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Plain text of A Song for the King and Shepherd (Ninazu A)

1-6 O king, you are the ...... shepherd of the city which thrives like cattle! You are the ...... shepherd of the city which thrives like cattle! My lord, you are the ...... shepherd of the city which thrives like cattle! You are the reed-worker of the ......, ...... like a shining mat! You are the herdsman of them that dwell like sheep in a sheepfold, you who exude the allure of the high hills, my lord!

7-15 My lord, may God rejoice over you, because an emplacement for you has been created there. Powerful and of great intelligence, may God make the shining branches of your sceptre radiant in your grasp. He has strengthened the foundations of the throne which He gave you. May He make the way straight for you as far as the ends of heaven and earth, may He make it as straight for you as the sunlight. My lord, may He make it as straight for you as the sunlight, may He make it as straight for you as the sunlight. He has perfected your lordly staff, the lofty sceptre which shines over all the foreign countries, and guides the people.

16-22 Born in Urim, may God rejoice over you. My lord, born in Urim, may God rejoice over you. May you take your seat in your house, in your city -- the mountain, the pure place! May you take your seat in Enegir, in your city -- the mountain, the pure place! My lord, may you take your seat there, may you take your seat there!

23-31 He has fixed the golden headdress on your head, making you truly perfect with it. He has looked with best favour on ....... God has determined a good destiny for you. King of the lands, may your splendour shine forth! My lord, may your splendour shine forth, may your splendour shine forth! May your wife, the maiden, the good woman Ningirida, say to you: "Your house, your city!" as she steps before you in prayer, king of the Land, my lord!