A Tigi to Ninurta for Šu-Suen (Šu-Suen D)
A Tigi to Ninurta for Šu-Suen (Šu-Suen D) (ETCSL 2.4.4.4)
Sumerian
Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)
13 pages
About This Book
Royal and Court PoetryIsin/Larsatheologyliteraturepolitics
This hymn reveals how King Šu-Suen wielded the terrifying martial power of Ninurta to secure his dominion. Readers will encounter a deity described as a storm of war and learn how ancient kings used ritual to align themselves with divine destruction.