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CDLI Literary 000623 (Inanna B) composite (P478852)

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

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Designation	CDLI Literary 000623 (Inanna B) composite
ID	P478852
Language	Sumerian
Period	Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Genre	Literary
Find spot	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Coordinates	32.1271, 45.2300

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	nin me szar2-ra u4 dalla e3-a	Lady of all the divine powers, coming forth brightly.
2	munus zi3 me-lam2 gur3-ru ki ag2 an urasz-a	The flour-bearing woman, beloved of An and Uraš,
3	nu-gig an-na suh-gir11 gal-gal-la	The nugig priestess of heaven, the one with the great spittle
4	aga zi3-de3 ki-ag2 nam-en-na tum2-ma	who loves the crown and the en-ship,
5	me 7(disz)-bi szu sa2 du11-ga	whose seven mes are entrusted,
6	nin-gu10 me gal-gal-la sag kesz2-bi za-e-me-en	My lady, you are the one bound by the great mes.
7	me mu-e-il2 me szu-zu-sze3 mu-e-la2	You have raised the mes, you have carried (them) to your hand.
8	me mu-e-ur4 me gaba-za bi2-tab	You have gathered the divine powers, you have piled up divine powers on your chest.
9	uszumgal-gin7 kur-re usz11 ba-e-szum2	Like a dragon, you have given poison to the mountains.
10	{d}iszkur-gin7 ki szegx(\|KAxLI\|) gi4-a-za {d}ezina2 la-ba-e-szi-gal2	Like Iškur, Ezina is not present in your rejoicing place
11	a-ma-ru kur-bi-ta e11-de3	to bring out the flood from its mountain,
12	sag-kal an ki-a {d}inanna-bi-me-en	I am the foremost of heaven and earth, Inanna.
13	izi bar7-bar7-ra kalam-e szeg3-ga2	Burning fire, raining down on the land.
14	an-ne2 me szum2-ma nin ur-ra u5-a	An gave me the divine powers, the lady who feeds the dogs.
15	inim ku3 an-na-ta inim du11-du11	By means of the holy word of heaven, uttering words
16	biluda{+da} gal-gal-la nig2-zu a-ba mu-un-zu	Who can know your great gifts and possessions?
17	kur gul-gul u4-de3 a2 ba-e-szum2	Destroyer of mountains, you gave orders to the storm.
18	ki-ag2 {d}en-lil2-la2 kalam-ma ni2 mi-ni-ri	beloved of Enlil, he filled the land with fear.
19	a2 ag2-ga2 an-na-ke4 ba-gub-be2-en	I stand at the command of An.
20	nin-gu10 za-pa-ag2-zu-sze3 kur i3-gam-gam-e	My lady, when you speak to me, the land will be destroyed.
21	ni2 me-lam2 u18-lu-da nam-lu2-ulu3	fearsomeness, radiance of the sun, humanity
22	nig2-me-gar giri3-bi u3-mu-ri-gub	I set my foot on the threshing floor.
23	me-ta me husz-bi szu ba-e-re-ti	From where will the furious mes be released?
24	i-dub er2-ra-ke4 gal2 ma-ra-ab-tak4	She opens the door of tears for you.
25	e2 a-nir gal-gal-la sila-ba mu-ri-du	In the house of great supplications he goes around in its streets.
26	igi me3-ta nig2 ma-ra-ta-si-ig	From the front of battle he silenced me.
27	nin-gu10 a2 ni2-za {na4}zu2 zu2 i3-gu7-e	My lady, when you raise your arms, he eats your lapis lazuli
28	u4 du7-du7-gin7 i3-du7-du7-de3-en	Like a storm blowing, I want to make it blow.
29	u4 gu3 ra-ra-da gu3 im-da-ab-ra-ra-an	When he calls out, he shouts.
30	{d}iszkur-da szegx(\|KAxLI\|) mu-da-an-gi4-gi4-in	Iškur answered me
31	im-hul-im-hul-da im-da-kusz2-u3-de3-en	We are exhausted by the destructive winds.
32	giri3-za nu-kusz2-u3 i3-im-si	(Sum) My feet are not tired of walking (Akk) I am exhausted by your feet
33	balag a-nir-ra-ta i-lu im-da-ab-be2	The balaŋ of lamentation sings a lament.
34	nin-gu10 {d}a-nun-na dingir gal-gal-e-ne	My lady, the Anuna, the great gods
35	su-din{muszen} dal-la-gin7 du6-de3 mu-e-szi-ib-ra-asz	Like a flying sudin bird, when you bring it down to the netherworld
36	igi husz-a-za la-ba-su8-ge-de3-esz	They will not stand before you in fury.
37	sag-ki husz-a-za sag nu-mu-un-de3-ga2-ga2	In your furious forehead he does not raise his head.
38	sza3 ib2-ba-za a-ba ib2-te-en-te-en	Who will calm your angry heart?
39	sza3 hul-gal2-la-za te-en-te-bi mah-am3	Your evil heart is a great flood.
40	nin ur5 i3-sa6 nin sza3 i3-hul2	Lady who makes the liver happy, lady who rejoices
41	ib2-ba nu-te-en-te-en dumu gal {d}suen-na	whose anger cannot be undone, the great son of Suen
42	nin kur-ra diri-ga a-ba ki-za ba-an-tum3	Lady who surpasses the mountains, who can bring it to your place?
43	hur-sag ki-za ba-e-de3-gid2-de3-en {d}ezina2 nig2-gig-bi	You have pushed me to your place in the mountains, Ezina, its evils
44	abul-la-ba izi mu-ni-in-ri-ri	In that gate he ignited fire.
45	i7-ba usz2 ma-ra-an-de2 ug3-bi ma-ra-na8-na8	In its river he killed me, he ate its people for me.
46	ugnim-bi ni2-bi-a ma-ra-ab-lah5-e	Its army flees by itself.
47	zu2 kesz2-bi ni2-bi-a ma-ra-ab-si-il-le	The knots of their teeth are bound for you by themselves.
48	gurusz a2-tuku-bi ni2-bi-a ma-ra-ab-su8-ge-esz	The young man, whose strength is bound by fear,
49	iri-ba ki-e-ne-di-ba mer i-ib2-si	In its city, in its environs, the sea fills with mer.
50	gurusz sza3-gan-bi lu2-esz2 ma-ra-ab-sar-re-esz	The young man and his entourage are written down for you.
51	iri kur za-ra li-bi2-in-du11-ga-am3	He did not speak to the city, the land of Za.
52	a-a ugu-zu li-bi2-in-esz-am3	Your father who begot you did it.
53	inim ku3-zu bi2-in-du11 ki giri3-za he2-eb-gi4	May he return your holy word to your feet.
54	sza3 tur3-bi-ta giri3 he2-eb2-ta-an-ze2-er	In the stall he shall remove the foot.
55	munus-bi dam-a-ni-ta sa6-ga na-an-da-ab-be2	Its woman should not say good things about her spouse.
56	ge6 u3-na ad na-an-di-ni-ib-gi4-gi4	Night and day, do not send a message!
57	nig2 ku3 sza3-ga-na nam-mu-da-an-bur2-re	He should not release anything precious in his heart.
58	u3-sun2 zi3-zi3 dumu gal {d}suen-na	the one who heaps up flour, the great son of Suen,
59	nin an-ra diri-ga a-ba ki-za ba-an-tum3	Lady surpassing in heaven, who can bring it to your place?
60	me zi3-de3 nin gal nin-e-ne	to flour the divine powers of the great lady, the ladies
61	sza3 ku3-ta e3-a ama ugu-ni-ir diri-ga	coming forth from the pure heart, surpassing his own mother,
62	gal-zu igi-gal2 nin kur-kur-ra	Your greatness is foremost, lady of all the lands.
