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CDLI Literary 000625 (Inanna D) composite (P478854)

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

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DesignationCDLI Literary 000625 (Inanna D) composite
IDP478854
LanguageSumerian
PeriodOld Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
GenreLiterary

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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1u4 gal pirig an-na inim he2-a du11-du11May the great storm, the lion of heaven, speak a word!
2{d}inanna u4 gal pirig an-na inim he2-a du11-du11May Inanna, the great storm, the lion of heaven, speak a word
3{d}nin-e2-gal-la an u4 zal-le-da-ke4 izi su3-u4-bi il2-laNinegala, when An passes the day, raising its long fire
4an-u2-sa11-an-na dalla e3-a-naWhen Anusana emerges brightly,
5sipa-de3 masz2-ansze ki-en-gi4-ra sza-mu-ra-ab-du11The shepherd says to Sumer the goats:
6an-zib2-ba za3 hi-li an-naAnziba, the border of allure of heaven,
7kur-kur-re {d}utu e3-a-gin7 e2 mu-e-szi-ga2-ga2All the lands, like Utu coming out, you set up a temple.
8gesz-nu11 kalam-ma-ke4 gi-izi-la2 U4 sza-mu-ra-gal2The bed of the land is a reed mat for you.
9{d}inanna nin me szar2-ra-me-en dingir nu-mu-e-da-sa2I am Inanna, the lady of all the divine powers, no god can equal you.
10{d}nin-e2-gal-la ki-ur3-zu mu-gal2 nam-mah-za ga-am3-du11Ninegala, I want to speak of your greatness in your Ki'ur.
11x x U4 kalam-ma sag il2-la-a-ba... when the head was raised in the Land
12x x DA x x ti-la-zu-ne... when you live
13ki-sikil-e x x ur-sag ma-ra-an-xThe young woman ... the hero ...
14x x x x-da mu-ra-da-an-tab... he added for you.
15x x x ug3? lu-a mu-ra-an-DU... the people for you
16x x x AN-zu-sze3 a-ba-ab-zi-zi-iI will raise ... towards your ...
17masz2 x x x NINDA2 a-ba-ga2-ga2an interest rate of ... is to be charged,
18e2-gal-edin-na ki ni2 dub2-bu-za szu si ma-ra-ni-in-sa2In your Egaledena, where you sit with fearsomeness, he arranges the hand for you.
19munus zi3 ni2 pa e3-a kalam-ma-me-enI am the woman who makes the land manifest with her own flour.
20{d}inanna nin me szar2-ra-me-en dingir nu-mu-e-da-sa2I am Inanna, the lady of all the divine powers, no god can equal you.
21{d}nin-e2-gal-la ki-ur3-zu mu-gal2 nam-mah-za ga-am3-du11Ninegala, I want to speak of your greatness in your Ki'ur.
22ge6-ta en-nu-ug3 disz zal-la-baDuring the night watch, while passing by,
23sipa-gin7 u2-ta zi-ga-zu-neWhen you rise up from the bed like a shepherd,
24ur-sag-gin7 {gesz}tukul a-ma-ra-da-tabLike a hero, I am smitten by weapons.
25tug2-gum-ma a2-za i-ib2-du3he made a garment for you.
26uzu nu-kusz2-u3-za za3 mi-ni-kesz2he bound your fattened flesh on your shoulder.
27an-da iri-a dalla mi-ni-in-e3He made heaven shine brightly in the city.
28{d}inanna ki-ta bara2 ku3-ga su zi du8-du8-a-me-enInanna, you are the one who cleans the hair from the earth on the holy dais.
29ur 7(disz)-na giri3-zu bi2-in-gubHe set your foot on the 7 dogs.
30pirig nemurx(|PIRIG.TUR|)-ra dur2-zu bi2-in-garHe seated the lion and the eagle in your lap.
31gu4 udu gurum2-ma mu-ra-an-DUhe brought the oxen and sheep for you at the inspection.
32{d}lu2-lal3-e giri3-a mu-ra-an-DULullal went at his feet.
33szita2 sa nu-la2-e me3-a mu-e-da-ab-gur3-ruThe šita drum that cannot be dispersed in battle, you carry it with you.
34lu2-ur3-ra za3-ba mu-e-szi-re7-re7-eszThey go at the side of the crook.
35za3 ur-ra-ka mu-e-ri-la2-eszthey brought him to the side of the dog.
36gu2-en-na-i7-da szukur2-sze3 mu-ra-an-dab5-be2-eszthey seized him as a sacrifice in the Gu’enna-ida canal.
