Lu-diĝira

Lu-diĝira was a Sumerian nobleman and poet of Nippur who dedicated a love poem to his mother and two elegies to his father and wife. Quotes My mother is like the bright light in the sky, a doe on the hillsides. She is the morning star, shining even at noon-time. She is precious cornelian, a topaz from Marhaci. The message of Lu-dingira to his mother (mid to late 3rd millennium BCE). Attributions O Nannaya, may your spirit be pleased, may your heart be at rest. In Elegy on the Death of Nannaya (3rd millennium BCE). External links The message of Lu-dingira to his mother: composite text; translation, the Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature Category:Sumerians Category:Poets Category:BCE births Category:BCE deaths