ETCSLglossingSignSignSign name: EN.KID
Values: nibru
Dumuzid's dream (c.1.4.3), line c143.151
ddumu-zid-de3eg2a-ra-li-kamu-ni-in-dab5-be2-ne
DIĝIR-DUMU-ZID-DE3EG2A-RA-LI-KAMU-NI-IN-DAB5-BE2-NE
dumu-zideg2a-ra-lidab5
Dumuzid (DN)embankmentArali (GN)to seize
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Paragraph t143.p18 (line(s) 151-155) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.
They caught Dumuzid in the ditches of Arali. Dumuzid began to weep and was tear-stricken: "In the city my sister saved my life, my friend caused my death. If a sister leaves (?) a child in the street, someone should kiss it. But if a friend leaves (?) a child in the street, no one should kiss it."
ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary
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