Johnson 2004 - CDLI - UCLA

differs from manuscript A in a number of places: in line 2, bar.ba instead of bar.bi; in
line 4, bi 2.ib 2.e 3 instead of bi 2.e 3 and nam.nun instead of nam.nun.ba; and in line 5,
ni 2.bi instead of ni 2.ba.
(62) Shulgi and Ninlil’s Barge (Shulgi R), manuscript A [2.4.2.18], ll. 90-92
(Klein 1990a, 108-109; Karahashi 2000, 96)
92. lugal me.lam 2 huß gu 2 bi 2.e 3
The king is clad in a terrifying luminosity,
Line 92 is a catchline meant to indicate the incipit of a following tablet; the first half of
line 92 also occur in line 21 of the Ur III catalog at Yale [0.1.2]. In light of the fact that
the line occurs without the benefit of context, there is probably not much this example
can tell us.
(63) Winter and Summer [5.3.3], ll. 195-199 (Karahashi 2000, 99)
195. ßar.ra.ab.du 8 ni 2 bur 2.bur 2.ra ßa 3
The bragging sharabdu who does not
a.ßa 3.ga nu.zu know the extent of the field,
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
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out boasting about my toil,
197. za 3 mu.ka ße e 2.a u 3.mu.ni.in.ku 4 When at the turn of the year grain is brought
guru 7 gu 2 bi 2.in.gur.gur into the houses in order to fill the
198. diri u 3.me.de 6 tug2 bar.dul 5
granaries,
When you bring surplus, your bardul
tug2 niœ2.lam 2.zu bal.a.kam and niglam garments are . . .,