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A praise poem of Ḫammu-rābi (Ḫammu-rābi A)

Segment A


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1-17.
1 line fragmentary …… acting as its lord ……
7 lines fragmentary …… the black-headed ……. …… the Euphrates ……. …… the Tigris ……. …… on the banks of the Irnina watercourse ……. King Ḫammu-rābi …… Gibil (the god of fire) . Enlil ……. Enki …… heroism. Suen …….

18-24. Utu the sorcerer ……
1 line fragmentary …… his favourite ……. Iškur …… heroism. Marduk …… strength (?). Inana …… divine powers. …… reverent ……
1 line fragmentary
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Segment B

1-5.
5 fragmentary lines
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Segment C

1-17.
1 line fragmentary …… humanity …….
5 lines fragmentary …… the Great Mountain …….
1 line fragmentary …… the divine powers of kingship …….
1 line fragmentary …… Enlil …….
1 line fragmentary …… acting as its lord (?).
3 lines fragmentary
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Segment D

1-17.
1 line fragmentary …… Enki ……. …… emerging from the Land. …… befitting divinity …….
3 lines fragmentary …… joyous ……. …… praising with their songs ……. …… your statue shall not be brought in ……
2 lines fragmentary …… formed your heart for Enlil (?). …… enter ……. …… precious destinies …….
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Segment E

1-4.
4 fragmentary lines
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Segment F

1-22.
1 line fragmentary …… its prince (?) Marduk who ……. …… curse ……. …… great wrath …… Marduk ……. …… midst of the great gods ……
1 line fragmentary …… weapon …….
1 line fragmentary …… brickwork (?) …….
9 lines fragmentary …… portion …….
1 line fragmentary …… the black-headed …….
1 line fragmentary
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Revision history

25.iii.1999-31.iii.1999: JAB, editor: translation
06.v.1999: GZ, editor: proofreading
08.vi.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
11.vi.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
11.vi.1999: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion

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