Thou art great in Hades there is none like thee.
With Ea in the multitude of the gods is thy counsel preëminent
With Sin in the heavens thou see’st through everything.
(Nergal No. 1.)
There are two long hymns to Nergal (Nergal No. 5 and No. 6) in which the antiphonal response seems to be a certainty. In Nergal No. 5 the response, coming in the second line, consists of the words: “God Nergal” followed by an additional word or phrase borrowed from the preceding line.
Warrior whose terribleness ...
God Nergal, Warrior;
Prince of the shining face and flaming mouth ...
God Nergal, Prince of the Shining Face;
Legitimate son, favorite of Bel, Great Guardian ...