37{d}inanna nin me szar2-ra-me-en dingir nu-mu-e-da-sa2I am Inanna, the lady of all the divine powers, no god can equal you.
38{d}nin-e2-gal-la ki-ur3-zu mu-gal2 nam-mah-za ga-am3-du11Ninegala, I want to speak of your greatness in your Ki'ur.
39ur KA-ga-na-ke4 udu ma-ra-ab-te x xThe dog of his mouth ... sheep for you.
40ur usu-tuku am szu-bi-sze3 ma-ra-x x xA strong dog, a wild bull ... for you.
41x du10-tuku a-sza3 mu-ra-[...]... good ... the field for you
42ki pesz-a sag-ki szu2-a [...](Sum) The place where the head is placed, the forehead is ... (Akk) In the place of the head, the head was placed
43ur-mah ur-sag x x [...]The lion, the hero
44kur sag-ki-za ba-e-de3-gid2-da [...](Sum) The land that you have conquered (Akk) You have ... the land of your head
45{d}inanna an-na nim gir2-me-en ki-a kuszum ta3-ga-me-enI am Inanna of heaven, a lightning flashed in the sky, I am the one who touches the earth
46sze-er-tab esz3 ib-gal-zu-aThe šertab priest of the shrine Ibgalzu
47garza-zu me an-na-gin7 si u3-mu-ni-sa2Your garza priestess, like the divine powers of heaven, ...
48garza2-zu me {d}en-ki-ka3-gin7 gesz-hur u3-mu-e-ni-hurYour garza priestess, like Enki, you have chosen the divine plans.
49ni2-zu an-na u3-mu-e-ni-us2Your aura stretches over the sky,
50ki-sa2-a kan4 igi 4(disz)-zaon the ground, with a 4th gate
51bara2 |KA.AN.NI.SI|-zu dur2-zu bi2-garYou set up your dais, your seat.
52{d}inanna a-a-zu {d}suen-gin7 an-sza3-ge am3-geInanna, your father is like Suen in the midst of heaven.
53{d}nin-e2-gal-la esz3 ib-gal-zu-a iti6-gin7 sza-mu-e3Ninegala, when your shrine Ibgalzu rises like the moonlight
54garza-zu giri3 ba-ga2-ga2Your rites are set at your feet.
55UR KA da-ga-na-ke4 sza-ba-ab-hal-ha-an... of his own free will he shall release.
56{d}inanna nin me szar2-ra-me-en dingir nu-mu-e-da-sa2I am Inanna, the lady of all the divine powers, no god can equal you.
57{d}nin-e2-gal-la ki-ur3-zu mu-gal2 nam-mah-za ga-am3-du11Ninegala, I want to speak of your greatness in your Ki'ur.
58gesz-ab-ba {gesz}kiszi17 gal hul mu2-a gir5-gir5-e-da-zu-neWhen you make the great juniper grow in its branches,
59gu2-sag kur-ra zukum-ma-zu-neWhen you raise your head in the netherworld
60ur-da a szub6 nag-ga2-zu-neWhen you bathe with water from a well,
61ansze-kur-da ki-nu2 ak-a-zu-neWhen you lie down with the horse in the bed,
62IM-da lil2-e sag3-ga-zu-neWhen you scatter the wind in the wind,
63{d}inanna bar-szeg3 u4 gid2-da ta3-ta3-ge-da-zu-neInanna, when you are to prolong the days of the barren storm
64e2-ku3-nun-na uru2-ze2-eb{ki}-ba-zain the E-kug-nuna of Uruzeb
65bara2 nam tar-re-da dur2-zu bi2-garYou set up your seat on the dais that determines fate.
66za3-mu ezem {d}dumu-zi3-da-ke4at the festival of Dumuzi
67nitalam-zu {d}ama-uszumgal-an-nayour spouse Amaušumgalana
68en {d}dumu-zi3 sza-mu-e-ri-DULord Dumuzi, ŠamūriDU
69{d}inanna szu nu-gi4-a er2-ra nesag sza-mu-ra-ab-tum3Inanna, whose hand cannot be changed, may she bring you a nesag offering
70a-pap kur-ra-ke4 gal2 sza-mu-ra-ab-tak4-xMay the water of the netherworld open for you
71a mu pa3-da sza-mu-ri-dubwhose name was proclaimed by Šamur-dub,
72en lu2-mah nin-dingir-biLord Lu-maḫ and Nin-dingir
73lu2 zi3 amalu ug5-ga-neThose who killed the amalu-priestess,
74u2 szu bar-ra ma-ra-gu7-u3-neWhen they eat the food from outside,
75a szu bar-ra ma-ra-na8-na8-neThey will give you water to drink outside.
