ETCSLglossing | Sign name: MAŠ.PA Values: maš3 |
niĝ2 | ĝe26-gen6-na-am | al-di-me-en | nu-ĝal2 | na-ab-be2-a |
NIĝ2 | ĝE26-GEN6-NA-AM | AL-DI-ME-EN | NU-ĝAL2 | NA-AB-BE2-A |
niĝ2 | ĝe26 | dim2 | ĝal2 | dug4 |
thing | I | to create | to be (located) | to say |
{ The elephant spoke to himself: "There is nothing like me among all the creatures of Šakkan!" The wren (?) answered him: "But I, in my own small way, was created just as you were!" } { (1 ms. has instead:) The elephant spoke to himself: "Among all the creatures of Šakkan, the one that can defecate like me has yet to be created!" The wren (?) answered him: "But I, in my own small way, can defecate just as much as you!" } |
ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary |
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