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Liturgy (Manchester Memoirs 48, pl. 1-7)
A literary liturgy published in the Manchester Memoirs; machine English for most lines.
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| Designation | Manchester Memoirs 48 pl.1-7 |
|---|---|
| Museum no. | MMUM 35516 + |
| Collection | Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian |
| Genre | Literary |
| Provenience | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) ? |
| Findspot | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
| CDLI no. | P355698 |
| Source | Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative — CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) |
| Lines | 188 (188 with machine English) |
| Font | OBFreie (Old Babylonian literary), by Corvin R. Ziegeler (with Institut für Altorientalistik, FU Berlin; Latin from Junicode by Peter S. Baker) |
Machine draft. English generated by model atf-en-best-v2 (montycrypto/atf-to-english) (version d871547f92875415dbbc7f4a37fd65e35f8ac97d) on 2026-08-07, line by line from the ATF. Not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Cuneiform | English (machine draft) |
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| obverse column 1 | |||
| 1 | [...] x ki-ri me-me ba-ni-DU | × 𒆠𒊑 𒅗𒅗 𒉿𒉌𒁲 | ...... a place of divine powers was built. |
| 2 | [...] ka#-sza-me-en me-a-si lu2-me-en | 𒅗·𒅗𒂗 𒅗𒁕𒁍 𒇽𒅗𒂗 | ... I am a hero, I am a man |
| 3 | [...]-da ki-ri-a me-me ba-ni-DU | 𒁕 𒆠𒊑𒁕 𒅗𒅗 𒉿𒉌𒁲 | ... in the place where the divine powers are created |
| 4 | [...]-ki! ka-sza-me-en me-a-si lu2-me-en | 𒆠 𒅗·𒅗𒂗 𒅗𒁕𒁍 𒇽𒅗𒂗 | ... I am a hero, I am a man |
| 5 | ki#-ri# ha-asz-ku-ra-ka me-me ba-ni-DU | 𒆠𒊑 𒄩𒀸𒆪𒅆𒅗 𒅗𒅗 𒉿𒉌𒁲 | In the place of akura, you have gathered the cosmic powers. |
| 6 | ha#-[asz]-ku#-ra ki-ri-a me-am-ra hi-li al-KU-DU | 𒄩·𒆪𒅆 𒆠𒊑𒁕 𒅗𒄠𒅆 𒄭𒇷 𒀠𒆪𒁲 | 'I want to smite a kiln in my place, I want to smite allure.' |
| 7 | ki-ri mu-ti-na-ka me-me ba-ni-DU | 𒆠𒊑 𒄭𒁲𒈾𒅗 𒅗𒅗 𒉿𒉌𒁲 | In the place of her husband's dwelling, she entrusted her with cosmic powers. |
| 8 | u3-mu-da pa3-el-la {d}dumu-zi me a-su-de | 𒌋𒄭𒁕 𒅆𒊒𒂖𒆷 ·𒉈 𒅗 𒁕𒆸𒁲 | When you have chosen Dumuzi for the divine powers, |
| 9 | an-zu-lu-ma szu-ne ba-la GIN7 | 𒁹𒀸𒇲𒈠 𒊒𒉈 𒉿𒆷 𒁶 | Anzulu shook his hands, he smote them. |
