ETCSL:ETCSLglossing

ETCSLglossing

Sign name: SUM
Values: si₃, sig₁₀, sum, šum₂

A praise poem of Ur-Namma (Ur-Namma C) (c.2.4.1.3), line c2413.74

ĝiš-nu₂	gi-rin-na	ki-nu₂	dug₃-ba	mu-nu₂
ĝIš-NU₂	GI-RIN-NA	KI-NU₂	DUG₃-BA	MU-NU₂
ĝiš-nu₂	gi-rin	ki-nu₂	dug₃	nu₂
bed	blossom	sleeping quarter	to be good	to lie down

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Paragraph t2413.p7 (line(s) 70-78) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.

I, Ur-Namma, born on high, …… shining. The people line up in front of me. Enlil has given me the task of keeping the Land secure, with unscathed (?) troops. I am clad in linen in the ĝipar. I lie down on the splendid bed in its delightful bedchamber. I cause the people to eat splendid food; I am their Enkimdu (i.e. the god of irrigation and cultivation). I am the good shepherd whose sheep multiply greatly. I open the …… of the cattle-pens and sheepfolds. I am peerless. …… the pastures and watering-places of shepherds (?).

ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary