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Royal Petition Prayers

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Divinity Atlas. "Royal Petition Prayers." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/subcategories/prayer/royal-petition-prayers.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Royal Petition Prayers. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/subcategories/prayer/royal-petition-prayers

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@misc{divinityatlas-royal-petition-prayers,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Royal Petition Prayers},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/subcategories/prayer/royal-petition-prayers},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A prayer petitioning a deity on behalf of a king or ruler, or asking for the king's protection and success, a type well attested in ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian royal ritual where the ruler's wellbeing was itself a matter of state religion.

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