A prayer for Samsu-iluna (Samsu-iluna C)
Sumerian
Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)
4 pages
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Ancient kings needed more than soldiers to hold an empire together. This prayer reveals how Samsu-iluna used the language of divinity to turn himself into the indispensable shepherd of Sumer and Akkad.