Marduk, the Son of the Sun, the heir of the bright-sky who shattered the silence of the deep. Marukka, the Protector of the Created, who shelters the clay-men from the cold-draft of the void. Marutukku, the Master of the Holy Incantation, whose voice is the thunder that clears the stagnant air. Barashakushu, the Bestower of the Throne, who sits in the center of the world-house and weighs the souls of kings. Lugaladimankia, the King of the Totality of Heaven and Earth, who bound the upper-vault to the lower-dust. Narilugaldimmerankia, the Director of the Gods, who assigns the stars their paths so they do not stumble in the dark. Asarluhi, the Wielder of the Blinding-Brush, who wipes the soot of the first-fire from the face of the moon. Namtillaku, the Lord of the Secret-Life, who breathes the spark into the lung before the first cry. Namru, the Radiant-One, whose skin reflects the light of the sun-god into the deepest crevices of the earth. Asare, the Lord of the Fertile-Field, who taught the silt of the river to hunger for the seed. Asarualim, the Bestower of Counsel, whose wisdom is the anchor for the ship of the state. Asarualimnunna, the Great-Light of the Father-Creator, who illuminates the path for the gods of the high-house. Tutu, the Maker of the Renewal, who winds the silver-clock of the horizon every morning. Ziukkinna, the Life of the Host, who keeps the blood of the people moving like the tide of the sea. Ziku, the Lord of the Pure-Air, who blew the salt-smoke of Tiamat out of the lungs of the world. Agaku, the Master of the Holy Spell, who turned the poison of the serpent into the medicine of the healer. Tazu, the Knower of the Hidden-Root, who sees the plant before it breaks the crust of the dry-ground. Shazu, the Knower of the Inward-Heart, who sifts the thoughts of men like a merchant sifting gold from sand. Zisi, the Silencer of the Rebellious, who places his hand upon the mouth of the one who speaks of chaos. Suhrim, the Eradicator of the Enemy, who burns the memory of the traitor until even his name is ash. Guhrim, the Destroyer of the False-Seed, who pulls the weed of darkness from the garden of the gods. Zahrim, the Crusher of the Haughty, who breaks the iron-will of those who would rise against the light. Zahgurim, the Slayer of the Abyss-Brood, who turned the eleven-monsters into the doorposts of the temple. Enbilulu, the Lord of the Abundance, who channeled the tears of the Mother into the irrigation-ditches of the plain. Epadun, the Waterer of the Furrow, who leads the river to the mouth of the thirsty grain. Gugal, the Canal-Master, who drew the lines upon the earth that the floods must follow. Hegal, the Bringer of the Rain, who unlocks the clouds with a key of copper and flint. Sirsir, the Conqueror of the Mountain-Wave, who rode the back of the storm until it was tamed. Malah, the Pilot of the World-Bark, who steers the earth through the currents of the night-void. Gil, the Seed-Giver, the keeper of the eternal-husk who protects the life-grain from the rot. Gilma, the Founder of the City-Walls, who taught men to bake the brick and defy the desert-wind. Agilma, the Lord of the High-Clouds, who stretches the canopy of the sky to shade the worker in the field. Zulum, the Divider of the Portions, who ensures the harvest is shared and the scales are honest. Mummu, the Creator of the Mold, who holds the pattern for every living thing in his palm. Zulummar, the Giver of the Strength, who hardens the bone of the warrior and the heart of the king. Gishnumunab, the Lord of the Forest, who taught the cedar to reach for the sun and the willow to weep. Lugalabdubur, the King of the Outer-Limit, who stands at the edge of the world where the stars fall. Pagalguenna, the Chief of the Assembly, who silences the bickering of the gods with a single glance. Lugaldurmah, the Lord of the Bound-Bond, who tied the knot of the stars so the sky would not unravel. Aranunna, the Counselor of the First-Father, the voice of reason that calmed the elder-gods in their fear. Dumuduku, the Dweller of the Holy-Mound, who guards the spot where the first-dry-land rose from the deep. Lugallanubia, the King of the Star-Path, who mapped the wandering planets so they would not lose their way. Lugalguenna, the Lord of the Great-Strength, who lifted the heavy-dome of heaven upon his shoulders. Lugalabdushurur, the Vanquisher of the Storm-Demon, who caught the lightning in a net of silver. Lugal-durmah, the Unshakable Pillar, the center-post of the universe that cannot be moved by any wind. Aduadu, the Master of the Flood-Gates, who holds the key to the deep-water-vaults. Dumuduku, the Son of the Holy-Mound, whose presence makes the temple-stone glow in the dark. Lugal-shuanna, the King of the High-Hand, who reached into the fire and pulled out the fate of man. Lugal-dimmer-ankia, the Lord of the Two-Worlds, who walks both the halls of the bright-ones and the dust of the dead. Nibiru, the Star of the crossing.