| 10 | mu-ne-in-ma-ar-bi gi mu-ud-na-gu10 me al-su-se | 𒄭𒉈𒅔𒈠𒅈𒁉 𒄀 𒄭𒌓𒈾𒈬 𒅗 𒀠𒆸𒋛 | The reeds of the reeds he smote, the divine powers he smote. |
| 11 | e lu2-gal na-RU am2-di-la | 𒂊 𒇽𒃲 𒈾𒊒 𒄠𒁕𒆷 | The levees and ditches of the chief liar were piled up. |
| 12 | ama-szu-mu-du7 ki!-si-ki nu-ne | 𒂼𒊒𒄭𒁲 𒆠𒁍𒆠 𒉡𒉈 | Amau-mudu did not set your feet on the ground. |
| 13 | am {d}dumu-zi na-RU am2-di-la | 𒄠 ·𒉈 𒈾𒊒 𒄠𒁕𒆷 | The wild bull of Dumuzi is a naRU creature |
| 14 | ama-szu-gal-la-na-du7 ki-si-ki nu-ne | 𒂼𒊒𒃲𒆷𒈾𒁲 𒆠𒁍𒆠 𒉡𒉈 | Amaugalanadu did not set your feet on the ground. |
| 15 | e lu2-gal-sze3 si-de gi-gi-ga | 𒂊 𒇽𒃲𒅊 𒁍𒁲 𒄀𒄀𒂵 | to the levee of the great men, to the scepter of the scepter, |
| 16 | ama-szu-mu-gal#-la-<na>-sze3 he-en-DU | 𒂼𒊒𒄭𒃲𒆷·𒅊 𒄭𒂗𒁲 | may he bring to Amau-mugal |
| 17 | am {d}dumu-zi-de# si-de ba#-gi#-gi#-ga# | 𒄠 ·𒉈𒁲 𒁍𒁲 𒉿𒄀𒄀𒂵 | The wild bull of Dumuzi was bringing in the horns, |
| 18 | ama-u3-szu-gal-[...] | 𒂼𒌋𒊒𒃲 | Ama-uugal- |
| 19 | ka-am2-ka x [...] | 𒅗𒄠𒅗 × | At the gate |
| 20 | me hul#-ta#? [...] | 𒅗 𒅆𒌨𒁕 | From the evil me |
| 21 | ka-am2 [...] | 𒅗𒄠 | It is the mouth of |
| 22 | me hu-la [...] | 𒅗 𒊑𒆷 | ... the cosmic powers... |
| 23 | ama-me-ra [...] | 𒂼𒅗𒅆 | For the mother |
| 24 | u3-szu-ur2 [...] | 𒌋𒊒𒌫 | he smote |
| 25 | ama-me ka-sza-[...] | 𒂼𒅗 𒅗· | I am the mother of... |
| 26 | lu2 ki-sikil [...] | 𒇽 𒆠𒂖 | A man who is a young woman |
| 27 | ku3 {d}inanna du7-mu#-[...] | 𒆬 · 𒁲𒄭 | Holy Inanna is my friend |
| 28 | {d}inanna nig2 za!-ra [...] | · 𒊩𒌨 𒍪𒅆 | Inanna, that which is..., |
| 29 | ku3 {d}inanna du7-mu-ra-di-di-en#? | 𒆬 · 𒁲𒄭𒅆𒁕𒁕𒂗 | Holy Inanna, I am Dumudi-Enlil |
| 30 | nig2-GI-masz-zu gi-en im-sza-sza | 𒊩𒌨𒄀·𒀸 𒄀𒂗 𒅎·· | Your reed mat is a reed mat |
| 31 | za-ra szi?-du7-du7 nu-um-la | 𒍪𒅆 ·𒁲𒁲 𒉡𒌝𒆷 | You are one who does not smite, |
| 32 | ku3 {d}inanna du7-mu#-[ra]-di#-di | 𒆬 · 𒁲𒄭·𒁕𒁕 | Holy Inanna, Dumuradi |
| 33 | in-nin-gu10# | 𒅔𒎏𒈬 | my mistress |
| obverse column 2 | |||
| 1 | {d}inanna nu-gin-na {d}nin-e-gal-la | · 𒉡𒍤𒀀𒈾 ·𒂊𒃲𒆷 | Inanna, which is not like a lion, Nin-egal |
| 2 | na-zu na-tu-me-en | 𒈾𒀸 𒈾𒂅𒅗𒂗 | you are indeed a man |
| 3 | na-am-zu ul-da UL-na mu-zu | 𒈾𒄠𒀸 𒌌𒁕 𒌌𒈾 𒄭𒀸 | Your name is distant, your name is distant. |
