To whose powerful word the great Igigi give heed.
—Hymn to Marduk No. 3.
Thy word is proclaimed in heaven, and the Igigi prostrate themselves:
Thy word is proclaimed on earth, and the Annunaki kiss the ground.
—Hymn to Sin No. 5.
The word once spoken is not to be recalled. It is unalterable. It goes on to do that work which the deity hath pleased:
The exalted hero, whose word is unalterable.
—Hymn to Marduk No. 14.
Perfect in judgment, whose word is not altered:
Determiner of destinies, whose word is not altered.