Turning to the biblical hymns, it is noteworthy that, while Yahwe is spoken of several times as the “Maker of heaven and earth,” he is no where called “King of heaven and earth.” This would be such an appropriate title for Yahwe that its absence tends to indicate that there was little verbal borrowing of Hebrew hymnists from the Assyrian. Reference is made however in the biblical hymns to Yahwe’s throne:
Yahwe hath established his throne in the heavens,
And his kingdom ruleth over all.
—Psalm 103:19.
which is quite similar to the following passage from Hymn to Sin No. 2:
In powerful sovereignty thou rulest the lands,
Thou placest on the glittering heavens thy throne.
In both cases the throne (1) is in the heavens, (2) is established by deity himself, (3) is the seat from which wide sovereignty is exerted over the earth.
God reigneth over the nations,
He sitteth upon his holy throne.