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CDLI Literary 000638 (Inanna and Dumuzi G) composite (P478867)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000638 (Inanna and Dumuzi G) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478867 |
| 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 | nig2? lam-lam-ma ama ugu-na? [...] x | The thing(?) of the lamlam priestess, his birth mother |
| 2 | sza3 i-bi2 sa6-sa6 ad-da-na ad mu-un-da-gi4-gi4 | The heart, the beautiful eyes of his father, he says to him. |
| 3 | szesz-me he2-me-en szesz-me he2-me-en | You are our brother, you are our sister. |
| 4 | szesz kan4 e2-gal-la-me he2-me-en | You are our brother in charge of the palace gate. |
| 5 | u3-mu-un-si {gesz}ma2-gur8-ra-me he2-me-en | You are our captain of the barge. |
| 6 | nu-banda3 {gesz}gigir2-ra-me he2-me-en | may you be our captain of the chariot. |
| 7 | szusz3 {gesz}gigir2 sar-ra-me he2-me-en | You are our chariot driver of the garden plot. |
| 8 | ad-da iri di ku5-ru-me he2-me-en | May you be our city elder who decides cases. |
| 9 | mussa nig2 5(disz) mussa nig2 1(u) he2-me-en | You are a five-year-old, a seven-year old. |
| 10 | szesz mussa ad-da-me he2-me-en | You are our brother-in-law, our father. |
| 11 | mussa gu2 zi-ga-me he2-me-en | May you be our rising lion. |
| 12 | ama-me nig2 ze2-ba he2-me-da-ab-du11 | May our mother speak sweet things with you. |
| 13 | im-ma-ge-na-zu na-ag2-ti na-nam | Your immanaŋ-demon is life indeed. |
| 14 | e2-a ku4-ra-zu he2-gal2-la-am3 | Your entering the house is abundance. |
| 15 | da nu2-da hul2-la diri-gu10 | My one who lies next to the bed in joy, |
| 16 | ze2-ba-gu10 ki-nu2-a du5-mu-ni-ib-ze2-be2-en-de3-en | My sweet, we will give it to you in the bedroom. |
| 17 | bala-bala-e {d}inanna-kam | It is a balabala of Inanna. |
Sources & licences
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