Ninurta's exploits: a šir-sud (?) to Ninurta
- 513
{d}nin-urta dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 nam am3-mi-ib-tar-re
- 514
{na4}ĝiš-nu11 su ud-gin7 kar2-kar2-ka
Ĝišnu, whose body shines like the daylight! Purified silver, youth destined for the palace, since you alone held out your hands to me, and you prostrated yourself before me in your mountains, I did not smite you with the club, and I did not turn my strength against you. Hero, you stood firm by me when I yelled out. Your name shall be called benevolence. The treasury of the Land shall be subject to your hand, you shall be its seal-keeper. The Anuna …….
- 515
kug luḫ-ḫa šul e2-gal-e du7
- 516
šu dili-zu-a mu-e-ni-zi-zi-i
- 517
? kur-zu-a ki mu-e-ni-su-ub
- 518
{ĝiš}tukul nu-mu-ra-sag3 a2 la-ba-ri-gur
- 519
ur-saĝ šeg11 gi4-ĝu10-u8 ba-ab-gub-en
- 520
niĝ2 sag9-ga mu-zu ḫe2-pad3-de3
- 521
erim3 kalam-ma šu-za ḫe2-em-si kišib-ĝal2-bi ḫe2-me-en
- 521A
[{d}a]-⌈nun-na⌉ […]
- 522
lugal-ĝu10 {na4}algameš-e ba-gub igi dul2 ba-an-ak
My king turned to the algameš stone and frowned. The lord spoke to it angrily in the Land. Ninurta son of Enlil cursed it:
- 523
en ib2-ba kalam-ma inim mu-na-ni-ib-be2
- 524
{d}nin-urta dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 aš2 im-mi-ib-sar-re
- 525
a-gin7 du-ĝu10-še3 en3 mu-e-ši-tar
What provision did you make to assist my progress? Be the first to go into my forge. Algameš, you shall be the regular sacrifice offered daily by the smiths.
- 526
ĝiš-kiĝ2-ti-ĝu10-še3 igi ĝen-na
- 527
{na4}algameš sa2-dug4 ud-da gur3-ru za-dim2-e-ne ⌈za-gin3⌉-dim2-ne ḫe2-me-en […]⌈{ki}⌉ u4-mi ša […]
- 528
lugal-ĝu10 {na4}du8-ši-a ba-gub
My king turned to the dušia stone. He addressed the nir, the gug (cornelian) and the zagin (lapis lazuli); the amaš-pa-e, the šaba, the ḫurizum, the gug-gazi and the marḫali; the egi-zaga, the girin-ḫiliba , the anzugulme and the nir-mušĝir stones , the …… and the gazi-musud stones . Lord Ninurta, son of Enlil, fixed their destinies for …… the waterskin:
- 529
{na4}nir {na4}gug {na4}za-gin3-na gu3 ba-an-de2-e
- 530
{na4}amaš-pa-e3 {na4}ša-ba {na4}ḫu-ri2-zum {na4}gug-gazi {na4}mar-ḫa-li
- 531
{na4}e-gi-zag-ga {na4}gi-rin-ḫi-li-ba {na4}an-zu2-gul-me {na4}nir2-muš-ĝir2{ki} [… {na4}]gazi-mu-su3-ud
- 532
en-e zi KA {kuš}ummud-e
- 533
{d}nin-urta dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 nam am3-mi-ib-tar-re
- 534
a-na ba-du-un nitaḫ munus dim2-ma u3 za-e-gin7 za-! a-⌈gin7⌉ ki-ĝu10-še3 NITAḪ u3 MUNUS ša ṭe4-mi u3 […]
How you came to my side, male and female in form, and in your own way! You committed no fault, and you supported me with strength. You exalted me in public. Now in my deliberation, I shall exalt you. Since you made yourself general of the assembly, you, nir, shall be chosen for syrup and for wine. You shall all be decorated with precious metal. The principal among the gods shall cause the foreign lands to prostrate themselves before you, putting their noses to the ground.
- 535
nam-tag nu-e-tuku šu-zu e2-ĝar8-e ba-da-ab-us2-e ba-da-[(…)]-ri-en
- 536
ki inim-ma-ka ni2 mu-e-ni-buluĝ3-en
- 537
ad gi4-gi4-da ĝe26-e mu-e-ni-buluĝ3-en
- 538
pu-uḫ2-ru-um-ma šagina mu-e-ni-ĝar-ra-gin7
- 539
nir lal3 kurun-na ḫa-ba-pad3-de3-en
- 540
kug-ga zid-de3-eš mi2 ḫe2-[en-ne]-en-ze2-en
- 541
u2-saĝ diĝir-re-e-ne-ke4
- 542
kur-kur-re giri17 ki šu2-šu2-zu giri17 šu ḫa-ra-ab-tag-ge
- 543
lugal-ĝu10 {na4}ĝiri2-zu2-gal-la-ke4 ba-gub igi dul2 ba-an-ak
My king turned to the ĝir-zu-ĝal (flint), and frowned. The lord spoke to it angrily in the Land. Ninurta son of Enlil cursed it:
- 544
en ib2-ba kalam-ma inim mu-na-ni-ib-be2
- 545
{d}nin-urta dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 aš2 im-mi-ib-sar-re
- 546
e {na4}ĝiri2-zu2-gal-la lu2 2 a-na-bi
Ah, duplicitous ĝir-zu-ĝal, what then? They shall split your horns, wild bull, in your mountains. Lie down before the ……. You were not equal to me who supported you. I shall rip you like a sack, and people will smash you into tiny pieces. The metalworker shall deal with you, he shall use his chisel on you. Young man, massive, bearer of hatred: the carpenter, saying I wish to buy it for my work, shall wet you with water …… and shall crush you like malt.
- 547
am kur-zu-a ⌈?⌉ ḫe2-me-ni-bur2 U3.GAN-⌈še3⌉ nu2-a
- 548
nu-mu-e-sig10-ge saĝ mi-ri-ib-us2
- 549
barag-gin7 mu-un-si-il-le lu2 ḫe2-ta-sig-ge
- 550
tibira za-ra ḫa-ra-? umbin ḫe2-tag-ge
- 551
šul usu niĝ2 kur2 de6-a-zu
- 552
nagar lu2 kiĝ2 ga-ab-sam2-a di-di-⌈?⌉
- 553
a dug4-ga-gin7 a ḫe2-ri-ib-gi4-gi4 munu4-e-eš ḫe2-gaz-gaz
- 554
lugal-ĝu10 {na4}im-an-e ba-gub
My king turned to the iman stones, he addressed the alliga stones. Ninurta son of Enlil fixed their destiny:
- 555
{na4}al-li2-ga gu3 [ba-an]-de2-e
- 556
{d}nin-urta dumu {d}en-lil2-[la2-ke4] nam im-mi-ib-tar-re
- 557
{na4}im-ma-an kur-ra šeg11 mu-[…-gi4-gi4]
Iman stones, in the mountains you cried out against me. You fiercely uttered battle-yells. I shall enflame you like fire. Like a storm I shall overturn you. I shall strip you like esparto grass. I shall rip you up like esparto grass. Who will assist you then? Iman stone: your cries shall not be valued, no attention shall be paid to them. Iman stone, alliga stone: your path shall not lead to the palace.
