ETCSLglossingSignSign name: NUNUZ.AB2×LA (LAḪTAN)
Values: laḫtan

The lament for Eridug (c.2.2.6), line c226.1.A.A.10
eridugkiniĝ2-me-ĝaru18-lu-gin7ba-e-dul3-bi...
ERIDUG-KINIĝ2-ME-ĝARU18-LU-GIN7BA-E-DUL3-BI...
eridugniĝ2-me-ĝarulu3dul3...
Eridug (SN)silencesouth wind (storm)to cover (together)people...
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Paragraph t226.p1 (line(s) 1-10) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.
(4 lines missing) The roaring storm covered it like a cloak, was spread over it like a sheet. It covered Eridug like a cloak, was spread over it like a sheet. In the city, the furious storm resounded ……. In Eridug, the furious storm resounded ……. Its voice was smothered with silence as by a gale. Its people ……. Eridug was smothered with silence as by a gale. Its people …….
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