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1.1 Marduk Marduk deus god potentissimus most powerful Babylōniōrum of Babylonians erat was quī who in in templō temple magnificō magnificent habitābat lived
1.2 Pater father eius his Ea Ea sapiēns wise deus god aquārum of waters erat was quī who fīliō to son magnās great potestātēs powers dederat had given
1.3 Ūnō on one diē day Tiāmat Tiamat dea goddess maris of sea īrāta angry tempestātēs storms immānēs immense contrā against deōs gods excitāvit stirred up
1.4 Omnēs all deī gods timēbant were fearing et and nēmō no one contrā against mōnstrum monster terribile terrible pugnāre to fight audēbat was daring
1.5 Marduk Marduk autem however fortis brave iuvenis young man ad to cōnsilium council deōrum of gods vēnit came et and auxilium help obtulit offered
1.6 Sī if mē me rēgem king deōrum of gods creābitis you will create inquit said ego I Tiāmat Tiamat superābō will overcome et and pācem peace restituam I will restore
1.7 Deī gods laetī happy Marduk Marduk rēgem king creāvērunt created et and eī to him potestātem power maximam greatest dedērunt gave
1.8 Quattuor four ventōs winds in in manū hand tenēbat he was holding et and arcum bow fulgurantem flashing gerēbat was carrying quem which pater father eī to him donāverat had given
1.9 Currum chariot nūbium of clouds cōnscendit he mounted et and ad to Tiāmat Tiamat horribilem horrible celeriter swiftly vectus carried est was
1.10 Tiāmat Tiamat īrāta angry aquās waters turbidās turbulent movēbat was moving et and undique from all sides mōnstra monsters marina marine convocābat was calling together
1.11 Subitō suddenly Marduk Marduk ventōs winds īnfestōs hostile contrā against deam goddess immīsit sent in quī which ōs mouth apertum open eius her implēvērunt filled
1.12 Dum while Tiāmat Tiamat ventīs by winds sufflātur is blown up Marduk Marduk sagittam arrow fulmineam lightning in into ventrem belly mōnstrī of monster coniecit threw
1.13 Victō with conquered mōnstrō monster Marduk Marduk corpus body immāne immense dīvīsit divided et and ex from partibus parts eius its caelum sky et and terram earth creāvit created
1.14 Ex from sanguine blood Tiāmatis of Tiamat hominēs humans fēcit made quī who deōs gods colere to worship et and templā temples aedificāre to build dēbēbant had to
1.15 Babylōniam Babylon urbem city sacram sacred condidit founded ubi where templum temple altum high eī to him dēdicātum dedicated est was
1.16 Omnēs all deī gods Marduk Marduk rēgem king laudābant were praising et and quīnquāgintā fifty nōmina names honoris of honor causā for the sake eī to him dedērunt gave
1.17 Summus highest sacerdōs priest deī of god quotannīs yearly fēstum festival magnō with great cum with splendōre splendor celebrābat was celebrating
1.18 Rēx king ipse himself ante before statuam statue Mardukī of Marduk prōcumbēbat was prostrating et and deō to god urbis of city protēctōrī protector supplicābat was beseeching
1.19 Marduk Marduk deinde then in among stellās stars collocātus placed est was unde whence rēs affairs hūmānās human prōspiciēbat was looking forth at et and gubernābat was governing
1.20 Sīc thus Marduk Marduk deus god crēātor creator mundī of world inter among deōs gods Babylōniōrum of Babylonians maximē most greatly honorātus honored semper always manēbat remained
1.1 Marduk deus potentissimus Babylōniōrum erat quī in templō magnificō habitābat.
1.2 Pater eius Ea sapiēns deus aquārum erat quī fīliō magnās potestātēs dederat.
1.3 Ūnō diē Tiāmat dea maris īrāta tempestātēs immānēs contrā deōs excitāvit.
1.4 Omnēs deī timēbant et nēmō contrā mōnstrum terribile pugnāre audēbat.
1.5 Marduk autem fortis iuvenis ad cōnsilium deōrum vēnit et auxilium obtulit.
1.6 "Sī mē rēgem deōrum creābitis," inquit, "ego Tiāmat superābō et pācem restituam."
1.7 Deī laetī Marduk rēgem creāvērunt et eī potestātem maximam dedērunt.
1.8 Quattuor ventōs in manū tenēbat et arcum fulgurantem gerēbat quem pater eī donāverat.
1.9 Currum nūbium cōnscendit et ad Tiāmat horribilem celeriter vectus est.
1.10 Tiāmat īrāta aquās turbidās movēbat et undique mōnstra marina convocābat.
1.11 Subitō Marduk ventōs īnfestōs contrā deam immīsit quī ōs apertum eius implēvērunt.
1.12 Dum Tiāmat ventīs sufflātur, Marduk sagittam fulmineam in ventrem mōnstrī coniecit.
1.13 Victō mōnstrō, Marduk corpus immāne dīvīsit et ex partibus eius caelum et terram creāvit.
1.14 Ex sanguine Tiāmatis hominēs fēcit quī deōs colere et templā aedificāre dēbēbant.
1.15 Babylōniam urbem sacram condidit ubi templum altum eī dēdicātum est.
1.16 Omnēs deī Marduk rēgem laudābant et quīnquāgintā nōmina honoris causā eī dedērunt.
1.17 Summus sacerdōs deī quotannīs fēstum magnō cum splendōre celebrābat.
1.18 Rēx ipse ante statuam Mardukī prōcumbēbat et deō urbis protēctōrī supplicābat.
1.19 Marduk deinde in stellās collocātus est unde rēs hūmānās prōspiciēbat et gubernābat.
1.20 Sīc Marduk deus crēātor mundī inter deōs Babylōniōrum maximē honorātus semper manēbat.
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