63	zi-gal2 ug3 lu-a szir3 ku3-zu ga-am3-du11	I want to sing your holy song for the life of the many people.
64	dingir zi3 me-a tum2-ma gal-bi du11-ga-zu mah-am3	The god, fitting for the rites, whose commands are supreme,
65	sza3 su3-ra2 munus zi3 sza3 zalag-zalag-ga me-zu	Your mes are a long heart, a flour-fed woman with a bright heart.
66	ge6-par3 ku3-ga2 hu-mu-szi-in-ku4-re-en	I will bring you into my holy gipar.
67	en-me-en en-he2-du7-an-na-me-en	I am En-ḫedu-ana,
68	{gi}ma-sa2-ab i3-gur3-ru asil-la2 i3-du11	“The reed basket was returned, joy was spoken.
69	ki-se3-ga bi2-ib-gar ge26-e nu-mu-un-ti-le-en	I put it on the ground, but I did not live there.
70	u4-de3 ba-te u4 mu-da-bil2	The storm approached, the storm carried away.
71	gissu ne ba-te u18-lu-da im-mi-dul	He approached the tree and covered it with a cloth.
72	ka lal3-gu10 szu uh3-a ba-ab-du11	My honey mouth was smeared with dust.
73	nig2 ur5 sa6-sa6-gu10 sahar-ta ba-da-gi4	My beautiful things have been returned to the dust.
74	nam-gu10 {d}suen lugal-an-ne2	my fate, Suen, Lugalane
75	an-ra du11-mu-na-ab an-ne2 ha-ma-du8-e	Speak to An, so that An will find me.
76	a-da-lam an-ra ba-an-na-ab-be2-en an-ne2 mu-e-du8-e	You speak to An about the adalam-priestess, An has made it perfect for you.
77	nam lugal-an-ne2 munus-e ba-ab-kar-re	The woman was sworn by Lugalane.
78	kur a-ma-ru giri3-ni-sze3 i3-nu2	the land of the flood sat at his feet.
79	munus-bi in-ga-mah iri mu-un-da-ab-tuku4-e	Its woman is great, she controls the city.
80	gub-ba sza3-ga-na ha-ma-sed-de3	may he cool his heart for me standing at his side.
81	en-he2-du7-an-na-me-en a-ra-zu ga-mu-ra-ab-du11	I am Enheduana, I want to utter an arazu prayer to you
82	er2-ga2 kasz du10-ga-gin7	In my tears like good beer,
83	ku3 {d}inanna-ra szu ga-mu-ni-ri-bar di-zu ga-mu-ra-ab-du11	I want to ... for holy Inanna, let me ... your case for you.
84	{d}asz-im2-babbar na-an-kusz2-u3-de3-en	Ašimbabbar, you should not tire!
85	szu-luh an ku3-ga-ke4 nig2-nam-ma-ni in-kur2	The šuluh ritual of holy An has changed anything.
86	an-da e2-an-na ha-ba-da-an-kar	May An turn away from the Eana.
87	dingir lu2 gu-la-ta ni2 ba-ra-ba-da-te	The great gods did not fear him.
88	e2-bi la-la-bi ba-ra-mu-un-gi4 hi-li-bi ba-ra-mu-un-til	Its temple was not restored to its charms, it was not finished in all its splendor.
89	e2-bi e2 hul-a hu-mu-un-di-ni-in-ku4	This house, the house that was destroyed, he brought into it.
90	tab mu-szi-in-ku4-ra-ni ninim-ma-ni hu-mu-un-te	When he enters, may his words be heard.
91	{d}sun2-zi3-gu10 lu2 hu-mu-sar-re-en lu2 he2-em-mi-dab5-be2-en	“My Sunzid, may you be the one to write me, may I be the man to seize you!
