ETCSLglossingSignSign name: NI
Values: be3, dig, i3, ia3, le2, li2, lid2, ne2, ni, suš2, zal, zar2
The death of Ur-Namma (Ur-Namma A) (c.2.4.1.1), line c2411.2.C.14
...nin-diĝirmaš2-edab5-baba-ug5-ge(X)X-ta
...NIN-DIĝIRMAŠ2-EDAB5-BABA-UG5-GE(X)X-TA
...nin-diĝirmaš2dab5uš2(X)X
...type of priestess(kid) goatto seizeto die(X)X
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Paragraph t2411.p31 (line(s) 11-20) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.
…… gifts ……. …… chief porters ……. …… who died ……, …… dead nindiĝir priestesses, chosen by extispicy, (1 line unclear)…… raised a tumult ……; …… raised a tumult ……. The king knew well the rites of the nether world, Ur-Namma knew well the rites of the nether world: so he brought magnificent bulls, faultless kids, and fattened sheep.
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