76za3-ba bara2 ku3-zu szi-im-riAt its edge, your holy dais is a dream.
77{d}inanna nin me szar2-ra-me-en dingir nu-mu-e-da-sa2I am Inanna, the lady of all the divine powers, no god can equal you.
78{d}nin-e2-gal-la ki-ur3-zu mu-gal2 nam-mah-za ga-am3-du11Ninegala, I want to speak of your greatness in your Ki'ur.
79{d}inanna an-da {d}en-lil2-da di ku5-ru-da-zu-neWhen you judge with Inanna, with An and Enlil
80{d}nin-e2-gal-la ki-ta {d}en-ki-da nam tar-ra-zu-neNinegala, when you decide a fate on earth,
81sag3-sag3-ga-zu-ne lil2-e NA-zu-neWhen you are struck, when you are surrounded by a ghost.
82ub-ta e3-a-zu-ne da-ta e3-a-zu-neWhen you leave the corner, when you leave,
83ki-szar2-ra igi bar-ra-zu-neWhen you look at the world,
84{d}inanna mar-uru5 szusz3-za su3-su3-da-zu-neInanna, when you sweep your feet with a scepter
85en gal |DU.DU| x [...]Great lord
86igi-du8-a sag-ki gul ma-ra-ab-ak-eThe doorkeeper smashes the head for you.
87bara2 gesz-la2-ba-za dur2-zu bi2-garYou sat on your dais of your throne.
88gurusz {gesz}rab3 gar-ra szu-si ma-ra-[...]The young man who was set on the throne ... for you
89ama lu2 tu-ra-ke4 dumu ur2-ra mu-ra-ni-in-tum2-muThe mother of the child-bearing man brings the child into the lap for you.
90ama lu2 sag3 du11-ga-ke4 unu2 gal-za a im-ma-ab-zi-zi?The mother of the one struck by a man raised water in your great dining hall
91x si-ga i-im-ku4-de3-en... I will bring in ...
92DI A x si-ga i-im-bar-re-en(Sum) ... I am the one who sees ... (Akk) I see ...
93{d}inanna nin me szar2-ra-me-en dingir nu-mu-e-da-sa2I am Inanna, the lady of all the divine powers, no god can equal you.
94{d}nin-e2-gal-la ki-ur3-zu mu-gal2 nam-mah-za ga-am3-du11Ninegala, I want to speak of your greatness in your Ki'ur.
95giri17-dab-da nam-sipa al-ak-zu-neWhen you take care of the shepherdship,
96PA x NUN? unu3-ta ab2-ba saman2 szub-ba-zu-neWhen you abandon the saman net from the ... of the prince(?)
97i3 hi-a-zu-ne ga luh-ha-zu-neWhen you sprinkle oil, when you smear milk,
98ur2 nitalam-za {d}dumu-zi3-da-ke4 ul gur3-ru-a-zu-neWhen you are joyful in your spouse's lap, Dumuzi
99ur2 nitalam-za {d}dumu-zi3-da-ke4 hi-li-hi-li-a-zu-neWhen you rejoice at the lap of your spouse Dumuzi
100kur-ra-igi-gal2 ki di ku5-ru-zaKurraŋigigal, the place of judgment,
101bara2 mah unu2 gal-e dur2 gar-ra-zu-neWhen you sit on the supreme dais in the great dining hall,
102uz-ga ku3-ga sza-mu-ra-su8-ge-eszthey shall set you in holy uzga garments.
103nu-mu-e-si3-ge-en gesz ma-ra-e-neI do not agree with you, they will cut for you.
104{d}inanna nu-mu-e-da-sa2-e-neInanna, they do not compare with you
105kar-ke4 esz2-dam-ma mu-un-e11-de3-enWe go to the quay for the ešdam.
106{d}gidim ab-ba szu2-szu2-ka ma-ra-ni-in-ku4-ku4-de3-en“Gidim, you have brought me into the midst of the sea.
107{d}inanna nin me szar2-ra-me-en dingir nu-mu-e-da-sa2I am Inanna, the lady of all the divine powers, no god can equal you.
108{d}nin-e2-gal-la ki-ur3-zu mu-gal2 nam-mah-za ga-am3-du11Ninegala, I want to speak of your greatness in your Ki'ur.
