ETCSLglossingSignSign name: EZEN×LAL×LAL (ASILAL and EZEN×LAL2)
Values: asil, asila

An elegy on the death of Nawirtum (c.5.5.3), line c553.44
šu-niba-an-dab5-be2-eššag4-biXmu-un-ra
šudab5šag4Xra
handto seizeheartXto beat
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Paragraph t553.p5 (line(s) 39-46) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.
Then her beloved husband all alone ……, in his city, in Nibru, the city ……, Lu-diĝira, her beloved husband, all alone ……, in his city, in Nibru, the city ……, approached her with suffering heart in ……, the great dwelling-place. They took his hand, their hearts were overwhelmed (?). His …… was excluded from nourishment, his breath was stifled (?). He uttered moans (?) like a cow, he who had no …… garments.
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