1Shamash the valiant crossed the sea; after Shamash, who can cross it?
2Who transgresses the law of Shamash, from him Shamash will exact revenge.
3Sin was the offspring of Bel, Shamash of Sin, Kamman of Anu.
4Nergal is other times seen as a separate entity in opposition to Shamash.
5The early years of Shamash-Bin were occupied in reducing the whole to order.
6When Shamash will bring on the time, then the lord of the whirlstorm
7In another legend-thatof Etana-themother serpent, addressing the sun god, Shamash, says:
8The trap, the ban of Shamash, will fall upon thee and catch thee.
9To release the eagle would be to play false to Shamash.
10Their sun god, Sachi, appears to have been merged in Shamash.
11The god Sin is on thy right, Shamash on thy left.
12See, O Shamash, the evil that he has done to me.
13Thus he is equated with En-Urta, Nergal, En-lil, Nabû, Sin, Shamash, Adad, etc.
14Shamash, the hero, has crossed it, but except Shamash, who can cross it?
15At the same time, his dependence upon Shamash is emphasized.
16As a minor solar deity, he receives his powers from the great judge Shamash.