He controls by his powerful hand the mountains and rivers and fountains.

He is the counsellor who guides the decrees, even of the great gods, Anu and Bel.

On his head rests a crown with high horns, as the symbol of rulership.

As the supreme ruler, life and death are in his hands.

Blessings flow from him; and of awe-inspiring appearance, his wrath inflicts severe punishment on the evil-doer.
It is a noteworthy circumstance, and characteristic of the phase of the Babylonian religion which we are considering, that the extension of Marduk's political sway did not lead to the establishment of Marduk cults outside of Babylon.