Death & Dying
Short Prayer for the Soul of a Dying Man
Translated by H. F. Talbot (Records of the Past, 1870s; repr. 1901) · From Babylonian and Assyrian Literature (1901)
Death & Dying
Like a bird may it fly to a lofty place!
To the holy hands of its god, may it ascend!
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MLA
Anonymous Babylonian Poets. “Short Prayer for the Soul of a Dying Man.” Translated by H. F. Talbot. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-babylonian/3/.
Chicago
Anonymous Babylonian Poets. “Short Prayer for the Soul of a Dying Man.” Translated by H. F. Talbot. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-babylonian/3/.
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