ETCSLglossingSignSign name: DU
Values: de6, du, gub, g̃en, im4, kux, kub, kurx, laḫ6, ra2, re6, ša4, tu3, tum2
The song of the ploughing oxen: an <foreign lang="sux">ululumama</foreign> to Ninurta (c.5.5.5), line c555.56
a-na-ac-am<sub>3</sub>lugal-ju<sub>10</sub>je<sub>26</sub>-emu-un-kal-me-en
a-na-aclugalje26kal
whykingIto be rare
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Paragraph t555.p4 (line(s) 38-61) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.
ellu mallu! What ……? What ……? Who ……? Who ……? Who …… the clods? Who …… the birds? On the right ……, on the left ……. (1 line fragmentary)"My big hooves ……." The stars in the sky ……. …… will make straight its ……. The ox …… let his thick tongue hang down, …… he replied," I am an ox, but just a young ox, in whose muzzle hair has not yet grown. No dust has fallen yet on my shoulders. My master, why am I so valuable?" "My stalwart calf, I shall speak to you only once, so pay attention. What a plough (?)! Your fathers are four. What a plough (?)! Your mothers are eight. May Utu guide straight your fine plough!"
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