A Šir-gida to Ninurta
A Šir-gida to Ninurta (ETCSL 4.27.01)
Sumerian
Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)
5 pages
About This Book
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Ninurta stands as the ultimate warrior-prince in this ancient hymn of power. Readers will see how the Sumerians defined absolute authority by linking a god to the cosmic order and his sacred temples.