Lectures on the origin and growth of religion as illustrated by the religion of the ancient Babylonians / by A. H. Sayce.

  • Archibald Sayce
Date:
1898
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    17. May the heart of his lordship rest in quietude ! 18. '0 heart, turn thyself, turn thyself !' let it be said to him. 19. '0 heart, rest, rest!' let it be said to him. 20. He grants much to his heart who passes judgment on himself.^ 21. For the quieting of his heart may the spirits of earth establish (him) when he prays. itev. 1. May the spirits of earth who work trouble in heaven^ (establish him when he prays) ! 2. His god has borne away the supplication : let the prayer (address him) ! 3. Quieting, or exorcising, the cry of anguish, may thy heart be stilled ! 4. 0 lord, the mighty priest, (Adar) the lord of the galli, may the prayer (address thee) ! 5. 0 thou that speakest, lady of Nipur, may the lamentation (come before thee) ! 6. 0 divine ruler of heaven and earth, ruler of Eridu, may the prayer (address thee)! 7. O mother of the house supreme, Dam-kina, may the lamentation (come before thee) ! 8. 0 Merodach, lord of Babylon,^ may the prayer (address thee)! 9. O wife of him, royal bond of heaven and earth, may the lamenta- tion (come before thee)! 10. 0 messenger of life (Nebo), the god who proclaims the good name, may the prayer (address thee) ! 11. 0 bride, the daughter of the god ip-a, may the lamentation (come before thee)! 12. 0 Matu, lord of the mountain, may the prayer (address thee) ! 13. 0 Gubarra, lady of the field, may the lamentation (come before thee) ! 14. 'Look favourably upon me !' may he say to thee. 15. 'Turn thy face toward me !' may he say to thee. 16. 'May thy heart be at rest!' may he say to thee. 17. 'May thy liver be quieted !' may he say to thee. 18. May thy heart, like the heart of a mother who has borne children, return to its place ! 19. As a mother who has borne children, as a father who has be- gotten (them), may it return to its place ! ^ In the Accadian, who judges grace. To Am\ in the Semitic version. The description of ]\Ierodacli as lord of Babylon Indicates a period subsequent to the rise of Babylon under Khammuragas.