82. He could not prevail against her, he turned back.
Lines 83 and 84 contain Anu's report to Anshar, but they are too fragmentary to translate; line 85 reads:--
83. He (Anu) went to his father Anshar who begat him,
84. He spake unto him a word [concerning Tiâmat]
85. [She laid] hands upon me that withered me up."
86. Anshar was distressed, he looked down upon the ground,
87. He turned pale; towards Ea he lifted up his head.
88. All the Anunnaki assembled at their posts.
89. They shut their mouths, they sat in lamentation.
90. [They said], "Nowhere is there a god who can attack Tiâmat.