- 558
gu3 ḫuš me3 gu3 ḫuš bi2-ib-[ra-…]
- 559
izi-gin7 mu-la2-en-ze2-en
- 560
ud-gin7 mu-dub-bu-un-ze2-en
- 561
{u2}numun2-gin7 mu-sag3-ge-en-ze2-en
- 562
{u2}numun2-gin7 mu-[e]-bur12-re-[en]-ze2-en
- 563
a-ba šu in-ne-ši-in-de6
- 564
{na4}im-ma-an gu3 de2-zu na-an-kal-am3 en3-zu na-an-tar-re
- 565
{na4}im-ma-an {na4}al-li2-ga e2-gal-la du-u3-zu na-an-sa2
- 566
[lugal]-ĝu10 {na4}maš-da im-ma-gub
My king turned to the mašda stone. He addressed the dubban and urutum stones. Ninurta son of Enlil defined (?) their characteristic behaviour:
- 567
{na4}dub-ba-an {na4}u2-ru-tum-e gu3 ba-an-de2
- 568
{d}nin-urta dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 in-di3 bi2-ib-kur-ku
- 569
{na4}maš-da {na4}dub-ba-an ga-an-ze-er bar7-a
Mašda stone, dubban stone, blazing fires; urutum stone, which nothing resists; when the gasura stone …… and you were set ablaze, you burnt against me in the rebel lands like a brazier. Since you all stood against me in the land of Saba: mašda stone, they shall slaughter you like a sheep. Dubban stone, they shall crunch you for pulverising. Urutum stone, they shall sharpen you for the battle-mace; with bronze, the arrowheads of the gods, they shall smash you with the axe, stinging with fierce swords.
- 570
{na4}u2-ru-tum na-me nu-gub-bu
- 571
{na4}ga-sur-ra zi murgu2-še3 šub-bu ḫe2-em-ta-ab-KA×NE-a
- 572
ki-bal-a sur3-gin7 ma-mu2-un-ze2-en
- 573
kur sa-ba mu-e-ši-gub-bu-un-za-na-gin7
- 574
{na4}maš-da udu-gin7 ḫe2-sur-sur-ne
- 575
{na4}dub-ba-an niĝ2 ze2-re-de3 ḫe2-bi2-sag3-ge-ne
- 576
{na4}u2-ru-tum mi-tum-gin7 u3-sar ḫe2-ak-ne
- 577
zabar ḫu-ut-pa PA.GAG PA.A diĝir-re-e-ne-ka
- 578
ĝiri2 ḫuš sa-sa-da giĝ4-e ḫe2-bi2-sag3-ge-ne pat-ru3 ez-zu-tum i-na za-qa2-⌈tim li-qa⌉-X […]
- 579
lugal-ĝu10 {na4}ša-ga-ra im-ma-gub
My king turned to the šagara stone. Ninurta son of Enlil fixed its destiny:
- 580
{d}nin-urta dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 nam im-mi-ib-tar-re
- 581
{na4}ša-ga-ra saĝ edin-na dili-bi du saĝ-du tibir ra
Šagara stone, who smash (?) your head against anyone travelling alone in the desert, in the mountains when my arms were occupied you tried to trample on me. Since you glutted yourself in the battle, the reed-worker shall make the reeds jump with you. You shall be thrown onto your couch; the appearance (?) of your mother and father who bore you shall be forgotten (?). No one shall say to you, Get up, no one shall have the feeling that he misses you, the people shall not complain about your loss. In praise of the eternally-created powers in Ninḫursaĝa's resting place, you shall be discarded on the dais there. They shall feed you on malt, as they do for sheep; you shall content yourself with a portion of scattered flour. This shall be the explanation for you.
- 582
kur-ra a2 dab5-ba-e-ĝa2 mu-e-ni-?
- 583
me3-ba la-la mu-e-ni-ĝar-ra-gin7
- 584
ad-KID-e gi ḫe2-em-ta-gu4-ud-e ki-nu2-za ḫe2-bi2-šub-be2
- 585
SIG7-a ama ugu-za ḫe2-bi2-tur-tur zig3-ga-ab-zu nam-me
- 586
a2-aš2-zu-a lu2 na-an-ni-til3-le
- 587
u2-gu ba-an-de2-zu uĝ3-e nam-me
- 588
me da-ri2-še3 du3-a ki ni2 dub2-bu {d}nin-ḫur-saĝ-ka-še3
- 589
ka tar-re-de3 barag-ba u3-bi2-in-gurud-de3
- 590
{kaš}dida nam udu-še3 lu2 ḫa-ra-ab-zil-e
- 591
zid2 dub-dub-ba-bi ḫe2-ḫul2-le-en ki-bur2-ru-zu ḫe2-a
- 592
lugal-ĝu10 {na4}mar-ḫu-ša ba-gub
My king turned to the marḫuša stone. Ninurta son of Enlil pronounced its destiny.
- 593
{d}nin-urta dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 nam im-mi-ib-tar-re
- 594
{na4}mar-ḫu-ša ki-ĝu10-uš gu mu-⌈un⌉-[…]-ma-te-en ba-dab5-be2-en
Marḫuša, …… the string in my place, …… you were taken, since you did not participate in the crimes of your city, ……; you shall be the bowl under the filter-jug, the water shall filter into you. Marḫuša, you shall be used for inlay-work, ……. You shall be the perfect ornament for sacred brooches. Marḫuša, you shall be duly praised in the temples of the gods.
- 595
šer7-da iri-za-ka im-šub-be2-en [X] ⌈ĜIRI3⌉-ni bi2-[…]-na-ak-[(…)]
- 596
{na4}bur šaĝan ḫe2-me-en a ḫe2-em-[da]-an-?-e
- 597
{na4}mar-ḫu-ša u-gun3 ḫe2-[ni-tag]-ge en sag9-ba ḫe2-[…] DI
- 598
kirid-da kug-ga šu gal ḫe2-[em]-⌈mi⌉-du7
- 599
{na4}mar-ḫu-ša e2 diĝir-re-[e]-⌈ne⌉-ka me-te-aš ḫe2-em-mi-ĝal2
- 600
ur-saĝ ḫaš2-tum-e ba-gub
The hero turned to the ḫaštum stone and frowned. In the Land the lord addressed it angrily. Ninurta son of Enlil pronounced its destiny:
- 601
en ib2-ba kalam-ma inim ⌈mu⌉-[na-ni-ib-be2]
- 602
{d}nin-urta dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 nam im-mi-ni-[ib-tar-re]
- 603
{na4}ḫaš2-tum kur-ra [šeg11 …-gi4-gi4]
Ḫaštum stone, you cried out against me in the mountains. You yelled fiercely with wild battle-yells. With your yelling, you fixed a lila demon in the mountains. Young man, because of your digging, Ditch (ḫaštum) shall be your name. And now, according to the destiny of Ninurta, henceforth they shall say ḫaštum. So be it.
- 604
gu3 ḫuš me3-a-še3 gu3 ⌈ḫuš⌉ [bi2]-⌈ib⌉-ra
- 605
šeg11 gi4-zu lil2-la2-am3 kur-ra mi-ni-ib2-ge-en
- 606
ĝuruš-me-en {na4}ḫaš2-tum ki tag-ga-za mu-bi ḫe2-sa4
- 607
i3-ne-eš nam tar-ra {d}nin-urta-ka
- 608
ud-da {na4}ḫaš2-tum di-še3 ur5 ḫe2-en-na-nam-ma-am3
- 609
lugal-ĝu10 {na4}dur-ul3-e im-ma-gub
My king turned to the durul stone. Ninurta son of Enlil fixed its destiny:
- 610
{d}nin-urta dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 nam im-mi-ib-tar-re
- 611
{na4}dur-ul3 mu-dur7 kug šul igi ḫa-az-za lu2 im-ma-an-gul-lu-ne
Durul stone, holy garment of mourning, blinded youth whom people carve, in the mountains you prostrated yourself before me. Since you said to me, If only it had been me who broke the bars of the gates, if only I had stood before him, before my king, Lord Ninurta, your name shall be magnified of its own accord wherever it is mentioned. As the connoisseur says of precious metal, I will buy it, so the foreign nations, like musicians playing the reed-pipe, shall pursue you.
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