A šir-gida to Ninurta (Ninurta A)
- A.1
ur-saĝ dumu nir-ĝal2 {d}en-lil2-la2
The warrior, the lordly son of Enlil, Ninurta, the fierce bull, fit to be a prince, the hero manifest in E-šu-me-ša, the glory of E-kur, the rigorous judge, king, …… of the gods, the butting bull, placing his foot on the rebel lands, Ninurta, the lord of E-šu-me-ša, has taken his seat on the throne-dais of An.
- A.2
{d}nin-urta gud ? nam-nun-na tum2-ma
- A.3
meš3 e2-šu-me-ša4 pa e3-a
- A.4
ḫe2-du7 e2-kur-ra di-kud ! !
- A.5
lugal X X X diĝir-re-e-ne
- A.6
gud du7-du7 ki-bal-a ĝiri3 gub
- A.7
{d}nin-urta en e2-šu-me-ša4-ke4
- A.8
barag an-na-ke4 dur2 nam-[mi-in-ĝar]
- A.9
ud-sakar gibil-am3 uĝ3-e pa am3-[…-e3]
Like the new moon he comes forth over the people. Like Nanna he is …… in heaven and earth. He holds in his hand a sceptre of shining precious metal, and the true crown of An is placed on his head. Like Utu he comes forth over the cypresses; like Nanna he stands over the high mountains. The lord in the courtyard The lord, the king , ……, the king who was born in the women's chambers in the mountains, second in rank …… (at least 6 lines missing)
- A.10
{d}nanna an uraš-a DU […]
- A.11
ĝidru kug-an sud-aĝ2 šu-na ĝal2-[la-am3]
- A.12
men zid an-na saĝ-ĝa2 ĝal2-[la-am3]
- A.13
{d}utu ḫa-šu-ur2-ta ⌈e3⌉-[am3]
- A.14
{d}nanna kur un3-na gub-[ba-am3]
- A.15
en kisal en lugal SI […] X […]
- A.16
lugal ama5 kur-ra in-tud-[…]
- A.17
dub-us2 […] SIG7-⌈ga⌉ […]
- gap
(at least 6 lines missing)
- B.1
[X X] X e-ne di […]
…… playing ……, …… roaring ……, in the remote …… Lord Ninurta …… all the divine powers …… ornament of šuba stone, Inana ……, beautiful charms ……. The lord of the great place of An, ……. …… in the abzu constantly, the lord, the foremost one of the house of the excellent divine powers ……, greeting Enki in the abzu shrine.
- B.2
[X X] X teš2 dug4-ga […]
- B.3
[X] X bad-da en {d}nin-urta-ke4
- B.4
X X-am3 IN X me šar2-ra unu2 la2 ⌈šuba⌉ […]
- B.5
{d}inana [(…)] ḫi-li sag9 X il2-la-na KA mu-na-ni-X
- B.6
en ki gal an-na si la2 X X X [(…)]
- B.7
X-da abzu-a muš3 nu-tum2-mu-da
- B.8
en pap-šeš e2 me dug3-dug3-ga-[X]
- B.9
{d}en-ki-ke4 eš3 abzu-<a> šu mu2-mu2-da
- B.10
abzu-gin7 ĝeštug2 maḫ kalam-ma sig9-ga
August wisdom filling the Land like the abzu, …… of his pure house, …… he tends carefully, …… he calls. The house of cedar …… The lord …… . He pours light over the fields. The lord with the holy mouth (?) standing on the high mountains, the light keeping guard over ……, present constantly every month in the great shrine, Uta-ulu, lord of the gods, great hero of An's, great lord of Enlil's, Ninurta, august son of E-kur, lordly son of his own father, your praise is sweet!
- B.11
ĜA2 ulu3-ba e2 sikil-la-ka-ni
- B.12
ĜA2 DUB-DUB ĜA2 mi2 dug4-ga-ni
- B.13
ĜA2 DUB šeš-a pad3-da-ni
- B.14
e2 {ĝiš}erin-na EZEN KU-KU-a-ni en […]
- B.15
šag4-tum2-ma izi ĝar-ra-ni
- B.16
en KA kug kur un3-na gub-bu-de3
- B.17
ĝiš-nu11 X ĜAR-bi en-nu-uĝ3 ak-de3
- B.18
itid-da eš3 gal-la muš3 nu-tum2-mu-de3
- B.19
u4-ta-u18-lu en diĝir-re-e-ne
- B.20
ur-saĝ gal an-na en gal {d}en-lil2-la2
- B.21
{d}nin-urta dumu maḫ e2-kur-ra
- B.22
nir-ĝal2 a-a ugu-na za3-mi2-zu dug3-ga-am3
- B.23
šir3-gid2-du {d}nin-urta-kam
A šir-gida of Ninurta.
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