| 4 | {d}inanna na-zu na-an-tu-me-en | · 𒈾𒀸 𒈾𒁹𒂅𒅗𒂗 | I am Inanna, do not know how to know. |
| 5 | na-am-zu szi-da szi-da mu-un-zu | 𒈾𒄠𒀸 ·𒁕 ·𒁕 𒄭𒌦𒀸 | Who knows your fate, who knows your fate? |
| 6 | nin-e-gal-la na-am2-zu na-mu-tu-me-en | 𒎏𒂊𒃲𒆷 𒈾𒄠𒀸 𒈾𒄭𒂅𒅗𒂗 | You are a lady, you are a woman |
| 7 | za-az2 gi-gi KUR ur2-bi na-mu-lu? | 𒍪𒊍 𒄀𒄀 𒆳 𒌫𒁉 𒈾𒄭𒇲 | The ziggurrat, the giggi of the land, the foundations, |
| 8 | {d}inanna na-am2!-zu na-am2-tu-me-en | · 𒈾𒄠𒀸 𒈾𒄠𒂅𒅗𒂗 | I am Inanna, what is yours, what is yours! |
| 9 | za-az2 ba-ba-ar KUR ur-bi na-mu-lu? | 𒍪𒊍 𒉿𒉿𒅈 𒆳 𒋺𒁉 𒈾𒄭𒇲 | The one who smote the land, the dog, |
| 10 | nin-e2-gal-la na-zu na-tu-me-en | 𒎏𒂍𒃲𒆷 𒈾𒀸 𒈾𒂅𒅗𒂗 | Nin-egala, you are indeed a woman |
| 11 | mi da-gen da-gen ki-ri-szi da-gen | 𒈪 𒁕𒁺 𒁕𒁺 𒆠𒊑· 𒁕𒁺 | “Did you go?” “Did you go!” |
| 12 | ka-sza-an-me-en mi da-gen ki-ri-szi da-gen | 𒅗·𒁹𒅗𒂗 𒈪 𒁕𒁺 𒆠𒊑· 𒁕𒁺 | I am a hero, I am a woman, I am a woman, I am a woman |
| 13 | ka-sza-am2-na-na da-gen ki-ri-szi da-gen | 𒅗·𒄠𒈾𒈾 𒁕𒁺 𒆠𒊑· 𒁕𒁺 | I am the one who goes at his side, I am the one who goes at his side. |
| 14 | ki-ri-a lu2 sza-ga2 ga-na mu-ti | 𒆠𒊑𒁕 𒇽 ·𒂵 𒂵𒈾 𒄭𒁲 | In the kirugu, one who is in my heart dwells, |
| 15 | mi da2-am2-mu-da i-GAR da-ab-DU | 𒈪 𒁕𒄠𒄭𒁕 𒄿𒃻 𒁕𒀊𒁲 | (If) he is a thief, he will seize him. |
| 16 | el#-lu2 pa3-el-la du-da2-ne-sze3? [...] x# ga-tu-um | 𒂖𒇽 𒅆𒊒𒂖𒆷 𒁲𒁕𒉈𒅊 × 𒂵𒂅𒌝 | The pure and pure... |
| 17 | [...] NI in-su-e | 𒉌 𒅔𒆸𒂊 | ... he will replace |
| 18 | [...]-ul-lil2-la2-ke4 | 𒌌𒇸𒆷𒆠 | ... of Enlil |
| 19 | [...] KU | 𒆪 | ...... |
| 20 | [...]-mu#-un | 𒄭𒌦 | ... my... |
| 21 | [...]-na | 𒈾 | ... in his... |
| 22 | [...]-a | 𒁕 | ...-a |
| 23 | [...] x | × | ...... |
| 24 | [...] x | × | ...... |
| 25 | [...] x | × | ...... |
| 26 | [...] x | × | ...... |
| 27 | [...] x-um | ×𒌝 | ...... |
| 28 | [...] x-a | ×𒁕 | ...... |
| 29 | [...] mu#-za-am2-ki | 𒄭𒍪𒄠𒆠 | ... you recite. |
| 30 | [...] na-mu-e | 𒈾𒄭𒂊 | ... may... not be. |
| 31 | ga-mu-e | 𒂵𒄭𒂊 | I shall go. |
| 32 | TA [...] ga-mu-e | 𒁕 𒂵𒄭𒂊 | I want to go from |
| 33 | ga-sza-an x [...] ga#-sza-an? mu-e | 𒂵·𒁹 × 𒂵·𒁹 𒄭𒂊 | lady of..., lady... |
| 34 | ka-sza-mi-en mi NU-na-ma szu-szu gi-sza | 𒅗·𒈪𒂗 𒈪 𒉡𒈾𒈠 𒊒𒊒 𒄀· | You are the one who does not change (my) utterance, |
