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Plain text of A hymn to God for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna F)

Segment A

1-8 O king, foremost one, chosen in His holy heart, Samsu-iluna, king, foremost one, chosen in His holy heart, ...... rites ...... august, ......, joyful, supreme, assiduous, with head high on the gold-decorated throne of ...... kingship, who sits majestically ...... in its midst in heroic strength, Samsu-iluna: God, the mighty King of heaven, the august judge, has assigned you a great destiny, and has made you to pass your life with a secure crown.

9-17 He is the man to whom God has given ...... and the shepherdship over the widespread people, the beloved shepherd of Nibru, the constant servant of the temple; he is the trustworthy farmer of the house, who takes care that provisions do not cease in the house of worship. For you to exercise your powers of shepherdship in the Land, God has placed the foreign lands at your feet. Obedient to God, beloved ...... Samsu-iluna, the king whose fate is never altered by God, my king, at the command uttered by God, the king who builds temples, ...... the rebel lands ......

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Segment B

1-9 The Thunderer, the net of the foreign lands ...... made the foreign countries praise Him duly, and made the mighty ...... manifest. Samsu-iluna, the good hero, lordly one of his Land, has wisely co-ordinated decisions for the Land. From the banks of the Tigris and the banks of the Euphrates, to the shores of the sea ...... and the banks of its rivers, men ...... Samsu-iluna. In the temple, the house of God, ...... he has taken his seat on his dais of joy. O God, it is sweet to praise You. O God, give my king a brilliant destiny and years of life! Grant him as a gift a life of long days!