1-10 Lord, may you confirm your royal position by taking your seat on the throne, the lofty dais! Samsu-iluna, may you confirm your royal position by taking your seat on the throne, the lofty dais! May you strengthen the foundations of your throne by grasping the shepherd's crook of lordship! May you bring to perfect completion the princely powers by inspiring awe in the holy place, the pure place! When you ...... on the holy royal dais, may you lift your head high in a lordly manner!

11-17 When you are imbued with the terrifying splendour of royalty, ...... shining like the sun! When you perfectly wield the august powers, the great powers, may you be cloaked as if with a mantle in the great awesomeness of royalty! When you come forth in brilliance like the shining day, may God determine a great destiny for you! When you appear like the moon over the Land, may the great and merciful God be gracious to you in His overflowing heart!

18-24 May your headdress sparkle over the Land like the sun! May your sceptre correctly guide the numerous people! May God let you control the living beings! With your shepherd's crook may you lead Sumer and Akkad as if you were their mother and father! May the widespread people, the people whom you have united, pray for you as you shine like the Barge of Heaven! May you be the ruler of the foreign lands that are settled together!

25-40 When you come forth like the sun, joy ......, and their gaze is fixed as if on their own parents. When you feed them lavishly, may their lives ......! When you generously give them drink, ......! May the black-headed people ...... cool themselves in your shade! Your shepherdship .......

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May ...... be praised! May your royal ...... be forever stable! May you be ......! May you be ......! May you shine ......! O Samsu-iluna, my king!