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CDLI Literary 000660 (Inanna and Dumuzi D1) composite (P478883)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000660 (Inanna and Dumuzi D1) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478883 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | e2-temen-ni2-guru3?-a? x [...] | E-temen-ni-guru |
| 2 | e2 uru2-ze2-ba szu si sa2-a-bi | The house of Uruzeb, whose right hand is straight, |
| 3 | e2 {d}suen-na-ka dadag-ga-bi | in the temple of Sîn, its splendor |
| 4 | e2-an-na-ka urin du3-a-bi | The brickwork of the Eana, |
| 5 | e2 szu-bi-sze3 he2-rig7 | he presented it to the house in its place. |
| 6 | e2 zi3-da-gu10 dungu-ge{du-gu-ge} i-im-diri | My flour house is a heap of dust. |
| 7 | mu inim-gar sa6-ga in-ga-am3 | he has sworn by a good word. |
| 8 | ki-nu2 gi-rin{ri}-na za-gin3 se3{zi}-ga-am3 | It is the bed of the lapis lazuli reed bed, |
| 9 | {d}gibil6 iri12-gal-la mu-ra-an-ku3-ku3-ga | Gibil in Irigal purified it for you |
| 10 | mu-lu2 nam-ga-sza-an-e szu gal du3-a | The one of ladyship, a great hand made. |
| 11 | szu-mu-un-na-ni mu-ra-an-si | he filled his hand for you. |
| 12 | e2 {gi}uszub-na mu-ra-ab-ku3-ga szu-luh mu-ra-ga2-ga2 | He purifies the house of the reed screen for you, he places the šuluh ritual for you |
| 13 | u4 ba-an-nu2 u4 ba-an-du11 | The storm lay down, the storm spoke. |
| 14 | u4 ki-nu2-a i-bi2 kar2-kar2-dam | When the bed is rolled up, |
| 15 | u4 u3-mu-un-e mi2 zi-zi-i-dam | When the lord loves me, |
| 16 | u3-mu-un-ra nam-ti ze2-ag2-ga2-a | To the lord, for my good life |
| 17 | u3-mu-un-ra eszgiri2 szibir szum2{szu}-mu-na-ab | For the lord, give him a scepter and a shovel! |
| 18 | al ba-an-du11 al ba-an-du11 ki-nu2 al ba-an-du11 | She shouts, she shouts. She cries out in the bedroom. |
| 19 | ki-nu2 sza3 hul2-la al ba-an-du11 ki-nu2 al ba-an-du11 | He made the bed of the happy heart tremble, he made [the bed] cry. |
| 20 | ki-nu2 ur2 ze2-ba al ba-an-du11 ki-nu2 al ba-an-du11 | He made the bed at the sweet lap comfortable, he made the couch comfortable. |
| 21 | ki-nu2 nam-lugal-la al ba-an-du11 ki-nu2 al ba-an-du11 | The bed of kingship was made suitable, the bed was suitable. |
| 22 | ki-nu2 nam-nin-a al ba-an-du11 ki-nu2 al ba-an-du11 | She sat down in the bedchamber of ladyship, she laid down in her bed. |
| 23 | ze2-ba-ni-da ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da | With him, with him, his sweet, with the bed. |
| 24 | ki-nu2 sza3 hul2-la ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da | When she makes the bed of her happy heart comfortable, when she makes it comfortable, |
| 25 | ki-nu2 ur2 ze2-ba ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da | When she makes the bed comfortable on its sweet lap, when she makes it comfortable in the bed. |
| 26 | ki-nu2 nam-lugal-la ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da | In the bedchamber of kingship, when she makes her bed comfortable, |
| 27 | ki-nu2 nam-nin-a ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da | When she makes the bed of ladyship sweet, when she makes it sweet, |
| 28 | x x ki-nu2? mu-un-na-bara2-ge ki-nu2 mu-un-na-bara2-ge | She sat down for him in the bed, she st[ands down] for him at the bed. |
| 29 | x x ki-nu2 mu-un-na-bara2-ge ki-nu2 mu-un-na-bara2-ge | ... sat down for him in the bed, ... |
| 30 | lugal ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-sze3 gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e | The king spoke to his sweet bed: |
| 31 | ki ag2 ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-sze3 gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e | He spoke to him about the beloved of his sweet bed. |
| 32 | inim{i-ni} ti inim u4 su13-ra2{ra} gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e | His word, a life of long days he spoke to him. |
