STT 1, 005 [Enuma Eliš 4]

'[...] the constellation [...],

'[...], so that [...] can become intact.'

[...] the constellation [...],

[...] the constellation was created.

[...] the gods his fathers [...],

[...]: 'Marduk is king'.

[....], throne, and palû-symbol of kingship,

[...] that cannot be faced, one that repels enemies, (saying):

'[...] slit the throat of Tiamat,

'may [...] bring [...] for news.'

The gods his fathers [...] the destiny of the lord,

they set him off on [...] and obedience.

[...], he appointed it his weapon,

he nocked [...], he fixed the bowstring for it.

[...] the miṭṭu-weapon, he made his right hand grasp it,

he hung [...] the quiver at his side.

[...] lightning in front of him,

he filled his body with blazing [...].

[...] a net to encircle the innards of Tiamat,

he mustered the [...] winds so that none of her might escape.

[...], north wind, east wind, west wind,

the gift of his father Anu, [...], he put near the net.

[...] the destructive wind, the evil wind, the storm wind, the dust storm,

[...], the 7 winds, the whirlwind, the irresistible wind.

[He sent out] the winds that he had created, the seven of them,

to disturb [...] of Tiamat, they had arisen behind him.

The lord raised the flood, his great weapon,

he rode [...] of the storm, that cannot be faced, terrible.

He hitched to it the team of four, he harnessed them at its side:

'Murderer', 'Merciless One', ' Destroyer', 'Flyer'.

(Their) lips [...], their teeth [...] poison,

they did not know getting tired, they knew overwhelming.

[...] on his right terrifying battle and combat,

on the left war that repels all allies.

He was clad in a garment of a battle-array of terrors,

he was wearing on his head an aura of terrifying appearance.

The lord started out, he advanced on his way,

he set his face [...] Tiamat who was furious.

He was holding an incantation on his lips,

while gripping in his hand [...].

[...], they were running round him,

[...] were running round him.

[... bloated ...],

[...], she opened [...] wide.

[...], he broke open her stomach,

[...], he split (her) insides.

[...] he extinguished her life,

he threw down [...], he stood on it.

[...] he had killed Tiamat the leader,

he dispersed her troops, he scattered her assembly.

And the gods, her helpers, the ones who went at her side,

began to tremble, they became afraid, they turned their course.

They tried to escape to save their (lit. his) lives,

(but) were surrounded (and) could not flee.

He confined them, he smashed their weapons,

Thrown into the net, they sat down in the hunting trap.

They were taking refuge in the corners, they were full of moaning,

they were bearing her punishment, they were held in captivity.

Moreover her eleven creatures, who were adorned with terrors,

[...] demons, the ones who went as grooms on her right,

[...] nose-ropes, he bound their arms,

[...] their battle he trampled beneath him.

[...] among them,

[...] counted him with the Dead Gods.

[...] the tablet of destinies inappropriately his,

he sealed [...] and attached (it) on his chest.

[...] he had defeated (and) smote [...],

he had silenced [...] ...,

he had established totally [...] over the enemies,

Marduk the hero had achieved [...] of Nudimmud,

he strengthened his captivity [...] bound [...],

he turned back [...] whom he had defeated.

The lord [...] Tiamat's base,

[...] merciless [...] he shattered the skull.

[...] the veins of her blood,

he made [...] carry (it) for news.

His [fathers ...], they became joyful, they rejoiced,

they had delivered [...], they to him.

[...], he looked at her corpse,

[...] to create artful things.

[...] dried [...] into her two parts,

[...] he made the sky into a roof.

[...], he posted [...],

he ordered [...].

[...], he examined [...],

[...] of Nudimmud.

[...] the form [...],