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CDLI Literary 000651, ex. 001 (P345414)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000651, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345414 |
| Museum no. | AO 06967 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [x x] szed7-szed7-e szed7! RI [...] | ... lament, lament ... |
| 2 | ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 u2 bu-bu-re bu-re [...] | Holy Inanna, eating, eating |
| 3 | lu2 zu2-lum de5-de5-ge mu-nim-mar AN [...] | The one who gathers dates, the one who illuminates ... |
| 4 | ku3 {d}inanna-ra lu2 zu2-lum de5-de5-ge mu-nim-mar# [...] | To holy Inanna, the one who gathers dates, he placed it before him |
| 5 | a he2-en-na-tum2 a he2-en-na-tum2 numun ziz2 gi6-ga | May she bring him water, may she bring me water! The seed of the black emmer |
| 6 | {d}inanna-ra a-da du6 he2-en-na-tum2 numun ziz2 babbar-ra | For Inanna may he bring the water to the well and the white seed. |
| 7 | lu2 na-de6 lu2 na-de6 du6 za pa3-sze3 na-de6 | One should bring, one should bring. The moat at the edge of the moat should be brought. |
| 8 | ki-sikil {d}inanna lu2 na-de6 du6 za pa3-sze3 na-de6 | The maiden Inanna was brought, the man was brought to the mound. |
| 9 | du6-ra gaba-bi-a za-gin3-na bi2-ib-de5-de5-ge | He smashed the lapis lazuli on the top of the mountain. |
| 10 | {d}inanna-ra du6-ra gaba-bi-a za-gin3-na bi2-ib-de5-de5-ge | For Inanna, he adorned its chest with lapis lazuli. |
| 11 | nunuz dur2-ra in-pa3-de3 dur2-ra-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | She chooses a fat-tailed sheep and puts it on her fat-thighs. |
| 12 | {d}inanna-ke4 nunuz sag-ga2 in-pa3-de3 sag-ga2-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | Inanna picks up the goat's head and puts it on her head. |
| 13 | {na4}lagab za-gin3 dur5-ru in-pa3-de3 gu2-bar-ra-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | She chooses a lapis lazuli cloak and puts it on her neck. |
| 14 | nig2-gal4-la ku3-sig17 in-pa3-de3 siki sag-ga2-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | She chooses the gold and puts it on her head. |
| 15 | ku3-sig17 gesztu-gesztu{+gesz-tu3-x} sal-la in-pa3-de3 gesztu-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | He chooses the gold and the pure ‘ear’ and puts it in his ears. |
| 16 | zabar ag2-su-ub ak-a in-pa3-de3 us2 gesztu2-ga-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | He chooses the bronze that he made and puts it on his ears. |
| 17 | nig2 lal3 diri-diri{+x-x}-ga in-pa3-de3 igi#-ni-a mu-un-ga2-ga2 | She chooses a fruit tree and puts it in her eyes |
| 18 | nig2 e2-nun bar-ra in-pa3-de3 giri17-ni-a mu-un-ga2-ga2 | She chooses the things that are outside the Enun and puts them in her nose. |
| 19 | KIN#-gisz-BAD-diri in-pa3-de3 ka-ka?-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | He chooses the ... and puts it in his mouth |
| 20 | tum12-szu-gur4 sa6-ga in-pa3-de3 li-dur-ra-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | He chooses the beautiful tumšuŋur tree and puts it on his neck. |
| 21 | pu2 lal3 a du10-ga in-pa3-de3 ib2-ib2-a-ni mu-un-ga2-ga2 | She chooses a well with honey and good water and puts it on her chest. |
