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A hymn to Inana for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan K) (Q000461)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Inana for Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan K) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000461 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ki-sikil {d}inana dumu {d}suen-na-ka | the maiden Inana, the son of Suen |
| 2 | me kalam-ma dirig niŋ₂-nam-e sa₂ di | Who makes the divine powers of the land surpassing in themselves, |
| 3 | an-na me dab₅-dab₅-be₂ ki-a me ur₄-ur₄-e | In heaven the mes are seized, on earth they are gathered. |
| 4 | il₂-la dib saŋ an-ne₂ us₂-e | raised up, crossing heaven, |
| 5 | me-lem₄-a-ni izi sud-e il₂-la-gin₇ ŋi₆ u₃-na bi₂-gen₆ | His radiance rises like a strong fire. |
| 6 | diŋir na-me gaba-ri-ni-še₃ nu-gub-bu e-ne-ra im-ma-zal | No judge stands before him, he passes by. |
| 7 | {d}inana-ra an tuku₄-tuku₄-e ki sag₃-sag₃-ge | For Inana, who makes heavens tremble, who shakes the earth |
| 8 | ub-da 4-ba šu-ni ŋal₂-le nam-nin gal-bi ak | In the fourth corner he carried off the great queenship |
| 9 | me₃ šen-šen-e ka du₈-e ŋiš ŋiš-e la₂-e | He opened the mouth of battle, he lifted the horns |
| 10 | nam-ur-saŋ-bi am sumun₂-gin₇ teš₂-bi-da du₇-du₇ | Its heroism is perfected together like wild bulls |
| 11 | uš₂ erim₂-ma a-gin₇ ki-e na₈-na₈ ad₆-bi ŋar-ŋar-e | How is the enemy’s army drinking on earth? Its animals are eating each other |
| 12 | erin₂ gar₃ dar-ra-bi nam-ra-aš šum₂-mu igi-a sug₂-ga-bi | Its scattered troops, awe-inspiring radiance, whose face is covered in tears |
| uŋ₃ ki-ta an-na-še₃ ed₃-de₃ uŋ₃ kur₂ ki šu bal-e šar₂ | To descend from the earth to heaven, to change the earth, to restore the king | |
| 14 | zalag ku₁₀-ku₁₀-še₃ du₃ ku₁₀-ku₁₀ zalag-še₃ dib-be₂ | The one who makes the light shine brightly, the one who passes the light brightly |
| 15 | {d}en-lil₂ {d}nin-lil₂-bi kug {d}inana-ra mu-na-an-šum₂-mu-uš | Enlil and Ninlil prayed to Inana: |
| 16 | an ki-a gaba-ri nu-mu-ni-in-tuku-uš | Heaven and earth had no rival. |
| 17 | e₂ x x ama₅ ki ŋa₂-ŋa₂ saŋ-e-eš mu-ni-in-rig₇-eš | They presented the ... house and the cella as a gift. |
| 18 | dam X x-še₃ šum₂-mu teš₂-bi dug₃-ge nam-še₃ mu-ni-in-tar-re-eš | The spouse of ..., if only he would decree a good fate for you |
| 19 | ni₂-tuku-na ki-tuš ki ŋar-ra-na šag₄ zalag-ga ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | In his own aura, in his dwelling place, in a shining place, |
| 20 | ni₂ nu-tuku-na e₂ du₃-a-na ur₅ sag₉-ge nu-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | He who does not have fear, when he builds his temple, he does not make good things abundant. |
| 21 | nitah munus-a munus nitah-a-bi ku₄-ku₄ šu bal ba-a-ak | The male and female nīnû-priest enters the woman’s house. Handwashing is performed. |
