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Page 84 / 470

~1800 BCE·

Old Babylonian

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A hymn to Ninurta (Ninurta C)

1 line fragmentary ....... ......, lordly son of Enlil, ....... ......, hero who appears in glory, who ....... ...... in Enlil's house ....... ...... no one ....... ...... of E-kur, the rebel lands ....... ......, lord ....... ......, captain, ....... ...... king of Urim, ....... ......, king of Adab ....... ......, king of ....... ...... E-kur ....... 1 line fragmentary ...... of Ninlil ....... ...... to the ...... of Enlil ....... ...... heaven and earth, the mother who bore ....... ...... Enlil ....... ...... of the hero ....... 1 line fragmentary ...... Zababa ....... ...... hero ....... 2…

Religion & Myth

A hymn to Ninurta (Ninurta C)

A hymn to Nisaba (Nisaba A)

A hymn to Numushda for S&icirc;n-iqisham (S&icirc;n-iqisham A)

A hymn to Nungal

A hymn to Sadarnuna (Sadarnuna A)

A hymn to Shul-pa-ed (Shul-pa-ed A)

A hymn to Suen for Ibbi-Suen (Ibbi-Suen E)

A hymn to Utu (Utu B)

A kungar to Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana I)

A love song of Shu-Suen (Shu-Suen A)

A love song of Shu-Suen (Shu-Suen B)

A love song of Shu-Suen (Shu-Suen C)

A love song of Shulgi (Shulgi Z)

A man and his god

A mythic narrative about Inana

A namerima (?) for Iddin-Dagan (Iddin-Dagan D)

A praise poem of Anam

A praise poem of Enlil-bani (Enlil-bani A)

A praise poem of Hammu-rabi (Hammu-rabi A)

A praise poem of Hammu-rabi (Hammu-rabi C)

A praise poem of Iddin-Dagan (Iddin-Dagan B)

A praise poem of Ishme-Dagan (Ishme-Dagan AA)

A praise poem of Ishme-Dagan (Ishme-Dagan AC)

A praise poem of Lipit-Eshtar (Lipit-Eshtar A)

A praise poem of S&icirc;n-iddinam (S&icirc;n-iddinam A)

A praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi A)

A praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi B)

A praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi C)

A praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi E)

A praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi L)

A praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi O)

A praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi P)

A praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi V)

A praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi W)

A praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi X)

A praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi Y)

A praise poem of Ur-Namma (Ur-Namma C)

A praise poem of Ur-Namma (Ur-Namma H)

A prayer for Hammu-rabi (Hammu-rabi D)

A prayer for Hammu-rabi (Hammu-rabi E)

A prayer for Rim-S&icirc;n (Rim-S&icirc;n F)

A prayer for Rim-Sin entering the gate (Rim-Sin D)

A prayer (?) for Rim-Sin (Rim-Sin A)

A prayer for Rim-Sin (Rim-Sin E)

A prayer for Rim-Sin (Rim-Sin G)

A prayer for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna B)

A prayer for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna C)

A prayer for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna D)

A prayer for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna E)

A prayer for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna G)

A hymn to Numushda for Sîn-iqisham (Sîn-iqisham A)

A praise poem of Sîn-iddinam (Sîn-iddinam A)

A prayer for Rim-Sîn (Rim-Sîn F)