:
WOH 5:15 "At the beginning of the month, when thou shinest upon the land,
WOH 5:16 "Thou commandest the horns to determine six days,
WOH 5:17 "And on the seventh day to [divide] the crown.
WOH 5:18 "On the fourteenth day thou shalt stand opposite, the half [...].
WOH 5:19 "When the Sun-god on the foundation of heaven [...] thee,
WOH 5:20 "The [...] thou shalt cause to ..., and thou shalt make his [...].
WOH 5:21 "[...] ... unto the path of the Sun-god shalt thou cause to draw nigh,
WOH 5:22 "[And on the ... day] thou shalt stand opposite, and the Sun-god shall ... [...]
WOH 5:23 "[...] to traverse her way.
WOH 5:24 "[...] thou shalt cause to draw nigh, and thou shalt judge the right.
WOH 5:25 "[...] to destroy
WOH 5:26 "[...] me.
WOH 5:68  From [...]
WOH 5:69 In E-sagil [...]
WOH 5:70 To establish [...]
WOH 5:71 The station of [...]
WOH 5:72 The great gods [...]
WOH 5:73 The gods [...]
WOH 5:74 He took and [...]
WOH 5:75 The gods [his fathers] beheld the net which he had made,
WOH 5:76 They beheld the bow and how [its work] was accomplished.
WOH 5:77 They praised the work which he had done [...]
WOH 5:78 Then Anu raised [the ...] in the assembly of the gods.
WOH 5:79 H e kissed the bow, saying, "It is [...]!"
WOH 5:80 And thus he named the names of the bow, saying,
WOH 5:81 "'Long-wood' shall be one name, and the second name [shall be ...]
WOH 5:82 "And its third name shall be the Bow-star, in heaven [shall it ...]"
WOH 5:83 Then he fixed a station for it [...]
WOH 5:84 Now after the fate of [...]
WOH 5:85 [He set] a throne [...]
WOH 5:86 [...] in heaven [...]
WOH 5:128 "[...] him [...]"
WOH 5:129 "[...] them [...]"
WOH 5:130 "[...] him [...]"
WOH 5:131 "[...] them [...]"
WOH 5:132 "[...] their [...] may [...]"
WOH 5:133 [...] the gods spake,
WOH 5:134 [...] the heavens [...]: 1
WOH 5:135 "[... your] son [...]"
WOH 5:136 "[...] our [...] hath he [...]"
WOH 5:137 "[...] he hath caused to live [...]"
WOH 5:138 "[...] splendour [...]"
WOH 5:139 "[...] not [...]!"
WOH 5:140 "[...] we [...]!"
WOH 6:1 When Marduk heard the word of the gods,
WOH 6:2 His heart prompted him and he devised [a cunning plan].
WOH 6:3 He opened his mouth and unto Ea [he spake],
WOH 6:4 [That which] he had conceived in his heart he imparted [unto him]:
WOH 6:5 "My blood will I take and bone will I [fashion],
WOH 6:6 "I will make man, that man may ... [...].
WOH 6:7 "I will create man who shall inhabit [the earth],"
WOH 6:8 "That the service of the gods may be established, and that [their] shrines 1 [may be built].
WOH 6:9 "But I will alter the ways of the gods, and I will change [their paths];
WOH 6:10 "Together shall they be oppressed 2, and unto evil shall [they ...]."
WOH 6:11 And Ea answered him and spake the word:
WOH 6:12 "[...] the [...] of the gods I have [changed]
WOH 6:13 [...] ... and one ... [...]
WOH 6:14 [...shall be de]stroyed and men will I [...]
WOH 6:15 [...] and the gods [...]
WOH 6:16 [...] ... and they [...]
WOH 6:17 [...] ... and the gods [...]
WOH 6:19 [...] the gods [...]
WOH 6:20 [...] the Anunnaki [...]
WOH 6:140 When [...] ... [...]
WOH 6:141 They rejoiced [...] ... [...]
WOH 6:142 In Upshukkinnaku they set [their dwelling].
WOH 6:143 Of the heroic son, their avenger, [they cried]:
WOH 6:144 "We, whom he succoured, ... [...]!"
WOH 6:145 They seated themselves and in the assembly they named [him ...],
WOH 6:146 They all [cried aloud ?, they exalted [him ...].
WOH 7:1 O Asari, "Bestower of planting," "[Founder of sowing],"
WOH 7:2 "Creator of grain and plants," "who caused [the green herb to spring up]!"
WOH 7:3 O Asaru-alim, "who is revered in the house of counsel," "[who aboundeth in counsel],"
WOH 7:4 The gods paid homage, fear [took hold upon them]!
WOH 7:5 O Asaru-alim-nuna, "the mighty one," "the Light of [the father who begat him],"
WOH 7:6 Who directeth the decrees of Anu, Bel, [and Ea]!"
WOH 7:7 He was their patron, he ordained [their . . . . ];
WOH 7:8 He, whose provision is abundance, goeth forth [...]!
WOH 7:9 Tutu [is]  1 "He who created them anew;"
WOH 7:10 Should their wants be pure, then are they [satisfied];
WOH 7:11 Should he make an incantation, then are the gods [appeased];
WOH 7:12 . Should they attack him in anger, he withstandeth [their onslaught]!
