Merodach bound together a foundation before the waters,
He made dust, and poured (it) out beside the foundation,
That the gods might sit in a pleasant place.
He made mankind—
Aruru made the seed of mankind with him.
He made the beasts of the field and the living creatures of the desert,
He made the Tigris and the Euphrates, and set (them) in (their) place—
Well proclaimed he their name.
Grass, the marsh-plant, the reed and the forest, he made,
He made the verdure of the plain,