A Tigi to Ninurta
A Tigi to Ninurta (ETCSL 4.27.04)
Sumerian
Ur III / Old Babylonian (c. 2100–1600 BCE)
6 pages
About This Book
Hymns and SongsHendursaĝa hymnsliteraturetheologypolitics
Ninurta is the storm of the Sumerian pantheon, a god of total destruction who levels cities to secure royal authority. This text reveals how ancient hymns functioned as both tools of political propaganda and rigid musical compositions.