Nebuchadnezzar II 113
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| 11 | (1) Nebuchadnezzar (II), king of Babylon, the one who provides for Esagil and Ezida, son of Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, am I: | |
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| 44 | (4) (With regard to) Ebabbar, the temple of the Šamaš that is inside Sippar, I built (it) anew for the god Šamaš, the lord who prolongs my days. | |
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| 66 | (6) O Šamaš, look with favor and pleasure upon my deeds and grant me a life of long days, the attainment of very old age, a firmly-secured throne, and a long-lasting dynasty. | |
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| 1111 | (11) Steadfastly accept my prayers and, by your exalted command, which cannot be altered, may my deed(s), my handiwork, grow old for a long time, may my descendants flourish as kings, (and) may they endure in the land. | |
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| 1717 | (17) Whenever I raise up (my) hand(s) to you, O lord Šamaš, let my way to kill my enemies be open. You are the god Šamaš. May your fierce weapons, which cannot be withstood, go at my side to cut down my enemies. | |
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| 2222 | ki-ma SIG₄.ḪI.A é-babbar-ra ku-un-na a-na ku-un-na a-na ṣa-a-tim | (22) Like the bricks of Ebabbar, which are firmly in place for eternity, may my years be extend until the distant future. |
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