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A hymn to Inana for Išme-Dagan (Q000479)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Inana for Išme-Dagan |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000479 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| unknown A, | ||
| 1 | x mu-ni-in-x | ... he |
| 2 | x X sahar tuš-a ša-mu-un-X | ... sitting in the dust |
| 3 | x X ga-ša-an-na-ka | ... Gašanana |
| 4 | x X AD RA ša-mu-un-TAR | ... Šamuntar |
| 5 | x tug₂ na-aŋ₂-egir₃-ra-ka-na | [x] textiles for Na'egira, |
| 6 | x urin-na ša-mu-un-šar₂-ra | ... of Ur, for Šamunšara |
| 7 | x ša-mu-ni-ib-be₂ gam-ma-ni na-DU | ... his whole body ... |
| 8 | x mu-un-dag-dag-ge siki-pa IB TUG₂ na-DU | (Sum) She roams around ... (Akk) She wanders around, she wears a ... garment |
| 9 | x in i₃-ak e₂-ŋu₁₀ na-aŋ₂ ba-an-kud | When he did ..., he sat down in the house. |
| 10 | x X DUB AŠ-ta in-na-še-bi-da | he will bring the tablet with him. |
| 11 | x uru₂-ŋu₁₀ na-aŋ₂ ba-an-kud | The ... of the city ... was cut off. |
| 12 | x-ŋu₁₀ sug-ge₄ bi₂-in-gu₇ | ... devoured the marshes. |
| 13 | x tug₂-mu-ŋu₁₀ mu-un-pe-el | he defiled the ... garment. |
| 14 | x X im-ma-da-an-TAR | ... he turned away. |
| 15 | x X ba-ni-in-X | ... ... |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | ŋarza a₂ šu x | labor of labor: |
| 2 | ur₅-še₃ ur₅ ša₃-ab-ŋu₁₀ x | “It is enough, it is enough! It is sufficient! ... |
| 3 | ŋi₆ en-nu-uŋ₃-ŋa₂-gin₇ x šurum₃-gin₇ X x | Like a watch ... like a lion |
| 4 | muš₃-me-ŋu₁₀ i-bi₂-gin₇ x | Like a snake ... before you |
| 5 | su-ŋu₁₀ in bar₇-a-gin₇ x | Like a pig on the outside ... |
| 6 | mu-un-ak a-a X x-a-ba TUG₂ x | May he not ... |
| 7 | ki-ru-gu₂ X-kam | It is the ...th song. |
| 8 | ga-ša-an x | Lady |
| 9 | ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im | It is an extispicy |
| unknown D, | ||
| 11 | X X x | |
| 12 | šu du₃-a x | Hand of ... |
| 13 | še₂₉-eš₂ dug₄-ga x | good omens |
| 14 | dumu {d}en-lil₂ dumu AN x | son of Enlil, son of |
| 15 | bar im-ak uŋ₃-e X x ki-en-gi x | ... Sumer ... |
| 16 | {d}en-lil₂-me-en erin₂ LU-LU X x | I am Enlil, the troops ... |
| 17 | i₃-ne-eš₂-ta ud TE x | Now, ... |
| 18 | X X X X X x | |
| Seg.C, | ||
| 1 | nam-lu₂-ulu₃ us₂ zid im-mi-in-dab₅ | Humanity seized him on a righteous path. |
| 2 | ki-en-gi-da lu₂-erim₂ im-ta-an-da-ra | In Sumer the enemy has given it to him. |
| 3 | eme niŋ₂ ha-lam-ma di im-da-an-kur₂ | The tongue, whose aura is destroyed, has changed. |
| 4 | niŋ₂-si-sa₂ urud-gin₇ pa bi₂-ib-e₃ | he made it shine like a torch. |
| 5 | a-a-ra ni₂ teŋ₃-ŋe₂₆-e ama-ra ni₂ su₄-ne₂ | To the father, fear approaches, to the mother, fear sets in. |
| 6 | dumu ab-ba-ra inim-ma-ne₂-eš dur₂-u₃ | The sons of the elders, sitting by their words |
| 7 | arhuš šag₄-tur₃ šag₄-ne-ša₄ gur-ru | a heart, a šagtur and a lament are to be sung |
| 8 | ad-da a-a-na an-gu₇ ama a-a-na an-naŋ | Father, who eats his father, mother ... |
| 9 | ki-en-gi ki-uri-a mi-ni-in-ŋar | He made Sumer and Akkad tremble |
| 10 | {d}iš-me-{d}da-gan dumu {d}en-lil₂-la₂ | Išme-Dagan, son of Enlil |
| 11 | en unug{ki}-ga saŋ keše₂-ba mi-ni-in-kur₉ | The lord of Unug turned into a fisherman |
| 12 | bi₂-in-ak {d}inana nin an ki-ke₄ | did Inana, the lady of heaven and earth |
| 13 | an gal-e he₂-am₃-bi bi₂-in-dug₄ {d}en-lil₂-le x | May the great An be satisfied, Enlil |
| 14 | ki-ru-gu₂ X-kam | It is the ...th song. |
| unknown F, | ||
| 1 | x X X | |
| 2 | x ha-ra-ni-ib-ŋal₂ | may he carry for you. |
| 3 | x ha-ra-ab-be₂ | may he say to you ... |
| 4 | x si ha-ra-sa₂ | ... for you. |
| 5 | x ha-mu-ra-an-KU | ... Hammuran-KU |
| 6 | x ha-ra-ab-e₃-a | may ... come forth for you. |
| 7 | x-dib | -dib |
| 8 | x X | |
| 9 | x X | |
Sources & licences
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