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Sign name: NIM×GAN₂tenu (TUM₃ and NIM×KAR₂)
Values: tum₃

The death of Gilgameš (c.1.8.1.3), line c1813.3.A.5

usu	šag₄	1-ša₄	ba-nu₂	ḫur	nu-mu-un-da-an-zi-zi
usu	šag₄	1	nu₂	ḫur	zig₃
strength	heart	1	to lie down	ever	to rise

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The great wild bull has lain down and is never to rise again. Lord Gilgameš has lain down and is never to rise again. He who was unique in …… has lain down and is never to rise again. The hero fitted out with a shoulder-belt has lain down and is never to rise again. He who was unique in strength has lain down and is never to rise again. He who diminished wickedness has lain down and is never to rise again. He who spoke most wisely has lain down and is never to rise again. The plunderer (?) of many countries has lain down and is never to rise again. He who knew how to climb the mountains has lain down and is never to rise again. The lord of Kulaba has lain down and is never to rise again. He has lain down on his death-bed and is never to rise again. He has lain down on a couch of sighs and is never to rise again.

ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary