ETCSLglossing | Sign name: PAP.ŠE.PAP (MUNU4) Values: munu4 |
en | nam | tar-ra-na | šu | nu-bal-e-de3 |
en | nam | tar | šu | bal |
lord | destiny | to cut | hand | to turn over |
Not only did the lord make the world appear in its correct form -- the lord who never changes the destinies which he determines: Enlil, who will make the human seed of the Land come { forth } { (3 mss. have instead:) up } from the { earth } { (2 other mss. have instead:) chamber } -- and not only did he hasten to separate heaven from earth, and hasten to separate earth from heaven, but, in order to make it possible for humans to grow in { 'Where Flesh Came Forth' } { (2 mss. have instead:) 'Where Flesh Grew' } (the name of a cosmic location), he first { suspended } { (2 mss. have instead:) raised } the axis of the world at Dur-an-ki. |
ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary |
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