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Prayer to Nergal for Ashurbanipal (22) http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu (Texts: All Artifacts, Color Coding, & Writings in Bold Type With Italics Inside Parenthesis, are Added by Editor R. Brown, not the Authors, Translators, or Publishers!) (gods in blue….demigod mixed-breeds in teal) (Nergal, spouse to Ereshkigal, Lord of the Lower World) For the god Nergal, mightiest of the gods, most overpowering of the gods, the supreme, perfect, (and) noble sovereign of his brother(s), the one who dwells in (the temple) Ešaḫula, the lord of Sirara, his lord: (Ashurbanipal) (Esarhaddon) Ashurbanipal, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria; son of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad; (King Sennacherib on his stele) (Sennacherib) grandson of Sennacherib, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria — In order to ensure his good health, he enlarged the courtyard of (the temple) Ešaḫula with baked bricks from a (ritually) pure kiln and made its processional way shine like daylight. This entry was posted in Assyria, Cities & Kings of the Gods, Nergal and tagged Texts on April 17, 2017 by nibirudb. The Dedication of an Axe to Nergal: translation The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (Texts: All Artifacts, Color Coding, & Writings in Bold Type With Italics Inside Parenthesis, are Added by Editor R. Brown, not the Authors, Translators, or Publishers!) (gods in blue) 1-9 Nibruta-lu, the son of the merchant Lugal-cuba, has had this tin ax made for Nergal. (Nergal, Lord of the Netherworld, spouse to Ereshkigal) Its wooden part is of arganum tree of the mountains, a wood which is superior even to the alal stone; its stone part is of antasura, a stone which has no equal. The arm of the man who strikes with it will never get tired. 10-16 Should it break, I will repair it for Nergal. Should it disappear, I will replace it for him. (Nergal, warrior son to Enlil & Ninlil, some texts, son to Enki & Inanna) May Nergal look after me during my life, and may he provide me with clean water in the underworld after my death. This entry was posted in Anunnaki Gods, Nergal and tagged Texts on August 27, 2014 by nibirudb. A Tigi to Nergal (Nergal C) The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (Texts: All Artifacts, Color Coding, & Writings in Bold Type With Italics Inside Parenthesis, are Added by Editor R. Brown, not the Authors, Translators, or Publishers!) (gods in blue) 1-10. Lord who inspires awe in heaven and on earth, who is resplendent in the Land, engendered for kingship by your father, your awesomeness weighs upon the black-headed. The Anuna, the great gods, cower together before your awesomeness and radiance. (Nergal, Lord of the Under World with lion-headed weaponry) Nergal, lord who inspires awe in heaven and on earth, who is resplendent in the Land, engendered for kingship by your father, your awesomeness weighs upon the black-headed. The Anuna (Anunnaki), the great gods, cower together before your awesomeness and radiance. 11-20. Hero, after your father begot you, your father Enlil bestowed on you the mountain of the earth and all of the people. He definitively handed the deciding of destinies to you. (Nergal killing earthling; Nergal, in some texts Enlil’s son, in other texts Enki’s & Inanna’s son) Hero, Nergal, you are their king! Nergal, hero, after your father begot you, your father Enlil bestowed on you the mountain of the earth and all of the people. He definitively handed the deciding of destinies to you. Hero, Nergal, you are their king! 21-30. Lord who imposes silence, son of Enlil, who in his heroism like a flood demands respect (?)! May the people of Lagaš (Lagash) spread on your pure table everything you need. Nergal, may you stretch forth your arm over the place Lagaš. Nergal, lord who imposes silence, son of Enlil, who in his heroism like a flood demands respect (?)! May the people of Lagaš spread on your pure table everything you need. Nergal, may you stretch forth your arm over the place Lagaš. 31.Sa-gida. 32-41. 1 line fragmentary 2 lines missing 1 line fragmentary …… heroism, …… Uzarpara (?), the shrine ……, you are Mešlamta-ea, ……. Nergal, lord, you are the Enlil of his Land. (Enlil Inanna Utu Enki Isimud) Like Alla (Utu) (?), you have no rival. Like Ištaran (Ninurta), it has been given to you to reach correct judgments. 42-51. Enlil, shepherd of the black-headed (earthlings), has given you as your name “Lord who leads away the enemies of Enlil, avenger of his father, strong hero”. The gods have determined your fate. They have given …… to you. On earth you are ……, in heaven you are ……. Because of your noise no god opposes you. Just young man who …… the plague, provider for the place Lagaš, (Nergal, spouse to Ereshkigal, Queen of the Under World) Mešlamta-ea (Nergal), may people praise you in song! 52-61. Lord of the just word, lord of abundance, hero! At your name, people obe...

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