ETCSLglossingSignSign name: IŠ
Values: isiš, iš, iši, kuš7, kukkuš, saḫar
An elegy on the death of Nannaya (c.5.5.2), line c552.3
ab-bauru2ki-atuš-a-ratur5-ragababa-ri
ab-bairi (ES: uru2)tuštur5gabari
fathertownto sitto be illchestto direct
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Paragraph t552.p2 (line(s) 3-8) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.
The city-dwelling father was stricken with illness. He, precious brilliance found in a distant mountain (?), was stricken with illness. He, attractive in ……, a man who made words pleasing, was stricken with illness. He who had a tall figure, and altogether was powerful, was stricken with illness. He, wise in divine plans and an ornament of the assembly, was stricken with illness. He who was a man of truth, god-fearing, was stricken with illness.
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