| 35 | [...] ka na-ga2 SZI PA3 GA | 𒅗 𒈾𒂵 · 𒅆𒊒 𒂵 | ... the mouth of the hero |
| obverse column 3 | |||
| 1' | x | × | … |
| 2' | me-a-sze3# [...] | 𒅗𒁕𒅊 | To the cosmic powers |
| 3' | me-a ma# [...] | 𒅗𒁕 𒈠 | ...... |
| 4' | i-gi-zu [...] | 𒄿𒄀𒀸 | Your door |
| 5' | sza3-zu lu2 BU# [...] | ·𒀸 𒇽 𒁍 | Your heart, a man |
| 6' | sza3 gi-ga-gu10 [...] mu-[...] | · 𒄀𒂵𒈬 𒄭 | My reedbed...... |
| 7' | {d}dumu-zi ne-te-a-[ni ...] el-lu2 szu [...] | ·𒉈 𒉈𒁲𒁕· 𒂖𒇽 𒊒 | Dumuzi, his friend,... pure |
| 8' | en de3-en-szi-te zu# x [...] | 𒂗 𒁲𒂗·𒁲 𒀸 × | The lord who knows the lordship |
| 9' | el-lu2 ama-mu-gi-ib si-ki-il-am? da-da-ga | 𒂖𒇽 𒂼𒄭𒄀𒅁 𒁍𒆠𒅋𒄠 𒁕𒁕𒂵 | Elul, the slanderer of the scepter of Dadaga |
| 10' | e-gal-me-ta lu2-gal hu-la | 𒂊𒃲𒅗𒁕 𒇽𒃲 𒊑𒆷 | from the palace, the chief of ula |
| 11' | lu2-gal-e si?-pa3 ZA KA da-pa3-NE-la | 𒇽𒃲𒂊 𒁍𒅆𒊒 𒍪 𒅗 𒁕𒅆𒊒𒉈𒆷 | Great man, shepherd of the..., |
| 12' | {d}dumu-zi e3-ta-zu nig2 zi-di-isz {d}inanna | ·𒉈 𒌓𒁺𒁕𒀸 𒊩𒌨 𒉈𒁕· · | Dumuzi, you are the one who makes everything right for Inanna |
| 13' | ne-ba-zu ha-la-mu-RU | 𒉈𒉿𒀸 𒄩𒆷𒄭𒊒 | your supplications will be repaid. |
| 14' | si-ir NAM-NE-DA-pa3 {d}inanna {d}dumu-zi | 𒁍𒄈 𒉆𒉈𒁕𒅆𒊒 · ·𒉈 | heir of NAM-NE-DA-pa, Inanna and Dumuzi |
| 15' | de3-ru de3-ru-ru-usz-a-ba | 𒁲𒊒 𒁲𒊒𒊒𒍑𒁕𒉿 | In those distant days, in those distant days |
| 16' | {d}ka-sza-an-gu-la de3-ru-ru-usz-a-ba | ··𒁹𒄖𒆷 𒁲𒊒𒊒𒍑𒁕𒉿 | when Kaangula entered |
| 17' | ka-sza-an-e2-gal-la-ka de3-ru-ru-usz-a-ba | 𒅗·𒁹𒂍𒃲𒆷𒅗 𒁲𒊒𒊒𒍑𒁕𒉿 | when I had entered the palace |
| 18' | ka-sza-an-TUR?-gi-ba? de3-ru-ru-usz-a-ba | 𒅗·𒁹𒌉𒄀𒉿 𒁲𒊒𒊒𒍑𒁕𒉿 | When I had brought about the defeat of Kaan-TURgi |
| 19' | ka-sza-an-a-ma-NIGIN2?-GI de3-ru-ru-usz-a-ba | 𒅗·𒁹𒁕𒈠𒆸𒆸𒄀 𒁲𒊒𒊒𒍑𒁕𒉿 | “Kaan-ama-NIGIN-GI will give birth to you.” |
| 20' | u3-szu-gal-a-na-ra de3-ru-ru-usz-a-ba | 𒌋𒊒𒃲𒁕𒈾𒅆 𒁲𒊒𒊒𒍑𒁕𒉿 | when he was to enter into his uugalana |
| 21' | ka-sza-an-men3 en de3-te#-[en en de3-te]-en | 𒅗·𒁹𒃞 𒂗 𒁲𒁲· 𒂗 𒁲·𒂗 | I am the lady, I am the lord, I am the lord |
| 22' | ka-sza-an-na-na-<ra>-men3 en# [...] | 𒅗·𒁹𒈾𒈾·𒃞 𒂗 | I am Kaanana, the lord |
| 23' | an-szi edin-na-ke4 de3-te#-[en ...] | 𒁹· 𒂔𒈾𒆠 𒁲𒁲· | You are the one of the steppe, the one of the steppe |
| 24' | DU SI edin KI [...] | 𒁲 𒁍 𒂔 𒆠 | ... the steppe... |
| 25' | AN mu-a edin ki# [...] | 𒁹 𒄭𒁕 𒂔 𒆠 | ... year: “The plain...” |
