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CDLI Literary 000651 (Inanna and Dumuzi T) composite (P478876)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000651 (Inanna and Dumuzi T) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478876 |
| 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) |
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| 1 | x x se9-sze4-e se9 RI [...] | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) .... |
| 2 | ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 u2 bu-bu-re bu-re [...] | Holy Inanna, eating, eating |
| 3 | lu2 zu2-lum de5-de5-ge mu-nim-mar AN [...] | The one who gathers dates, the one who illuminates ... |
| 4 | ku3 {d}inanna-ra lu2 zu2-lum de5-de5-ge mu-nim-mar [...] | For holy Inanna, the one who gathers dates, he made it shine like the sun |
| 5 | a he2-en-na-tum2 a he2-en-na-tum2 numun ziz2 ge6-ga | May she bring him water, may she bring me water, the seed of black emmer, |
| 6 | {d}inanna-ra a-da du6 he2-en-na-tum2 numun ziz2 babbar-ra | For Inanna may he bring the water to the well and the white seed. |
| 7 | lu2 na-de6 lu2 na-de6 du6 za pa3-sze3 na-de6 | One should bring, one should bring. The moat at the edge of the moat should be brought. |
| 8 | ki-sikil {d}inanna lu2 na-de6 du6 za pa3-sze3 na-de6 | The maiden Inanna was brought, the man was brought to the mound. |
| 9 | du6-ra gaba-bi-a za-gin3-na bi2-ib-de5-de5-ge | He smashed the lapis lazuli on the top of the mountain. |
| 10 | {d}inanna-ra du6-ra gaba-bi-a za-gin3-na bi2-ib-de5-de5-ge | For Inanna, he adorned its chest with lapis lazuli. |
| 11 | nunuz dur2-ra in-pa3-de3 dur2-ra-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | She chooses a fat-tailed sheep and puts it on her fat-thighs. |
| 12 | {d}inanna-ke4 nunuz sag-ga2 in-pa3-de3 sag-ga2-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | Inanna picks up the goat's head and puts it on her head. |
| 13 | {na4}lagab za-gin3 duru5-ru in-pa3-de3 gu2-bar-ra-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | She chooses a lapis lazuli cloak and puts it on her neck. |
| 14 | nig2-gal4-la ku3-sig17 in-pa3-de3 siki sag-ga2-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | She chooses the gold and puts it on her head. |
| 15 | ku3-sig17 gesztu2-gesztu2 sal-la in-pa3-de3 gesztu2-na gesz-du-x mu-un-ga2-ga2 | He picks up the gold and the fine wisdom and puts it in his ears. |
| 16 | zabar ag2-su-ub ak-a in-pa3-de3 us2 gesztu2-ga-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | He chooses the bronze that he made and puts it on his ears. |
| 17 | nig2 lal3 diri-diri-ga in-pa3-de3 igi-ni-a mu-un-ga2-ga2 [...] | She chooses something that makes the honey surpassing and puts it in her eyes. |
| 18 | nig2 e2-nun bar-ra in-pa3-de3 giri17-ni-a mu-un-ga2-ga2 | She chooses the things that are outside the Enun and puts them in her nose. |
| 19 | |KIG2.gesz.BAD.DIR| in-pa3-de3 ka-ka-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | She chooses the “boiling-of-the-mouth’ magic and puts it in her mouth. |
| 20 | tum12-szu-gur4 sa6-ga in-pa3-de3 en3-dur-ra-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | He chooses the beautiful tumšuŋur tree and puts it in his lap. |
