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…”