27. She smote and their deeds ..........................

28. Their way was not good; they themselves prospered.

29. Then Apsu, the begetter of the great gods,

30. Cried to Mummu, his minister, and said,

31. O Mummu, my minister, who delightest my heart,

32. Come, unto Tiâmat [let us go].

33. They went, before Tiâmat they lay down,

34. A plan they formed against the gods [their offspring].

35. [Apsu] opened his mouth, [he said to her],

36. Unto Tiâmat, the brilliant, a word he spoke: