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Plain text of A prayer for Rim-Sin (Rim-Sin A)

1-13 May the Lord, King of heaven and earth, whose utterances are trusty and whose words are ..., ... the shepherd Rim-Sin, ... my king. May he who gives him life-giving food-offerings in Nibru stand in prayer before him. May the Lord bestow upon him grain, the benefit of mankind. May he pass his time in joy in the ... of his country. May He strengthen for him his royal throne and extend his reign. May He decree his sceptre for the south and the uplands. May He make the king's inferiors bow down before him. The offerings of Rim-Sin my king, small or great, at Nibru in the Great House ... Syrup shall drip like ghee from its fingers. I am as the son of one man, honey and ghee. My king, let offerings ... in my joy. They give me silver.

14-25 I am like a man's son. ..., may he ... you. Rim-Sin, my king, ... like syrup and ghee. ... the Great Mountain, in accordance with Your name may Rim-Sin be Your servant. May God declare ... life for you, and may He enclose you like a kindly sheepfold to protect your life. May He declare good fortune on your head, and declare life for you.