ETCSLglossing | Sign name: NUN/NUN (NIR) Values: nir, ri5, šer7, tirx |
mušen | na4gug-ta | gug | na4za-gin3-ta | za-gin3 |
mušen | gug | gug | za-gin3 | za-gin3 |
bird | cornelian | cornelian | lapis lazuli | lapis lazuli |
The peacock spends the day keeping watch. The holy bird, the peacock, spends the day calling 'ḫaya'. A bird red from cornelian, blue from lapis lazuli, white (?) from chalcedony (?), with all kinds of gold, and leather inlaid with gold -- may the coppersmith fashion the peacock for you thus. |
ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary |
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