ETCSL:ETCSLglossing

ETCSLglossing

Sign name: A.IGI
Values: er₂, še_x

The advice of a supervisor to a younger scribe (E-dub-ba-a C) (c.5.1.3), line c513.9

ĝiš	ma-an-ḫur-ra	na-an-dim₂	ki-bi-še₃	al-ĝar-ĝar
ĝIš	MA-AN-ḫUR-RA	NA-AN-DIM₂	KI-BI-šE₃	AL-ĝAR-ĝAR
ĝiš	ḫur	dim₂	ki	ĝar
tree	to scratch	to create	place	to place

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Paragraph t513.p3 (line(s) 9-15) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.

"I just did whatever he outlined for me -- everything was always in its place. Only a fool would have deviated from his instructions. He guided my hand on the clay and kept me on the right path. He made me eloquent with words and gave me advice. He focused my eyes on the rules which guide a man with a task: zeal is proper for a task, time-wasting is taboo; anyone who wastes time on his task is neglecting his task."

ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary