Religion
A Prayer (Assyrian Sacred Poetry)
Translated by H. F. Talbot (Records of the Past, 1870s; repr. 1901) · From Babylonian and Assyrian Literature (1901)
Religion
The god my creator, may he stand by my side!
Keep thou the door of my lips! guard thou my hands, O Lord of light!
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MLA
Anonymous Babylonian Poets. “A Prayer (Assyrian Sacred Poetry).” Translated by H. F. Talbot. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-babylonian/9/.
Chicago
Anonymous Babylonian Poets. “A Prayer (Assyrian Sacred Poetry).” Translated by H. F. Talbot. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-babylonian/9/.
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