130. To raise the conquering weapon, to lead the attack, 131. To direct the battle, as commander-in-chief; 132. To him she entrusted it, made him sit in purple (?): 133. “Thy spell I have uttered; in the assembly of gods I have made thee great. 134. The sovereignty of all the gods, I have placed in thy hand 135. Surely thou art exalted, my only spouse! 136. May they magnify thy name over all the Anunnaki.” 137. She gave him the tablets of destiny, on his breast she laid them: 138. “Thy command shall be unalterable, established, thy word.” 139. Now Kingu was exalted, he received the highest rank, 140. Among the gods, his sons, he fixed fate: 141. “The opening of your mouth shall quench the fire-god; 142. Who so is exalted in excellence, let him increase in might.” Tablet II 1. Tiâmat made mighty her work 2. [Evil] she cherished against the gods, her offspring. 3. [To avenge] Apsu, Tiâmat planned evil. 4. Her [forces] how she joined, to Ea was divulged. 5. Ea [hearkened] to this thing, 6. He was thrown into [great] straits, he sat in silence. 7. [The days] went by; his anger was appeased, 8. [To the place] of Anshar, his father, he proceeded. 9. [He went] before the father who begat him, Anshar, 10. [All that] Tiâmat had planned he repeated unto him. 11. “Tiâmat, our mother, has come to hate us; 12. Her assembly is set; with rage she is hot; 13. Turned unto her are the gods, all of them, 14. With those ye created, they walk at her side. 15. They have separated themselves; at the side of Tiâmat they go; 16. They rage, they plan; they rest not day or night.” (Lines 17-48 continue the literal repetition of lines 109-142 of the first tablet which was begun in lines 15, 16. After this the narrative continues:) 49. [When Anshar heard how Tiâmat] was greatly in disorder, 50. [He smote his breast], he bit his lip, 51. [His mind was disturbed], his heart was not at rest, 52. ................................ his cry was wrung from him. 53. [Away Ea, my son, go forth to] battle! 54. ............................ my work (?) thou shalt establish! 55. [Mummu and] Apsu thou hast already struck down. 56. [Kill also Kin]gu who comes up before her 57. ................................ deliberation. 58. ............................ gods Nudimmud. (A break of ten or twelve lines occurs at this point in the tablet.) 72. [Anshar] spoke to his son [a word]: 73. “Thou, this [son of mine], my warrior, 74. [Whose strength is mighty], whose attack irresistible, 75. [Go], stand before Tiâmat, 76. [That] her wrath [may be appeased], her heart softened, 77. [But if] she will not hearken to thy word, 78. Our [word] shalt thou speak to her, that she may be appeased.” 79. [He heard] the utterance of his father Anshar,