ETCSL:ETCSLglossing

ETCSLglossing

Sign name: URU×IGI (ASARI)
Values: asal, asar, asari, silig

The lament for Urim (c.2.2.2), line c222.I.192

šika	bar₇-bar₇-re-da	saḫar	im-da-tab-tab	uĝ₃-e	še	am₃-ša₄
šIKA	BAR₇-BAR₇-RE-DA	SAḫAR	IM-DA-TAB-TAB	Uĝ₃-E	šE	AM₃-šA₄
šika	bar₇	saḫar	tab₂	uĝ₃	še	ša₄
(pot)sherd	to burn	earth	to burn	people	groan	verb part of multiword verb

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Paragraph t222.p34 (line(s) 192-196) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.

The scorching potsherds made the dust glow (?) -- the people groan. He swept the winds over the black-headed people -- the people groan. Sumer was overturned by a snare -- the people groan. It attacked (?) the Land and devoured it completely. Tears cannot influence the bitter storm -- the people groan.

ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary