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CDLI Literary 000341 (Inanna and Gudam) composite (P469523)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000341 (Inanna and Gudam) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P469523 |
| 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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | gu4-dam iri{ki} [...] | The bull of the city |
| surface b | ||
| 1' | gu4-dam [...] | The bull ... |
| 2' | gu4-dam [...] | The bull ... |
| 3' | {d}inanna [...] | Inanna |
| 4' | gu4-dam sza3 unu{ki} [...] | The oxen of Uruk |
| 5' | e2 szutum [...] im-ma-ni-[...] | He ... the house of his fate |
| 6' | gu4-dam kasz i-[...] kurun i-[...] | The bull ... beer, he ... wine |
| 7' | {zabar}aga [...] {zabar}aga [...] | ... bronze |
| surface c | ||
| 1 | {zabar}aga x im-gur4-gur4-re | The šangû-metal ... is rolled up. |
| 2 | ti-lim-da ma2-gur8 ku3 im-bi-bi-re | Tilimda, the gold barge, has floated there. |
| 3 | zid2-gu saga suhur-sun4-la2{ku6} x x x x TUM x x | good quality emmer flour from Suhursunla |
| 4 | e ku6 szum2-e e ku6 zu2-lum-ma-gin7 im-BUL-x | He ... like a wild fish, a fish of dates. |
| 5 | gu4-dam-ra e-sir2 unu{ki}-ga-ke4 szar2-am3 mu-na-an-us2 [...] | The oxen in the street of Uruk were numerous |
| 6 | szar2-ra {gesz}tukul-a mu-na-an-dur2-ru-ne-esz | they sat down with weapons for all of them. |
| 7 | nar-a-ni lugal-gaba-gal2 DI gub-bu-de3 ba-ra-e3 | His singer Lugal-gabagal ... left. |
| 8 | ugnim-e igi im-ma-an-se3 | The army looked at him. |
| 9 | nar-e en3-du-a szu i-ni-in-gi4 sa szu-na bi2-in-RU | The singer returned to the song and ... in his hand. |
| 10 | i3-gu7-a-zu i3-gu7-a-zu | Your eating, your eating. |
| 11 | ninda nu-e-gu7 uzu-zu-um x i3-gu7 | You do not eat bread, you eat ... |
| 12 | i3-nag-a-zu i3-nag-a-zu | Your drinking, your drinking |
| 13 | kasz nu-e-nag usz2-zu-um x i3-nag | I do not drink beer, I drink blood. |
| 14 | gu4-dam-e e-sir2 unu{ki}-ga-ke4 szar2-am3 ma-ra-mi-u3-us2 | The oxen in the street of Uruk are numerous. |
| 15 | szar2-ra-am3 {gesz}tukul-a ma-ra-dur2-ru-ne-esz | They were numerous, they sat down for you with weapons. |
| 16 | DU a-na-ak-en munus-e ga2-a ma-an-du11-ga un-ne-DU-de3-en | ... I, the woman, who spoke to me, ... |
| 17 | gu4-dam-e hasz2 tibir-ra bi2-in-ra ni2 su-e bi2-ib2-us2 | (Sum) The oxen snatched the tibira reed, he smote the sheep (Akk) He smothered the pigeons with fearsomeness |
| 18 | szar2-ur3 a2 nam-ur-sag-ga2-gu10 szu nu-um-ma-ti | My šar-ur, the arm of heroism, does not receive. |
| 19 | e2 zabala{ki} ga2-a GIL ki-bi dal-la mi-ni-gi4 | The temple of Zabalam he restored to its former condition. |
| 20 | {gesz}dal e2-an-na pa-ba mi-ni-in-ku5 | He cut down the door of the Eanna temple |
| 21 | gu4-dam sila-sze3 im-ma-na-ra-e3 | He brought out the oxen and rams to the streets. |
| 22 | gu4-dam-e e-sir2 unu{ki}-ga-ke4 szar2-ra mu-ni-in-gaz | The oxen in the street of Uruk killed all of them. |
| 23 | szar2-ra {gesz}tukul-a-na mu-ni-in-ug7 | he killed the many with his weapons. |
| 24 | {gesz}ig abul-la im-ma-an-guru5-guru5 | The door of the gate was opened. |
| 25 | a gaba-na-ka im-ma-da-an-e3 | he brought out the water from his chest. |
| 26 | szu-pesz tur szu-pesz {d}inanna-ke4 | The small offerings, the offerings of Inanna, |
| 27 | {uruda}dur10-tab-ba mu-na-an-bar-re-ia-ka | When he had presented me with a sledge |
| 28 | gu4-dam-ra im-ma-an-ra-ah | he smote the bull. |
| 29 | gu4-dam-e er2 im-ma-an-pa3 i3-ga2-ga2 | The bull was weeping, it was set up. |
| 30 | {d}inanna zi-gu10 szum2-ma-ab | Give my life to Inanna! |
| 31 | gu4 kur-ra ga-mu-ra-ab-szum2 tur3-zu ga-mu-ra-ab-lu | I want to give you the oxen of the netherworld, I want you to bring them into your cattlepen. |
| 32 | udu kur-ra ga-mu-ra-ab-szum2 amasz-zu ga-mu-ra-ab-lu | I want to give you the sheep of the mountain, I want [to give you] your sheepfold. |
| 33 | ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4 | Holy Inanna replied to him: |
| 33a | gu4 kur-ra ga2-a-ra [...] | For the bull of the netherworld that is to be ... |
| 33b | udu kur-ra ga2-a-ra [...] | For the sheep of the mountain that is to be slaughtered |
| 33c | {gesz?}tukul-sze3 ma-ra-[...] | To the weapon(?) I have |
| 34 | a-sza3 zabala{ki}-a dur2 gar bi2-e-gar-ra e-duru2-bi? ki-nu2-ba | In the field of Zabalam he established a dwelling place and its dwelling place |
| 35 | dagal-ba ansze ha-ra-ab-hun-e x al hu-mu-ra-ab-be2 | May he bring a donkey for you, may he utter ... for you. |
| 36 | {d}inanna nam-ur-sag ga-am3-du11 | I want to speak of Inanna's heroism |
| 37 | za3-mi2-zu du10-ga-am3 | Your praise is sweet. |
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