An Adab to An for Ur-Ninurta (Ur-Ninurta E)
An Adab to An for Ur-Ninurta (Ur-Ninurta E) (ETCSL 2.5.6.5)
Sumerian
Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)
11 pages
About This Book
Royal and Court PoetryBabylontheologyliteraturepolitics
This ancient Sumerian hymn captures the moment a king receives his mandate directly from the supreme god, An. It defines what it means to rule with divine authority and moral purpose. Readers will see how the ancients connected statecraft to the immutable laws of the universe.