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CDLI Literary 000340 (Inanna and Shu-kale-tuda) composite (P469522)

Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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Designation	CDLI Literary 000340 (Inanna and Shu-kale-tuda) composite
ID	P469522
Language	Sumerian
Period	Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Genre	Literary

Transliteration (ATF)

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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.

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1	in-nin me gal-gal-la bara2-ge4 he2-du7	Lady of the great mes, make your dais perfect!
2	{d}inanna me gal-gal-la bara2 ku3-ge si-a	Inanna of the great divine powers, on the holy dais
3	{d}inanna-ke4 e2-an-na-ka u6 di-de3 gub-ba	Inanna, standing in the Eanna to admire it,
4	u4-ba {lu2}ki-sikil kur-ra ba-e-a-e11	At that time, the maidens of the netherworld had left
5	ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 kur-ra ba-e-a-e11	Holy Inanna went up to the netherworld.
6	nig2-erim2 nig2-si-sa2 zu-zu-de3	so that evil and justice are known,
7	sza3 kalam-ma-ka igi kar2-kar2-de3	In order to see the heart of the Land
8	lul zi pa3-de3-de3 kur-ra ba-e-a-il2	The falsehood that is to be revealed has carried off to the netherworld.
9	i3-ne-esz2 lu2 lu2-ra a-na na-an-du11	Now, what should I say to that man?
10	lu2 lu2-ra dili a-na na-an-tah	“Do not turn a man into a single man!
11	nin-gu10 am-da kur-ur2-ra an-da?-gub me szu am3-du7-du7	My lady, the bull stands with the mountain in the midst of the netherworld, perfecting the divine powers
12	{d}inanna dara3-masz kur-bad3-da? an-da?-gub me szu am3-du7-du7	Inanna, Daramaš, standing with him in the mountain(?) lands, perfecting the divine powers
13	i3-ne-esz2 lu2 lu2-ra a-na na-an-du11	Now, what should I say to that man?
14	lu2-ulu3 lu2-ulu3-ra dili a-na na-an-tah	One man, one man - why do you turn away alone?
15	u4-ba x x-e an mu-un-szub ki mu-un-szub kur-ra ba-e-a-il2	At that time, ... abandoned heaven, abandoned earth, and carried off to the underworld.
16	{d}inanna-ke4 an mu-un-szub ki mu-un-szub kur-ra ba-e-a-il2	Inanna abandoned heaven, abandoned earth, and carried off the mountain.
17	unu{ki}-ga e2-an-na mu-ni-szub kur-ra ba-e-a-il2	In Uruk he abandoned the Eanna and carried it off to the underworld.
18	zabala{ki}-a gi-gun4 mu-ni-szub kur-ra ba-e-a-il2	In Zabalam he abandoned the Gigun, he carried it off to the underworld.
19	e2-an-na e3-da-ni x [...] ge6-par4-ra [...] la2	When he leaves the Eana ... the Gipar ...
20	{d}inanna? [...] tug2-ba13 la2 AN-ra [...] kur-ra ba-e-a-il2	Inanna(?) ... clothed in the garment(?) of heaven ... carried off to the netherworld
21	i3-ne-esz2 lu2 lu2-ra a-na na-an-du11	Now, what should I say to that man?
22	lu2-ulu3 lu2-ulu3-ra dili a-na na-an-tah	One man, one man - why do you turn away alone?
23	[...]
24	[...] x
25	[...]-dim2	...-dim
26	[...] ba-dim2	... fashioned
27	[...] x ba-dim2	... fashioned
28	[...] ba-dim2	... fashioned
29	[...] x-la2	... ...
30	[...]-am3	It is ...
31	[...]
32	[...]
33	[...]
34	[...]
35	[...]
36	[...]
37	[...]
38	x x x en3 tar ki kin-ga2 [...] im-mi-in-kusz2-a-ta	After the ... inquired after the place of my work,
39	dag agrun-na-gu10-usz ni2-te-na hu-mu-un-du	May he go by himself at the door of my cella.
40	i3-ne-esz2 lu2 lu2-ra a-na an-na-du11	Now, what did the man say to the man?
41	lu2 lu2-ra dili a-na na-an-tah	“Do not turn a man into a single man!
42	[...]
43	[...]
44	[...] x KA x [...]	... ...
45	x [...] x ba-ra-an-[...]	... did not
46	KAB? [...] ga? im-dim2-e KA? [...]	... he fashioned milk(?)
47	giri3-bi x x-e inim im-ma-ab-be2	Its ... spoke to me.
