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A hymn to Enlil for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna H)

1-2. …… offerings ……, he brought (?) them into E-kur.

3-8. In the E-kur, the house of Enlil, Samsu-ilūna, the mighty king {whose …… awesomeness covers all people} {(an Akkadian gloss has:) whose splendour covers all people} {
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} {(an Akkadian gloss has:) reach ……}
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9-13. {
1 line fragmentary} {(an Akkadian gloss has:) by saving …….} The foreign lands …… {has wisely (?) made decisions (?)} {(an Akkadian gloss has:) ……; who has inflicted defeat …… on all hostile lands}. {Samsu-ilūna, the good hero, lordly one of his Land} {(an Akkadian gloss has:) Samsu-ilūna, the good hero, lordly one of his land}! O Samsu-ilūna, it is sweet to praise you!



Revision history

26.iii.1999-01.iv.1999: JAB, editor: translation
27.iv.1999: JAB, editor: minor corrections
06.v.1999: GZ, editor: proofreading
29.x.1999: GC, editor: SGML tagging
07.i.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
07.i.2000: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion

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