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CDLI Literary 000663 (Dumuzi and Enkidu) composite (P473749)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000663 (Dumuzi and Enkidu) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P473749 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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 | lu2{ki}-sikil tur3 [...] | The maiden of the cowshed |
| 2 | ki-sikil {d}inanna amasz [...] | Maiden Inanna in the sheepfold |
| 3 | ab-sin2-na gam-gam-e [...] | In the furrows ... |
| 4 | {d}inanna ga-e-re-dib-dib [...] | I want to pass Inanna by |
| 5 | ziz2 AN? [...] | ... emmer |
| 6 | in-nin [...] GA [...] | Lady ... |
| 7 | nu-nus-ge nu-me-en ne nu-me-en | I am not a woman, I am no one. |
| 8 | x x x-ta mul-ge nu-me-en | ... you are not a star. |
| 9 | gidlam sipa-da nu-me-en-x | You are not the spouse of a shepherd. |
| 10 | szesz-a-ni ur-sag szul {d}utu | his brother, hero youth Utu |
| 11 | ku3 {d}inanna-ra gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e | spoke to holy Inanna: |
| 12 | nin9-gu10 he2-tuku-tuku su8-ba-de3 | My sister, may it have a shepherd! |
| 13 | ki-sikil {d}inanna za-e a-na-asz nu-ub-sze-ge-en | Maiden Inanna, why do you not agree with her? |
| 14 | i3-ni du10-ga-am3 ga-ni du10-ga-am3 | Her oil is sweet, her milk is sweet. |
| 15 | {lu2}su8-ba nig2 szu du11-ga-ni dadag-ga-am3 | The shepherd, whose command is pure, |
| 16 | {d}inanna he2-tuku-tuku {d}du5-mu-zi3-de3 | May Inanna acquire, may Dumuzi acquire. |
| 17a | unu2 la2 szuba la2 za-e a-na-asz nu-ub-sze-ge-en | In the dining hall, where there is no šuba stone, why do you not agree? |
| 17b | i3-ni du10-ga-am3 ga-ni du10-ga-am3 | Her oil is sweet, her milk is sweet. |
| 17c | {lu2}su8-ba nig2 szu du11-ga-ni dadag-ga-am3 | The shepherd, whose command is pure, |
| 18 | i3-ni du10-ga mu-un-da-gu7-e | He eats his good oil. |
| 19 | an-dul3-e lugal-la za-e a-na-asz nu-ub-sze-ge-en | The canopy of the king, why do you not agree? |
| 20 | ge26-e su8-ba-de3 ba-ra-mu-tuku-tuku-un _la? i-ha-[...]_ | I, the shepherd, do not acquire them, they do not ... |
| 21 | tug2 gibil-la2-na ba-ra-mi-ni-ga-ga-an _s,u2-ba-ti-szu na-ap-szi-im x a la?_ | his new garment he did not put on him, his sashes ... |
| 22 | siki gibil-la2-a-ni sa2 ba-ra-mu-e-en _re-sze20-et sza szi-pa-ti-szu x a la? | His new hair does not ... you, the shepherd whose work |
| 23 | ki-sikil-ge me-e mu-un-gar3-e de3-mu-tuku-tuku-un | I am a young woman, may the farmer acquire me! |
| 24 | mu-un-gar3 gu gun3-gun3-a-da | with the farmer with speckled necks |
| 25 | mu-un-gar3 sze gun3-gun3-a-da | with the farmer of speckled barley |
| 26 | x gu2-un [...] | ... talents |
| 27 | [...] | |
| 28 | [...] | |
| 29 | [...] | |
| 30 | [...] | |
| 31 | [...] | |
| 32 | [...] | |
| 33 | [...] | |
| 34 | me-e su8-ba-de3 ba-ra-mu-tuku-tuku-un | I did not acquire a shepherd. |
| 35 | inim-bi [...] | Its words |
| 36 | sipa-ra engar? [...] | For the shepherd, the plowman |
| 37 | lugal-gu10 x [...] | My king |
| 38 | su8-ba {d}du5-mu-zi3-de3 | the shepherd Dumuzi |
| 39 | x x x du11-ge-de3 in-x x | ... speaking ... |
| 40 | engar-e ga2-a-ra engar-e ga2-a-ra engar-e a-na mu-un-diri-ga-am3 | The farmer, come on! Come on! What is greater than the farmer? |
| 41 | {d}en-ki-im-du lu2 e pa5-ra-ke4 | Enkimdu, the man of the canal |
| 42 | ga2-a-ra engar-e a-na mu-un-diri-ga-am3 | For me, what has the farmer accomplished? |
| 43 | tug2 ge6-ga-ni ha-ma-ab-szum2-mu | May he give me his black garment. |
| 44 | engar-ra u8 ge6-gu10 ge26-e ga-mu-na-szi-ib-szum2 | I want to give my black ewe to the farmer. |
| 45 | tug2 babbar2-ra-ni ha-ma-ab-szum2-mu | May he give me his white garment. |
| 46 | engar-ra u8 babbar2-ra-gu10 ga-mu-na-szi-ib-szum2 | I want to give my white ewe to the farmer. |
| 47 | e-ne kasz sag-ga2-ni ha-ma-an-de2-e | May he pour out his first-class beer for me. |
| 48 | engar-ra ga sig7-a-gu10 ga-mu-na-szi-in-de2 | I want to bring my yellow milk to the farmer. |
| 49 | e-ne kasz sag10-ni ha-ma-an-de2-e | May he pour out his best beer for me. |
| 50 | engar-ra ga-ki-si-im-ma?-gu10 ga-mu-na-szi-in-de2 | I want to bring my kisim farmer to him |
