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CDLI Literary 000630 (Inanna I) composite (P478859)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000630 (Inanna I) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478859 |
| 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 | ma-a-a u5-ge-na x x-gu10-ne | When I ... the utensils. |
| 2 | ma-a-a u5-ge-na sa?-sa-gu10-ne | When I lay down in the utensils |
| 3 | ga-sza-an-ge abzu-sze3 di-da-gu10-ne | When I, the lady, was going to the abzu, |
| 4 | e2 {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2-sze3 ku4-ra-gu10-ne | When I enter the house of Enlil, |
| 5 | ga-sza-an kur-ra diri-ga me-e-ge-na | I am the lady who surpasses the mountains. |
| 6 | i-bi2 {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2-sze3 gub-ba-gu10-ne | When I stand before Enlil, |
| 7 | u4 zalag e3-a me-e-ge-na | I am the one who establishes bright days. |
| 8 | ka me3-ka gub-ba-gu10-ne | When I stand in the mouth of battle, |
| 9 | masz2-sag kur-kur-ra me-e szi-in-ga-ge-na | I am the first-born of all the lands. |
| 10 | murub2 me3-ka gub-ba-gu10-ne | When I stand in the middle of battle, |
| 11 | lipisz me3-a a2 nam-ur-sag-ga2 me-e szi-in-ga-ge-na | In the fury of battle, I am the arm of heroism, |
| 12 | hasz2 me3-ka di-da-gu10-ne | When I was going with the ḫašŋ drum of battle, |
| 13 | mar-uru5 SZE3 il2-la me-e szi-in-ga-ge-na | I am the one who raises the barrage, |
| 14 | egir me3-ka us2-sa-gu10-ne | When I follow behind the battle, |
| 15 | nu-nus du-a me-e ba-e-ge-na | The woman who goes, I am the one who is established. |
| 16 | e2 kasz-a-ka tusz-a-gu10-ne | When I sit in the house of beer, |
| 17 | nu-nus-ge szul giri17-zal-la me-e-ge-na | I am a woman, a youthful youth, |
| 18 | ki du14 gub-ba-gu10-ne | When I stand at the place of battle, |
| 19 | munus dim3-ma ti-la me-e-ge-na | You are the woman who establishes life for me. |
| 20 | kan4 esz2-dam-ma-ka tusz-a-gu10-ne | When I sit at the gate of the granary, |
| 21 | kar-ke4 mu-lu mu zu me-e-ge-na | The quay, where one knows the name, |
| 22 | mu-tin-na gu5-li-ni munus-e ma-la-ga | The young man, his friend, the woman ... |
| 23 | dingir-ra ga-ge mi kur-ra diri-ga-ge-na | I want to utter an arazu prayer to my god, who surpasses the mountain. |
| 24 | dingir-ra {d}du5-mu-zi3-da ga-ge mi kur-ra diri-ga-ge-na | I want to praise the god Dumuzi, who surpasses the mountains. |
| 25 | kur szu-gu10-sze3 kur me-ri-gu10-sze3 | To the mountain of my hands, to the mountain on my feet, |
| 26 | elam{ki} szu-gu10-sze3 gir2 kin2?-a ur2 ma-la-ge | Elam, to my hand, a work-assignment(?) is placed(?) at the base(?) |
| 27 | dim3-me-er buru5{muszen}-me-esz me-e mu-tin-ge | The gods are sparrows, I am a widow. |
| 28 | {d}a-nun-na du7-du7-me-esz me-e sun2-ge | The Anuna were made perfect for me, I am a shaded one. |
| 29 | dumu mah-di-di {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2-ge | the exalted son of Enlil |
| 30 | gal-di a-a-gu10 {d}suen-na-ge | The wise one of my father Suen |
| 31 | ga-sza-an-ge szu du11-ga {d}nu-dim2-mu4-da-ge | Gašange, whose hands are the hands of Nudimmud |
| 32 | i-bi2-gu10 il2? [...] | My eyes raised(?) |
| 33 | i-bi2-gu10 [...] | My eyes ... |
| 34 | x [...] | |
| 1 | nam-ti u3-mu-un-na [...] | For the life of the lord |
| 2 | nam-ti lugal-la [...] | for the life of the king |
| 3 | zi sza3-ge si-a [...] | The life of the heart ... |
| 4 | iri ki-bi gi4-a [...] | The city restored to its place |
| 5 | KA-KA nig2 sa6-ga [...] | ... good things |
| 6 | me-ri ki-a si3-ga [...] | The foot on earth ... |
| 7 | szu-um-du-um szar2-re-ba [...] | The numerous šumdu-offerings |
| 8 | a sur-sur-ra de3-mu-[...] | May he ... a reed bundle for me |
| 9 | ma2-addir a-ra-zu a-ra-zu lu2 [...] | The boat of prayer, prayer, ... |
| 10 | ni2-gu10 il2?-la? ni2-gu10 il2?-la | My self is raised, my self is elevated(?) |
| 11 | nam-ti u3-mu-un-na ni2-gu10 il2?-la | For the life of the lord, raising my self |
| 12 | nam-ti lugal-la ni2-gu10 il2?-la | for the life of the king, raising my self |
| 13 | zi sza3-ge si-a ni2-gu10 il2?-la | The life that fills the heart, raised by myself(?) |
| 14 | {gi}en3-bar kuara{ki} ni2-gu10 il2-la | The reed mats of Ku’ara raised by myself |
| 15 | {gi}en3-bar sa6-sa6-ga ni2-gu10 il2-la | The beautiful reed screen raises my aura |
| 16 | iri ki-bi gi-a ni2-gu10 il2-la | The city whose place is restored, my aura raised. |
| 17 | KA-KA nig2 sa6-ga ni2-gu10 il2-la | ... my own good thing, |
| 18 | me-ri ki-a si3-ga ni2-gu10 il2-la | My limbs raised in the earth, |
| 19 | szu-um-du-um szar2-re-ba ni2-gu10 il2-la | I raise my own fearsomeness in the numerous cult centers. |
| 20 | a sur-sur-ra de3-mu-[...] | May he ... a reed bundle for me |
| 21 | ma2-addir a-ra-zu a-ra-zu lu2 x [...] | The boat of prayer, prayer, ... |
| 22 | in-ga2-e-re7-de3-en in-ga2-e-re7-de3-en | We go, we go! |
| 23 | me-en-de3 szudu3-de3 in-ga2-e-re7-de3-en | We go to pray. |
| 24 | szudu3 u3-mu-un-na-sze3 in-ga2-e-re7-de3-en | We go to the lord's prayer. |
| 25 | szudu3 lugal-la-sze3 in-ga2-e-re7-de3-en | We go to the king's prayer. |
| 26 | szudu3 ub-ba-ke4 ub-e mu-ni-[...] | The šudu-offering of the corner chapel ... in the side chapel |
| 27 | szudu3 da-ke4 da-e mu-ni-[...] | The šudu prayer of the side chapel ... |
| 28 | ama {d}inanna an-na-ke4 hi-li-a [...] | Mother Inanna of heaven, allure |
| 29 | mu-gig-ib nigin3-gar-x hi-li-a mu-ni-[...] | Mugib priestess ... in allure |
| 30 | szir3-nam-szub {d}inanna-kam | It is a song of abandonment of Inanna. |
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