| Explanatory Notes: | This song asks a blessing on the reigning king, Ammiditana (also blessed in II.1), then turns to giving advice to all who will listen. It ends with a light-hearted riddle: what do babies and lovers have in common?<br /> |
| Publication: | Benjamin R. Foster, Before the Muses, 3rd edition; 2005, (p. 166) |
| Publisher URL: | http://www.cdlpress.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23&products_id=54 |
| Source: | Groneberg, AOAT 267 (1999), 177–181; Text: Groneberg, AOAT 267 (1999), 192–193.<br />; |
| Date: | 100BCE |
| Language: | Akkadian |
| Medium: | clay tablet |
| Find Spot: | Babylon |
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Submitted by bill.hook@vande... on Thu, 2007-03-22 14:43
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