ETCSLglossingSignSign name: PI
Values: be6, bi3, g̃eštug, me8, pa12, pe, pi, tal2, wa, we, wi
An elegy on the death of Nawirtum (c.5.5.3), line c553.48
XXMUXTUG2GADUme-am3ga-mu-ri-in-pad3
XXMUXTUG2GADUME-AM3GA-MU-RI-IN-PAD3
XXMUXTUG2GADUme-apad3
XXMUXTUG2GADUwhereto find
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Paragraph t553.p6 (line(s) 47-56) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.
He wears their ……, he weeps for her: "O where is ……? I would call upon you! Where are Meme and the alluring protective spirits? I would call upon you! Where is the ……, the ……, the gracious words? I would call upon you! Where are my …… weapon and gloriously fashioned quiver? I would call upon you! Where is that which brightens the …… face, my noble counsel? I would call upon you! Where is my ……, my precious brilliance? I would call upon you! Where are my sweet songs which make the heart rejoice? I would call upon you! Where are my …… weapon and golden quiver which brightens the spirit? I would call upon you! Where are my dancing, hand-waving, and frolicking (?)? I would call upon you!"
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