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Enki, king of the Abzu, celebrates his own magnificence - as is his right:
My father, ruler above and below, made my features blaze above and below. My great brother, ruler of all the lands, gathered all the me together, placed the me in my hands. From the Ekur, house of Enlil, I passed on the arts and crafts to my Abzu, Eridu. I am the true offspring, sprung from the wild ox. I am a leading son of An. I am the great storm the breaks over the 'Great Below': I am the great lord over the land. I am the first among the rulers. I am the father of all the lands. I am the big brother of the gods, the hegal is perfected in me. I am the seal-keeper above and below. I am cunning and wise in the lands. I am the one who directs justice alongside An, the king, on the dais of An. I am the one who having gazed upon the Kur, decrees the fates alongside Enlil: he has placed in my hands the decreeing of fates at the place where the sun rises. I am the one Nintu really cares for: I am the one Ninhursag gave a good name. I am the leader of the Anunna-gods. I am the one born a leading son of An.
After the lord had proclaimed his loftiness, after the great prince had pronounced his own praise, the Anunna-gods stood up in prayer and supplication:
Lord who stands watch over the arts and crafts, expert at decisions, adored one - 'O Enki, praise.
A second time, for the pleasure it gave him, Enki, king of the Abzu, celebrates his own magnificence - as it right:
I am lord. I am the one whose word endures. I am eternal. At my command stalls were built, sheepfolds .