48	gesztu2-gesztu2-ga inim mu-ni-ib-tah-e	He utters a supplication to you
49	ugax(\|U2.NAGA\|){muszen} inim ga-ra-ab-du11 inim-gu10-sze3 gesztu2-zu	I want to speak a word to the raven, you should listen to my words
50	ugax(\|U2.NAGA\|){muszen} esz3-a inim ga-ra-ab-du11 inim-gu10-sze3 gesztu2-zu	I want to speak a word to the raven in the shrine, to my word, your wisdom
51	szembi-zi nam-iszib eridu{ki}-ga	Šembizi, the office of išib priest of Eridu
52	i3 a bur za-gin3-na-ka gal2-la-bi	whose oil is in the lapis lazuli bowl
53	dag agrun-na-ka gub-ba-bi	Its standing at the door of the cella,
54	tun3 um-me-DU zu2 um-me-gub	(Sum) She ... a tunic, she lays down a tooth (Akk) You ... the tunics, you ...
55	umah ga-rasz{sar}-ke4 sar nisi-ga-ka ki um-me-ni-tag	The chief of the groats, in the garden plots, touched the ground.
56	[...] x-ta he2?-[...]-bur12-[...]	... may he release(?)
57	i3-ne-esz2 lu2-u3 lu2-ra a-na na-an-du11	Now, what should I say to that man?
58	lu2-u3 lu2-ra dili a-na na-an-tah	(Sum) The one who is alone, do not abandon him (Akk) Do not abandon a single man
59	uga{muszen} inim lugal-a-na-sze3 sag kesz2 ba-szi-in-ak	to the raven at the command of his king he bound its head.
60	szem-bi-zi nam-iszib eridu{ki}-ga	Šembi-zid, the governorship of Eridu,
61	i3 a bur za-gin3-na-ka gal2-la-bi	whose oil is in the lapis lazuli bowl
62	dag agrun-na-ka gub-ba-bi	Its standing at the door of the cella,
63	tun3 im-ma-DU zu2 im-ma-gub	She spreads out a tunic, she puts on her teeth.
64	umah ga-rasz{sar}-ke4 sar nisi-ga-ka ki im-ma-ni-in-tag	The chief gardener touched the ground in the sar of the offering table.
65	[...]-ta im-mi-in-bur12-bur12	... burst out from ...
66	nisi ga-rasz{sar}-gin7 sar-e mu2-a	like a fruit tree growing in the garden,
67	ga-rasz{sar}-gin7 nu-erim2 ba-gub-ba a-ba igi im-mi-in-du8-a	Who has seen anything as surpassing as groats?
68	igi x i3-ur4-ur4 x im-ma-ni-mu2-mu2 mu-gen-na im-gen	He looked at ..., he made ... grow. He came, and made it grow.
69	muszen uga{muszen}-gin7 a2 lu2 kin-kin-e	like a bird of a nesting place, at the side of the worker
70	lag an-sze3 sag3-ge-da ki-sze3 tusz-u3-da	with a tail that strikes to the sky, sitting at the earth,
71	lag ki-sze3 sag3-ge-da an-sze3 e3-de3-da a-ba-a igi im-mi-in-du8-a	Who has seen the one who slackens down to the ground and rises to the sky?
72	uga{muszen} nu-erim2-ta ba-ra-an-zi	he raised it from the nest of a nugig bird
73	{gesz}geszimmar tubax(TUG2)-la2-a-sze3 an-na ba-e-a-e11	To the date palm, to the tuba, he went up to heaven.
74	szembi?-zi [...] ka-bi ba-du8-du8-a	The šembizi plant(?), whose mouth is smashed
75	pa szu gur-gur-ra ka bi2-in-su-ub-su-ub	He uttered a lament in the mouth.
76	{gesz}geszimmar-gin7 tur USZ ki-in-du?	Like a small date palm it is planted(?)
77	gesz da-ri2 mu2-a a-ba-a igi im-mi-in-du8-a	Who has seen anything as surpassing as a long-lasting tree?
78	{gesz}eme-\|SZE3.USZ\|-{gesz}eme-\|SZE3.USZ\|-bi {gesz}sza3-geszimmar-bi na-nam	Its emešeuš plants, its šammar plants are indeed
79	{gesz}eme-szu-ru-ug-{gesz}eme-szu-ru-ug-bi {gesz}nig2-geszimmar-bi na-nam	Its emešurug tree is indeed its date palm.
80	{gesz}pesz-tur-ZI-bi esz2-GAN2-a-kam	It is a small poplar tree of the ešgana.
81	gan2-ne2 lugal-la-ka me-te-asz im-mi-ib-gal2	in the king’s field he placed a fitting thing.
82	{gesz}pa-ni e2-gal lugal-la-ka na de5 ba-ab-szum2-mu	The door of the palace of the king was opened.
83	zu2-lum-bi sze nir-ra za3-ga si-ga-am3	Its dates are piled up on the border with a wild barley.
84	e2 dingir gal-gal-e-ne-ka me-te-asz im-mi-ib-gal2	In the temples of the great gods, he is present as if in a suitable place.
85	muszen uga{muszen}-gin7 a2 lu2 kin-kin-e	like a bird of a nesting place, at the side of the worker
86	lag an-sze3 sag3-ge-da ki-sze3 tusz-u3-da	with a tail that strikes to the sky, sitting at the earth,
87	lag ki-sze3 sag3-ge-da an-sze3 e3-de3-da a-ba-a igi im-mi-in-du8-a	Who has seen the one who slackens down to the ground and rises to the sky?
88	inim du11-ga lugal-a-na-ka uga{muszen} abzu-sze3 al-ku4	At the command of his master he brought the raven into the abzu.
89	i3-ne-esz2 lu2-u3 lu2-ra a-na na-an-du11	Now, what should I say to that man?
90	lu2-u3 lu2-ra dili a-na na-an-tah	(Sum) The one who is alone, do not abandon him (Akk) Do not abandon a single man
91	x x x szu-kal-le-tu-da mu-ni na-nam	... is indeed his name.
92	[...] dumu {d}igi?-sig7-sig7 lu2 x x-ke4	..., son of Igisigsig,
93	mu2-sar-e a se3-se3-ge5-da-ni	When he sprinkles water in the garden plot,
94	nisi-ga da pu2 ak-da-ni	His scepter next to the well
95	nisi dili-e nu-me-a a-na nu-me-a-bi	“It is not a single nisi, it is not one.
96	ur2-ba im-ta-an-bala zu2 im-ta-an-gaz	He has twisted its base, he has cut off its teeth.
97	tum9-dal a-na-am3 de6-a-bi	What is its journey?
98	igi-ni sahar kur-ra im-mi-ib-ra	His eyes are filled with dust from the mountains.
99	ub igi-ni szu sa2-sa2-da-ni	His face trembled,
100	nig2 im-ma-ra-an-si-ig za3-bi-a nu-un-zu	He silenced everything, he did not know its edge.
101	sig-sze3 igi mu-un-il2 dingir un3-na kur u4 e3-ke4-ne igi bi2-in-du8-ru	He raised his eyes to the south, and the gods of the netherworld looked at him with awe.
102	nim-sze3 igi mu-un-il2 dingir un3-na kur u4 szu2-ke4-ne igi bi2-in-du8-ru	He raised his eyes to the east, and the gods of the netherworld saw him.
103	{d}gidim dili du-ra igi mu-ni-in-du8	The single ghost looked at her.
104	dingir dili du-ra geszkim mu-ni-in-zu	He knows the sign of a single god.
105	me szu du7-du7-da igi bi2-in-du8	He looked at the divine powers that had been perfected.
106	nam tar-ra dingir-re-e-ne-sze3 igi mu-ni-in-gal2	he looked at the fates of the gods.
107	sar-e ki 5(disz) 1(u) nu-te-a-ba	whose plots were not reduced to 5 (volume-)counts,
108	ki-ba gesz-an-dul3 1(disz)-am3 i3-gub	there was one canopy, he set it up.
109	gesz-an-dul3-bi {gesz}asal2 gissu dagal-la-kam	Its canopy is an orchard with wide branches.
110	gissu-bi sig-ga u4 zal-e	Its branches are thin, passing the day.
111	an-bar7 an-usan-na nu-gi4-gi4	Anbar does not answer Anusana.
112	u4-ba nin-gu10 an mu-un-nigin2-na-ta ki mu-un-nigin2-na-ta	At that time, my lady, heaven was trembling, earth was thumping,
113	{d}inanna an mu-un-nigin2-na-ta ki mu-un-nigin2-na-ta	Inanna, having surrounded heaven and surrounded earth,
114	elam{ki} su-bir4{ki}-a mu-un-nigin2-na-ta	After Elam and Subir had been gathered,
115	dubur an gil-gi16-il-la mu-un-nigin2-na-ta	After he had gathered all the treasures of heaven and earth,
116	nu-gig kusz2-a-ni-ta im-ma-te dur2-bi-sze3 ba-nu2	The nugig priestess came out from her womb and lay down on her lap.
117	szu-kal-le-tu-da za3 sar-ra-ka-ni igi im-ma-ni-se3	He looked at his šukallu-tuda weapon at the edge of the garden.
118	{d}inanna-ke4 {tug2}dara4? me 7(disz) gal4-la-na x DU x x	Inanna ... her seven vagina
119	{tug2}dara4? me 7(disz) gal4-la-na [...]	The seven turbans of her vagina
120	su8-ba {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na-da [...]	The shepherd Amaušumgalana
121	gal4-la ku3-ga-na lu2 SU x [...]	In his pure vagina ...
122	szu-kal-le-tu-da mu-un-du8-du8 da-ga-na ba-nu2	... lies down on his dais.
123	gesz3 im-ma-ni-in-du11 ne im-ma-ni-in-su-ub	He spoke to her, he let her down.