| 21 | pu2 lal3 a du10-ga in-pa3-de3 ib2-ib2-a-ni mu-un-ga2-ga2 | She chooses a well with honey and good water and puts it on her chest. |
| 22 | {na4}gesz-nu11-gal zalag-ga in-pa3-de3 hasz4-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | He picks up the bright alabaster and puts it on his hips. |
| 23 | gesz-kim3 siki | seal of wool |
| 24 | HUB2-HUB2-be2{kusz}{e-sir2} du7-a in-pa3-de3 me-ri-si-na mu-un-ga2-ga2 | She chooses the perfect sandal and puts it on her feet. |
| 25 | sa-gid2-da-am3 | it is a sagida |
| 26 | lu2 du6-ra {na4}za-gin3 de5-de5-ga-ra en gaba-na mu-ri | For the one who is to be adorned with lapis lazuli in the mound, the lord approached his chest. |
| 27 | {d}inanna du6-ra {na4}za-gin3 de5-de5-ga-ra {d}dumu-zi3-da gaba-na mu-ri | For Inanna, the one who brings lapis lazuli to the mound, Dumuzida came before him. |
| 28 | mu6-sub3 an-na szusz3 {d}en-lil2-la2 en gaba-na mu-ri | The shepherd of heaven, the wild cow of Enlil, the lord, approached his chest. |
| 29 | szusz3 an-na na-gada {d}en-lil2-la2 {d}dumu-zi3 gaba-na mu-ri | The herdsman of heaven, the beloved of Enlil, Dumuzid approached her chest. |
| 30 | {gesz}ig {na4}za-gin3-na ge6-par4-ra gub-ba en gaba-na mu-ri | The lord approached the door of lapis lazuli in the Gipar. |
| 31 | {gesz}ig sal arah4 e2-an-na-ka gub-ba {d}dumu-zi3 gaba-na mu-ri | At the door of the threshing floor of the Eanna, Dumuzi stood at his side. |
| 32 | du6-ra gaba-bi-a im-mi-in-gur-ru-a | and turned away from the side of the mound. |
| 33 | {d}inanna-ke4 du6-ra gaba-bi-a im-mi-in-gur-ru-a | Inanna turned away from the mound. |
| 34 | munus-e nig2 i-lu-lam-ma-na ni2 szu ta3-ba he2-ku4-ku4 | May the woman enter with fear into her ilulama possessions. |
| 35 | ki-sikil-e szir3 du11-ga-ni-a a-a-ni-sze3 lu2 mu-un-gi4 | The maiden, when she sings a song, turns to her father. |
| 36 | {d}inanna ki-e-ne-di-ba su4-a a-a-ni-sze3 lu2 mu-un-gi4 | Inanna, in its environs, a man returned to his father. |
| 37 | ma-gu10 ma-gu10-a de3-ma-ab-BU-ne | May they ... my house, my house! |
| 38 | ga-sza-an-ge ma-gu10 ma-gu10-a de3-ma-ab-BU-ne | May the lady ... my house, my house! |
| 39 | ma ge6-par4-ra-gu10-a de3-ma-ab-BU-ne | May they ... the house of my ŋipar! |
| 40 | gesz-nu2 gi4-rin-na-gu10 de3-ma-ab-gub-bu-ne | May they stand at my bed of rejoicing. |
| 41 | u2 za-gin3 duru5-ru-gu10 de3-ma-ab-bara2-ge-ne | May they make me eat my lapis lazuli food. |
| 42 | me-e mu-lu sza3-ba-gu10 de3-ma-ni-ib-ku4-ku4-ne | May I, the one of my heart, bring him here. |
| 43 | {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na-gu10 de3-ma-ni-ib-ku4-ku4-ne | May they bring my Amaušumgalana into it. |
| 44 | szu-ni szu-gu10-ta de3-ga2-da-ma-ma-ne | May they put his hand from my hand. |
| 45 | sza-ba-ni sza3-ab-gu10-ta de3-ga2-da-ma-ma-ne | May they put his heart from my heart. |
| 46 | szu sag-sze3 ma-al-la-na u3 ku-bi ze2-ba an-ga | When he has a hand on the head, and this silver is sweet, |
| 47 | sza3-ab sza3-ba tab-ba-na hi-li-bi ku7-ku7-da an-ga | In his heart, in his heart he is full of loveliness. |
| 48 | kun-gar {d}inanna-kam | It is the kungar of Inanna. |
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