ETCSL:ETCSLglossing

ETCSLglossing

Sign name: SAL.ḪUB₂ (MUNUS.ḪUB₂)
Values: eme₅, lagar₃

The advice of a supervisor to a younger scribe (E-dub-ba-a C) (c.5.1.3), line c513.20

saĝ-ki	gal-gal-la	um-ma-te	inim-zu	ba-dugud-de₃-en
SAĝ-KI	GAL-GAL-LA	UM-MA-TE	INIM-ZU	BA-DUGUD-DE₃-EN
saĝ-ki	gal	te	inim	dugud
forehead	to be big	to approach	word	to be heavy

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Paragraph t513.p4 (line(s) 16-20) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.

"He did not vaunt his knowledge: his words were modest. If he had vaunted his knowledge, people would have frowned. Do not waste time, do not rest at night -- get on with that work! Do not reject the pleasurable company of a mentor or his assistant: once you have come into contact with such great brains, you will make your own words more worthy."

ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary