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CDLI Literary 000635 (Inanna and Dumuzi D) composite (P473747)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000635 (Inanna and Dumuzi D) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P473747 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | di-da-gu10-ne di-da-gu10-ne | When I was going, when I was traveling, |
| 2 | e2 x di-da-gu10-ne di-da-gu10-ne | When I was going to the ... house, when I was walking around. |
| 3 | ga-sza-an-na-gu10 i-bi2 mu-szi-in-bar | My Gašanana looked at me. |
| 4 | szesz-e ta ma-ra-an-du11 ma-ra-an-tah | The brother, what did he say to you, what has he done to you? |
| 5 | sza3 ki-ig-ga ag2 hi-li ag2 ku7-ku7-dam | The beloved heart, a thing of allure and sweetness, |
| 6 | ku3 ga-sza-an-na-gu10 ag2-sze3 ma-ra-an-ba | My silver Gašanana, given to you for me. |
| 7 | ki-bi i-bi2-gu10 ma-ra-gu10-ne | When I look at this place, |
| 8 | mu-lu ki-ig-ga ag2-gu10 gaba im-ma-an-de5 | My beloved man, he brought it before me. |
| 9 | hi-li mu-e-szi-in-te dili mu-e-da-hul2 | You bring out allure, you rejoice alone. |
| 10 | szesz-e e2-ni-a im-ma-ni-in-ku4-re-en | The brother brought me into his house. |
| 11 | mu-nu2 lal3 hab2-ba bi2-in-nu2-en | I lie down in a bed of ruined honey. |
| 12 | ze2-ba kal-la-gu10 sza3-ab-gu10 a-ba-nu2 | My precious sweety, my heart, who lies down? |
| 13 | dili-dili-ta eme ak dili-dili-ta | (Sum) From the one who is alone, the tongue is swollen (Akk) The one who has been alone, from the one that is alone |
| 14 | szesz i-bi2 sa6-sa6-gu10 5(u)-am3 mu-un-ak | My brother, who looks at me with a good eye, I did it fifty times. |
| 15 | lu2 si-ga-gin7 mu-na-de3-gub | Like a solitary man, he stands for her. |
| 16 | ki-ta tuku4-e-da si-a mu-na-ni-in-gar | he placed it on the ground for him. |
| 17 | szesz-gu10 ib2-ba-na szu gub-bu-de3 | To make my brother stand at his side, |
| 18 | ze2-ba kal-la-gu10 u4 mu-un-di-ni-ib-zal-e | My precious sweety passes the day with her. |
| 19 | szu ba-am3-mu-u8 nin9-gu10 szu ba-am3-mu-u8 | My sister, he ... ... |
| 20 | ge nin9 ki ag2-gu10 e2-gal-la | My beloved sister, in the palace |
| 21 | igi ad-da-ga2 dumu tur he2-me-en | Before my father, you are a young child. |
| 22 | {d}ba-ba6 lu2 ha-ba-zu szu ba-e-re-szi-bar-re | Baba, may your man be released from your hands! |
| 23 | bala-bala-e {d}inanna-kam | It is a balabala of Inanna. |
Sources & licences
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