A sceptre for remote days has Bel finished for thy hand.
—Hymn to Sin No. 3.
Marduk holds in his hand the sceptre.
—Hymn to Marduk.
While the god’s throne is in heaven, it is his sovereignty over the earth which the hymnist has especially in mind:
In powerful sovereignty thou rulest the lands,
Thou placest on the glittering heavens thy throne.
—Hymn to Sin No. 2.
Bel, gracious king, lord of the lands.
—Hymn to Marduk No. 12.