ETCSLglossingSignSign name: IL
Values: il

Gilgameš and the bull of heaven (c.1.8.1.2), line c1812.2.D.50
dinana-ke4zagdib-baba-an-sag3tum12-gur4mušen-gin7ba-an-dal-dalbad3-bii3-gul-e
DIĝIR-INANA-KE4ZAGDIB-BABA-AN-SAG3TUM12-GUR4-MUšEN-GIN7BA-AN-DAL-DALBAD3-BII3-GUL-E
inanazagdibsag3tum12-gur4dalbad3gul
Inana (DN)sideto passto beattype of pigeonto flywallto destroy
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Paragraph t1812.p34 (line(s) 49-52) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.
The king took his knife in his hand, just as if he were a master chef. He hit Inana with a haunch, he made her flee away like a pigeon, and demolished those ramparts. Standing by (?) the Bull's head, the king wept bitter tears: "Just as I can destroy you, so shall I do the same to her (?)."
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