124	gesz3 ba-ni-in-du11-ga ne ba-ni-in-su-ub-ba	When he spoke to him, when he stood by him,
125	za3 sar-ra-ka-ni im-ma-szi-in-gi4	he returned to the edge of his garden.
126	u4 im-zal {d}utu im-ta-e3-a-ra	When the storm passed, Utu came out
127	munus-e ni2-te-a-ni igi im-kar2-kar2	The woman looked at him with his own eyes.
128	ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 ni2-te-a-ni igi im-kar2-kar2	Holy Inanna looked at him with his own eyes.
129	u4-ba munus-e nam gal4-la-na-sze3 a-na im-gu-lu-u8-a-bi	At that time, the woman, because of the fate of her vagina, what has been destroyed?
130	ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 nam gal4-la-na-sze3 a-na im-ak-a-bi	What has holy Inanna done to her vagina?
131	pu2 kalam-ma-ka usz2 bi2-ib-si-si	In the wells of the Land he filled with blood.
132	pu2-{gesz}kiri6 kalam-ma-ka usz2-am3 i3-tum3-tum3	In the orchards of the Land he brought dead ones.
133	ARAD2 lu2-u3 u2 il2-i-de3 gen-na usz2-am3 i3-na8-na8	“Slave, who goes to carry food, he drinks blood.
134	geme2 lu2-u3 a si-si-de3 gen-na usz2-am3 im-mi-ib2-si-si	The slave-girl, when she goes to sprinkle water, is drowned with blood.
135	sag ge6 usz2-am3 i3-na8-na8 za3-bi nu-un-zu	He drinks black head beer, but does not know its edge.
136	lu2 gesz3 du11-ga-gu10 kur-kur-ra ga-mu-ni-pa3 im-me	"My one who listens to me, I want to find you in all the lands!", she says.
137	lu2 gesz3 du11-ga-ni kur-kur-ra nu-um-ma-ni-in-pa3-de3	The one whose speech cannot be found in all the lands,
138	i3-ne-esz2 lu2-u3 lu2-ra a-na na-an-du11 lu2-u3 lu2-ra dili a-na na-an-tah	Now, what should I say to a man? What should I add to one man alone?
139	lu2-tur ad-da-ni-ir e2-a ba-szi-in-ku4 gu3 mu-na-de2-e	The child of his father entered the house and spoke to him:
140	szu-kal-le-tu-da ad-da-ni-ir e2-a ba-an-szi-in-ku4 gu3 mu-na-de2-e	His father brought him into the house and he said to him:
141	ad-da-gu10 mu2-sar-e a se3-se3-ge5-da-gu10	My father, the gardener, my one who sprinkles water.
142	nisi-ga da pu2 ak-da-gu10	My ... beside the well.
143	nisi dili-e nu-me-a a-na nu-me-a-bi	“It is not a single nisi, it is not one.
144	ur2-ba im-ta-bala zu2 im-ta-gaz	She twisted her knees and smashed her teeth.
145	tum9-dal a-na-am3 de6-a-bi	What is its journey?
146	igi-gu10 sahar kur-ra im-mi-ib-ra	My eyes are filled with dust from the mountains.
147	ub igi-gu10 szu tuku-tuku-da-gu10	My corner of my eye that has been seized.
148	nig2 im-ma-ra-si-ig za3-bi nu-zu	(Sum) He smashed something, he did not know its edge (Akk) He struck something, but did not understand its edge
149	sig-sze3 igi mu-il2 dingir un3-na kur u4 e3-ke4-ne igi bi2-du8	He raised his eyes to the south, and the gods of the netherworld looked at him with awe.
150	nim-sze3 igi mu-il2 dingir un3-na kur u4 szu2-ke4-ne igi bi2-du8	He raised his eyes to the east, and the gods of the netherworld saw him.
151	{d}gidim dili du-ra igi mu-ni-du8	The single ghost looked at him.
152	dingir dili du-ra geszkim mu-ni-zu	He knows how to establish a single god.
153	me szu du7-du7-da igi bi2-du8	He looked at the divine powers that had been perfected.
154	nam tar-ra dingir-re-e-ne-sze3 igi mu-ni-gal2	he looked upon the fates of the gods.
155	sar-re ki 5(disz) 1(u) nu-te-a-ba	When the sar was not approached with 5 or 10 lines,
156	ki-ba gesz-an-dul3 1(disz)-am3 i3-gub	there was one canopy, he set it up.
157	gesz-an-dul3-bi {gesz}asal2 gissu dagal-la-ka	Its canopy is an orchard of broad branches.
158	gissu-bi sig-ga u4 zal-e	Its branches are thin, passing the day.
159	an-bar7 an-usan-e nu-gi4-gi4	Anbar does not reply to Anusan.
160	u4-ba nin-gu10 an mu-un-nigin2-na-ta ki mu-un-nigin2-na-ta	At that time, my lady, heaven was trembling, earth was thumping,
161	{d}inanna an mu-un-nigin2-na-ta ki mu-un-nigin2-na-ta	Inanna, having surrounded heaven and surrounded earth,
162	elam{ki} su-bir4{ki}-a mu-un-nigin2-na-ta	After Elam and Subir had been gathered,
163	dubur an gil-gi16-il-la mu-un-nigin2-na-ta	After he had gathered all the treasures of heaven and earth,
164	nu-gig kusz2-a-ni-ta im-ma-te dur2-bi-sze3 i3-nu2	The nugig priestess lies down in her leather (bag).
165	za3 sar-ra-ga2-ka igi im-ma-ni-du8	He looked at the edge of my scribal art,
166	gesz3 im-ma-ni-du11 ne im-ma-ni-su-ub	He spoke to him, he sat down.
167	za3 sar-ra-gu10-sze3 im-ma-szi-gi4	he returned me to the edge of my garden.
168	u4-ba munus-e nam gal4-la-na-sze3 a-na im-gul-lu-u8-a-bi	At that time, the woman, what destroyed her vagina?
169	{d}inanna-ke4 nam gal4-la-na-sze3 a-na im-ak-a-bi	What did Inanna do to her vagina?
170	pu2 kalam-ma-ke4 usz2 bi2-ib-si-si	He filled the wells of the land with blood.
171	pu2-{gesz}kiri6 kalam-ma-ka usz2-am3 i3-tum3-tum3	In the orchards of the Land he brought dead ones.
172	ARAD2 lu2-u3 u2 il2-i-de3 gen-na usz2-am3 i3-na8-na8	“Slave, who goes to carry food, he drinks blood.
173	geme2 lu2-u3 a si-si-de3 gen-na usz2-am3 im-mi-ib2-si-si	The slave-girl, when she goes to sprinkle water, is drowned with blood.
174	sag ge6 usz2-am3 i3-na8-na8 za3-bi nu-un-zu	He drinks black head beer, but does not know its edge.
175	lu2 gesz3 du11-ga-gu10 kur-kur-ra ga-mu-ni-pa3 im-me	"My one who listens to me, I want to find you in all the lands!", she says.
176	lu2 gesz3 du11-ga-ni kur-kur-ra nu-um-ma-ni-in-pa3-de3	The one whose speech cannot be found in all the lands,
177	lu2-tur ad-da-ni mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4	The child says to his father:
178	szu-kal-le-tu-da ad-da-ni mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4	His father will answer him with šukallu-tuda.
179	dumu-gu10 iri szesz-zu-ne he2-eb-us2-en	My son, may you build the city of your brother.
180	sag ge6 szesz-zu-ne giri3 gub-ba gen-na	Night and day, when your brothers stand at the foot,
181	munus-e sza3 kur-kur-ra-ka nu-um-ma-ni-in-pa3-de3-en	The woman does not choose me in the midst of all the lands.
182	iri szesz-a-ni ni2-bi-a im-us2	The city, his brother, sat in fear.
183	sag ge6 szesz-a-ni giri3 gub-ba im-gen	He went with his brother to the black-headed ones.
184	munus-e sza3 kur-kur-ra-ka nu-um-ma-ni-in-pa3	The woman did not find me in the midst of the lands.
185	2(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 munus-e nam gal4-la-na-sze3 a-na-am3 im-gu-ul-u8-a-bi	For the 2nd time, the woman, what is it that makes her vagina tremble?
186	{d}inanna-ke4 nam gal4-la-na-sze3 a-na-am3 im-ak-a-bi	What did Inanna do about the fate of her vagina?
187	dungu mu-un-u5 dur2 im-gub-be2 gaba im-sal-e	He piled up dust, sat down, and cleared the chest.
188	{tum9}u18-lu mar-uru5 husz igi-sze3 mu-un-szi-gen	The wild bull went to the fierce marsh.
189	pi-li-pi-li dal-ha-mun egir-ra-ni-sze3 im-us2	(Sum) The pigeons scream behind him (Akk) The bulls roar behind him
190	ab-ba-szu2-szu2 inim-kur2-du11-du11 ad gi4-gi4 [...]	(Sum) His father, the one who spoke a word to him, the counsellor, the counselor (Akk) His mother, the incantation priest(?) who speaks a message to him
191	7(disz) a-ra2 7(disz) an-edin-na mu-un-da-su8-su8-ge-esz	7 times 7 they stand with him in the high steppe.
192	lu2 gesz3 du11-ga-gu10 kur-kur-ra ga-mu-ni-pa3 im-me	"My one who listens to me, I want to find you in all the lands!", she says.
193	lu2 gesz3 du11-ga-ni kur-kur-ra nu-um-ma-ni-in-pa3-de3	The one whose speech cannot be found in all the lands,
194	lu2-tur ad-da-ni-ir e2-a ba-szi-in-ku4	The child of his father entered the house.
