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CDLI Literary 000631 (Hymn to Inanna) composite (P478860)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000631 (Hymn to Inanna) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478860 |
| 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.
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| 1 | in-nin9 [...] x [...] x | Lady ... |
| 2 | szul mesz3 gi4-gi4-e {d}inanna nin? x x-li-a-ta x [...] | Youth and meš-returner Inanna, the lady(?) ... |
| 3 | esz3-e nibru?{ki} x e2-du6-ku3-ga x du11-ga an-na? | Shrine Nippur, the ... of the Edukuga temple, proclaimed by An |
| 4 | me-en ku3 an-na sag-ga2 gal2-la-e | I am the one who has the silver of heaven on my head. |
| 5 | tug2?-ba ku3-ku3 an-na sza3-ga la2-a-e | The holy garment(?) of heaven hangs in the heart |
| 6 | gidru ku3 an-na szu-na gal2-la-bi | The holy scepter of heaven, which is in his hand |
| 7 | ukken?-a tusz-a dur2 gar-ra-e | In the assembly, where he sits, he is sitting. |
| 8 | di gal kur-ra ku4-da-e | who enters the great judgments of the nether world, |
| 9 | ga-esz8 mah kur-kur-ra bad-da-e | The supreme throne of all the lands is torn out. |
| 10 | nu11-gin7 an-ta kar2-ra-na ku3 {d}inanna igi gal2-la-bi | As if she had been lying down on top of heaven, holy Inanna, whose gaze is like |
| 11 | uri2{ki}-a e2-kisz-nu-gal2-la-bi-sze3 | to Ur, to the Ekišnugal temple |
| 12 | nu-gig-ge a-a-ni {d}suen-da | the nugig priestess, his father Suen |
| 13 | inim du11-du11-ga-e | who speaks words, |
| 14 | he2-gal2 kur-ra-sze3 szu la2-x-a-e | To the abundance of the netherworld he ... |
| 15 | nin9-e [...] TI? gi?-ri2-in sikil [...] | The sister ... pure reeds(?) |
| 16 | ku3 {d}inanna [...] ki-a? kur2-kur2?-ra? [...] x [...] | Holy Inanna(?) ... hostile earth(?) |
| 17 | e2?-e ga-sza-an x szum2?-ma hi-li du8-du8-a-me | In the temple, the lady whose allure is perfect(?) |
| 18 | AN [...]-ra? A x x ME x x alan?-ni ki-bi?-sze3? gub-ba?-na? | ... his statue, standing at its place |
| 19 | a-ge6 [...] IM x x me | The water ... |
| 20 | |DU.DU| [...] x GA [...] | ... ... |
| 21 | a-ge6 IM [...]-ga-gin7 x ur3?-e | Like a flood(?) rising in the sky |
| 22 | szu? du8? hi?-li? gal-gal | Hand-lifting(?) (of?) great splendor |
| 23 | ge-en x x x x x szudu3-szudu3-ba zi-ga-me | I am ..., rising in prayer. |
| 24 | gi-ri2-in duru5 hur-sag-ta u5 di gub-ba-me | We are the reed-bed workers, standing at the side of the mountain. |
| 25 | za-gin3 duru5 kur szubax(MUSZ)-ta gi-diri igi sag-ga2 la2 | The lapis lazuli, the mountain of the šuba stones, the reed screen, the front of the head, |
| 26 | ku3-|ZIxZI| ha-ra-li izi-gin7 tab2-tab2-e-me | You are the one who burns like fire in a holy rite. |
| 27 | {gesz}haszhur gu-gu-ul-ba gal2-la-me | We are apple trees in their branches. |
| 28 | x-ba al e-a-a-me | ... we are. |
| 29 | zu2-lum a2-an-sur-ba hi-li guru3-me | Zulum, A’ansurba, allure, we are. |
| 30 | dag-dag-ga ti-la-gu10-ne | When I live in dread, |
| 31 | dag an-na-ke4 ti-la-gu10-ne | When I live on the throne of heaven, |
| 32 | mu-u2-da-na-gu10 uszum-gal-an-na-ke4 | My spouse Ušumgalana |
| 33 | me nam-dam-sze3 in-ga2-an-pa3-da-de3 | he has chosen me for marriage, |
| 34 | bad3-ti-bi2-ra e2-musz-kalam-ma-ta | From the Fortress of the Emuškalama |
