The flesh of the gods (1)

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Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta 519-524:
My king is like a huge mes-tree, [ … ...] son of Enlil; this tree has grown high, uniting heaven and earth; its crown reaches heaven, its trunk is set upon the earth. He who is made to shine forth in lordship and kingship, Enmerkar, the son of Utu.

Ludlul Bēl Nēmeqi 1.55:
The king, the flesh of gods.

Erra Epic 1.153-155:
(Marduk addresses Erra:) Where is the mes-tree, the flesh of the gods, the emblem of the king of the universe, the pure tree, august hero, perfect for lordship, whose roots reach hundred leagues through the vast sea to the depth of the underworld, whose crown brushed [Anu’s] heaven on high?

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Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta 519-524
Erra Epic 1.153-155
Ludlul Bēl Nēmeqi 1.55

Amar Annus

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