| 33 | ga-sza-an-szubur-ra sukkal zi3 e2-an-na-ke4 | Gašanšubur, the secretary of flour of the Eana, |
| 34 | kiszib3-la2{ki-sze-eb-la2} zi3-da-na im-ma-an-dab5 | he seized his flour container of Kišebla. |
| 35 | ur2 ga-sza-an-na-ka-sze3 hi-li-a mu-ni-ku4 | In the lap of Gašanana he brought in allure. |
| 36 | u3-mu-un-e ag2 sza3-ge ba-e-pa3-da-zu | Lord, when you have found your way in the heart, |
| 37 | lugal-e gidlam ki ag2-zu ur2 ku3 nig2 du10-zu u4 ha-ba-ni-ib-su3-u4-de3 | May the king, your beloved spouse, prolong the days in your holy lap and good things. |
| 38 | bala sa6-ga pa e3 szum2-mu-un-ab | Give me a favorable reign! |
| 39 | {gesz}gu-za nam-lugal-la suhusz ge-na-ba szum2-mu-na-ab | Give him a throne of kingship with a firm foundation. |
| 40 | gidru kalam si sa2 eszgiri2 szibir szum2-mu-na-ab | Give him the scepter of the land, the straightening of the feet, and the bolt! |
| 41 | aga zi3 men-na sag dalla-a szum2-mu-na-ab | Give him a crown of fine flour and a shining head! |
| 42 | {d}utu e3-ta {d}utu szu2-sze3 | Šamaš, coming out, Utu, to the hand |
| 43 | {tu15}ulu3-ta{tu-mu-ul-lu-ta} {tu15}mer-ra-a-sze3{tu-mu-{d}mi-ra} | from the east to the west |
| 44 | a-ab-ba igi-nim-ta a-ab-ba sig-sze3 | from the Upper Sea to the Lower Sea |
| 45 | {gesz}ha-lu-ub2-ta {gesz}erin-na-sze3 | from the Ḫallub tree to the cedar tree |
| 46 | ki-en-gi ki-uri-a eszgiri2 szibir szum2-mu-na-ab | In Sumer and Akkad, give him a footstool and a bolt! |
| 47 | sag-ge6 dur2-ru-na-bi nam-sipa-bi he2-ak-e | May he act as shepherd for the black-headed people who dwell there. |
| 48 | e-ne engar-gin7 GAN2 he2-ga2-ga2 | May he set up a field like a farmer. |
| 49 | sipa zi3-gin7 amasz he2-em-mi-lu-lu | Like a flour-fed shepherd, may they fill the sheepfold. |
| 50 | gu he2-en-da-gal2 sze he2-en-da-gal2 | May there be flax, may there be barley. |
| 51 | i7-da a-esztub he2-en-da-gal2 | May there be a flood in the river. |
| 52 | a-sza3-ga sze gu-nu he2-en-da-gal2 | In the field he will have plenty of barley. |
| 53 | ambar-ra ku6 muszen gu3 hu-mu-da-ra-ra | In the marshes may fish and birds call out to me. |
| 54 | mu-gi-e gi sumun gi henbur he2-en-da-an-mu2 | May the mugi, the old reeds, the mature ... grow with him. |
| 55 | an-edin-na {mu}MASZ-GURUM he2-en-da-an-mu2 | In the high steppe may a šangû-priest grow |
| 56 | tir-tir-ra szeg9 szeg9-bar he2-en-da-lu | May the rains and floods multiply in the forest. |
| 57 | pu2-{gesz}kiri6 lal3 gesztin he2-en-da-il2 | May the orchard carry honey and wine with him. |
| 58 | mu2-sar-ra hi-iz{sar} za3-hi-li{sar} he2-en-da-mu2 | Inscriptions of ḫiz-līšu-juniper and zahili. |
| 59 | e2-gal-la zi su3-u4-gal2 he2-en-da-an-gal2 | In the palace, may there be long life. |
| 60 | {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-na a-u5-ba hu-mu-ni-ib-tum2 | May the Tigris and Euphrates bring floods. |
| 61 | gu2-gu2-ba u2 hu-mu-ta-mu2-mu2 a-gar3 he2-en-si | May he grow grass on its banks, may he fill the meadows. |
| 62 | guru7-du6 guru7-masz ku3 ga-sza-an {d}nisaba-ke4 gu2 hu-mu-ni-gur-gur | The silos, the holy silos of the lady Nisaba shall be turned into mounds. |
| 63 | ga-sza-an-gu10 nin an ki nin an ki szu2-a | My lady, lady of heaven and earth, lady who reaches the heavens and earth. |
| 64 | ur2 [...] u4 ha-ba-ni-ib-su4-e | ... may he make the day long |
| 65 | lugal [...] sag il2-la mu-un-ge-ne2 | The kings ... raised their heads |
| 66 | ur2 ku3 ga-sza-an-na-ka?-sze3 sag il2-la mu-un-ge | She raised her head to the holy lap of Gašanana |
| 67 | lugal x x sag il2-la ge-ne2 | The king ... |
| 68 | nin-gu10-ra sag il2-la ge-ne2 | I rise up high for my lady. |
| 69 | x U3 [...] il2-la KA-ta | ... raising ... |
| 70 | mu-gig-ib gu2-da mu-un-da-la2 | The mugib priestess stretched out her neck. |
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