ETCSLglossingSignSign name: GU
Values: gu

Gilgameš, Enkidu and the nether world (c.1.8.1.4), line c1814.5.B.52
lu2ANni2buluĝ5-ĝa2igibi2-du8-a
lu2ANni2buluĝ3igidu8
personANselfto flourisheyeto spread
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Paragraph t1814.p37 (line(s) 52-68) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.
"Did you see him who …… extolled himself? How does he fare?" "He bows down (?) like an ox as the worms eat at him." "Did you see him who fell down from the roof? How does he fare?" "His bones …… and his spirit ……." "Did you see ……? How does he fare?" "He ……." "Did you see the leprous man? How does he fare?" "His water is set apart, his food is set apart. He …… the spirits. He lives outside the city." "Did you see my stillborn children who never received a name? How do they fare?" "They play at a table of gold and silver ……." "Didn't you see him who was set on fire?" "Why, my friend, did not you spare this question?" "I asked it, my friend!" "His spirit is …… from the nether world, it went up to the sky with the smoke (?)."
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