Plain text of A prayer for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna B)
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Life ....... Life ....... Life ....... ...... of your name ....... ...... holy life ....... Prince Samsu-iluna, ....... ...... terrifying splendour which spreads far and wide. ...... your throne, and ...... bestow on you a sceptre of long years and days; may He ...... your crown ...... like the sun.
12-19 May your kingship be as stable as heaven and earth! You are king of numerous lands and peoples! You are the people's good shepherd! You are the herdsman of the settled people! When like the sun you impart just verdicts, ...... justice, ...... you call by name ......, then you, Samsu-iluna, shall be the king of the eloquent words, and you shall be the foremost of kings.
20-32 When like a raging storm you batter the foreign lands that are hostile to you, may your head be raised high, o king; may your head be raised high, o Samsu-iluna! In Babylon, the city, may you let your cleverness shine like the sun! May God, who created you, lift your head high in the midst of lords and princes! On the field of battle, of mêlée and conflict, may He never stray from your side! May He be your helper with weapons, may He cause you to excel until distant days! May God, King of heaven and earth, make your life last until distant days! May God, King of the foreign lands, who confirms your words, make your words weighty! May God, the Mighty, grasp you firmly with His holy word! May God, the Creative, deliver numerous people into your hands! May God, the Great Ruler of the deep, who provides advice for all the foreign lands, the Wise One, who in His ...... calls all the ...... with a good name -- may He be your great princely strength!
33-39 May God, the Mother-like Giver of Life, who ...... the house, place water in your mouth at the ...... of the Land! May the righteous, when they intercede joyfully by God's leave,
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pray on your behalf for days of plenty and days ...... from God. May the ...... angel, the guardian of the deep, be your source of good omens ...... for ever and ever! O Samsu-iluna, my king!