ETCSL:ETCSLglossing

ETCSLglossing

Sign name: GIŠ%GIŠ (KIB)
Values: ḫul₃, lirum₃, šennur, ul₃

The lament for Nibru (c.2.2.4), line c224.A.35

uĝ₃	ka-na-aĝ₂	uru₂	saĝ	gig₂-ga	u₂	ḫi-a	udu-gin₇	bi₂-ib₂-gu₇-a
Uĝ₃	KA-NA-Aĝ₂	URU₂	SAĝ	GIG₂-GA	U₂	ḫI-A	UDU-GIN₇	BI₂-IB₂-GU₇-A
uĝ₃	kalam (ES: ka-na-aĝ₂)	iri (ES: uru₂)	saĝ	gig₂	u₂	ḫi	udu	gu₇
people	the Land	town	head	to be black	plant	to mix up	sheep	to eat

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Paragraph t224.p4 (line(s) 32-41) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.

As though it were empty wasteland, no one enters that great temple whose bustle of activity was famous. As for all the great rulers who increased the wealth of the city of Nibru -- why did they disappear? For how long would Enlil neglect the Land, where the black-headed { people } { (1 ms. has instead:) Land } { (another ms. has instead:) city }ate rich grass like sheep? Tears, lamentation, depression and despair! How long would his spirit burn and his heart not be placated? Why were those who once played the šem and ala drums spending their time in bitter lamenting? Why were the lamenters sitting in its brick buildings? They were bewailing the hardship which beset them.

ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary