"Above the Apsû | Dwelling place that you occupy; | As a copy of the Ešarra | Which I myself built for you, | But furt…"

"I want to condense some blood, | Building a framework | And thus create a human prototype, | Who will be called "Man"…"

"Marduk redeemed the gods following Tiāmat from slavery, he freed them from slavery by creating men and making them ca…"

"Among all the gods of the Babylonian-Assyrian pantheon he was the one who had the most widespread and long-lasting cu…"

"The cult of Marduk flourished again during the Persian lordship through the work of Cyrus II of Persia, who with fine…"

"Originally he was a solar god in general, in the local aspect the sun-god of Eridu, and his cult connected with the w…"

"His nature was exuberant; | His withering gaze; | He was a made man from birth, | And full of strength from the begin…"

"Its shapes are incredible, | Admirable: | Impossible to imagine, | Unbearable to watch. | Four are his eyes, | And hi…"

"Oh Marduk, only you emerge | Among the Great Gods! | Your destiny is unmatched, | Your command, sovereign! | From now…"

"It has been said that man is a rational animal; while this formulation is insufficient and ill-sounding, it nonethele…"