| 22 | ki-sikil-e-ne nam-ŋuruš-e tug₂ zid-da mu₄-mu₄ | The maidens dressed themselves in a good garment |
| 23 | ŋuruš-e-ne nam-ki-sikil-e-eš₂ tug₂ gab₂-bu mu₄-mu₄ | The young women dressed themselves in a clean garment |
| 24 | X zu nitah-e-ne {ŋiš}bal šu-ba ŋa₂-ŋa₂ munus-e-ne-er {ŋiš}tukul šum₂-mu | ... the male and female šamaš-priestess, the one who carries weapons, |
| 25 | eme bungu munus-e e-ne di | The tongue of a woman - who will argue with you? |
| 26 | eme munus-e bungu e-ne di | The woman speaks like a bungu-bird. |
| 27 | niŋ₂ galam-ma ŋar-ŋar ŋa₂ kur₂-ra KA-ge TUM x | (Sum) The one who has a fearsomeness, a hostile heart ... (Akk) (The one) who has fearfulness and a strange mind ... |
| 28 | {d}en-lil₂ {d}nin-lil₂-bi {d}inana-ra šu-ni-še₃ mu-un-ŋar-re-eš | For Enlil and Ninlil, he made Inana bow down at his hand. |
| 29 | e₂-gal e₂ nam-nin-ka-ni nu-gig an-na-ra | For the palace, her temple of ladyship, the nugig priestess of heaven, |
| 30 | mu-na-an-du₃-uš su zig₃ im-da-ri-eš | They built it for him, they raised their heads high |
| 31 | {ŋiš}rab₃ kur-kur-ra-ka mi-ni-in-kur₉-re-eš ni₂ me-lem₄ bi₂-in-guru₃-uš | They brought down the reed-beds of all the lands and made them tremble with fear. |
| 32 | saŋ gig₂ šu ri-ri-e-de₃ KA-bi X MA X x | To smite the hand of a sick person, its mouth ... |
| 33 | di uŋ₃ šar₂-ra si sa₂-e-de₃ zid tam-me X x | The verdict of the king is to be pronounced rightly, the image ... |
| 34 | lu₂ niŋ₂-a₂-zig₃ ka-ga₁₄ mi-ni-in-ŋal₂-la-ar ŋar-x | The one who raises his head in the mouth ... |
| 35 | kilib₃-ba-bi kug {d}inana-ra šu-ni im-mi-in-si-si-eš | They adorned his hand with the silver of Inana |
| 36 | {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan saŋ us₂ muš nu-tum₂-mu MU A₂ X X šum₂ | Išme-Dagan |
| 37 | {d}en-lil₂ {d}nin-lil₂-bi nu-pad₃ dam-še₃ mu-na-an-šum₂-mu-uš | Enlil and Ninlil did not find a spouse for her |
| 38 | e₂ diŋir-re-e-ne du₃-du₃-de₃ šukur₂-ud-bi šub-šub-bu-de₃ | In order to build the temples of the intertwined people, in order to bury their dead |
| 39 | gi-gun₄-na-bi šen-šen-e-de₃ barag-bi kug-ge-de₃ | To make its terrace shine, to make its dais shine |
| 40 | unu₂-ba kurun₂ lal₃ kaš kurun-bi ud šu₂-uš gen₆-ne₂-de₃ | In its groats, honey and beer are sweetened, its sweetened beer is to be poured out daily |
| 41 | {d}inana {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan-bi | Inana and Išme-Dagan |
| 42 | {d}en-lil₂ {d}nin-lil₂-bi saŋ-e-eš mu-ni-in-rig₇-eš | Enlil and Ninlil presented (this). |
| 43 | nibru{ki} mah en nin-zu-gin₇ diŋir na-me nu-dib | Nippur, supreme like the lord and your mistress, no one crosses it. |
| 44 | šag₄-zu-a ki-sikil {d}inana-ra me mu-na-ni-in-šum₂-mu-uš | For Inana he made the divine powers grow in your heart. |
| 45 | {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan-me-en du-ri₂-še₃ ka-ga₁₄ mu-ni-ŋar | I am Išme-Dagan, the one who makes the mouth tremble |
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