195	szu-kal-le-tu-da ad-da-ni-ir gu3 mu-na-de2-e	Šukal-lētuda spoke to his father:
196	ad-da-gu10 munus a-ra-du11-ga-gu10	My father, my woman of prayer,
197	2(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 munus-e nam gal4-la-na-sze3 a-na-am3 im-gul-lu-u8-a-bi	For the 2nd time, the woman, what destroyed her vagina?
198	{d}inanna-ke4 nam gal4-la-na-sze3 a-na bi2-in-ak-a-bi	What did Inanna do to her vagina?
199	dungu mu-un-u5 dur2 im-gub-be2 gaba im-sal-e	He piled up dust, sat down, and cleared the chest.
200	{tu15}u18-lu mar-uru5 husz igi-sze3 mu-un-szi-gen	The strong south wind came before me.
201	pi-li-pi-li dal-ha-mun egir-ra-ni-sze3 im-us2	(Sum) The pigeons scream behind him (Akk) The bulls roar behind him
202	ab-ba-szu2-szu2 inim-kur2-du11-du11 ad gi4-gi4 [...]	(Sum) His father, the one who spoke a word to him, the counsellor, the counselor (Akk) His mother, the incantation priest(?) who speaks a message to him
203	7(disz) a-ra2 7(disz) an-edin-na mu-un-da-su8-su8-ge-esz	7 times 7 they stand with him in the high steppe.
204	lu2 gesz3 du11-ga-gu10 kur-kur-ra ga-mu-ni-pa3 im-me	"My one who listens to me, I want to find you in all the lands!", she says.
205	lu2 gesz3 du11-ga-ni kur-kur-ra nu-um-ma-ni-in-pa3-de3	The one whose speech cannot be found in all the lands,
206	lu2-tur ad-da-ni mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4	The child says to his father:
207	szu-kal-le-tu-da ad-da-ni mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4	His father will answer him with šukallu-tuda.
208	dumu-gu10 iri szesz-zu-ne he2-eb-us2-en	My son, may you build the city of your brother.
209	sag ge6 szesz-zu-ne giri3 gub-ba gen-na	Night and day, when your brothers stand at the foot,
210	munus-e sza3 kur-kur-ra-ka nu-um-ma-ni-in-pa3-de3-en	The woman does not choose me in the midst of all the lands.
211	iri szesz-a-ni ni2-bi-a im-us2	The city, his brother, sat in fear.
212	sag ge6 szesz-a-ni giri3 gub-ba im-gen	He went with his brother to the black-headed ones.
213	munus-e sza3 kur-kur-ra-ka nu-um-ma-ni-in-pa3	The woman did not find me in the midst of the lands.
214	3(disz)-kam-ma-asz munus-e nam gal4-la-ni-sze3 a-na im-gu-lu-u8-a-bi	For the 3rd time the woman, because of the fate of her vagina, to Imgulua
215	{d}inanna-ke4 nam gal4-la-ni-sze3 a-na bi2-in-ak-a-bi	What did Inanna do to her vagina?
216	umbin KA su-ug-ga 1(disz)-am3 szu im-ma-an-ti	The nail of the šulga gate is one, he took it.
217	he-en-du kalam-ma-ka ba-an-gi16-ib	May he go about in abundance in the land.
218	ug3 sag ge6 umbin KA su-ug-ga mu-na-ta-e3-e	He brought out the black-headed people ...
219	lu2 gesz3 du11-ga-gu10 kur-kur-ra ga-mu-ni-pa3 im-me	"My one who listens to me, I want to find you in all the lands!", she says.
220	lu2 gesz3 du11-ga-ni kur-kur-ra nu-um-ma-ni-in-pa3-de3	The one whose speech cannot be found in all the lands,
221	lu2-tur ad-da-ni-ir e2-a ba-szi-in-ku4	The child of his father entered the house.
222	szu-kal-le-tu-da ad-da-ni-ir gu3 mu-na-de2-e	Šukal-lētuda spoke to his father:
223	ad-da-gu10 munus a-ra-du11-ga-gu10	My father, my woman of prayer,
224	3(disz)-kam-ma-asz munus-e nam gal4-la-na-sze3 a-na-am3 im-gul-lu-u8-a-bi	For the 3rd time, the woman, what destroyed her vagina?
225	{d}inanna-ke4 nam gal4-la-na-sze3 a-na-am3 im-ak-a-bi	What did Inanna do about the fate of her vagina?
226	umbin KA su-ug-ga 1(disz)-am3 szu im-ma-an-ti	The nail of the šulga gate is one, he took it.
227	he-en-du kalam-ma-ka ba-an-gi16-ib	May he go about in abundance in the land.