WOH 7:13 Let him therefore be exalted, and in the assembly of the gods [let him ...];
WOH 7:14 None among the gods can [rival him]!
WOH 7:15 Tutu is Zi-ukkina, "the Life of the host [of the gods],"
WOH 7:16 Who established for the gods the bright heavens.
WOH 7:17 He set them on their way, and ordained [their path ?]
WOH 7:18 Never shall his [...] deeds be forgotten among men.
WOH 7:19 Tutu as Zi-azag thirdly they named, "the Bringer 1 of Purification,"
WOH 7:20 "The God of the Favouring Breeze," "the Lord of Hearing and Mercy,"
WOH 7:21 "The Creator of Fulness and Abundance," "the Founder of Plenteousness,"
WOH 7:22 "Who increaseth all that is small."
WOH 7:23 "In sore distress we felt his favouring breeze,"
WOH 7:24 Let them say, let them pay reverence, let them bow in humility before him!
WOH 7:25 Tutu as Aga-azag may mankind fourthly magnify!
WOH 7:26 "The Lord of the Pure Incantation," "the Quickener of the Dead,"
WOH 7:27 "Who had mercy upon the captive gods,"
WOH 7:28 "Who removed the yoke from upon the gods his enemies,"
WOH 7:29 "For their forgiveness did he create mankind,"
WOH 7:30 "The Merciful One, with whom it is to bestow life!"
WOH 7:31 May his deeds endure, may they never be forgotten
WOH 7:32 In the mouth of mankind 1 whom his hands have made!
WOH 7:33 Tutu as Mu-azag, fifthly, his "Pure Incantation" may their mouth proclaim,
WOH 7:34 "Who through his Pure Incantation hath destroyed all the evil ones!"
WOH 7:35 Shag-zu, "who knoweth the heart of the gods," "who seeth through the innermost part!"
WOH 7:36 "The evil-doer he hath not caused to go forth with him!"
WOH 7:37 "Founder of the assembly of the gods," "[who ...] their heart! "
WOH 7:38 "Subduer of the disobedient," "[...]!"
WOH 7:39 "Who rebellion and [...]!"
WOH 7:41 Tutu as Zi-si, "the [...],
WOH 7:42 "Who put an end to anger," "[who ...]!"
WOH 7:43 Tutu as Suh-kur, thirdly, "the [Destroyer of the foe],"
WOH 7:44 "Who put their plans to confusion," "[...],"
WOH 7:45 "Who destroyed all the wicked," "[...],"
WOH 7:46 [...] let them [...]!
WOH 7:105 [...] ... [...] him,
WOH 7:106 [...] ... the star, which [shineth in the heavens].
WOH 7:107 May he hold the Beginning and the Future 1, may they 2 pay homage unto him,
WOH 7:108 Saying, "He who forced his way through the midst of Tiamat [without resting],
WOH 7:109 "Let his name be Nibiru, 'the Seizer of the Midst'!
WOH 7:110 "For the stars of heaven he upheld the paths,
WOH 7:111 "He shepherded all the gods like sheep!
WOH 7:112 "He conquered Tiamat, he troubled and ended her life,"
WOH 7:113 In the future of mankind, when the days grow old,
WOH 7:114 May this be heard without ceasing, may it hold sway for ever!
WOH 7:115 Since he created the realm of heaven and fashioned the firm earth,
WOH 7:116 "The Lord of the World," the father Bźl hath called his name.
WOH 7:117 This title, which all the Spirits of Heaven proclaimed,
WOH 7:118 Did Ea hear, and his spirit was rejoiced, and he said:
WOH 7:119 "He whose name his fathers have made glorious,
WOH 7:120 "Shall be even as I, his name shall be Ea!
WOH 7:121 "The binding of all my decrees shall he control,
WOH 7:122 "All my commands shall he make known! "
WOH 7:123 By the name of "Fifty" did the great gods
WOH 7:124 Proclaim his fifty names, they made his path pre-eminent." 1
WOH 7:125 Let them 2 be held in remembrance, and let the first man proclaim them;
WOH 7:126 Let the wise and the understanding consider them together!
WOH 7:127 Let the father repeat them and teach them to his son;
WOH 7:128 Let them be in the ears of the pastor and the shepherd!
WOH 7:129 Let a man rejoice in Marduk, the Lord of the gods,
WOH 7:130 That he may cause his land to be fruitful, and that he himself may have prosperity!
WOH 7:131 His word standeth fast, his command is unaltered;
WOH 7:132 The utterance of his mouth hath no god ever annulled.
WOH 7:133 He gazed in his anger, he turned not his neck;
WOH 7:134 When he is wroth, no god can withstand his indignation.
WOH 7:135 Wide is his heart, broad is his compassion;
WOH 7:136 The sinner and evil-doer in his presence [...].
WOH 7:137 They received instruction, they spake before him,
WOH 7:138 [...] unto [...].
WOH 7:139 [...] of Marduk may the gods [...].
WOH 7:140 [May] they [... his ] name [...]!
WOH 7:141 [...] they took and [...];