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A praise poem of Hammu-rabi (Hammu-rabi 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 Hammu-rabi ...... Gibil (the god of fire) . Enlil ....... Enki ...... heroism. Suen .......

18-24. Utu the sorcerer ......
1 line fragmentary ...... his favourite ....... Ickur ...... 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 .......
2 lines fragmentary
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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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