Johnson 2004 - CDLI - UCLA

23. d en.lil 2.le igi.ni ki kur 2.ra After Enlil had countenanced an enemy
ba.an.œar.ra.a.ba land,
24. d nin.tu.re niœ 2.dim 2.dim 2.ma.ni After Nintu had scattered the creatures that
za 3 bi 2.in.tag.ga.a.ba she had created,
25. d en.ki.ke 4 i7 idigna i7 buranun.na After Enki had altered the course of the
aß 2 bi 2.in.bala.a.ba Tigris and Euphrates,
26. d utu ˙ar.ra.an kaskal.e nam After Utu had cast his curse on the
ba.an.ku 5.da.a.ba highways,
(56) Nippur Lament [2.2.4], ll. 89-93 (Karahashi 2000, 176)
89. aœ 2.gig ur 5.ra.a. a.ße.er.ra Among dejection and lamentation, he has
mu.un.du 3
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made it a sacrilege,
90. ta.ße eœer na.aœ 2.bi i.bi 2.ni.a After its fate, how long till his face would be
la ba.an.barag 2
streaked with teardrops?
91. aœ 2 sikil du 3.a.gin 7 ur 5.re He rejected it as though it were a
za 3 bi 2.in.tag blasphemy!
92. sig 4.bi ˙ul 2.e a.na.aß ib 2.ta.an.e 3
Why has joy left its brickwork?
93. œi 6 an.bar 7.ba ßa 3.ba er 2 bi 2.in.si At midnight and midday, tears filled his
heart,