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Reading akkadian PRayeRs & Hymns An Introduction

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READING AKKADIAN PRAYERS AND HYMNS: AN INTRODUCTION<br />

4ʹ. May the south wind blow by, but let not their evil blow,<br />

5ʹ. May the north wind blow by, but let not their evil blow,<br />

6ʹ. May the east wind blow by, but let not their evil blow,<br />

7ʹ. May the west wind blow by, but let not their evil blow,<br />

8ʹ. So that, by your sublime command, which does not change,<br />

9ʹ. <strong>An</strong>d your reliable report, which cannot be altered,<br />

10ʹ. I might live and be well. So, O Ea, Shamash and Asalluhi,<br />

11ʹ. Let me, for a (propitious) sign today, glorify the glories of your great divinity.<br />

12ʹ. O Shamash, magnify the exorcism which Marduk, the gods’ sage, performs.<br />

13ʹ. It is the wording for the resolution of fate concerning all bad things.<br />

CUNEIFORM:<br />

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