121. He took from him the tablets of destiny, not rightly his, 122. He sealed them with a seal, in his own breast he laid them. 123. After his enemies he had seized and destroyed, 124. His arrogant foe had completely humiliated (?), 125. The triumph of Anshar over the foe had fully established, 126. The wish of Nudimmud had accomplished, Marduk, the warrior 127. Over the bound gods strengthened his hold, 128. Unto Tiâmat, whom he had bound, he turned back. 129. The lord trod upon Tiâmat’s feet 130. And with his unsparing weapon crushed her head. 131. He cut through the veins of her blood, 132. He caused the north wind to bear it to secret places. 133. His fathers saw it; they rejoiced, they exulted, 134. Gifts and presents they brought unto him. 135. Then the lord rested; he gazed upon her body, 136. The flesh of the monster he divided; he formed a cunning plan. 137. He split her open like a flat fish into two halves, 138. One half of her he established and made a covering of the heavens, 139. He drew a bolt, he established a guard, 140. And not to let her waters come out, he commanded. 141. He passed through the heavens, he surveyed the regions, 142. Over against the deep he set the dwelling of Nudimmud. 143. The structures of the deep the lord measured, 144. As a palace like unto it he founded Esharra. 145. In the palace Esharra which he built in the heavens, 146. He caused Anu, Ellil, and Ea at their stations to dwell. Tablet V 1. He [Marduk] ordained the stations of the great gods; 2. As stars their likenesses as constellations of the zodiac he placed. 3. He ordained the year, into parts he divided it, 4. For the twelve months he established three stars. 5. After the days of the year he had fashioned as images, 6. He founded the station of Jupiter, to determine their bounds; 7. That none might go wrong or err, 8. The station of Bel he established, and Ea by his side. 9. He opened gates on both sides. 10. A lock he made strong on the left and the right, 11. In the midst thereof he placed the zenith; 12. The moon-god he caused to shine; the night he entrusted to him. 13. He appointed him a being of the night, to determine the days; 14. Monthly, without ceasing, into a crown he made him, [saying:] 15. “At the beginning of the month shine upon the lands, 16. Horns exhibit, to determine six days; 17. On the seventh day let the tiara disappear; 18. On the fourteenth day thou shalt stand over against the [two] halves. 19. When the sun-god on the horizon ........... thee, 20. Thou ......... to be resplendent, and thou shalt turn (?) backward (?) 21. [Fourteen days] unto the path of the sun-god thou shalt approach, 22. [On the 28th day] thou shalt approach the sun-god ...........