109szusz3 masz2-ansze du8-du8-a-bawhen the cattle and goats were piled up,
110gu4 udu tur3 amasz-e gi4-a-baWhen oxen and sheep returned to the cattlepen and sheepfold,
111nin-gu10 mu nu-tuku-gin7 tug2 dili im-me-mu4My lady, like one who does not have a name, wore a single garment.
112NUNUZ kar-ke4 gu2-za i-im-du3The nugig priestess built her throne.
113esz2-dam-ta lu2 mu-dab5-me-enYou are the one who seized me from the granary.
114ur2 nitalam-zu {d}dumu-zi3-da-ke4 kuszum ta3-ta3-ge-da-zu-neWhen your spouse Dumuzi stretches out a leather bag,
115{d}inanna nigir-si 7(disz)-e ki-nu2 mu-e-da-ak-eInanna, the seven heralds, you make the bed.
116{d}inanna nin me szar2-ra-me-en dingir nu-mu-e-da-sa2I am Inanna, the lady of all the divine powers, no god can equal you.
117{d}nin-e2-gal-la ki-ur3-zu mu-gal2 nam-mah-za ga-am3-du11Ninegala, I want to speak of your greatness in your Ki'ur.
118u2-si-an mul-mu tesz2-bi-sze3 gur-ru-a-baWhen he returns the star of the sky together,
119{d}utu agrun-na-sze3 ku4-ra-a-bawhen Utu entered the Agruna
120{d}inanna i-zi-gin7 an-ta ni2 gur3-ru-a-zu-neWhen you, Inanna, like a rising flood, carry fear from heaven
121{d}nin-e2-gal-la ki-a sur2-du3{muszen}-gin7 szeg11 gi4-a-zu-neNinegala, when you are to return like a raven to the earth
122|KI.E.NE.DI| hub2 gub i3-ze2-x-x-enI stand at the ‘seizing-of-the-mouth’,
123hasz2-gal x-ni-ta i3-bala-x xHe ... the great apple tree ...
124iti6-ta mul-sze3 im-DUFrom the moonlight he goes to the star.
125mul-ta iti6-sze3 im-DUFrom the star he goes to the moonlight.
126{d}inanna nin me szar2-ra-me-en dingir nu-mu-e-da-sa2I am Inanna, the lady of all the divine powers, no god can equal you.
127{d}nin-e2-gal-la ki-ur3-zu mu-gal2 nam-mah-za ga-am3-du11Ninegala, I want to speak of your greatness in your Ki'ur.
128x RA TAB AB ge-na-ni hi-li x x x... his girlfriend, allure ...
129gar-ra-zu u3-TU-ra-asz u3-mu-x x xWhen you set your foundations, ...
130szu-zu UL an-ta u3-mu-x x xYour hand ...
131x u3-mu-ni-du3 SU x x x x u3-mu-ni-ib2?-ta3-x xHe built ..., he ...
132NI? ku10-ku10-ge x x x [...]... darkening(?)
133a2-szu-giri3-ni u3-[...]His feet ...
134ama-ni sze-er-x [...]His mother ...
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139x x x [...] szu MI [...]... ...
140x tur? mu?-da-du10 [...] tab? mu-un-da-[...]He made the small(?) ... happy(?)
141geme2 nin-a-ni [...] HI NI szum2-ma x xThe slave-girl of his mistress ...
142e2-a-ni nig2?-gur11? x x x GISZ im-ma-x x xHis house, the property
143dumu-a-ni x x mu-un-na-ab-x xHis son ...
144{d}inanna nin me szar2-ra-me-en dingir nu-mu-e-da-sa2I am Inanna, the lady of all the divine powers, no god can equal you.
145{d}nin-e2-gal-la ki-ur3-zu mu-un-gal2 nam-mah-za ga-am3-du11Ninegala, your Ki'ur is there, I want to speak of your greatness
146x x x x x UR3? ge-na x [...](Sum) ... ... (Akk)
147x x TU x x x u3?-mu-x x x x... ...
148SZU? ZU? USZ? BI AN x u3?-x [...]... ...
149x BA x LI x x x pa mu-na-an-e3?... made appear(?) for him
150e2 x x x x x ba-gar x x ma-ra-an-du8-eThe house ... has been set up for you.
151ZA x ZA x x nu2? du10-x-ge-da [...] DI... lying down(?)
152x [...]-si-si-in(Sum) ... (Akk)
153AN [...] x x x za-e dingir mah-me-en... you are a supreme god
154|GA2xX| x x x nu2 mu-da-ak?-e... lies down(?)
