ETCSLglossingSignSign name: EL
Values: el, il5, sikil
A praise poem of Šulgi (Šulgi A) (c.2.4.2.01), line c24201.5
na-gadasipadsaĝgig2-ga-me-en
NA-GADPA.LU (SIPA)SAĝGIG2-GA-ME-EN
na-gadasipadsaĝgig2
herdsmanshepherdheadto be black
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I, the king, was a hero already in the womb; I, Šulgi, was born to be a mighty man. I am a fierce-looking lion, begotten by a dragon. I am the king of the four regions; I am the herdsman and shepherd of the black-headed people. I am a respected one, the god of all the lands.1
ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary
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