ETCSLglossingSignSign name: GU
Values: gu

Letter from Lugal-nesaĝe to Enlil-massu (c.3.3.09), line c3309.15
libbarak-ĝu10-talibbarki-ĝu10-taIMbarak-ĝu10-tašuba-dagšubi-dag
LIBBARAK-ĝU10-TALIBBARKI-ĝU10-TAIMBARAK-ĝU10-TAŠUBA-DAGŠUBI-DAG
libbaraklibbarkiIMbarakšudagšudag
(deathly) silenceto set asideto do(deathly) silenceto set asideplaceIMto set asideto dohandto roam aroundhandto roam around
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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)
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