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A love song of Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan J) (Q000460)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A love song of Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan J) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000460 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ab₂ gu₃ dug₃-ga amar gu₃ su₃-ra₂ | The cows with sweet horns, the calfs with long necks, |
| 2 | in-nin₉-e tur₃-e ŋen-na-e | The lady goes to the cattlepen |
| 3 | {lu₂}ki-sikil ud um-du-u₃-nam | The young woman, when she has grown old, |
| 4 | {d}inana {dug}šakir₃-e gu₃ he₂-em-me | May Inana cry out in the churn! |
| 5 | {dug}šakir₃ nitalam₃-zu-ke₄ gu₃ he₂-em-me | May the vat of your spouse cry out |
| 6 | {d}inana {dug}šakir₃-e gu₃ he₂-em-me | May Inana cry out in the churn! |
| 7 | {dug}šakir₃ {d}dumu-zid-da-ke₄ gu₃ he₂-em-me | May the churn of Dumuzi cry out. |
| 8 | {d}inana {dug}šakir₃-e gu₃ he₂-em-me | May Inana cry out in the churn! |
| 9 | dun₅-dun₅ {dug}šakir₃-ra ša-mu-ra-ab-KU | May the dun drum be poured into the vat for you |
| 10 | {d}inana ur₅-re he₂-mu-e-hul₂-e | May Inana rejoice over you. |
| 11 | sipad zid lu₂ i-lu dug₃-ga-ke₄ | The true shepherd, the one of sweet laments, |
| 12 | mur ša₄ i-lu ša-ra-an-ib-be₂ | May a lament be uttered to you |
| 13 | in-nin niŋ₂-nam-ma niŋ₂ ku₇-ku₇-da | Lady, if only he could make herself sweeter! |
| 14 | {d}inana šag₄-zu he₂-mu-e-hul₂-le | Inana, may your heart rejoice over me |
| 15 | in-nin tur₃-ra kur₉-ra-zu-ne | Lady, when you enter the cowshed, |
| 16 | {d}inana tur₃ ša-mu-u₈-da-hul₂-le | may Inana rejoice with you in the cattlepen |
| 17 | nu-u₈-gig amaš-a kur₉-ra-zu-ne | When you change the nugig priestess in the sheepfold |
| 18 | {d}inana amaš ša-mu-u₈-da-hul₂-le | Inana, may she rejoice with you in the sheepfold |
| 19 | e₂-bu-ra-ka kur₉-ra-zu-ne | When you enter the Ebura, |
| 20 | siki u₈ zid-de₃ šu-mu-ba-ra-ge-nam | Do not cut the hair of a good ewe for me |
| 21 | amaš kug-ge i₃ ki ha-ra-ab-daŋal-e | May the pure sheepfold be filled with oil for you |
| 22 | {e₂}tur₃-e i₃ gara₂ hu-mu-ra-ab-tum₃ | In the cattlepen he brought butter and cream for you |
| 23 | amaš-e giri₁₇-zal-la he₂-sud₄ | May the sheepfold be filled with joy! |
| 24 | {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan ud-da-ni he₂-su₁₃-ud | Išme-Dagan, may his days be long |
| 25 | u₈-e sila₄-bi mi₂ zid di-de₃ | The ewes and their lambs are fed faithfully. |
| 26 | nitalam-ŋu₁₀ u₆ dug₃-ge-eš he₂-i-i | May he be a beautiful man! |
Sources & licences
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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