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Date: 600 B.C.E.
The Prayer to Nabu is a Neo-Babylonian royal prayer written in Akkadian and associated with Nebuchadnezzar II. It presents the king speaking directly to Nabu, the god who records fate, asking that his reign, lifespan, and authority be written into the divine record. The prayer reflects how Babylonian kings understood rule as something sustained through divine approval, order, and continuity rather than achieved by power alone.
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