155ki-nu2-bi? x x BUR DUB2 HI HI-aIts bed ... the tablet
156sila dagal uszumgal nu2-a-gin7 zi-ga mu-ni-ib-tum3-tum3like a wide serpentine rising in the street,
157ki-sikil-e e2-mah mu-un-szub-be2 e2 x-gu10-gin7 mu-un-gul-eThe young woman abandons the Emah, she destroys the house like my ...
158gurusz nam-mah?-zu mu-un-zu-a giri17 szu ba-ab-ta3-geThe young man who knows your greatness has been seized by his nose
159{d}inanna nin me szar2-ra-me-en dingir nu-mu-e-da-sa2I am Inanna, the lady of all the divine powers, no god can equal you.
160{d}nin-e2-gal ki-ur3-zu mu-gal2 nam-mah-za ga-am3-du11Ninegal, I want to speak of your greatness in your Ki'ur.
161[...] x E la2-a-ba... that is left
162x x [...]-gin7 x x x TU? x x-ne?Like ...
163x [...]-gal2-la-baIn its ...,
164[...] zi-ga... raised
165[...] x tum3... brought
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187x x x im-mi-in-tar sag x x mu-na-ni-in-rig7He decreed ... and presented it to him.
188ki-gub-ba-zu MU ZU x x-am3Your standing place ...
189e2-gal-edin za3-ba um-mi-in-xIn the Egaledena ... at its edge.
190{d}udug hul {d}lamma hul gaba-bi im-ta-an-riThe evil udug demon and the evil lamma demon have seized their chests.
191{d}inanna nin me szar2-ra-me-en dingir nu-mu-e-da-sa2I am Inanna, the lady of all the divine powers, no god can equal you.
192{d}nin-e2-gal-la ki-ur3-zu mu-gal2 nam-mah-za ga-am3-du11Ninegala, I want to speak of your greatness in your Ki'ur.
193x x NIG2 ki sza3 te |KA.AN.NI.SI|-zu(Sum) ... (Akk) The ... of your heart
194{d}inanna? ki-sikil hi-li-a-gin7 u6-e sza-ba-ab-gub-be2Inanna, like a young woman in allure, may the udug bird stand there
195x x KA gal2 sza-mu-ra-ab-tak4... open for you.
196nu-gig |KA.AN.NI.SI|-zu unu2 szuba ma-ra-ab-la2The nugig priestess, your KA.AN.NI.SI₂.Šuba-vessel has been smashed for you
197x gal lu2 garza-ke4the great ..., the one of the rites
198x x e2-bi me3 zi-ga uh2 ku mu-un-e3... this house, rising in battle, he brought out pure uḫu-plant.
199e2-e2-a in-ku4-ku4-de3-enI will enter the house.
200e-sir2-e-sir2-ra gu2 mu-un-gid2-gid2-de3-enI will keep yelling at you in the street.
201nin x tu5-a |KA.AN.NI.SI| u3-mu-un-si szu-nir-zu u3-mu-un-akLady ..., lord, you are the one who makes your hand bow down.
202ki-sikil |SZAG4.TUR| gub-ba-za hi-li ba-ni-in-ta3-ge-en6The young woman who is stationed in your station, has been adorned with allure.
203lu2 x x tur3-ra mu-ni-in-pa3-de3 [...]-ra-an-DUThe man ... in the cowshed ...
204x x x ZA NIG2-zu A mu-ra-an-DU a-ra-zu MU x x... your property ... a prayer ...
205{d}inanna nin me szar2-ra-me-en dingir nu-mu-e-da-sa2I am Inanna, the lady of all the divine powers, no god can equal you.
206{d}nin-e2-gal-la ki-ur3-zu mu-gal2 nam-mah-za ga-am3-du11Ninegala, I want to speak of your greatness in your Ki'ur.
207{d}inanna nin me gal-gal-la-me-enI am Inanna, the lady of the great mes
208ama-zu {d}nin-gal nig2 gal-gal-la [...]Your mother, Ningal, the great things
209a-a-zu {d}suen ab2 ku3 gal-gal [...]Your father Suen, the great cow
210szesz-zu szul {d}utu x GISZ PI? gal-gal [...]Your brother, youth Utu
211nitalam {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na [...]the spouse of Amaušumgalana
212su8-ba en {d}dumu-zi3 NI x [...]The shepherd, lord Dumuzi
213lagar3 ki ag2-zu {d}nin-szubur [...]Your beloved lagar, Ninšubur
214e-ri-ib ki ag2-zu {d}gesztin-an-na [...]Your beloved servant, Geštinana
215[...] x x x x x mu-ni-in-[...]... he ...
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