| ETCSLglossing | ![]() | Sign name: DUN (ŠUL) Values: dun, dur9, sul, šaḫ2, šul, zu7 |
| nibru<sup>ki</sup>-ĝu<sub>10</sub> | ĝiš-kin<sub>2</sub> | ĝiš | gig<sub>2</sub> | ki | dug<sub>3</sub>-ge | mu<sub>2</sub>-a |
| nibru | ĝiš-gana2 | ĝiš | gig2 | ki | dug3 | mu2 |
| Nibru (SN) | birch? | tree | to be black | place | to be good | to grow |
| "My Nibru, where black birch trees grow in a good place, my sanctuary Nibru, where white birch trees grow in a pure place -- my Nibru's shrine is built in a good place. The sanctuary Nibru's name is a good name. My Nibru's shrine is built in a good place. The sanctuary Nibru's name is a good name. Before Dilmun existed, palm trees grew in my city. Before Dilmun existed, palm trees grew in Nibru and the great mother Ninlil was clothed in fine linen." |
| ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary |
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