ETCSL:ETCSLglossing

ETCSLglossing

Sign name: EN.ME.LI
Values: ensi

The song of the hoe (c.5.5.4), line c554.36

ud-de₃	al-du₃-e	ĝi₆	al-mu₂-mu₂
UD-DE₃	AL-DU₃-E	ĝI₆	AL-MU₂-MU₂
ud	du₃	ĝi₆	mu₂
storm	to erect	night	to grow

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Paragraph t554.p5 (line(s) 35-42) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.

The E-kur, the temple of Enlil, was founded by the hoe (al). By day it was building (aldue) it, by night it caused the temple to grow (almumu). In well-founded Nibru, the hero Ninurta entered into the presence of Enlil in the inner chamber of the Tummal -- the Tummal, the { bread basket (?) } { (1 ms. has instead:) …… masterpiece (?) } of Mother Ninlil -- the innermost chamber of the Tummal, with regular food deliveries. Holy Ninisina entered into the presence of Enlil with black kids and fruit offerings for the lord.

ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary