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Father ! god enlightening earth ! Lord ! god of the month, of gods the 
prince ! 
Father ! god enlightening earth ! Lord of Ur, of gods the prince ! 
Father ! god enlightening earth ! Lord of the alabaster house, of gods the 
prince ! 
Father ! god enlightening earth ! Lord of crowns, duly returning, of gods 
the prince ! 
Father ! god enlightening earth ! Awarder of kingdoms, of gods the 
prince ! 
Father ! god enlightening earth ! by lowering the proud himself enlarging, 
of gods the prince ! 
Timely crescent, mightily horned, doom-dealer splendid with orb fulfilled ! 
Self-produced, from his home forth issuing, pouring evermore plenteous 
streams ! 
High-exalted, all-producing, life unfolding from above ! 
Father, he who life reneweth in its circuit through all lands ! 
Lord ! in thy godhead far and wide as sky and sea thou spread’st thine 
awe. 
Warder of shrines in [Accad’s] land, and prophet of their high estate ! 
Of gods and men the sire, of childhood guide, even Ishtar’s self thou didst 
create, 
Primeval seer, rewarder sole, fixing the doom of days remote ! 
Unshaken chief, whose heart benign is never mindful of thy wrongs, 
Whose blessings cease not, ever flowing ; leading on his fellow-gods, 
Who from depth to height bright-piercing openeth the gate of heaven. 
Father mine, of life the giver, cherishing, beholding [all !] 
Lord who power benign extendeth over all the heaven and earth ! 
Seasons, rains, from heaven forth-drawing, watching life and yieldin 
showers ! 
Who in heaven is high-exalted ? Thou ! sublime is thy behest ! 
Who on earth is high-exalted ? Thou ! sublime is thy behest ! 
Thou thy will in heaven revealest, Thee celestial spirits praise ! 
Thou thy will on earth revealest. Thou subdu’st the spirits of earth ! 
Thou ! thy will in heaven as the luminous ether shines ! 
Thou ! thy will upon the earth to me by deeds thou dost declare ! 
Thou ! thy will extendeth life in greatness hope and wonder wide ! 
Thou !t hy will itself gives being to the righteous dooms of men ! 
Thou through heaven and 'earth extendest goodness, not remembering 
wrong ! 
Thou ! thy will who knoweth '! Who with aught can it compare l 
Lord ! in heaven and earth thy lordship of the gods none equals thee ! 
21. There are yet some mutilated lines to complete this ode 
of pristine idolatry : calling on this “ king of kings ” to favour 
his dwelling, the city of Ur, invoking him as Lord of rest ” 