| 26' | a-gu sza-ru# [...] | 𒁕𒄖 ·𒊒 | Agu, the aru-priest |
| 27' | ka-sza-[an ...] | 𒅗·· | You are the one who... |
| 28' | mu-gi-ib# [...] | 𒄭𒄀𒅁 | Who recites(?) |
| 29' | e-gi ka#-[sza-an ...] | 𒂊𒄀 𒅗·𒁹 | The egi-priest... |
| 30' | u3-a NA GU [...] | 𒌋𒁕 𒈾 𒄖 | and a man... |
| reverse column 1 | |||
| 1' | DU RA [...] | 𒁲 𒅆 | ...... |
| 2' | a-gu sza3-ru x [...] | 𒁕𒄖 ·𒊒 × | Agu, the aru demon |
| 3' | du7-mu-da-ne-na du7-mu-da-ne-na | 𒁲𒄭𒁕𒉈𒈾 𒁲𒄭𒁕𒉈𒈾 | When she is to live, when she is to live |
| 4' | ka-sza-men3 ab-zu-szi du7-mu-da-ne-na | 𒅗·𒃞 𒀊𒀸· 𒁲𒄭𒁕𒉈𒈾 | “Because of you, your abzui prayer, when you speak to me |
| 5' | ka-sza-na-na ab-zu-szi du7-mu-da-ne-na | 𒅗·𒈾𒈾 𒀊𒀸· 𒁲𒄭𒁕𒉈𒈾 | In his kaana, the Abzui priestess, his servants |
| 6' | ab-zu e-nu-un-szi du7-mu-da-ne-na | 𒀊𒀸 𒂊𒉡𒌦· 𒁲𒄭𒁕𒉈𒈾 | Your elders, when they have gathered together, |
| 7' | uru2-zi-ib2{ki}-zi-szi du7-mu-da-ne-na | 𒌷𒉈·𒉈· 𒁲𒄭𒁕𒉈𒈾 | of Uru-zib-zii, his forefathers |
| 8' | ki-in-da-gu-e-ni-szi du7-mu-da-ne-na | 𒆠𒅔𒁕𒄖𒂊𒉌· 𒁲𒄭𒁕𒉈𒈾 | of Kindagu-enii, his sons |
| 9' | munus-me-en gu sza-ru ma-la-GI al-me-na | 𒊩𒅗𒂗 𒄖 ·𒊒 𒈠𒆷𒄀 𒀠𒅗𒈾 | I am a woman, I am a lion, as many as there are. |
| 10' | sza-ri sza-ru ma-la-GI al-me-na | ·𒊑 ·𒊒 𒈠𒆷𒄀 𒀠𒅗𒈾 | The king, my lord, can be glad. |
| 11' | munus-me-en szi sza-ru ma-la-GI al-me-na | 𒊩𒅗𒂗 · ·𒊒 𒈠𒆷𒄀 𒀠𒅗𒈾 | I am a woman, a i ru priestess, as many as there are, |
| 12' | sza-ri sza-ru ma-la-GI al-me-na | ·𒊑 ·𒊒 𒈠𒆷𒄀 𒀠𒅗𒈾 | The king, my lord, can be glad. |
| 13' | munus-me-en si-ki sza-ru ma-la-GI al-me-na | 𒊩𒅗𒂗 𒁍𒆠 ·𒊒 𒈠𒆷𒄀 𒀠𒅗𒈾 | I am a woman, a pure scepter, as many as there are |
| 14' | sza-ri sza-ri ma-la-GI al-me-na | ·𒊑 ·𒊑 𒈠𒆷𒄀 𒀠𒅗𒈾 | The heavens are the heavens, the heavens are the heavens. |
| 15' | munus-me-en i sza-ri ma-la-GI al-me-na | 𒊩𒅗𒂗 𒄿 ·𒊑 𒈠𒆷𒄀 𒀠𒅗𒈾 | I am a woman, as many as there are, |
| 16' | sza-ri sza-ri ma-la-GI al-me-na | ·𒊑 ·𒊑 𒈠𒆷𒄀 𒀠𒅗𒈾 | The heavens are the heavens, the heavens are the heavens. |
| 17' | gu-sze an-su-ra mu-na-i-la-ta lum-mi dam-gu10 me-de-en-nu-li-isz | 𒄖𒅊 𒁹𒆸𒅆 𒄭𒈾𒄿𒆷𒁕 𒈝𒈪 𒁮𒈬 𒅗𒁲𒂗𒉡𒇷· | From the grain of the throne of Ansu to Lummi, my wife, I have made abundant for him. |
| 18' | szi-sze an-su-ra mu-na-i-la-ta | ·𒅊 𒁹𒆸𒅆 𒄭𒈾𒄿𒆷𒁕 | from the iu-flour of Ansu he brought to him. |
