ETCSL:ETCSLglossing

ETCSLglossing

Sign name: GU₂
Values: gu₂, gun₂

Letter from Lugal-nesaĝe to Enlil-massu (c.3.3.09), line c3309.12

nam-zu	ib₂-gu₇-en	i-si-iš-zu	ib₂-sig₉-ge-en
NAM-ZU	IB₂-GU₇-EN	I-SI-Iš-ZU	IB₂-SIG₉-GE-EN
nam	gu₇	i-si-iš	sig₉
destiny	to eat	tears (of joy)	to put

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Paragraph t3309.p2 (line(s) 10-16) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.

When { your mighty …… } { (the 2 Urim mss. have instead:) my …… } completely crushed me, my heart sank and { thirst and hunger } { (1 Urim ms. has instead:) hunger and thirst } wasted me away. Your status consumes me, your complaints crush me, your majesty oppresses me, your { slander } { (1 Urim ms. has instead:) your storminess } puts an end to me. { After being attentive I have been abandoned } { (the 2 Urim mss. have instead:) Despite being attentive I have been cut off from my position } . { Deceit has emerged from my wisdom and sympathy } { (1 Urim ms. has instead:) Deceit has replaced wisdom and sympathy }. (2 mss. omit line 16)

ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary