ETCSL:ETCSLglossing

ETCSLglossing

Sign name: NIM
Values: deḫi₃, elam, nim, tum₄

Gilgameš and the bull of heaven (c.1.8.1.2), line c1812.2.D.50

^dinana-ke₄	zag	dib-ba	ba-an-sag₃	tum₁₂-gur₄^mušen-gin₇	ba-an-dal-dal	bad₃-bi	i₃-gul-e
inana	zag	dib	sag₃	tum₁₂-gur₄	dal	bad₃	gul
Inana (DN)	side	to pass	to beat	type of pigeon	to fly	wall	to destroy

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Paragraph t1812.p34 (line(s) 49-52) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.

The king took his knife in his hand, just as if he were a master chef. He hit Inana with a haunch, he made her flee away like a pigeon, and demolished those ramparts. Standing by (?) the Bull's head, the king wept bitter tears: "Just as I can destroy you, so shall I do the same to her (?)."

ePSD = The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary