Ex Libris Kirkland

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Subtitle https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/index1.htm
First Written -1900
Genre Poetry
Origin Sumer
Publisher Oxford
My Copy Online at The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature
First Read January 20, 2025

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature



Looking up some miscellaneous hymns regarding Marduk. No reason.

Noted on January 20, 2025

[From A hymn to Marduk for a king]

May he prolong your life, and may he let you keep it for everlasting days! May you live, and may you have peace! May it last forever! May life be your lot, and may a life of contentment be your share! When you lie down to sleep, may your dreams be propitious, and when you rise, may your omens be favourable! Wherever you walk, may you be established in peace!

May a divine command bestow life on you! May you live, and may you have peace! May it last forever and may life be your lot! May a life of contentment be your share! When you lie down to sleep, may your dreams be propitious, and when you rise, may your omens be favourable! Wherever you walk, may you be established in peace! 

Quoted on January 20, 2025

[From A hymn to Marduk for Abi-Eshuh]

Great prince, descendant of holy An, lord who decides destinies, who has everything in his grasp (?), wise, august knower of hearts, whose divinity is manifest, who shows concern for all that he looks upon! 

Quoted on January 20, 2025


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