The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature
(Texts: All Artifacts, Color Coding, & Writings in Bold Type With Italics Inside Parenthesis, are Added by Editor R. Brown, not the Authors, Translators, or Publishers!)
(gods in blue …mixed-breed demigods in teal…)
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(Utu, son to Nannar & Ningal, Commander of the Space Port in the mountains by Sippar)
1-11 Youthful Utu (Shamash) ……, …… from Urac (Marduk); brilliant light, great lion, ……,
hero emerging from the holy interior of heaven, storm whose splendor covers the Land and is laden with great awesomeness;
Utu, king of justice that befits the true offspring (King Anu>Enlil>Nannar>Utu royal bloodline),
(mother-goddess Ninsun, Shulgi, his spouse Inanna, & Inanna’s father Nannar)
made Culgi (semi-divine mixed-breed King Shulgi), the trustworthy shepherd, glorious in the battle.
The great wild bull, youthful Utu (Sun God), who like a torch illuminates the Land from the holy heavens;
the wise one of all the countries, the fearsome radiance of (?) Urac (Marduk),
(Sun God Utu brings laws & justice to earthlings, giant gods Wheel of Justice)
the just god among the Anuna (Anunnaki) gods, the long (?), holy dragon,
the first-born son (Utu) cherished by (his father) Suen (Nannar / Sin),
the lord born to command — Utu bestowed the kingship of the Land on (semi-divine mixed-breed cousin) Culgi.
(God of Thunder Adad, ancient semi-divine king, & Nergal, gods with alien high-tech weapons, Nergal‘s lion-headed mace)
12-22 Like a mace with three lion-heads, he makes the mountains tremble and then destroys the rebel lands.
(Nannar, son to Earth Colony Commander Enlil, & the patron god of Ur)
…… the enemy of Nanna (Nannar / Sin).
…… the great …… of the gods.
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Utu …… the shepherd.
Culgi …… justice.
…… in famine.
(Ninsun, Enlil‘s granddaughter, mother-goddess to Shulgi, & many semi-divines made kings)
…… son of Ninsumun (Ninsun)…….
May …… great fearsomeness for the people for you.
…… the creation of …… no one …….
23 Sa-gida.
(Utu splits the mountains, creating launch & landing sites away from earthlings)
24 Utu, assign a sweet destiny to the king ……!
25 Jicgijal of the sa-gida.
26-36 …… is exalted.
Like …… very pleasing.
(mother Ninsun, semi-divine Ur king Shulgi, & Nannar, patron god of Ur)
…… shepherd Culgi, the lion …… the rebel lands …….
As long as the cities are not pacified …….
Youthful Utu …… the people numerous as ewes.
May …… of the holy lapis-lazuli shrine, rejoicing.
…… very proudly …….
Like a cow …… proudly.
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(Shulgi; semi-divine king & alien giant Sun God Utu)
37-43 Culgi …… Utu ……. …… a fragrant cedar forest.
O king, the lord who covers the heavens with awesomeness …….
…… the heavenly august dais (Utu, The Sun God) from the holy place.
The lord …… august radiance on all the lands from the holy heavens.
Because of your purity, youthful Utu has made everything abundant for you;
(Ninsun, daughter to Ninurta & Bau, spouse to mixed-breed giant Lugalbanda)
may a sweet life be your lot, son of Ninsumun (Ninsun).
44 Sa-jara.
45-48 Youthful Utu chose the shepherd in his heart.
Years of plenty are assigned to Culgi, the trustworthy shepherd, the king, as his fate.
From the shrine in Nibru (Nippur), Enlil bestowed this on the trustworthy shepherd, whose fate is determined by Utu.
49 Jicgijal of the sa-jara.
(Ningal, patron goddess of Ur, residing in Nannar‘s ziggurat temple / residence in Ur)
50-52 Lord of all the great divine powers, born by Ningal (Nannar‘s spouse)!
Youthful Utu, lord of all the great divine powers, born by Ningal,
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