| 19' | i-sze an-su-ra mu-na-i-la-ta | 𒄿𒅊 𒁹𒆸𒅆 𒄭𒈾𒄿𒆷𒁕 | from the oil of Ansu he brought to him, |
| 20' | si-ki-sze an-su-ra mu-na#-[i-la-ta] | 𒁍𒆠𒅊 𒁹𒆸𒅆 𒄭𒈾·𒆷· | from the hem of Ansu he brought to him |
| 21' | u3 ama-gu10 u3# [...] | 𒌋 𒂼𒈬 𒌋 | and my mother and |
| 22' | nin9!-gu10 nin9-ba?-[...] | 𒎏𒈬 𒎏𒉿 | My sister, my sister |
| 23' | sikil {d}inanna x [...] | 𒂖 · × | pure Inanna |
| 24' | u4-da-am#? [...] | 𒌓𒁕𒄠 | The day |
| 25' | a-u2 a-[...] | 𒁕𒌋 𒁕 | U,..., |
| 26' | me ga#-[...] | 𒅗 𒂵 | I want to... the me |
| 27' | x [...] | × | ...... |
| 28' | szesz [...] | · | brother |
| 29' | mu-ud-[...] | 𒄭𒌓 | he... |
| reverse column 2 | |||
| 1' | RU [...] | 𒊒 | ...... |
| 2' | sza-ri sza-ri x [...] | ·𒊑 ·𒊑 × | The heavens, the earth |
| 3' | u3 ama-gu10 u3 ama-za [he2-a] | 𒌋 𒂼𒈬 𒌋 𒂼𒍪 ·· | and my mother and mother be |
| 4' | gi-em3-e gi-men3?-zu he2-[a] | 𒄀𒅎𒂊 𒄀𒃞𒀸 𒄭· | May your reed mat be your reed mat |
| 5' | nin9-gu10 nin9-ba-an-da-za he2-a | 𒎏𒈬 𒎏𒉿𒁹𒁕𒍪 𒄭𒁕 | May my sister and sister be your sister |
| 6' | ki-sikil {d}inanna dili-ni-za he2-a | 𒆠𒂖 · 𒀸𒉌𒍪 𒄭𒁕 | May the young woman Inanna be your single |
| 7' | u2-da-am u2-da-di-di dam-gu10 e-mi-di-nu-li-isz | 𒌋𒁕𒄠 𒌋𒁕𒁕𒁕 𒁮𒈬 𒂊𒈪𒁕𒉡𒇷· | he has given me, he has given me my wife Emidunuli |
| 8' | a-u2 a-sza3 da-i-ru a-sza3 da-i-ru | 𒁕𒌋 𒁕· 𒁕𒄿𒊒 𒁕· 𒁕𒄿𒊒 | the water of the eternal field |
| 9' | e2-bi2 lu2 zi-de nig2 ma-ra-lu-lu | 𒂍𒁉 𒇽 𒉈𒁲 𒊩𒌨 𒈠𒅆𒇲𒇲 | That house, the righteous man, which is filled with splendor |
| 10' | lu2 zi-zi-da-me-en nig2 ma-ra-lu-<lu> | 𒇽 𒉈𒉈𒁕𒅗𒂗 𒊩𒌨 𒈠𒅆𒇲· | I am a man of zizida, a thing that is perfect |
| 11' | u3-mu-un gu-li-a-na nig2 ma-ra-lu-lu | 𒌋𒄭𒌦 𒄖𒇷𒁕𒈾 𒊩𒌨 𒈠𒅆𒇲𒇲 | The lord of his cultic rites is something that is perfect for you |
| 12' | gu-li {d}mu-ul-lil2 nig2 ma-ra-lu-lu | 𒄖𒇷 ·𒌌𒇸 𒊩𒌨 𒈠𒅆𒇲𒇲 | the one who is devoted to Enlil |
| 13' | sza zi-da e2-a nig2 ma-ra-lu-lu | · 𒉈𒁕 𒂍𒁕 𒊩𒌨 𒈠𒅆𒇲𒇲 | that on the right side of the house that is filled with splendor |
| 14' | e2 pa-ra-ga ri-a nig2 ma-ra-lu-lu | 𒂍 𒁁𒅆𒂵 𒊑𒁕 𒊩𒌨 𒈠𒅆𒇲𒇲 | In a cloister's house that is filled with splendor, |
| 15' | ma gal-lu-gu10 e2-gu-sze3 ga-am-su | 𒈠 𒃲𒇲𒈬 𒂍𒄖𒅊 𒂵𒄠𒆸 | I want to bring my great man to my house |
| 16' | e2-gu ma ga-la su-ga2 ga-su | 𒂍𒄖 𒈠 𒂵𒆷 𒆸𒂵 𒂵𒆸 | I want to go to my house |
