STT 1, 002 [Enuma Eliš 2]

[...] her (Tiamat's) offspring.

[...] Apsu [...] she did evil,

[...] to Ea [...] she had prepared [...].

Ea [...] that declaration,

he grew still [...] in silence.

[...] he had reflected and his anger had calmed,

he advanced [...] Anšar, his father.

He entered before the father, his parent, Anšar,

he repeated to him [...] Tiamat plotted:

'[...], Tiamat, our parent, hates us,

'she is provided with an assembly, she is furiously angry.

'All the gods turned to her,

'[...] those whom you created, going at her side.

'They grouped together, standing at Tiamat's side,

'furious, plotting, not resting night and day.

'They are waging war, enraged, angry,

'they are provided with an assembly, so that they can create conflict : Mother Hubur, creator of everything,

'added irresistible weapons, gave birth to monster snakes.

'They had pointed teeth, they were merciless in ... : she filled their bodies with venom instead of blood.

'She clothed [...] great dragons with terrors,

'[...], she made (them) like a god:

"[...], let [...] rear up, so that they shall not turn back."

'[...] Hairy Heroes,'

(Marduk saying to Anšar:) 'Collectively in Ubšukkinnakku [...] joyfully,

'by opening my mouth let me determine destinies instead of you.

'All that I create shall not be changed,

'let the pronouncement of my lips not be retracted, let it not be altered.'

After it (the next tablet begins): Anšar opened his mouth.

Written and checked according to its original. Hand of Iddi-Meslamtaea, [...]

[...] ... may he take him away. He who [...]

[...] ... [...]