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)
(Nannar with parents Enlil & Ninlil)
1-7 Say to Nanna (Nannar / Sin), the firstborn son of Enlil (and Ninlil), who loves prayers;
repeat to the lord whose light spreads widely, the crown of heaven and earth,
the great lord who loves to revive man; the father of the black-headed;
the merciful king, who can untie and release; the merciful, compassionate god who listens to appeals:
8-16 You, who are perfect in lordship and wear the legitimate headdress,
the one with gleaming appearance and noble countenance,
holy form endowed lavishly with beauty: your greatness covers all countries.
(Nannar, Moon Crescent God, atop his ziggurat temple residence in Ur)
Your fearsome radiance overwhelms the holy sky.
Your great awesomeness is imbued with terror.
… is pre-eminent in the Land.
You are indeed glorious from east to west.
From the interior of heaven … has given you …, and entrusted you with the heavens.
You are the king of heaven and earth; it is you who decide their fate.