"In those ancient days, when the good destinies had been decreed, and after An and Enlil had set up the divine rules o…"

"Enki knit together the marshlands, making young and old reeds grow there; he made birds and fish teem in the pools an…"

"Fish insulted Bird on that day. But Bird, with multicoloured plumage and multicoloured face, was convinced of its own…"

"Your words are sterling words, such as delight the heart."

"Father Enki be praised!"

"Like Enki, king of the abzu, I am successful in finding solutions, and am wise in words."

"How has your heart become so arrogant, while you yourself are so lowly? … In the great marshes and the wide lagoons, …"

"Strutting about in the royal palace is my glory."

"You utter fool! Dumb, muddle-headed Fish! … Swine, rascal, gorging yourself upon your own excrement, you freak!"

"All full of lies."