THE CYLINDER OF CYRUS
Origin/Historian/Author: Persian Source: Cuneiform Parallels to the Old Testament, Robert William Rogers Transliterated and translated by Schrader. Full Text Below (1) his troops (2) . . . quarters of the …
The Garden
HYMN OF SAMSU-ILUNA TO STATUES OF LIONS AND HIS OWN STATUE
Origin/Historian/Author: Babylonian (ca. 1750 BCE) Source: Sumerian Liturgical Texts, By Stephen Langdon, 1917 Full Text Below I. Terrible form governor of valor, 2. Whose brilliant form shines up on all …
HAMMURABI’S CODE OF LAWS
Origin/Historian/Author: Old Babylonian (ca. 1750 BCE) Source:Translated By L. W. King Full Text Below When Anu the Sublime, King of the Anunaki, and Bel, the lord of Heaven and earth, …
THE INSCRIPTIONS OF RIM-SIN ON A CLAY CONE
Origin/Historian/Author: Sumer, Ur (ca. 1750 BCE) Source: Ur Excavations Royal Inscriptions, By C. J. Gadd and Leon Legrain, 1928 Full Text Below CONE #1 (1) For Ilabrat (2) lord, true …
THE INSCRIPTIONS OF RIM-SIN ON STEATITE TABLET
Origin/Historian/Author: Sumer, Ur (ca. 1750 BCE) Source: Ur Excavations Royal Inscriptions, By C. J. Gadd and Leon Legrain, 1928 Full Text Below OBVERSE (1) For Immer (Adad), lord, warrior, son …
THE INSCRIPTIONS OF WARAD-SIN ON A CLAY CONE
Origin/Historian/Author: Sumer, Ur (ca. 1760 BCE) Source: Ur Excavations Royal Inscriptions, By C. J. Gadd and Leon Legrain, 1928 Full Text Below CONE #1 COLUMN I (1) To Nergal, (2) …
THE INSCRIPTIONS OF KUDUR-MABUG ON CLAY CONES
Origin/Historian/Author: Sumer, Ur (ca. 1770 BCE) Source: Ur Excavations Royal Inscriptions, By C. J. Gadd and Leon Legrain, 1928 Full Text Below (1) For Nannar, (2) the lord who rises …
THE INSCRIPTIONS OF KUDUR-MABUG ON A CLAY CONE
Origin/Historian/Author: Sumer, Ur (ca. 1770 BCE) Source: Ur Excavations Royal Inscriptions, By C. J. Gadd and Leon Legrain, 1928 Full Text Below (1) For Nannar (2) the beautiful lord who …
THE INSCRIPTIONS OF NUR-ADAD ON CLAY CONES
Origin/Historian/Author: Sumer, Ur (ca. 1800 BCE) Source: Ur Excavations Royal Inscriptions, By C. J. Gadd and Leon Legrain, 1928 Full Text Below COLUMN I (1) For Ningal (2) the pure …
THE INSCRIPTIONS OF BUR-SIN ON GATE SOCKETS OF UR
Origin/Historian/Author: Sumer, Ur (ca. 1850 BCE) Source: Ur Excavations Royal Inscriptions, By C. J. Gadd and Leon Legrain, 1928 Full Text Below (1) For Nannar (2) his beloved king (3) …
LITURGICAL HYMN TO LILAZAG
Origin/Historian/Author: Isin (ca. 1850 BCE) Source: Sumerian Liturgical Texts, By Stephen Langdon, 1917 Full Text Below 1. Lilazag[1], of the house of exalted seed, the holy man, named by a …
THE INSCRIPTIONS OF LIBIT-ISHTAR ON CLAY CONES
Origin/Historian/Author: Sumer, Ur (ca. 1850 BCE) Source: Ur Excavations Royal Inscriptions, By C. J. Gadd and Leon Legrain, 1928 Full Text Below COLUMN I (1) Libit-Ishtar, (2) the humble shepherd …
LITURGY OF ISHME-DAGAN
Origin/Historian/Author: Isin (ca. 1900 BCE) Source: Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms, By Stephen Langdon, 1919 Full Text Below OBVERSE COLUMN II 3. Enlil king of the gods 4. In the below …
LAMENTATION OF ISHME-DAGAN OVER NIPPUR
Origin/Historian/Author: Isin (ca. 1900 BCE) Source: Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms, By Stephen Langdon, 1919 Full Text Below OBVERSE COLUMN I (About 18 lines broken away.) 1. ….. 2. The Anunnaki …
LITURGY OF THE CULT OF ISHME-DAGAN #2
Origin/Historian/Author: Isin (ca. 1900 BCE) Source: Sumerian Liturgical Texts, By Stephen Langdon, 1917 Full Text Below OBVERSE COLUMN I 1. Lady that beareth awe ….. 2. Princess Bau, the peeress, …
LITURGY OF THE CULT OF ISHME-DAGAN #1
Origin/Historian/Author: Isin (ca. 1900 BCE) Source: Sumerian Liturgical Texts, By Stephen Langdon, 1917 Full Text Below OBVERSE COLUMN I 19. [“Divine Ishme-Dalgan son of Dagan I am. 20. [May the …
LAMENTATION ON THE DESTRUCTION OF UR
Origin/Historian/Author: Sumer (ca. 2000 BCE) Source: Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms, By Stephen Langdon, 1919 Full Text Below OBVERSE COLUMN IV 1. Anu may prevent his word. 2. Enlil may order …
LAMENTATION FRAGMENT ON THE DESTRUCTION OF UR
Origin/Historian/Author: Sumer (ca. 2000 BCE) Source: Sumerian Liturgical Texts, By Stephen Langdon, 1917 Full Text Below OBVERSE 1. At that time the spirit of wrath upon the city he sent …
LAMENTATION ON THE PILLAGE OF LAGASH BY THE ELAMITES
Origin/Historian/Author: Sumer (ca. 2000 BCE) Source: Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms, By Stephen Langdon, 1919 Full Text Below 1. Father [ ….. 2. ….. 3. Howlong7ohmy destroyed city, my destroyed temple, …
LITURGICAL HYMN TO DULGI (SHULGI)
Origin/Historian/Author: Sumerian (ca. 2100 BCE) Source: Sumerian Liturgical Texts, By Stephen Langdon, 1917 Full Text Below 1. ….. of heaven, the merciful(?). 2. Lord who makest glad the land of …