92	ki zi-sza3-gal2-la-ka ge26-e a-na-me-en	I am the one of the place of life-giving radiance, what am I?
93	ki-bala hul gig {d}nanna-za-ke4-esz an-ne2 ha-ba-ab-szum2-mu	May An give to you the evil rebel land of Nanna.
94	iri-bi an-ne2 ha-ba-ra-an-si-il-le	May An purify its city for you.
95	{d}en-lil2-le nam ha-ba-da-an-ku4-de3	may Enlil curse him.
96	dumu er2 pa3-da-bi ama-ni na-an-se25-e	The child whose tears are poured out, his mother should not listen.
97	nin a-nir ki gar-ra	the lady who establishes heaven and earth,
98	{gesz}ma2 a-nir-ra-zu ki kur2-ra he2-bi2-ib-tak4	May your awe-inspiring boat be abandoned in a strange place.
99	szir3 ku3-ga2-ke4-esz i3-ug5-ge-de3-en	We will kill him with my holy song.
100	ge26-e {d}nanna-gu10 en3-gu10 ba-ra-an-tar	I, my Nanna, did not inquire after me.
101	ki-lul-la he2-eb-gul-gul-en	I will destroy it in a place of darkness.
102	{d}asz-im2-babbar-e di-gu10 ba-ra-bi2-in-du11	Ašimbabbar did not say my case
103	bi-in-du11 nam-gu10 li-bi2-in-du11 nam-gu10	He spoke, he spoke, my fate,
104	u3-ma gub-gub-ba e2-ta ba-ra-an-e3-en	When you stand up, you leave the house.
105	sim{muszen}-gin7 ab-ta ba-ra-an-dal-en zi-gu10 im-mi-gu7	Like a swallow it flew away from the window, my life was eaten.
106	{gesz}kiszi16 kur-ra-ke4 bi2-in-du-e-en	You have planted the date palm of the netherworld
107	aga zi3 nam-en-na mu-da-an-kar	he took away the crown of en-ship.
108	gir2 ba-da-ra ma-an-szum2 a-ra-ab-du7 ma-an-du11	He gave me a knife and I made it perfect for you.
109	nin kal-kal-la an-ne2 ki ag2	the precious lady beloved by An,
110	sza3 ku3-zu mah-a ki-bi ha-ma-gi4-gi4	May your supreme heart be restored to its place for me
111	nitalam ki-ag2 {d}uszumgal-an-na-ka	beloved spouse of Ušumgalana
112	an-ur2 an-pa nin gal-bi-me-en	I am the great lady of the horizon and the sky.
113	{d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne gu2 gesz ma-ra-an-gar-re-esz	The Anuna set their necks for you.
114	u3-tu-da-ta nin banda3{+da}-me-en	Since birth I am a young lady
115	{d}a-nun-na dingir gal-gal-e-ne a-gin7 ba-e-ne-diri-ga	How did the Anuna, the great gods, fare?
116	{d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne nundum-nundum-bi-ta ki su-ub ma-ra-ak-ke4-ne	The Anuna gods, from the midst of their wombs they shall cast him into a grave.
117	di ni2-ga2 nu-mu-un-til di kur2 di-gu10-gin7 igi-ga2 mu-un-nigin2	The verdict of my own accord is not finished, the verdict of a stranger, like my verdict, has been twisted in my eyes.
118	{gesz}na2 gi-rin-na szu nu-um-mi-la2	The reed bed was not brought in.
119	inim du11-ga {d}nin-gal lu2-ra nu-mu-na-bur2	The word spoken by Ningal has not been released to anyone.
120	en dadag-ga {d}nanna-me-en	I am the pure lord Nanna
121	nin ki-ag2 an-na-gu10 sza3-zu ha-ma-sed-de3	My beloved lady of heaven, may your heart be soothed to me.
122	he2-zu he2-zu-am3 {d}nanna li-bi2-in-du11-ga za-a-kam bi2-in-du11-ga	May you know, may you know! Nanna did not speak, it was yours.
