The old woman of Nippur Instructs Ninlil to walk the banks of Idnunbirdu She thrusts he magic k To harvest the mind of the great mountainlord Enlil The brighteyed king will fall to your anguish His soul lures the hexagonal room He who decrees fates his spirit is caught His soul lured to the hexagonal room Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame The lord of fates enthralled Hes bound to Ninlil The lord of fates enthralled Hes bound to Ninlil Your daughter, your weapon You want to be the cosmos! No shame, no limits Mother of Ninlil acts Lord of the fates deluded To Kurnugi, Enlil is cast Sin is conceived in the monarchy of death The dynasty persists the lunar god comes to life! Nunbarshegunu A silk veil strewn over you Your face is the cosmos You hide it in shame
ninlil, nunbarshegunu, hexagonal, cosmos, enlil