ETCSL:ETCSLglossing

ETCSLglossing

Sign name: NUN/NUN (NIR)
Values: nir, ri₅, šer₇, tir_x

Gilgameš, Enkidu and the nether world (c.1.8.1.4), line c1814.5.B.16

e₂-gal	si	sa₂-bi	ba-an-ku₄-ku₄
E₂-GAL	SI	SA₂-BI	BA-AN-KU₄-KU₄
e₂-gal	si	sa₂	kur₉
palace	horn	to equal	to enter
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Paragraph t1814.p35 (line(s) 1-28) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.

"Did you see him who had one son? How does he fare?" "He weeps bitterly ……." "Did you see him who had two sons? How does he fare?" "He sits on ……." "Did you see him who had three sons? How does he fare?" "He drinks water ……." "Did you see him who had four sons? How does he fare?" "His heart is happy { (1 ms. adds:) like a man who has four asses to yoke }." "Did you see him who had five sons? How does he fare?" "Like a good scribe he is indefatigable, he enters the palace easily." "Did you see him who had six sons? How does he fare?" "He is cheerful as a ploughman." "Did you see him who had seven sons? How does he fare?" "As a companion of the gods he sits on a throne and listens to judgments." "Did you see him who had no heir? How does he fare?" "Like (?) …… he eats bread." (approx. 3 lines missing)

ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary