A Tigi to Suen for Ibbi-Suen (Ibbi-Suen A)
A Tigi to Suen for Ibbi-Suen (Ibbi-Suen A) (ETCSL 2.4.5.1)
Sumerian
Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)
6 pages
About This Book
Royal and Court PoetryIsin/Larsatheologyliteraturepolitics
This hymn captures the desperate struggle to anchor a king's authority in the favor of the gods. Read it to see how an ancient monarch used divine poetry to protect his crumbling hold on the city of Urim.