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Plain text of A Shir-gida of the Warrior (Ninurta A)

Segment A

1-8 The warrior, the fierce bull, fit to be a prince, the hero manifest in E-cu-me-ca, the glory of E-kur, the rigorous judge, king, the butting bull, placing his foot on the rebel lands, the lord of E-cu-me-ca, has taken his seat.

9-17 Like the new moon he comes forth over the people. He holds in his hand a sceptre of shining precious metal. Like the sun he comes forth over the cypresses; like the moon he stands over the high mountains. The lord in the courtyard, ......, the king, second in rank ......

Segment B

1-9 ...... playing ......, ...... roaring ......, in the remote ...... the lord ...... all the gifts ...... ornament of cuba stone, ...... beautiful charms ....... The lord of the great place, ....... ...... in the abzu constantly, the lord, the foremost one of the house of the excellent gifts ......

10-22 August wisdom filling the Land like the abzu, ...... of his pure house, ...... he tends carefully, ...... he calls. The house of cedar ....... He pours light over the fields. The lord with the holy mouth standing on the high mountains, the light keeping guard over ......, present constantly every month in the great shrine, lord of all, great hero, great lord, august one of E-kur, your praise is sweet!