Johnson 2004 - CDLI - UCLA

(13) The Instructions of Shuruppak [5.6.1], ll. 15 and 18
(Alster 1974, 34-35, 79-80; Alster 1990; Alster forthcoming)
[ Topic gana 2 [ Focus kaskal.[la] nam [ Presupposition bi 2.ib 2.œa 2.œa 2 ]] nam.silig gu 2 œa 2.am 3
As for (your) fields, it is not BY THE ROAD that you should put them, it is only
attention they will yield,
[ Topic e 2 [ Focus sila daœal nam [ Presupposition bi 2.ib.la 2.e]]] KEÍ 2.da œal 2.la.am 3
As for (your) house, it is not ONE ON A WIDE STREET that you should buy, it
will always have someone singing (as the walk),
15. gana 2 kaskal.[la] nam As for fields, near the road is not where
bi 2.ib 2.œa 2.œa 2nam.silig you should put them, (you will) gather
gu 2 œa 2.am 3
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only attention, (not barley),
16. a.ßa 3 ka.œiri 3.ka nam ba.e.ur 11.ru You should not plough a field at the
zi bulug.ga.am 3
entrance of a pathway, it is the
uprooting of boundary stakes,
17. gana 2.zu.am 3 pu 2 na.an.ni.du 3.e.en You should not build a well in your field,
uœ 3.e ßa.ri.ib.˙ul.˙ul people will damage it,
18. e 2 sila daœal nam bi 2.ib.la 2.e As for a house, next to a public square is not
keß 2.da œal 2.la.am 3
where to buy one, there are always
groups (of people) there,