90. That on which she stood split in twain at the words, 91. She recited an incantation, she pronounced her spell. 92. The gods of battle demanded their weapons.[1] [Footnote 1: I.e., the gods were impatient to begin the fight.] 93. Tiamat and Marduk, the envoy of the gods, roused themselves, 94. They advanced to fight each other, they drew nigh in battle. 95. The Lord cast his net and made it to enclose her, 96. The evil wind that had its place behind him he let out in her face. 97. Tiamat opened her mouth to its greatest extent, 98. Marduk made the evil wind to enter [it] whilst her lips were unclosed. 99. The raging winds filled out her belly, 100. Her heart was gripped, she opened wide her mouth [panting]. 101. Marduk grasped the spear, he split up her belly, 102. He clave open her bowels, he pierced [her] heart, 103. He brought her to nought, he destroyed her life. 104. He cast down her carcase, he took up his stand upon it, 105. After Marduk had slain Tiamat the chief, 106. Her host was scattered, her levies became fugitive, 107. And the gods, her allies, who had marched at her side, 108. Quaked with terror, and broke and ran 109. And betook themselves to flight to save their lives. 110. But they found themselves hemmed in, they could not escape, 111. Marduk tied them up, he smashed their weapons. 112. They were cast into the net, and they were caught in the snare, 113. The ... of the world they filled with [their] cries of grief. 114. They received [Marduk's] chastisement, they were confined in restraint, 115. And [on] the Eleven Creatures which Tiamat had filled with awfulness, 116. The company of the devils that marched at her ... 117. He threw fetters, he ... their sides. 118. They and their resistance he trod under his feet. 119. The god Kingu who had been magnified over them 120. He crushed, he esteemed him [as little worth] as the god Dugga, (as a dead god?). 121. Marduk took from him the TABLET OF DESTINIES, which should never have been his, 122. He sealed it with a seal[1] and fastened it on his breast [Footnote 1: By impressing his seal on the Tablet Marduk proved his ownership of the Tablet, and made his claim to it legal.] 123. After he had crushed and overthrown his enemies, 124. He made the haughty enemy to be like the dust underfoot. 125. He established completely Anshar's victory over the enemy, 126. The valiant Marduk achieved the object of Nudimmud (Ea),[1] [Footnote 1: This is an oblique way of saying that Marduk succeeded where Ea failed.] 127. He imposed strict restraint on the gods whom he had made captive. 128. He turned back to Tiamat whom he had defeated, 129. The Lord [Marduk] trampled on the rump of Tiamat, 130. With his unsparing club he clave her skull. 131. He slit open the channels (i.e., arteries) of her blood. 132. He caused the North Wind to carry it away to a place underground. 133. His fathers (i.e., the gods) looked on, they rejoiced, they were glad.