Cul-pa-ed / Shul-pa-ed = Ninhursag‘s Spouse
House Master, Enlil‘s brother-in-law
“You are the throne-bearer of An (Anu) and Enlil,
the fierce constable of the gods, and the table-steward of Enlil…”
“Cul-pa-ed, of great divine powers, god who appears in glory, lordly in battle,
who makes vegetation grow tall in the Land!
Lord who raises his great arms, battle-club that smashes all enemies!
Pre-eminent brother-in-law of father Enlil, good youth!
Enlil has named your august name…”
“Hero Cul-pa-ed, lordly in heaven and on earth, my ……,
may your name be truly called upon in all the foreign lands!… “
“– you, hero Cul-pa-ed, are the lord of orchards and gardens, plantations and green reed-beds,
of the quadrupeds of the wide high desert, of the animals, the living creatures of the plains.
An (Anu), king of the gods, has put them in your hands;
he has put them in your hands, and you are their lord.
Hero Cul-pa-ed, they cannot escape your clutches…”
“your wife is an august queen.
You are beloved by Ninhursaja (Ninhursag).
You are a hero before whom the gods are very fearful.
Hero Cul-pa-ed, lordly in heaven and on earth,…”
“The mother of the gods, Ninhursaja (Ninhursag),
had the mighty (?) (altar) light of the lord live with her in Kec (Kish);
she had Cul-pa-eda, no less, help her with the construction work (altar)…”
“Cul-pa-ed the ruler acts as lord…”