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CDLI Literary 000657 (Inanna and Dumuzi Z) composite (P478880)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000657 (Inanna and Dumuzi Z) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478880 |
| 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 | ama ugu-gu10 za-a-ra ga2-a im-mi-in-tu-u4-en | My birth mother gave birth to me for you. |
| 2 | ga-sza-an-gal?-gu10 za-a-ra ga2-a im-mi-in-tu-u4-en | My Gašangal gave birth to me for you |
| 3 | x x-un?-ma-al-e-en sza3-ab ki-ig ag2-ga2 i3-du | You are the one who loves(?) the heart |
| 4 | x x-da-ga2 sza3-ab ki-ig ag2-ga2 bi2-du | In my ..., he built a beloved heart. |
| 5 | x x de3-mu-un-szi-du me-e mu-szi-hul2-en | ... may he come out for you, I will rejoice over you. |
| 6 | {d}du5-mu-zi3 de3-mu-un-szi-du me-e mu-da-hul2-en | May Dumuzi rejoice over you, I will rejoice with you. |
| 7 | x x GISZ KU TUM? x me?-e? mu-na?-x-BU | ... I(?) |
| 8 | {d}du5-mu-zi3 de3-[...] x [...] | May Dumuzi |
| 9 | x [...] | |
| 1 | x x [...] | |
| 2 | mu-u4-na-gu10 gu2-da ga2-la2-e-en-de3-en | We will lay my young man on the shoulder. |
| 3 | ga2-nu e-ne di de3-hul2-le?-en-de3-en | Come on, we shall rejoice |
| 4 | {d}ama-uszum-gu10 gu2-da ga2-la2-e-en-de3-en | My Amaʾušum, let us go on the bank! |
| 5 | ga2-nu e-ne di4? de3-hul2-le?-en-de3-en | Come on, we shall rejoice |
| 6 | gu5-li an-na u3-mu-un ag2 sza3-ba-gu10 | The one of heaven, my lord, what is in his heart, |
| 7 | ur5 sa6-ge sza3 hul2-la {d}utu-me he2-me-en | May you be our happy heart and happy heart, |
| 8 | u3-mu-un-ra da-an-szi-ge me-e du5-mu-na-da-ab-du11 | I want to speak to the lord. |
| 9 | u3-mu-un sza3-ab-ga2 me-e du5-mu-ne-de-be2 | Lord of my heart, I want to speak to them. |
| 10 | ki {d}mu-ul-lil2-da x KU IM? DI?-en | With Enlil ... |
| 11 | a-a-gu10 {d}suen-e sza3-ge bi2-in-pa3-de3-en | My father Suen chose me there. |
| 12 | sza3-ab-ga2 bi2-in-pa3-de3-en me-e mu-lu sza3-ba-ge | You chose me in my heart, I am the one of my heart. |
| 13 | aga zi3 men ku3 sag-za ma-ra-ni-ma-al | He placed a holy crown on your head as a crown of flour. |
| 14 | dim3-me-er gal-gal-e-ne i-bi2-bi sza-mu-un-gub-en | May the great gods stand before you. |
| 15 | {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne mu-lu dalla bi2-in-e3-a | The Anuna, the one who adorned it with splendor, |
| 16 | mu-u4-na-gu10 gu2-da ga2-la2-e-en-de3-en | We will lay my young man on the shoulder. |
| 17 | mu-nu2 gi-rin-ga2-da ga-ba-e-nu2-en-de3-en | Let us lie down with the reed bed! |
| 18 | {d}ama-uszum-gu10 gu2-da ga2-la2-e-en-de3-en | My Amaʾušum, let us go on the bank! |
| 19 | mu-nu2-da gi-rin-ga2-da ga-ba-x-nu2-en-de3-en | Let us lie down with the bed in my lap. |
Sources & licences
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