Source: The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature. Artifacts and parenthetical commentary added by editor R. Brown.
Segment A
(An / Anu, King of Planet Nibiru & over his descendant-gods ruling Earth Colony)
1-8
O king, foremost one of An, chosen in his holy heart, Samsu-iluna, king, foremost one of An (Anu),
chosen in his holy heart, … rites … august, …, joyful, supreme, assiduous,
with head high on the gold-decorated throne of … kingship,
who sits majestically … in its midst in heroic strength, Samsu-iluna:
An, the mighty king of heaven, the august judge,
has assigned you a great destiny, and has made you to pass your life with a secure crown.
9-17
He is the man to whom Enlil has given … and the shepherdship over the widespread people,
(E-kur, Enlil’s residence - Command Central)
the beloved (?) shepherd of Nibru (Nippur named after planet Nibiru), the constant servant of E-kur;
(giant god Ashur atop temple / ziggurat, & servant mixed-breed king, & symbols of the gods)
he is the trustworthy farmer of the house of Asalim (Ashur, Marduk’s son),
who takes care that provisions do not cease in E-saj-ila (Marduk’s temple-residence in Babylon).
For you to exercise your divine powers of shepherdship in the Land,
Enlil has placed the foreign lands at your feet.
(Utu, twin Inanna, & their father Nannar, also son Papsukal damaged)
Obedient to Utu, beloved (?) (twin brother) of Inana (Inanna),
Samsu-iluna, the king whose fate is never altered by Enlil, my king,
at the command uttered by Enlil, Enki and Asalim (Ashur), Zababa (Enlil’s son),
Lugal-gu-dua, the king who builds temples (workers for gods), … the rebel lands …
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Segment B
(Ickur / Ishkur / Adad, Enlil’s son, thunder god to many civilizations throughout time)
1-9
Ickur (Ishkur / Adad), the net of the foreign lands …
made the foreign countries praise him duly, and made the mighty … manifest.
Samsu-iluna, the good hero, lordly one of his Land, has wisely coordinated decisions for the Land.
(Sumer, then Akkad, the “Eden” between the rivers Tigris & Euphrates)
From the banks of the Tigris and the banks of the Euphrates,
to the shores of the sea … and the banks of its rivers, men … Samsu-iluna.
In E-kur, the house of Enlil, … he has taken his seat on his dais of joy.
Enlil, it is sweet to praise you.
(praise, devotion, & obedience given to Earth Colony Commander, Enlil)
Enlil, give my king a brilliant destiny and years of life!
Grant him as a gift a life of long days!”
Colophon: A hymn to Enlil for Samsu-iluna.
Samsu-iluna H: translation
1-2”
… offerings …, he brought (?) them into E-kur.
(E-kur, Enlil’s temple / residence in Nippur)
3-8
In the E-kur, the house of Enlil, Samsu-iluna, the mighty king whose … awesomeness covers all people
(An Akkadian gloss has: whose splendor covers all people)
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(An Akkadian gloss has: reach …)
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9-13
1 line fragmentary
(An Akkadian gloss has: by saving …
The foreign lands … has wisely (?) made decisions (?)
(An Akkadian gloss has: …; who has inflicted defeat … on all hostile lands).
Samsu-iluna, the good hero, lordly one of his Land
(An Akkadian gloss has: Samsu-iluna, the good hero, lordly one of his land)!
O Samsu-iluna, it is sweet to praise you!