| 17' | su-ra ki-ne-ne-bi ga-am-su | 𒆸𒅆 𒆠𒉈𒉈𒁉 𒂵𒄠𒆸 | I want to re-enter their sanctuaries |
| 18' | ag2 tur-tur UR2-bar su-gu10 ga-su | 𒀝 𒌉𒌉 𒌫𒁇 𒆸𒈬 𒂵𒆸 | I want to hide my little things, my flesh |
| 19' | gal4-la-gu10 e2-gi4-a-su su-gu10 ga-su | 𒃲𒆷𒈬 𒂍𒄀𒁕𒆸 𒆸𒈬 𒂵𒆸 | My slave, my slave-girl, I want to go to my body |
| 20' | nig2-ba-gu10 im-ma-ti-a-ta dam gi4-ga-am gi4-ga-am | 𒊩𒌨𒉿𒈬 𒅎𒈠𒁲𒁕𒁕 𒁮 𒄀𒂵𒄠 𒄀𒂵𒄠 | After my gift has been received, it is a repaid wife |
| 21' | a-u2 a-sza3 da-i-ru a-sza3 da-i-ru | 𒁕𒌋 𒁕· 𒁕𒄿𒊒 𒁕· 𒁕𒄿𒊒 | the water of the eternal field |
| 22' | mi ki-sikil mi i-si-ki-na-mi-en dur2-dur2-re-de-en | 𒈪 𒆠𒂖 𒈪 𒄿𒁍𒆠𒈾𒈪𒂗 𒄙𒄙𒊑𒁲𒂗 | I am the young woman, I am the Isikina demon |
| 23' | dam su-ba-da-mi-en i-si-ki-na [...]-mi-en dur2-dur2-re-de-en | 𒁮 𒆸𒉿𒁕𒈪𒂗 𒄿𒁍𒆠𒈾 𒈪𒂗 𒄙𒄙𒊑𒁲𒂗 | I am the wife of Subadami, I am the one who sits with you |
| 24' | dam mu-nu-<men3>-mi-en i-si-ki-na-mi-en dur2-dur2-re-de-en | 𒁮 𒄭𒉡·𒈪𒂗 𒄿𒁍𒆠𒈾𒈪𒂗 𒄙𒄙𒊑𒁲𒂗 | I am the wife of a man, I am the one who dwells in Isin |
| 25' | a i-lu su-la-gi NE u2-a nu-NU-ma-men3 | 𒁕 𒄿𒇲 𒆸𒆷𒄀 𒉈 𒌋𒁕 𒉡𒉡𒈠𒃞 | O lord of the sulagû-flour, I am not a nurse. |
| 26' | [kur]-kur#-ra di-ri-ga-mi-en | ·𒆳𒅆 𒁕𒊑𒂵𒈪𒂗 | In all the lands I am |
| 27' | [mu]-ud#-na-gu10 za-ra ga-na-mi-a | ·𒌓𒈾𒈬 𒍪𒅆 𒂵𒈾𒈪𒁕 | my lord, let me say to you |
| 28' | kur-kur-ra di-ri-ga-mi-en | 𒆳𒆳𒅆 𒁕𒊑𒂵𒈪𒂗 | in all the lands I am |
| reverse column 3 | |||
| 1 | ba-ha-[...] SI x [...] | 𒉿𒄩 𒁍 × | ...... |
| 2 | USZ MU DI GA2 x [...] | 𒍑 𒄭 𒁕 𒂵 × | Dead:...... |
| 3 | szu-du an-szi mu-lu2# [...] a he-en-gi-[za] | 𒊒𒁲 𒁹· 𒄭𒇽 𒁕 𒄭𒂗𒄀· | The one who rises to heaven, the one who..., may... be reconciled. |
| 4 | szu-du ki mu-lu2 ki-szi mu-lu2 an-sze3 u3 zi a he-en-gi-za | 𒊒𒁲 𒆠 𒄭𒇽 𒆠· 𒄭𒇽 𒁹𒅊 𒌋 𒉈 𒁕 𒄭𒂗𒄀𒍪 | a udu priest, a priest, a priest, a priestess, a priestess, a priestess, and a faithful one, may he entrust you. |
| 5 | nin-gu10 zi-ga de3-ma-RU-a | 𒎏𒈬 𒉈𒂵 𒁲𒈠𒊒𒁕 | My lady, when you are to raise a claim |
| 6 | ku3 {d}inanna si-lu2 he-da-NE | 𒆬 · 𒁍𒇽 𒄭𒁕𒉈 | Holy Inanna, the pure one, |
| 7 | a mi-a-na NE GA SZU mu-da-RU | 𒁕 𒈪𒁕𒈾 𒉈 𒂵 𒊒 𒄭𒁕𒊒 | What is it that the...? |
| 8 | {d}inanna kur-ra BI RI IN HU GI MU da-RU | · 𒆳𒅆 𒁉 𒊑 𒅔 𒊑 𒄀 𒄭 𒁕𒊒 | Itar of the netherworld... |
| 9 | ur2-la-gu10 ur2-gu ti-la-men3 | 𒌫𒆷𒈬 𒌫𒄖 𒁲𒆷𒃞 | My base is a base |
