| e-nu-ma e-liš la na-bu-ú šá-ma-mu | When the sky above was not named, |
| šap-liš am-ma-tum šu-ma la zak-rat | And the earth beneath did not yet bear a name, |
| ZU.AB-ma reš-tu-ú za-ru-šu-un | And the primeval Apsû, who begat them, |
| mu-um-mu ti-amat mu-al-li-da-at gim-ri-šú-un | And chaos, Tiamat, the mother of them both, |
| A.MEŠ-šú-nu iš-te-niš i-ḫi-qu-ú-ma | Their waters were mingled together, |
| gi-pa-ra la ki-is-su-ru su-sa-a la she-'u-ú | And no field was formed, no marsh was to be seen; |
| e-nu-ma dingir dingir la šu-pu-u ma-na-ma | When of the gods none had been called into being. |
'Enuma Elish'
(primeiros versos)
