Nearly four thousand years ago, the great city of Ur lay in ashes after the last king of its final Sumerian dynasty fell. Out of that rubble rose one of the oldest poems of grief in the world — a haunting, liturgical lament in which the goddess Ningal weeps for her doomed city, the moon god Nanna mourns his ruined temple, and the very walls and fields of the land take up the cry. In this new modern-English edition, the ancient Sumerian classic is set free from academic jargon and rendered into clear, flowing present-day verse while remaining faithful to the original's meaning and spirit. Readers will encounter a voice of grief that feels startlingly immediate — a people facing exile, ruin, and the silence of the gods, looking for a reason to hope. With an introduction, chapter guides, and glossaries, this edition is the perfect doorway for modern readers. Part of The World Scriptures Library.