123	an-gin7 mah-a-za he2-zu-am3	May it know you like An, your supreme one.
124	ki-gin7 dagal-la-za he2-zu-am3	May you know how to broaden your area like the earth!
125	ki-bala gul-gul-lu-za he2-zu-am3	May you know the destruction of the rebel land!
126	kur-ra gu3 de2-e-za he2-zu-am3	May he know how to speak in the mountains!
127	sag gesz ra-ra-za he2-zu-am3	May he know your bound head!
128	ur-gin7 ad6 gu7-u3-za he2-zu-am3	May you know how to eat like a dog!
129	igi husz-a-za he2-zu-am3	May he know your furious face!
130	igi husz-bi il2-il2-i-za he2-zu-am3	May you know your furious face!
131	igi gun3-gun3-na-za he2-zu-am3	May you know by your speckled face!
132	uru16-na nu-sze-ga-za he2-zu-am3	May you know that your city is not favourable.
133	u3-ma gub-gub-bu-za he2-zu-am3	May you know how to stand at your station!
134	{d}nanna li-bi2-in-du11-ga za-a-kam bi2-in-du11-ga	Nanna did not speak, it was a matter of yours that you spoke.
135	nin-gu10 ib2-gu-ul-en i3-mah-en	My lady, you have destroyed me, you are great!
136	nin ki-ag2 an-na-gu10 mer-mer-za ga-am3-du11	My beloved lady of heaven, I want to utter a lament.
137	ne-mur mu-dub szu-luh si bi2-sa2	He placed the nēmur instrument, the šuluh instrument, in order.
138	e2-esz2-dam-ku3 ma-ra-gal2 sza3-zu na-ma-sed-de3	The E-ešdam-kug is there for you, so that your heart is not soothed.
139	im-ma-si im-ma-diri-ga-ta nin UN-gal ma-ra-du11	After he washes himself, he says to you "Lady, great lady!"
140	nig2 ge6 u3-na ma-ra-an-du11-ga-am3	That which was said to you during the night
141	gala-e an-bar7-ka szu hu-mu-ra-ab-gi4-gi4	May the gala-priest answer you at the threshing floor.
142	dam dab5-ba-za-ke4-esz dumu dab5-ba-za-ke4-esz	The spouses who are captured, the children who are seized,
143	ib2-ba-zu ib2-gu-ul sza3-zu nu-te-en-te-en	Your anger is overwhelming, your heart is not calm.
144	nin gu2-tuku nir-gal2 gu2-en-na-ke4	the powerful lady, authoritative one of Guena,
145	sizkur2-ra-na szu ba-an-szi-in-ti	he received his offering.
146	sza3 ku3 {d}inanna ki-bi ba-an-na-ab-gi4	The holy heart of Inanna was restored to its place for her
147	u4 ba-an-na-du10 la-la ba-an-su4-su4 hi-li ma-az ba-an-du8-du8	He made the day pleasant for her, he filled it with joy, and he adorned her with allure.
148	itudx(\|UD.AN.SZESZ.KI\|) e3-a-gin7 la-la ba-an-guru3	Like the coming out of the month, he was enraged
149	{d}nanna u6 zi3-de3-esz mu-un-e3	Nanna adorned it with a beautiful face.
150	ama-ni {d}nin-gal-am3 szudu3 mu-na-an-sza4	His mother, Ningal, prayed to him.
151	gesz-ka2-na-ke4 silim-ma mu-na-ab-be2	He speaks to him in peace at his gate.
152	nu-gig-ra du11-ga-ni mah-am3	The nugig priestess whose commands are supreme
153	kur gul-gul an-da me ba-a	Destroyer of mountains, whose divine powers have been taken away by An
154	nin-gu10 hi-li gu2 e3 {d}inanna za3-mi2	My lady, adorned with allure, Inanna, praise!

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