Arise, come out, O Bel the king expects thee.
Arise, come out, our Belit the king expects thee.
Bel comes out from Babylon the lands bow before him.
Sarpanitum comes out fragrant incense is burned.
Tashmitum comes out frankincense full of cypresses is burned.
It has been mentioned that a common motif for praise was the possession of sanctuaries. It is of interest that out of such hymnal lines as the following developed the independent hymn in praise of the sanctuary:
Thy house Izida is a house incomparable;[36]
Thy city Borsippa is a city incomparable.
In Ekur, the house of festivals, is thy name exalted.[37]
In Ekur, the temple of holiness, exalted are his decrees.[38]