ETCSLglossing | Sign name: KU Values: bid3, bu7, dab5, dib2, dur2, duru2, durun, gu5, ku, nu10, suḫ5, še10, tukul, tuš, ugu4 |
am-si | ni2-te-a-ni | maš2-anše | dšakkan2-ka |
am-si | ni2-te-a-ni | maš2-anše | šakkan2 |
elephant | himself, herself | animals | Šakkan (DN) |
{ The elephant spoke to himself: "There is nothing like me among all the creatures of Šakkan!" The wren (?) answered him: "But I, in my own small way, was created just as you were!" } { (1 ms. has instead:) The elephant spoke to himself: "Among all the creatures of Šakkan, the one that can defecate like me has yet to be created!" The wren (?) answered him: "But I, in my own small way, can defecate just as much as you!" } |
ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary |
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