| 35 | a-ga-ni-sze3 x x MU [...] x | To his father ... |
| 36 | [...] | |
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| 39 | x x x x x x-en pa5 gal2? tak4-de3 | ... to open the canal |
| 40 | a2 zi-ga nin9 x bi2-in-ga?-ga? | The one who raises arms, the sister ... |
| 41 | a-a gu2 x gal-e x-da? BA x-an-ur4-ur4 | The father who ... great ... |
| 42 | ukken?-a-ni x x nun?-na x x | His assembly(?) |
| 43 | szesz-a-ni uszumgal-la-an-na-ra? | For his brother Ušumgalana |
| 44 | esz3 ku3-ga-ni SUG? mu-na-ga-ga | His holy shrine ... for him |
| 45 | [...] x [...] gub-ba-am3 | ... stands. |
| 46 | hi-li {d}dumu-zi3 {gesz}ildag3 gub-gub-dam | The allure of Dumuzi is to be set up on the altar. |
| 47 | sza3-gu10 hi-li gi4-im-si | My heart is full of loveliness. |
| 48 | u2 lu-lu du6-szuba-a SZE3 DA GA DA [...] | ... the Dušuba temple ... |
| 49 | sza3-gu10 hi-li im-si an ki [...] | My heart filled with allure, heaven and earth |
| 50 | e2 a-ra-li [...] NI [...] | The temple of Arali |
| 51 | sza3 [...] NE zal-la-ta? | After the heart of ... had passed |
| 52 | ur3-bad3 sze?-ga mu-szi-gu-u2-gu-u2 | In the sweet “ur-di’u-wall"(?) he is standing(?) |
| 53 | sila ge6-de3 bur2-da NI ZU dub?-e | In order to ... in the dark streets ... |
| 54 | e2 sila dagal-a i3-tur-tur-e | The house, in the broad street, is small. |
| 55 | en sag-ga2-ni?-ta? du11-ga | by the command of his en-priestess |
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| 66 | kur szuba? x [...] | The mountain of šuba stones(?) |
| 67 | sun4?-bi na-x x muszen-bi x | Its sun(?) ... its bird |
| 68 | tir mesz3 kalam [...] mesz3 kur-ra | The meš-woods of the land ..., the mash-wood of the mountain |
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| 72 | x nu-su8-ge e2 nu-mu-x | ... is not covered, the house is not ... |
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| 74 | a-nun-na-e-ne U MU UM MA x | The Anunna ... |
| 75 | sag-ur-sag galam mu-x [...] | The hero ... |
| 76 | gu NE LI x RI? x u-mu-x x | ... ... |
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| 78 | iri12-gal hul2-hul2? [...] | I want to rejoice over the great city |
| 79 | a-ra2-zu? gesz x [...] {gesz}{gesz}nimbar x [...] | The arazu prayer(?) ... the date palm |
| 80 | ur2 szem-bi x mu-ni-in-DU | He ... the base of its perfume. |
| 81 | me abzu x x x x | the divine powers of the Abzu [......] |
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| 107 | x x x [...] x du11-de3 | ... speaking |
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| 111 | x he2-ga2-ga2 x x x-ke4 GIR NA [...] ta3 | May ... be established ... |
| 112 | x x GIM GAN LAM? x ba-DU | ... like ... ... |
| 113 | [...] x UL nun [...] x-am3 | ... prince ... |
| 114 | [...] x a2? [...]-de3 | ... to the power(?) |
| 115 | [...] GI |DU.DU| | ... reed |
| 116 | [...] | |
| 117 | A sag? i3-ku4-re? x MI NE DU | ... enters(?) |
| 118 | [...] UR? GA x igi bar-re i3-im-e | ... looks at(?) |
| 119 | x NE? bar BI x-NE-e | ... ... |
| 120 | [...] x x A NE MU DA? E | ... ... |
| 121 | [...] | |
| 122 | ku3 {d}inanna? x mah-zu x x | Holy Inanna, your supreme |
| 123 | [...] {d}inanna za3-mi2 | ... praise for Inanna |
Sources & licences
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