Many of us have read the proclamations of kings and warriors with their proclamations and prayers dedicated to the deities of the vast Mesopotamian pantheon. They ask for victory in battle, a long and prosperous reign, or to safeguard their kingdom from disease and drought. But what about the common person - the farmer, the merchant, the bricklayer, the cook? What did they pray for? We'll take a look at this and more in this short video dealing with this fascinating aspect of life in ancient Mesopotamia.

Contents:

00:00 Prayer in Ancient Mesopotamia
02:03 The Prayer of Kussulu
05:18 The Prayer of Ur-Utu
07:11 Common Prayer Against Illness
10:27 Thank You and Patrons

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Sources and Suggested Reading:

Before the Muses: An Anthology of Akkadian Literature - Benjamin R. Foster
The Literature of Ancient Sumer - Jeremy Black, Graham Cunningham, Eleanor Robinson and Gábor Zólyomi
Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia - Karen Rhea Nemet-Nejat
A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75 - Paul-Alain Beaulieu
A History of the Ancient Near East: ca. 3000-323 BC, Third Edition - Marc Van De Mieroop
Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins - Ed. by Ariane Thomas and Timothy Potts
Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization - Paul Kriwaczek
The Ancient Near East: Historical Sources in Translation - Mark W. Chavalas
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East: Vol. I - Ed. by Jack M. Sasson

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