A storm whose power is exalted am I.
—Hymn to Ishtar No. 4.
Ninib, thy terrible shadow stretches over the land.
—Hymn to Ninib No. 4.
In the storm wind his weapons blaze forth.
—Hymn to Marduk No. 5.
A thundering storm over the world regions breaking,
A raging storm laying waste heaven and earth.
—Hymn to Ishtar No. 3.
Heaven and earth are shaken. The mountains are ablaze with flame. The ocean depths are stirred up: