Introduction -- "Lifting of the hand" as a formal salutation in an audience with a deity -- The šuilla rubric and the function of the Akkadian šuillas -- Akkadian šuilla prayers : identification, structure, and distinguishing features -- Akkadian šuillas as "rites" within rituals -- Conclusions -- Appendices. 1. Šuilla terms in parallel with terms for communicating with an offering to a deity -- 2. Instructions for recitation or assurance included with examplars of šuilla prayers -- 3. List of šuilla prayers -- 4. Comparison of features in šuilla prayers.
