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CDLI Literary 000636 (Inanna and Dumuzi E) composite (P478865)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000636 (Inanna and Dumuzi E) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478865 |
| 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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | ba-lam ba-lam-lam hi-iz{sar}-am3 a ba-an-du11 | It is there, it is there! It is full of ḫiz-plant, water was poured. |
| 2 | {gesz}kiri6 ge6-edin-na gu2 gar-gar-ra-na sa6-ga ama-na-gu10 | In the orchards of the plain, whose branches are planted, my beautiful mother |
| 3 | sze ab-sin2-ba hi-li-a sa6-gu10 hi-iz{sar}-am3 a ba-an-du11 | The barley in its furrows, my beautiful allure, is a garden plot watered. |
| 4 | {gesz}haszhur ag2 sag-ga2 gurun il2-la-gu10 hi-iz{sar}-am3 a ba-an-du11 | My apple tree, raised on the head, is a garden plot planted with lettuce. |
| 5 | lu2-lal3-e lu2-lal3-e me-e mu-ku7-ku7-de3-en | The honey, honey, I will sweeten it for you. |
| 6 | en-gu10 lu2-lal3-e dim3-me-er-ra sa6-ga ama-na-gu10 | My lord, honey-bearer of the god, my beautiful mother, |
| 7 | szu-ni lal3-e me-ri-ni lal3-e ge26-e mu-un-ku7-ku7-de3-en | His hand is honey, his feet are honey, I will sweeten them. |
| 8 | a2-szu-giri3-ni lal3 ku7-ku7-dam ge26-e mu-un-ku7-ku7-de3-en | His feet are sweet honey, I will sweeten them. |
| 9 | en3-dur szu-nigin2 tukum ku7-ku7-gu10 sa6-ga ama-na-gu10 | The totality of all my sweets and sweets, my mother, |
| 10 | hasz4 sa6-sa6 a2 bulug5 e-ru-gu10 hi-iz{sar}-am3 a ba-an-du11 | My beautiful hips, whose arms are stretched out, were covered with lettuce. |
| 11 | bala-bala-e {d}inanna-kam | It is a balabala of Inanna. |
Sources & licences
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