Men uttered lamentation, [they
For their lamentation there was none [to help
For their grief there was none to take [them by the hand
Tiamat 2 was the dragon !
Bêl in heaven hath formed
Fifty kaspu in his length, one kaspu [his height], 3
Six cubits is his mouth, twelve cubits [his
Twelve cubits is the circuit of his [ears
For the space of sixty cubits he a bird
In water nine cubits deep he draggeth
He raiseth his tail on high
In heaven the gods bowed themselves down before [the Moon-god
The border of the Moon-god's robe they hasti[ly grasped
"Who will go and [slay] the dragon, 1
"And deliver the broad land [from
"And become king [over ...]?"
"Go, Tishhu, [slay] the dragon
"And deliver the broad land [from
"And become king [over ...]?"
"Thou hast sent me, O lord, [to ...] the raging (creatures) 2 of the river
"But I know not the of the Dragon!" [The rest of the Obverse and the upper part of the Reverse of the tablet are wanting
And ...] opened his mouth and [spake] unto the god 1
"Stir up cloud, and storm [and tempest]!
"The seal of thy life [shalt thou set] before thy face
"Thou shalt grasp it, and thou shalt [slay] the dragon."
He stirred up cloud, and storm [and tempest
He [set] the seal of his life before his face
He grasped it, and [he slew] the dragon
For three years and three months, one day and [one night] 2
The blood of the dragon flowed 3