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Two Accadian Hymns: I
Translated by A. H. Sayce (Records of the Past, 1870s; repr. 1901) · From Babylonian and Assyrian Literature (1901)
O shepherd, Lord Tammuz, Bridegroom of Istar!
Lord of Hades, Lord of Tul-Sukhba!
Understanding one, who among the papyri the water drinks not!
His brood in the desert, even the reed, he created not.
Its bulrush in his canal he lifted not up.
The roots of the bulrush were carried away.
O god of the world, who among the papyri the water drinks not!
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Anonymous Babylonian Poets. “Two Accadian Hymns: I.” Translated by A. H. Sayce. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-babylonian/26/.
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Anonymous Babylonian Poets. “Two Accadian Hymns: I.” Translated by A. H. Sayce. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-babylonian/26/.
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