| 10 | {d}inanna-ke4 u3-du-ge de3-u3-ku# | ·𒆠 𒌋𒁲𒄀 𒁲𒌋𒆪 | I am Inanna, I am the one who goes at your side. |
| 11 | szu na-ma-NE NE kur-ra im-me-ra | 𒊒 𒈾𒈠𒉈 𒉈 𒆳𒅆 𒅎𒅗𒅆 | ... he swore to the netherworld. |
| 12 | NE RI AB KA EN LA2 KA kur-zu GI NE DU | 𒉈 𒊑 𒀊 𒅗 𒂗 𒆷 𒅗 𒆳𒀸 𒄀 𒉈 𒁲 | (If) he sees a man: he will reach the gate. |
| 13 | u4-da lu2 nin-gu10 a-li-la-sze | 𒌓𒁕 𒇽 𒎏𒈬 𒁕𒇷𒆷𒅊 | When the man, my lady, goes to the sea |
| 14 | in?-nin-gu10 MI ZU x ku3-ga | 𒅔𒎏𒈬 𒈪 𒀸 × 𒆬𒂵 | My lady, the pure... |
| 15 | [...] a#-ia-zu [...] {d?}en-lil2-la | 𒁕𒅀𒀸 ·𒇸𒆷 | ... your father... Enlil |
| 16 | [...] mu#-ra x x a-na he2-em-te-ge | 𒄭𒅆 × × 𒁕𒈾 𒄭𒅎𒁲𒄀 | ... may... not approach. |
| 17 | [...] me mah?-ta mi-ne-du11? | 𒅗 𒈤𒁕 𒈪𒉈𒁲 | He spoke to him from the supreme me |
| 18 | [...] MI# NE GI | 𒈪 𒉈 𒄀 | ...... |
| 19 | [...] di-li-ne mah | 𒁕𒇷𒉈 𒈤 | ... exalted... |
| 20 | mu x [...] ki# tu-ub-di-di-ge | 𒄭 × 𒆠 𒂅𒌒𒁕𒁕𒄀 | year: “....” |
| 21 | ki-sikil {d}inanna zi szi-in-ga-ne-na | 𒆠𒂖 · 𒉈 ·𒅔𒂵𒉈𒈾 | the young woman Inanna, in her righteous heart |
| 22 | el-lu sza-ra-gu-ul-gu-ul! sza-ra gu-ul-gu-ul | 𒂖𒇲 ·𒅆𒄖𒌌𒄖𒌌 ·𒅆 𒄖𒌌𒄖𒌌 | pure, aragulgul, |
| 23 | me ka-sza-an-na-na-<me>-en mu-ud-na za-ra sza-ra-gu-<ul-gu-ul> | 𒅗 𒅗·𒁹𒈾𒈾·𒂗 𒄭𒌓𒈾 𒍪𒅆 ·𒅆𒄖·𒄖· | I am the me of Kaanana. |
| 24 | me ka-sza-an-na-ki-me-en mu-ud-na | 𒅗 𒅗·𒁹𒈾𒆠𒅗𒂗 𒄭𒌓𒈾 | I am the me of Kashana. |
| 25 | ka-sza-an ki-mi-en mu-ud-na-gu10 za-ra sza-ra-gu-ul | 𒅗·𒁹 𒆠𒈪𒂗 𒄭𒌓𒈾𒈬 𒍪𒅆 ·𒅆𒄖𒌌 | I am the one who makes the foundations of my house firm, |
| 26 | ne#?-da gi sza-ra gu-ul gu-ul | 𒉈𒁕 𒄀 ·𒅆 𒄖𒌌 𒄖𒌌 | ...,...,...,... |
| 27 | i-gar-ra gi mu-ud-na-gu10 za-ra sza-ra-gu-ul-gu-ul | 𒄿𒃻𒅆 𒄀 𒄭𒌓𒈾𒈬 𒍪𒅆 ·𒅆𒄖𒌌𒄖𒌌 | My reed fence, the reed fence, |
| 28 | i da-ma szu-gu10 ki!-ri-ga2 szu-gu10 di-ri-ga | 𒄿 𒁕𒈠 𒊒𒈬 𒆠𒊑𒂵 𒊒𒈬 𒁕𒊑𒂵 | My hand, my hand, my hand, my hand, |
| 29 | mu-ud-na-gu10 za-ra sza-ra-ab-di-di | 𒄭𒌓𒈾𒈬 𒍪𒅆 ·𒅆𒀊𒁕𒁕 | My husband, I shall give you a gift. |
| 30 | ka#?-sza#?-an-na ga-na-mi-a | 𒅗·𒁹𒈾 𒂵𒈾𒈪𒁕 | I want to go to her. |
| 31 | ma-ne-ma-an-na mu-ud-na-gu10 za-ra ga-na-me-a | 𒈠𒉈𒈠𒁹𒈾 𒄭𒌓𒈾𒈬 𒍪𒅆 𒂵𒈾𒅗𒁕 | “Who is my husband, why am I not able to stand by me?” |
| 32 | x x x x ga-na-mi-a | × × × × 𒂵𒈾𒈪𒁕 | [...... m]y |
| 33 | [...] mu-ud-na-gu10 za-ra | 𒄭𒌓𒈾𒈬 𒍪𒅆 | ... my husband, you have chosen |