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Inana and Gudam (Q000341)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Inana and Gudam |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000341 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| Seg.A, | ||
| 1 | gud-dam iri{ki} x | the guddam of the city |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | gud-dam x | a guddam-vessel |
| 2 | gud-dam x | a guddam-vessel |
| 3 | {d}inana x | Inana |
| 4 | gud-dam šag₄ unug{ki} x | the throne bearer of Uruk |
| 5 | {e₂}šutum x im-ma-ni-x | The hand ... |
| 6 | gud-dam kaš i-x kurun i-x | He ... beer, he ... wine |
| 7 | {zabar}aga x {zabar}aga x | a bronze ..., a silver ... |
| Seg.C, | ||
| 1 | {zabar}aga X im-gur₄-gur₄-re | The šangû-metal ... is rolled up |
| 2 | ti-lim-da ma₂-gur₈ kug im-bi-bi-re | The Tilimda barge weighed out silver. |
| 3 | zid₂-gu sag₁₀ suhur-sun₄-la₂{ku₆} X X X X TUM X X | red emmer, suhursunla-fish |
| 4 | E ku₆ šum₂-e E ku₆ zu₂-lum-ma-gin₇ im-BUL-x | The fish ... like a fish of dates |
| 5 | gud-dam-ra e-sir₂ unug{ki}-ga-ke₄ šar₂-am₃ mu-na-an-us₂ x | The guddam priests of the streets of Uruk were kings for him. |
| 6 | šar₂-ra {ŋiš}tukul-a mu-na-an-dur₂-ru-ne-eš | They sat down for the king with weapons. |
| 7 | nar-a-ni lugal-gaba-ŋal₂ DI gub-bu-de₃ ba-ra-e₃ | His singer, Lugal-gaba-bal, ... left. |
| 8 | ugnim-e igi im-ma-an-sig₁₀ | The army looked at him. |
| 9 | nar-e en₃-du-a šu i-ni-in-gi₄ sa šu-na bi₂-in-RU | The singer returned his hand to the song, he ... his hand |
| 10 | i₃-gu₇-a-zu i₃-gu₇-a-zu | Your eating, your eating. |
| 11 | ninda nu-e-gu₇ uzu-zu-um i₃-gu₇ | He does not eat bread, he eats meat. |
| 12 | i₃-naŋ-a-zu i₃-naŋ-a-zu | What is it that you know, what is your knowledge? |
| 13 | kaš nu-e-naŋ uš₂-zu-um i₃-naŋ | You do not drink beer, you do not know your way |
| 14 | gud-dam-e e-sir₂ unug{ki}-ga-ke₄ šar₂-am₃ ma-ra-mi-u₃-us₂ | The guddam priests of the streets of Uruk are kings. |
| 15 | šar₂-ra-am₃ {ŋiš}tukul-a ma-ra-dur₂-ru-ne-eš | They are kings who dwell with you |
| 16 | DU a-na-ak-en munus-e ŋa₂-a ma-an-dug₄-ga un-ne-DU-de₃-en | ... I, the woman, will say to you “It is good for me!" |
| 17 | gud-dam-e haš₂ tibir-ra bi₂-in-ra ni₂ su-e bi₂-ib₂-us₂ | (Sum) The guddam priest sat on a throne, he stretched out his own aura (Akk) He pushed the gudu priest into a hole in the marshland |
| 18 | šar₂-ur₃ a₂ nam-ur-saŋ-ŋa₂-ŋu₁₀ šu nu-um-ma-ti | The šarur priest, the arm of heroism, has no equal |
| 19 | e₂ zabalam{ki} ŋa₂-a GIL ki-bi dal-la mi-ni-gi₄ | He restored the temple of Zabalam to its former condition. |
| 20 | {ŋiš}dal e₂-an-na pa-ba mi-ni-in-kud | He smashed the brickwork of the Eanna. |
| 21 | gud-dam sila-še₃ im-ma-na-ra-e₃ | He brought out a pig from the street for her |
| 22 | gud-dam-e e-sir₂ unug{ki}-ga-ke₄ šar₂-ra mu-ni-in-gaz | The guddam priests of the streets of Uruk killed the king. |
| 23 | šar₂-ra {ŋiš}tukul-a-na mu-ni-in-ug₇ | He killed the king with his weapon. |
| {ŋiš}ig abul-la im-ma-an-guru₅-guru₅ abul-a abula {d}iškur x | The door of the gate was opened, the gate of Adad | |
| 25 | a gaba-na-ka im-ma-da-an-e₃ | he brought out the water from his chest. |
| 26 | šu-peš tur šu-peš {d}inana-ke₄ | Small hands, hands of Inana |
| {urud}dur₁₀-tab-ba mu-na-an-bar-re-ia-ka šu he₂-x | May he be the one who ... my scepter for him | |
| 28 | gud-dam-ra im-ma-an-ra-ah | he smote him with a sword. |
| 29 | gud-dam-e er₂ im-ma-an-pad₃ šeₓ(SIG₇)-šeₓ(SIG₇) i₃-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | She wept over the guddam demon, she cried out bitterly |
| 30 | {d}inana zi-ŋu₁₀ šum₂-ma-ab | Inana, be praised! |
| 31 | gud kur-ra ga-mu-ra-ab-šum₂ tur₃-zu ga-mu-ra-ab-lu | I want to bring you the oxen of the netherworld, I want you to bring them into your cattlepen |
| 32 | udu kur-ra ga-mu-ra-ab-šum₂ amaš-zu ga-mu-ra-ab-lu | I want to bring sheep for you in the mountains, let me bring them into your sheepfold. |
| 33 | kug {d}inana-ke₄ mu-na-ni-ib-gi₄-gi₄ | The silver of Inana replied to him: |
| 33A | gud kur-ra ŋa₂-a-ra x | For the ox of the nether world ... |
| 33B | udu kur-ra ŋa₂-a-ra x | sheep of the mountain ... |
| 33Š | {ŋiš}tukul-še₃ ma-ra-x | with weapons for you |
| 34 | a-šag₄ zabalam{ki}-a dur₂ ŋar bi₂-e-ŋar-ra e-duru₂-bi ki-nu₂-ba | In the fields of Zabalam, where he sat, its dwellings |
| 35 | daŋal-ba anše ha-ra-ab-huŋ-e X al hu-mu-ra-ab-be₂ | May he bring a donkey for you, may he say ... to you. |
| 36 | {d}inana nam-ur-saŋ ga-am₃-dug₄ | I want to speak of Inana's heroism |
| 37 | za₃-mi₂-zu dug₃-ga-am₃ | Your praise is sweet. |
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