| 51 | e-ne kasz sa2 gi4-a-ni ha-ma-an-de2-e _hi-iq-szu?_ | may he libate the beer that he wishes for. |
| 52 | engar-ra ga BUL-a-gu10 ga-mu-na-szi-in-de2 | I want to bring my ... milk to the farmer. |
| 53 | e-ne kaszbir-a-ni ha-ma-an-de2-e _x x x a?-szu_ | May he pour out his beer for me |
| 54 | engar-ra ge26-e ga u2-gu10 ga-mu-na-szi-in-de2 | I, the farmer, will give him milk to drink. |
| 55 | ha-ha-la sag10-ni ha-ma-ab-szum2-mu | may he give to me his favorable inheritance. |
| 56 | engar-ra ge26-e ga i3-ti-ir-da-gu10 ga-mu-na-szi-ib-szum2 | I, the farmer, will give him milk to drink. |
| 57 | ninda sag10-ni ha-ma-ab-szum2-mu | may he give me his beautiful bread. |
| 58 | engar-ra ga nunuz-te-a-gu10 ga-mu-na-szi-ib-szum2 | I want to give him the milk of the farmer, my milk of suckling. |
| 59 | gu2 di4-di4-la2-ni ha-ma-ab-szum2-mu | may he give to me his little necks! |
| 60a | engar-ra ga-ar3 tur-tur-gu10 ga-mu-na-szi-ib-szum2 | I want to give my small cheeses to the farmer. |
| 60b | gu2 gal-gal-la-ni ha-ma-ab-szum2-mu | may he give to me his great strength. |
| 60c | engar-ra ga-ar3 gal-gal-gu10 ga-mu-na-szi-ib-szum2 (x x x [...]) | I want to give my large cheeses to the farmer |
| 61 | u3-mu-ni-gu7 u3-mu-ni-nag-ga2-ta _i-zu-ba_ | After he eats, after he drinks, he knows. |
| 62 | i3 nig2 diri-ga ga-mu-na-ra-ab-szub _wa-at-ri-im_ | I want to throw out the oil that is excessive for him. |
| 63 | ga nig2 diri-ga ga-mu-na-ra-ab-szub | I want to throw out the milk that is surpassing for him. |
| 64 | ga2-a-ra engar-e a-na mu-un-diri-ga-am3 | For me, what has the farmer accomplished? |
| 65 | ul am3-te ul am3-te gaba pesz10-a ul am3-te | She shouts “It is beautiful, it is beautiful!’, she shouts at the breast of the goat. |
| 66 | pesz10-am3 sipa-de3 pesz10-am3 | It is a deluge, the shepherd is an equid. |
| 67 | sipa-de3 pesz10-am3 udu na-an-ga-am3-mi-ni-in-lu-lu | The shepherd is a goat, he should not carry sheep. |
| 68 | sipa pesz10-a udu lu-a-ra | For the shepherd of the sheepfold, Lu'ara |
| 69 | {lu2}sipa-ra engar mu-na-ni-in-te | the shepherd approached the farmer |
| 70 | engar {d}en-ki-im-du mu-na-ni-in-te | farmer of Enkimdu approached him. |
| 71 | {d}dumu-zi3 lugal e pa5-re [...] | Dumuzi, king of the ditches |
| 72 | edin-a-na sipa-de3 edin-a-na du14 mu-un-di-ni-ib-mu2-mu2 | In his steppe the shepherd cries out in her steppe. |
| 73 | su8-ba {d}dumu-zi3-de3 edin-a-na du14 mu-un-di-ni-ib-mu2-mu2 | The shepherd Dumuzi has spoken with him in his steppe |
| 74 | ga2-a za-a-da su8-ba ga2-a za-a-da su8-ba ga2-a za-a-da | I, with you, the shepherd, [I, with] you, [the shepherd, I], with you. |
| 75 | a-na-asz mu-da-ab-sa2-e-en | Why do you set out for me? |
| 76 | udu-zu u2 pesz10 he2-em-mi-gu7 | May your sheep eat grass fed to pigs. |
| 77 | iszin-ga2 udu-zu he2-em-mi-gu7 | May your sheep eat my emmer! |
| 78 | a-sza3 szuba unu{ki}-ga sze ha-ba-ni-gu7 | in the šuba field of Uruk barley was consumed. |
| 79 | masz2 sila4-zu {i7}surungal-ga2 a ha-ba-ni-in-nag | May your lambs drink water on my bank of the Surungal canal |
| 80 | {lu2}sipa-me-en nam-gidlam-gu10-sze3 | I am the shepherd, to my spouseship |
| 81 | engar gu5-li-ga2 na-ba-ni-in-ku4-ra | Do not bring me the farmer of my pigs! |
| 82 | engar {d}en-ki-im-du gu5-li-ga2 engar gu5-li-ga2 | farmer of Enkimdu, my friend, farmer of my friend |
| 83 | na-ba-ni-in-ku4-ra-am3 | did not enter, |
| 84 | gig ga-mu-ra-de6 gu2 ga-mu-ra-de6 | I want to bring you a bitter thing, I want [to bring you] a neck-rope. |
| 85 | gu2-nida bir-un4-na ga-mu-ra-de6 | I want to bring it to you in a pile of straw. |
| 86 | lu2{ki}-sikil nig2 za-a-ra si-ga | the maiden, who carries things for you, |
| 87 | ki-sikil {d}inanna sze gin2 gu2 MUNUS ga-mu-ra-de6 | Young lady Inanna, I want to bring you a woman’s neck of grain. |
| 88 | sipa engar-da a-da-min3 du11-ga | with the shepherd and the farmer a contest |
| 89 | ki-sikil {d}inanna za3-mi2-zu du10-ga-am3 | Maiden Inanna, your praise is sweet. |
| 90 | bala-bala-e-dam | to cross over |
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