| 22 | {na4}gisz-nu11-gal zalag-ga in-pa3-de3 hasz4-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | She chooses a bright alabaster and puts it on her hips. |
| 23 | {gisz}kim3 siki! gi6-ga in-pa3-de3 gal4-la-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | She chooses the “sign of the black wool"(?) and puts it on her vagina |
| 24 | HUB2-HUB2-be2-du7-a in-pa3-de3 me-ri-si-na ru-na-mu-un-ga2-ga2 | He chooses the ... and puts it on his feet for him. |
| 25 | sa-gi7#-da-am3# | It is the sagida |
| 26 | lu2 du6-ra {na4}za-gin3 de5-de5-ga-ra en gaba-na mu-ri | For the one who is to be adorned with lapis lazuli in the mound, the lord approached his chest. |
| 27 | {d}inanna du6-ra {na4}za-gin3 de5-de5-ga-ra {d}dumu-zi-da gaba-na mu-ri | For Inanna, the one who brings lapis lazuli to the mound, Dumuzi came before him. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [mu6]-sub3 an-na kusz7 den-lil2-la2 en gaba-na mu-ri | The en priestess of An, the fierce one of Enlil, dedicated this (vessel). |
| 2 | kusz7 an-na na-gada den-lil2-la2 {d}dumu-zi gaba-na mu#-ri | The herdsman of An, the beloved of Enlil, Dumuzi approached his chest. |
| 3 | {gisz}ig {na4}za-gin3-na gi6-par4-ra gub-ba en gaba-na mu-ri | The lord approached the door of lapis lazuli in the Gipar. |
| 4 | {gisz}ig-sal-e2-usz-gid-da e2-an-na-ka gub-ba {d}dumu-zi gaba-na mu-ri | On the doorpost of the Eanna stationed Dumuzi stood on his chest. |
| 5 | du6-ra gaba-bi-a im-mi-in-gur-ru-a | and turned away from the side of the mound. |
| 6 | {d}inanna-ke4 du6-ra gaba-bi-a im-mi-in-gur-ru-a | Inanna turned away from the mound. |
| 7 | munus-e nig2 i-lu-lam-ma-na ni2 szu tag-ba he2-ku4#?-ku4#? | May the woman enter with an aura in her ilulama possessions |
| 8 | ki-sikil-e [szir3?] du11-ga-ni-a a-a-ni-sze3 lu2 mu-un-gi4 | The young woman, when she sings her song, the man returns to his father. |
| 9 | {d}inanna ki-e-ne-di-ba su4?-a a-a-ni-sze3 lu2 mu-un-gi4 | Inanna, in its environs, a man turned back to his father |
| 10 | ma-mu ma-mu-a de3-ma-ab-BU-NE | May my father, my grandfather, ... for me. |
| 11 | ga-sza-an-gen ma-mu ma-mu-a de3-ma-ab-BU-NE | I, the lady, my father, my grandfather, may he ... |
| 12 | ma gi6-par4-ra-mu-a de3-ma-ab-BU-NE | May he ... the house of my ŋipar! |
| 13 | gisz-nu2 gi4-rin-na-mu un-na-ab-gub-bu-ne | When I set up my bed for him, |
| 14 | u2 za-gin3 dur5-ru-mu# de3-ma-ab-bara3-ge-ne | May they make me eat lapis-lazuli food |
| 15 | me-e mu-lu# sza3-ba-mu de3-ma-ni-ib-ku4-ku4-ne | May I, the one of my heart, bring him in |
| 16 | {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na-mu de3-ma-ni-ib-ku4-ku4-ne | may Ama-ušumgal-ana-mu bring him in. |
| 17 | szu-ni szu-mu-ta de3-ga2!-da-ma-ma-ne | May they hold his hand from his hand |
| 18 | sza-ba-ni sza3-ab-mu-ta de3-ga2-da-ma-ma-ne | May they bring his heart to me from my heart. |
| 19 | szu sag#-sze3# ma#-al-la-na u3 ku-bi ze2-ba an-ga | When his hands are on the head, and his silver is sweet, |
| 20 | sza3 sza3-ba tab-ba-na hi-li-bi ku7-ku7-da an-ga | When he fills his heart with the pleasures of his heart, An rejoices. |
| 21 | kun#-gar# {d}inanna#-kam | It is the kungar of Inanna |
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