228	ug3 sag ge6 umbin KA su-ug-ga mu-na-ta-e3-e	He brought out the black-headed people ...
229	lu2 gesz3 du11-ga-gu10 kur-kur-ra ga-mu-ni-pa3 im-me	"My one who listens to me, I want to find you in all the lands!", she says.
230	lu2 gesz3 du11-ga-ni kur-kur-ra nu-um-ma-ni-in-pa3-de3	The one whose speech cannot be found in all the lands,
231	lu2-tur ad-da-ni mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4	The child says to his father:
232	szu-kal-le-tu-da ad-da-ni mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4	His father will answer him with šukallu-tuda.
233	dumu-gu10 iri szesz-zu he2-eb-us2-en	My son, may you build your brother's city.
234	sag ge6 szesz-zu-ne giri3 gub-ba gen-na	Night and day, when your brothers stand at the foot,
235	munus-e sza3 kur-kur-ra-ka nu-um-ma-ni-in-pa3-de3-en	The woman does not choose me in the midst of all the lands.
236	iri szesz-a-ni ni2-bi-a im-us2	The city, his brother, sat in fear.
237	sag ge6 szesz-a-ni giri3 gub-ba im-gen	He went with his brother to the black-headed ones.
238	munus-e sza3 kur-kur-ra-ka nu-um-ma-ni-in-pa3	The woman did not find me in the midst of the lands.
239	u4 im-zal {d}utu im-ta-e3-a-ra	When the storm passed, Utu came out
240	munus-e ni2-te-a-ni igi im-kar2-kar2	The woman looked at him with his own eyes.
241	ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 ni2-te-a-ni igi im-kar2-kar2	Holy Inanna looked at him with his own eyes.
242	e ga2-a a-ba-a ma-ab-se3-ge	Who will calm me in the house where I live?
243	e ga2-a a-ba-a ma-ab-ag2-e	Where is the house, who will give it to me?
244	e-ne-eg3 a-a ugu-gu10 dam-an-ki-ka3 nam-me-a	The word of my father who begot me is indeed the word of Amanki.
245	abzu eridu{ki}-ga {d}en-ki-ka3-sze3 ku3 {d}inanna-ke4? giri3 im-ma-an-gub	To the Abzu of Eridu of Enki holy Inanna set foot.
246	nam?-bi-sze3? ur2? im-ma-an-dun-dun szu ba-an-na-la2-la2	Because of this, he dug a hole and hung it for her.
247	a-a {d}en-ki he2-en-ga-mu-e-se3 he2-en-ga-mu-e-ag2	Father Enki, may he be praised, may it be given to you.
248	lu2-bi abzu-ta szu-ga2 u3-mu-e-ri-ze2-eg3	This man gave me from the Abzu.
249	esz3 e2-an-na-gu10-sze3 ze2-ba-bi da-an-ku4	I want to enter my shrine Eana sweetly.
250	{d}en-ki-ke4 i3-sa6 mu-na-ab-be2 he2-am3 mu-na-ab-be2	Enki says: “It is good, may it be’, he says.
251	ku3 {d}inanna abzu eridu{ki}-ta im-ma-da-ra-ta-e3	Holy Inanna came out from the Abzu of Eridu.
252	ni2-te-a-ni {d}tir-an-na-gin7 an-na ba-an-gi16-ib ki ba-da-an-us2	His own aura, like that of Tirana, haunted heaven and set earth upon it.
253	ulu3? i3-dib-be2 me-er i3-dib-be2	The south wind(?) is passing, the east wind is passing
254	szu-kal-le-tu-da ni2-ta ba-ab-tur-tur-re	(Sum) The šukaltuda priestess, by herself, is destroyed (Akk) With the shukallutu priestesses, she is destroyed by herself
255	munus-e sza3? kur-kur-ra-ka im-ma-na-ni-in-pa3	The woman chose him in the midst of all the lands
256	ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 szu-kal-le-tu-da-ar gu3 mu-na-de2-e	Holy Inanna spoke to her in Šukallatuda:
257	a-gin7-nam x [...] x NI gal2?	How ...?
258	UR PI ba [...]	... ...
259	ansze PI ba-x [...]	... donkey
260	szah2 PI ba [...]	pig ...
261	[...]
262	szu-kal-le-tu-da ku3 {d}inanna-ra mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4	He answered holy Inanna with a šukaltu prayer.
263	nin-gu10 mu2-sar-e a se3-se3-ge5-da-gu10	My lady, my one who pours out water in the garden plot.
264	nisi-ga da pu2 ak-da-gu10	My ... beside the well.
265	nisi dili-e nu-me-a a-na nu-me-a-bi	“It is not a single nisi, it is not one.
266	ur2-ba im-ta-bala zu2 im-ta-gaz	She twisted her knees and smashed her teeth.
267	tum9-dal a-na-am3 de6-a-bi	What is its journey?
