Judgeship in the Assyrian hymns implies authority. The deity as judge determines the course of events in the world:
Shamash, judge of the world, director of decisions art thou.
—Hymn to Shamash No. 4.
Shamash the lofty decider, the judge of heaven and earth art thou.
—Hymn to Shamash No. 3.
Judge of all, who closest the door before the darkness,
Who makes the decisions for men in their settlements.
—Hymn to Ninib No. 2.
Bel thy father has granted thee,
That the law of all the gods thy hand should hold,