A prayer to An for Rīm-Sîn (Rīm-Sîn C)
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sipad mu pad3-da an kug-ge nam gal an-na tar
Shepherd, called by name, for whom holy An has determined in heaven a great destiny! Rīm-Sîn, called by name, for whom holy An has determined in heaven a great destiny! Prince who achieved kingship when still in the true womb, you grandly exercise lordship over the numerous people. In Larsam, the …… mountain befitting the princely divine powers, you are truly called to be shepherd of Sumer and Akkad. Great An, august in heaven and earth, lord who is wise in everything, father of the gods, has determined to fix the destinies for that place, never interrupting the uttering of weighty commands, …… in the pure interior of heaven.
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{d}ri-im-{d}suen mu pad3-da an kug-ge nam gal an-na tar
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nun šag4 zid-ta nam-lugal-la mu-un-sa2
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nam-men uĝ3 šar2-ra-še3 gal-le-eš kiĝ2-kiĝ2-en
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larsam{ki}-ma kur SA4 me nam-nun-na de2-a
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nam-sipad ki-en-gi ki-uri-še3 zid-de-eš pad3-da-me-en
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an gal maḫ an ki-a en niĝ2-nam gal-zu
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a-a diĝir-re-e-ne nam tar-tar-re-de3 ki-bi-še3 ši-ĝar
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dug4-ga dugud inim-bi nu-silig-ge
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an-šag4-ga sikil-la DU ĝal2
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nun {d}ri-im-{d}suen sipad šag4-ge <UD> de6-a-ne-me-en
Prince Rīm-Sîn, you are the shepherd, the desire of his heart. May great An manifest brilliantly his heart's love for you; may he bless you for your justice. May An in his profound heart make the days of your life abundant for you, and give you kingship over the widespread lands until distant days. With his holy words may he determine for you a destiny of life, and with a wholly unalterable command give you long life in addition. May he fix the holy headdress on your head, and seat you grandly on the throne of life. May he hand over to you the sceptre of justice, and suspend by your side the staff which strengthens the Land. May he make you grasp the shepherd's crook that causes the people to multiply. May he open for you the breasts of the brilliant heavens, and cause the rain to rain for you. From the heart of heaven may he assemble for you years of abundance and days of plenty. May he make splendid radiance and heart's joy for your days, and place in your hands an agreeable reign of justice. May the great An forever be the protector of your kingship! Rīm-Sîn, you are my king!
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an gal-e šag4 ki aĝ2-ĝa2-ni dalla ḫu-mu-ra-<ni>-in-e3
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niĝ2-si-sa2-zu-še3 gu3 zid-de3-eš ḫu-mu-ra-ab-de
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an šag4-ge su3-ra2 ud nam-til3-zu ḫu-mu-ra-ab-dirig-ga
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nam-lugal kur niĝ2-daĝal-la ud su3-ra2-še3 ḫu-mu-ra-ab-šum2
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inim kug-ga-ne-ne-a nam nam-til3-la ḫu-mu-ra-ab-tar
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dug4-ga niĝ2-nam nu-kur2-da zi su3-ra2 ḫu-mu-ra-ab-taḫ
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aga kug-ge saĝ-za-a ḫe2-ne2-eb-ge-en
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{ĝiš}gu-za nam-til3-la-ka gal-bi ḫu-mu-ra-ab-tuš
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u3-luḫ niĝ2-si-sa2 šu-zu-še3 ḫu-mu-ra-ab-si
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ešgiri2 kalam ge-en-ge-en su-zu-a ḫe2-bi2-la
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šibir uĝ3 lu-a ḫu-mu-ra-ab-dab5
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ubur an sud-aĝ2 ĝal2 ḫu-mu-ra-ab-taka4 šeĝx(IM.A) an-na ḫu-mu-ra-ab-šeĝ3
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mu ma-da ud nam-ḫe2 an-šag4-ta zag ḫu-mu-ra-ab-keše2
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iti6 niĝ2 giri17-zal šag4 ḫul2-la ud-zu-še3 ḫu-mu-ra-ab-ĝar
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bal niĝ2 dug3 niĝ2-si-su si-a šu-zu-še3 ḫu-mu-ra-ab-ĝar
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an gal-e su3-ra2-še3 a2-bad-ĝal2 nam-lugal-la-zu ḫe2-a
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{d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-ĝu10
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28 mu-ni šudu3-de3 an
28 lines. A prayer to An.
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (ETCSL), Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford. Copyright holders: Jeremy Black, Graham Cunningham, Jarle Ebeling, Esther Flückiger-Hawker, Eleanor Robson, Jon Taylor and Gábor Zólyomi. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. Source.