ETCSL:ETCSLglossing

ETCSLglossing

Sign name: U.SAG (SAGŠU)
Values: sag̃šu

Ninurta's exploits: a šir-sud (?) to Ninurta (c.1.6.2), line c162.259

ĝiš-gid₂-da	ki-a	ba-ab-du₃	sur₃	mud-e	bi₂-ib-tum₃
ĝIš-GID₂-DA	KI-A	BA-AB-DU₃	HI&TIMES;AŠ (SUR₃)	HU.HI (MUD)-E	BI₂-IB-NIM&TIMES;GAN₂TENU (TUM₃ AND NIM&TIMES;KAR₂)
ĝiš-gid₂-da	ki	du₃	sur₃	mud	de₆
type of spear?	place	to erect	ditch	blood	to carry

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Paragraph t162.p19 (line(s) 251-264) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.

The lord …… the wind. In his battle he smote the mountains with a cudgel. The Šar-ur made the storm-wind rise to heaven, scattering the people; like …… it tore. Its spittle alone destroyed the townspeople. The destructive mace set fire to the mountains, the murderous weapon smashed skulls with its painful teeth, the club which tears out entrails piled up noses. The lance was stuck into the ground and the crevasses filled with blood. In the rebel lands dogs licked it up like milk. The enemy rose up, crying to wife and child," You did not lift your arms in prayer to Lord Ninurta." The weapon covered the mountains with dust, but did not shake the heart of the Asag. The Šar-ur threw its arms around the neck of the lord:

ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary