ETCSLglossingSignSign name: AB2׊A3 (LIBIŠ)
Values: lipiš, šem3, ub3
Nanše and the birds (Nanše C) (c.4.14.3), line c4143.C.12
giri16-i-lumušenni2uĝ3-ĝa2giri16-i-lu-biXX
GIRI16-I-LU-MUšENNI2Uĝ3-ĝA2GIRI16-I-LU-BIXX
giri16-i-luni2uĝ3giri16-i-luXX
type of gull?fear(someness)peoplebird-cryXX
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Paragraph t4143.p13 (line(s) 7-17) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.
The twittering birds flocking in the palace ……. The salsal bird cries in lament over itself. The egret (?), seemly in a …… linen garment, is present at the quayside. The heron (?) is brown, and clad in …… in the reedbeds. The …… bird catches azagur fish. The giri-ilu bird, dread of the people, …… its 'giri-ilu'. The stork …… picks up (?) …… like grass. The sa bird names …… its young ……. The dubdubu bird ……. The šegšeg bird sheds tears like a crying baby. The gubiguzaga bird …… like an angry man. (unknown no. of lines missing)
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