ETCSL:ETCSLglossing

ETCSLglossing

Sign name: LA
Values: la, šika

The advice of a supervisor to a younger scribe (E-dub-ba-a C) (c.5.1.3), line c513.11

im-ma	šu-ĝu₁₀	si	ba-ni-in-sa₂	us₂	zid	mu-un-dab₅
IM-MA	ŠU-ĝU₁₀	SI	BA-NI-IN-SA₂	US₂	ZID	MU-UN-DAB₅
im	šu	si	sa₂	us₂	zid	dab₅
clay	hand	horn	to equal	path	right	to seize
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Paragraph t513.p3 (line(s) 9-15) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.

"I just did whatever he outlined for me -- everything was always in its place. Only a fool would have deviated from his instructions. He guided my hand on the clay and kept me on the right path. He made me eloquent with words and gave me advice. He focused my eyes on the rules which guide a man with a task: zeal is proper for a task, time-wasting is taboo; anyone who wastes time on his task is neglecting his task."

ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary