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A hymn to Nergal for Shulgi (Shulgi U): translation

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1-4Nergal who ......, ...... great awe, who ...... the underworld -- its awesome radiance ...... the battle-net, its awesomeness has filled heaven and earth.

52nd cagbatuku.


6-12Hero, wild bull with thick horns, ...... like a cow, your terrifying name lets loose awe and fear. You fall on the rebel lands like the south wind. You are a bolt on the broad extent of the mountains. When you sit in E-meclam, your desires are joyously fulfilled (?). The people assemble at your feet.

132nd barsud.


14-16Meclamta-eda, your supremacy in the rebel lands! You have encircled the rebel lands, O youth. Nergal, your supremacy in the rebel lands!

17-20Your father loves you greatly. He has made your heroism known among the people. Your father Enlil loves you greatly. He has made your heroism known among the people.

21-23Hero ...... for the people, god roaming the mountains! You have ...... the rebel lands. Nergal ...... for the people, god roaming the mountains!

24-26Wherever you stride, all their troops suffer. ...... Ancan and Tidnum, Nergal, wherever you stride, all their troops suffer.

27 Sa-gida.


28-29May you prolong the life of the hero Culgi. ...... to his strength, .......

30Its jicgijal.


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Revision history

06.vi.2000-07.vi.2000 : GC : adapting translation
25.vii.2000 : JAB : proofreading
26.vii.2000 : GC : tagging
01.ix.2000 : ER : proofreading SGML
01.ix.2000 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed