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Ninurta, the Divine Warrior & Farmer

The warrior-god who slays the chaos-monster — then turns his victory into the waters that feed the fields.

Ninurta is the great divine champion: the heroic son of Enlil who goes out to destroy the monsters that threaten cosmic order — the demon Asag in the mountains, the thieving Anzu-bird who stole the Tablet of Destinies. But he is also a god of farming and the fertilizing storm: in 'Ninurta's exploits,' having defeated chaos, he organizes the waters and stones for the land's benefit, so that his martial victory becomes agricultural blessing. He thus binds together two faces of order — the warrior who defends the world and the farmer-god who makes it fruitful.

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A balbale to Ninurta (Ninurta F)

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Ninurta's return to Nibru: a šir-gida to Ninurta

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A hymn to Ninurta (Ninurta C)

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A tigi (?) to Ninurta for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan O)

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An adab to Ninurta for Ur-Ninurta (Ur-Ninurta C)

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Ninurta's exploits: a šir-sud (?) to Ninurta

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A tigi to Ninurta (Ninurta D)

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A šir-namšub to Ninurta (Ninurta G)

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An adab to Ninurta for Lipit-Eštar (Lipit-Eštar D)

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Ninurta's journey to Eridug: a šir-gida to Ninurta (Ninurta B)

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A tigi to Ninurta for Šulgi (Šulgi T)

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A tigi (?) to Ninurta for Šu-Suen (Šu-Suen D)

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A šir-gida to Ninurta (Ninurta A)

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An adab to Ninurta for Būr-Suen (Būr-Suen A)

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Ninurta and the turtle

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