They prepared for him a lordly chamber
Before his fathers as prince he took his place
"Thou art chiefest among the great gods
"Thy fate is unequalled, thy word is Anu!
"O Marduk, thou art chiefest among the great gods
"Thy fate is unequalled, thy word is Anu!
"Henceforth not without avail shall be thy command
"In thy power shall it be to exalt and to abase
"Established shall be the word of thy mouth, irresistible shall be thy command
"None among the gods shall transgress thy boundary
"Abundance, the desire of the shrines of the gods
"Shall be established in thy sanctuary, even though they lack (offerings
"O Marduk, thou art our avenger!
"We give thee sovereignty over the whole world
"Sit thou down in night, be exalted in thy command
"Thy weapon shall never lose its power, it shall crush thy foe
"O lord, spare the life of him that putteth his trust in thee
"But as for the god who began the rebellion, pour out his life."
Then set they in their midst a garment
And unto Marduk their first-born they spake
"May thy fate, O lord, be supreme among the gods
"To destroy and to create; speak thou the word, and (thy command) shall be fulfilled
"Command now and let the garment vanish
"And speak the word again and let the garment reappear!"
Then he spake with his mouth, and the garment vanished
Again he commanded it, and the garment reappeared
When the gods, his fathers, beheld (the fulfilment of) his word
They rejoiced, and they did homage (unto him, saying), " Marduk is king! "
They bestowed upon him the sceptre, and the throne, and the ring
They give him an invincible weapon, which overwhelmeth the foe
"Go, and cut off the life of Tiamat
"And let the wind carry her blood into secret places."
After the gods his fathers had decreed for the lord his fate
They caused him to set out on a path of prosperity and success
He made ready the bow, he chose his weapon
He slung a spear upon him and fastened it
He raised the club, in his right hand he grasped (it
The bow and the quiver he hung at his side
He set the lightning in front of him
With burning flame he filled his body
He made a net to enclose the inward parts of Tiamat
The four winds he stationed so that nothing of her might escape
The South wind and the North wind and the East wind and the West wind
He brought near to the net, the gift of his father Anu
He created the evil wind, and the tempest, and the hurricane
And the fourfold wind, and the sevenfold wind, and the whirlwind, and the wind which had no equal
He sent forth the winds which he had created, the seven of them
T o disturb the inward parts of Tiamat, they followed after him
Then the lord raised the thunderbolt, his mighty weapon
He mounted the chariot, the storm unequalled for terror
He harnessed and yoked unto it four horses
Destructive, ferocious, overwhelming, and swift of pace
were their teeth, they were flecked with foam
They were skilled in , they had been trained to trample underfoot
His garment was , he was clothed with terror
With overpowering brightness his head was crowned
Then he set out, he took his way
And towards the [rag]ing Tiamat he set his face
Then they beheld him, the gods beheld him
The gods his fathers beheld him, the gods beheld him
And the lord drew nigh, he gazed upon the inward parts of Tiamat
He perceived the muttering of Kingu, her spouse
As (Marduk) gazed, (Kingu) was troubled in his gait
His will was destroyed and his motions ceased
And the gods, his helpers, who marched by his side
Beheld their leader's , and their sight was troubled
But Tiamat , she turned not her neck
With lips that failed not she uttered rebellious words
" thy coming as lord of the gods
"From their places have they gathered, in thy place are they!"
Then the lord [raised] the thunderbolt, his mighty weapon
And against] Tiamat, who was raging, thus he sent (the word
"[Thou] art become great, thou hast exalted thyself on high
"And thy [heart hath prompted] thee to call to battle
"[Thou hast exalted King]u to be [thy] spouse
"[Thou hast . . . ] him, that, even as Anu, he should issue decrees
" thou hast followed after evil
"And [against] the .gods my fathers thou hast contrived thy wicked plan
"Let then thy host be equipped, let thy weapons be girded on!
"Stand! I and thou, let us join battle!"
When Tiamat heard these words
She was like one possessed, she lost her reason
Tiamat uttered wild, piercing cries
She trembled and shook to her very foundations
She recited an incantation, she pronounced her spell
And the gods of the battle cried out for their weapons
Then advanced Tiamat and Marduk, the counsellor of the gods
To the fight they came on, to the battle they drew nigh
The lord spread out his net and caught her
And the evil wind that was behind (him) he let loose in her face
As Tiamat opened her mouth to its full extent
He drove in the evil wind, while as yet she had not shut her lips
The terrible winds filled her belly
And her courage was taken from her, and her mouth she opened wide
He seized the spear and burst her belly
He severed her inward parts, he pierced (her) heart
He overcame her and cut off her life
He cast down her body and stood upon it
When he had slain Tiamat, the leader
Her might was broken, her host was scattered
And the gods her helpers, who marched by her side
Trembled, and were afraid, and turned back
They took to flight to save their lives
But they were surrounded, so that they could not escape
He took them captive, he broke their weapons
In the net they were caught and in the snare they sat down
The ... of the world they filled with cries of grief
They received punishment from him, they were held in bondage
And on the eleven creatures which she had filled with the power of striking terror
Upon the troop of devils, who marched at her
He brought affliction, their strength [he
Them and their opposition he trampled under his feet
Moreover, Kingu, who had been exalted over them
He conquered, and with the god Dug-ga he counted him
He took from him the Tablets of Destiny that were not rightly his
He sealed them with a seal and in his own breast he laid them
Now after the hero Marduk had conquered and cast down his enemies
And had made the arrogant foe even like
And had fully established Anshar's triumph over the enemy
And had attained the purpose of Nudimmud
Over the captive gods he strengthened his durance
And unto Tiamat, whom he had conquered, he returned
And the lord stood upon Tiamat's hinder parts
And with his merciless club he smashed her skull
He cut through the channels of her blood
And he made the North wind bear it away into secret places
His fathers beheld, and they rejoiced and were glad
Presents and gifts they brought unto him
Then the lord rested, gazing upon her dead body
While he divided the flesh of the ..., and devised a cunning plan
He split her up like a flat fish into two halves
One half of her he stablished as a covering for heaven
He fixed a bolt, he stationed a watchman
And bade them not to let her waters come forth
He passed through the heavens, he surveyed the regions (thereof
And over against the Deep he set the dwelling of Nudimmud
And the lord measured the structure of the Deep
And he founded E-shara, a mansion like unto it
The mansion E-shara which he created as heaven
He caused Anu, Bêl, and Ea in their districts to inhabit