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352. œiß bal ki.ßar 2.ra mu.ni.in.œar He installed a spigot (?) on the horizon,
(28) Winter and Summer [5.3.3], ll. 196-199 (Karahashi 2000, 99)
196. e 2.me.eß ßeß.œu 10 a 2.kuß 2.a.œu 10.a Summer, my brother, after you have gone
ni 2 buluœ 5 u 3 mu.ni.e 3
197. za 3.mu.ka ße e 2.a u 3.mu.ni.in.ku 4
124
out boasting about my toil,
Because, at new year, having brought grain
guru 7 gu 2 bi 2.in.gur.gur into the house, the silos are full,
198. diri u 3.me.de 6 tug2 bar.dul 5
When you have brought in the surplus, your
tug2 niœ2.lam 2.zu bal.a.kam bardul and niglam garments are ...
199. uruda ˙a.zi.in 2(diß) ma.na lu 2 u 3
When someone has given you a two-mana
mu.ra.an.ßum 2 edin.zu.ße 3 ba.du.un axe, you go off to your steppe,
Although the meaning of line 198 is somewhat unclear, the surplus presumably results
from the abundance of food in the granary. In the following example (29), Winter makes
an appeal to Enlil, the judge in Winter’s dispute with Summer.
(29) Winter and Summer [5.3.3], ll. 288-291 (Karahashi 2000, 99)
289. a.a d en.lil 2 nam.ku 5.œal 2
mu.e.ßum 2 a he 2.œal 2.la mu.e.de 6
"Father Enlil, you gave irrigation-control
and brought abundant waters,
290. a.gar 3.a.gar 3.ra za 3 ba.ni.tag.tag The plantations were set up in order to fill
guru 7 gu 2 bi 2.gur.gur the granaries,
291. ße ab.sin 2.na gu 2 ba.ni.in.peß The grain grew thick in the furrows,