A prayer to Asarluḫi for Ḫammu-rābi (Ḫammu-rābi D)
Sumerian
Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)
5 pages
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This prayer captures the precise moment when the gods of Mesopotamia anointed Ḫammu-rābi as the master of the world. Readers will see how an ancient empire justified its dominance through the lens of divine appointment.