Towards heaven he roars like a storm, earthwards he strikes like a dragon ~ Debate between the Hoe and the Plough
Ninurta, also known as Ninĝirsu, is an ancient Mesopotamian god associated with farming, healing, hunting, law, scribes, and war who was first worshipped in early Sumer.
Quotes about Ninurta
- The king who measured up the hoe and who passes his time in its tracks, the hero Ninurta, has introduced working with the hoe into the rebel lands. He subdues any city that does not obey its lord. Towards heaven he roars like a storm, earthwards he strikes like a dragon (ucumgal).
- Coveting and spying are abominations to Ninurta.
- To take revenge is the prerogative of Ninurta.
- The chasing away of a younger son from the house of his father is an abomination to Ninurta.
- Sumerian proverb, Collection XXII at The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature, 3rd millennium BCE.
- Variant: Violent cursing and chasing away a son from his father's house are abominations to Ninurta.
- To take revenge is an abomination to Ninurta.
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