268	igi-gu10 sahar kur-ra im-mi-ib-ra	My eyes are filled with dust from the mountains.
269	ub igi-gu10 szu tuku-tuku-da-gu10	My corner of my eye that has been seized.
270	nig2 im-ma-ra-si-ig za3-bi nu-zu	(Sum) He smashed something, he did not know its edge (Akk) He struck something, but did not understand its edge
271	sig-sze3 igi mu-il2 dingir un3-na kur u4 e3-ke4-ne igi bi2-du8	He raised his eyes to the south, and the gods of the netherworld looked at him with awe.
272	nim-sze3 igi mu-il2 dingir un3-na kur u4 szu2-ke4-ne igi bi2-du8	He raised his eyes to the east, and the gods of the netherworld saw him.
273	{d}gidim dili du-ra igi mu-ni-in-du8	The single ghost looked at her.
274	dingir dili du-ra igi mu-un-ga2-ga2	(Sum) The one who sees a god alone, he looks at him (Akk) He sees the one of a single god,
275	me szu du7-du7-da igi bi2-in-du8	He looked at the divine powers that had been perfected.
276	nam tar-ra dingir-re-e-ne-sze3 igi-ni mu-ni-gal2	He set his eyes upon the fates of the gods.
277	sar-e ki 5(gesz2) 1(gesz'u) nu-te-a-ba	when the sar did not approach the earth,
278	ki-ba gesz-an-dul3 1(disz)-am3 i3-gub	there was one canopy, he set it up.
279	gesz-an-dul3-bi {gesz}asal2 du10 gissu dagal-la-kam	Its canopy is a good asal tree with wide branches.
280	gissu-bi sig-ga u4 zal-la	Its branches are thin, passing the day.
281	an-bar7 an-usan-na nu-gi4-gi4	Anbar does not answer Anusana.
282	u4-ba nin-gu10 an mu-nigin2-na-ta ki mu-nigin2-na-ta	At that time, my lady, after heaven and earth had been smashed,
283	{d}inanna an mu-nigin2-na-ta ki mu-nigin2-na-ta	Inanna, having surrounded heaven and earth,
284	elam{ki} su-bir4{ki}-a mu-nigin2-na-ta	after Elam and Subir had been gathered,
285	dubur an gil-gi16-il-la mu-un-nigin2-na-ta	After he had gathered all the treasures of heaven and earth,
286	nu-gig kusz2-a-ni-ta im-ma-te dur2-bi-sze3 i3-nu2	The nugig priestess lies down in her leather (bag).
287	za3 sar-ra-ga2 igi im-ma-ni-se3	He looked at the edge of my scribal art,
288	gesz3 im-ma-ni-du11 ne im-ma-ni-su-ub	He spoke to him, he sat down.
289	za3 sar-ra-gu10-sze3 im-ma-szi-in-gi4	he returned to the edge of my garden.
290	ur5-gin7 hu-mu-na-ab-be2-a-ka	May he say to him "like a dog"
291	[...] bi2-in-ra	... he erected
292	[...] ba-an-tah	... he took away
293	[...] ba-an-gi4	... returned
294	[...] x [...] nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re	... determines a fate
295	ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 szu-kal-e-tu-da-ar gu3 mu-na-de2-e	He spoke to holy Inanna: “Šukal-ētu-da’ar!
296	gen-na ba-ug5-ge-en nam-gu10 mu-zu nam-ba-da-ha-lam-e	Go, I am dead! Do not forget my fate!
297	mu-zu en3-du-a he2-gal2 en3-du he2-du10-ge	Your name is a song of abundance, may your song be sweet.
298	nar tur-e e2-gal lugal-la-ka hu-mu-ni-in-ku7-ku7-de3	May the young singer sweeten the king's palace.
299	sipa-de3 dun5-dun5 {dug}szakir3-ra-ka-na du10-ge-esz he2-em-mi-ib-be2	May the shepherd say good things in his churn.
300	sipa-tur-re ki udu lu-a-na mu-zu he2-em-tum2-tum2-mu	“The shepherd, the place of the sheep of his man, may he bring your name.
301	e2-gal? edin-na e2-zu he2-a	May the palace(?) of the plain be your temple
302	x x DU-a-ni gu3 re-a x ha?-an-szi-ga2-ga2	... may he place ...
303	MIR x x x NE ga-e-szi-dub2	I want to squabble ...
304	tug2 [...] x NE ga-e-szi-si-ig	... I want to pacify
305	a x [...] x u5-a-gu10-ne	When I ...
306	A x [...] KA [...]-szi?-ga2-ga2	... will place(?)
307	szu-kal-e-tu-da [...] x	The šukaltuda priestess ...
308	[...]
309	[...] nam tar?-ra?	... decreed a fate
310	[...] {d}inanna za3-mi2	... praise for Inanna

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