STT 1, 010 [Enuma Eliš 7]

ASARE, bestower of arable land, who [...] a plan,

creator of barley and flax, who makes vegetation grow.

ASARALIM, who is honoured in the council hall, whose advice is supreme,

whom the gods attend to (and) who does not fear.

ASARALIMNUNA, the reverently greeted one, light of the father, [his] begetter,

who puts in order the instructions of Anu, Ellil, Ea and Niššiku8.

He is their provisioner, who assigns their shares,

whose adornment increases abundance for the land.

TUTU is he, creator of their renewal,

he shall purify [their] sanctuaries that they [may be] restful;

he shall fashion an incantation that the gods may rest,

should they rise in fury, [...] their [chests].

he shall be the highest in [...], his [fathers],

nobody among the gods [can equal] him [...].

ZIUKKIN, life of [...],

[who] established [...],

[to] spare [them ...].

The merciful one [...],

[...] shall become permanent and not [...]

from the mouths of the black-headed people [...]

TUKU, fifthly, [...] his incantation-formula [...],

who, with his pure incantation, tore out [...].

ŠAZU, who knows the heart of the gods [...],

who is not one who lets an evildoer go out [...],

establisher of the assembly of the gods, satisfier [...],

subjugator of the unsubmissive ones, [...] their [...] protection,

who makes the truth prosper, who removes [...],

who [...] falsehood and [...].

As ZISI, who suppressed [..., they shall praise him] constantly,

who expelled the deathly hush from the bodies of the gods, his fathers.

SUHRIM, [...] all their enemies with the weapon,

who squandered [...], who turned (them) into wind,

who destroyed all the villains, as many as approached him.

The gods, they shall continually sing joyful songs in the assembly.

SUHGURIM, fourthly, provider of attention for the gods, his fathers,

who removed the enemies (and) destroyed their offspring,

who squandered their deeds, not saving anything of them,

his name shall be invoked and spoken in the land.

Future people shall think about him fifthly as ZAHRIM,

destroyer of all the enemies, all the unsubmissive ones,

who brought all the runaway gods into their chapels.

This name of his shall become firmly established.

Moreover, they shall praise him everywhere sixthly as ZAHGURIM,

it is he who destroyed all enemies in battle.

ENBILULU, [...] who supplies them copiously ...,

the strong one who named them, provider of taklīmu-offerings,

who kept pasture (and) watering place in order (and) established (them) for the land,

who opened canals (and) distributed abundant water.

They shall invoke him secondly as EPADUN, lord of deserted land and desolation,

irrigation controller of heaven and Underworld, establisher of the furrow,

who established pure arable land in the open country,

who keeps dyke and ditch in order (and) planned the furrow.

They shall praise him [...] as GUGAL, irrigation controller of the gods' canals,

[...] of plenty, abundance, [...] stores (of crops),

[...] of riches, the one who grants the inhabited world prosperity.

[...] of sheep, creator [...].

[...] who accumulates plenty for the people [...],

[...] the extensive earth, who supplies copiously [...].

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

[... his] strength [...],

[...] ... [...] the naming of Anšar.

IRUGGA, plunderer of them all inside [...],

who gathered all intelligence (and) is of wide wisdom.

IRQINGU, who plundered Qingu like an enemy in a battle,

organizer of all instructions, establisher of [...].

KINMA, commander of all the gods, giver of [...],

at whose name the gods [...] like (a reed in) a storm wind.

ESISKUR [...] high up in the house of prayer,

the gods shall bring in their presents before him

until he receives their gifts.

No one (else) of the gods creates artful things,

the four (regions) of black-headed people are his creation,

Apart from him, none [...] knows the plan of their days.

GIRU, establisher of the projection of a [weapon],

who created artful things in the battle with Tiamat,

(and) is wide in intelligence, competent [...],

a deep heart that [...] in their totality do not [...].

ADDU shall be his name, he shall cover the whole of heaven,

his sweet voice shall ... [...] over the earth,

the roar of the clouds shall reach fullness and

give sustenance to the people below.

AŠARU, who, like his name, mustered the gods of destinies,

he is the carer of the totality of all the people.

As NEBERU, he shall control the crossing place of heaven and Underworld,

they should not cross above or below, but wait for him.

Neberu is his star, which he made appear in the sky,

it shall hold the turning-point so that they shall look upon him.

Indeed, he who crosses the sea tirelessly again and again,

his name shall be Neberu (Ferry), the one who takes its centre.

He shall fix the paths of the heavenly stars and

he shall pasture [...] like a flock.

[...] shall flourish, [...].

His word is reliable, his command unchanged,

no god can overturn the utterance of his mouth.

When he regards (them) malevolently, he does not turn his neck,

when he becomes angry, no god can face his anger,

his heart is deep, his mind wide,

before whom guilt ... are sought out.

The revelation which the first one recited before him (Marduk),

he put down in writing for the hearing of future people.

... Marduk, who created the Igigi gods,

they shall diminish like ... (and) invoke (him).

His proclamation is the song of Marduk,

who bound Tiamat and took kingship.

Written document of Nabu-ahhe-šallim.