ETCSL:ETCSLglossing

ETCSLglossing

Sign name: NI
Values: be₃, dig, i₃, ia₃, le₂, li₂, lid₂, ne₂, ni, suš₂, zal, zar₂

The debate between Date Palm and Tamarisk (c.5.3.7), line c537.19

X-ma-ab	niĝ<sub>2</sub>	diĝir-ra	niĝ<sub>2</sub>	sag<sub>9</sub>-zu	dug<sub>4</sub>-ga-ab
X	niĝ₂	diĝir	niĝ₂	sag₉	dug₄
X	thing	deity	thing	to be good	to say

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Paragraph t537.p2 (line(s) 11-19) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.

In his anger the Date Palm answered him. He addressed his brother the Tamarisk: "You say: "If people build daises for me and beautify them too, they certainly do not swear by the gods before clay (?)." -- You may be the body of the gods in their shrines and people may name with a good name the daises of the gods, but it is silver that can pride itself as the overlay of the gods. ……, describe your beauty!" (unknown no. of lines missing)

ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary