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A balbale to Inana as Nanaya (Inana H) (Q000629)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A balbale to Inana as Nanaya (Inana H) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000629 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Ver.1, | ||
| 1 | an-na tum₂-ma X x | fitting for heaven ... |
| 2 | X AN X X nam-nin-e dib x x | ... the ladyship ... |
| 3 | {ŋiš}gu-za nitah e₂-a X x | throne bearer, mighty man of the temple |
| 4 | {ŋiš}gu-za munus pa-pah X x | throne-bearer, woman of the cella |
| 5 | ŋiš-|MUNUS.BUR₂| kug-sig₁₇ tug₂-ga DU x | gold ... garment |
| 6 | {ŋiš}dala₂ HA-i-zi {tug₂}niŋ₂-lam₂ X x | a figurine of ..., a ni’lam garment |
| 7 | X x X ZA X GA aŋ₂ ga-x | ... water ... |
| 8 | {d}na-na-a x X-bi dug₃-ga-am₃ | Nanaya, its ... is good. |
| 9 | gaba-za X X X X X X X | your chest [......] |
| 10 | {d}na-na-a zid₂-kukkuš-bi ku₇-ku₇-da | Nanaya, whose ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ is sweet, |
| 11 | en₃-dur-za HA-izi ga-ba-ni-ib-sig₁₀ | I want to make your ... shine for you. |
| 12 | {d}na-na-a a a GA GUL-am₃ | Nanaya, oh, ...! |
| 13 | ŋen-ma-da nin-ŋu₁₀ ŋen-ma-da | Now, my mistress, now, |
| 14 | ka pa-pah-a-ta ŋen-ma-da | from the mouth of the cella |
| 15 | x X x X du₃ ha-ba-ra-ab-TU-X X | ... may it ... for you. |
| 15A | ŋen nin₉ ki aŋ₂-ŋu₁₀ šag₄-ŋu₁₀ he₂-em-hul₂-le | May lord, sister, rejoice over the place of abundance. |
| 16 | šu-zu munus-am₃ ŋiri₃-zu munus-am₃ | Your hand is womanly, your feet are womanly |
| 17 | inim lu₂-da bal-e-zu munus-am₃ | The word of a man is a woman. |
| 18 | igi lu₂-ra bar-re-zu munus-am₃ | You are the woman in front of a man. |
| 18A | šu lu₂-ra x X-zu munus-am₃ | Hand of a man ... woman |
| 18B | ŋiri₃ X x munus-am₃ | It is a woman. |
| 18Š | a₂-diš-kuš₃ x-zu šag₄ im-hul₂-le | Adiskuš, your ... rejoices over you |
| 18D | ŋiri₃ GAG X x-zu ur₅ im-mi-in-sag₉ | He made your ... look good. |
| 19 | zag e₂-ŋar₈-da gub-bu šag₄ sud-zu i₃-sag₉ | Standing at the edge of the Ebarda, your well-being is sweet |
| 20 | gam-e-de₃ ib₂-ib₂ i₃-sag₉-sag₉ | The one who screams, it is good. |
| 20A | e₂-ŋar₈-da gub-bu-ŋu₁₀ 1(DIŠ) sila₄-am₃ | in the Ebarda stationed, 1 lamb |
| 20B | gam-e-ŋu₁₀ 1 1/2 giŋ₄-am₃ | It is a game of 1 1/2 reeds. |
| 21 | id₂ na-an-ba-al-le id₂-zu he₂-me-en | Do not cross the river, may you be your river! |
| 22 | a-šag₄ na-an-ur₁₁-ru a-šag₄-zu he₂-me-en | Do not abandon the field, may you be your field! |
| 23 | mu-un-gar₃ ki duru₅ na-an-kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂-e | farmer of the place of Uruk, to Nanki, |
| 24 | ze₂-ba kal-la-ŋu₁₀ ki duru₅-zu he₂-am₃ | May your sweet, the mighty one, be at your place of relaxation. |
| 25 | x X-e ab-sin₂-zu he₂-am₃ | May your furrow be ... |
| 26 | X tur-tur-me aš₂-zu he₂-am₃ | May our small ... be yours |
| 27 | a-na UN X zur-zur-re | to the ... |
| 28 | a-na KA ki-gub ba-du-un | to the gate of the station stationed. |
| 29 | a-na UN ninda ŋeštin-da ba-da-du-du-un | To the people, bread and wine were heaped up. |
| 30 | ninda ŋeštin-da ma-da-du-du-nam | “I will give you bread to eat!’ |
| 31 | ŋen nin₉ ki aŋ₂-ŋu₁₀ šag₄-bi ga-am₃-mi-ib-X | “Lord, sister, I want to ... the earth for you(?) |
| 32 | {d}na-na-a ne ge₄-su-ub | Nanāya, I want to utter a lament |
| bal-bal-e {d}na-na-a-kam {d}inana-X-x | It is the balbale of Nanaya, Inana- | |
| Ver.2, Seg.A, | ||
| 1 | en₃-dur-za HA-izi x | In your dwelling place ... |
| 2 | nin₉ e ze₂-ba-ŋu₁₀ x | The sister ... sweetly |
| 3 | murgu-za X MU x | The throne |
| 4 | nin₉ e-ŋu₁₀ šu x | Sister of Ebu, hand of |
| 5 | gal₄-la-za sar-ra x | Your vagina ... |
| 6 | {d}na-na-a LI x | Nanaya |
| 7 | gu-du-za a-šag₄ x | The gudu-priest of the field |
| 8 | nin₉ e-ŋu₁₀ bur₃ gana₂ x | sister of the ebû-priest, bur3 field ... |
| 9 | ŋen-ma-da nin₉-ŋu₁₀ x | Enmada, sister of ... |
| Ver.2, Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | X X x | |
| 2 | ŋen nin₉ ki aŋ₂-ŋu₁₀ x | “Bēl, sister of the place of abundance, |
| 3 | a-na KA nam x | to the gate of |
| 4 | a-na KA nam x | to the gate of |
| 5 | a-na KA nam x | to the gate of |
| 6 | a-na KA nam x | to the gate of |
| 7 | nin₉ X X x | Sister ... |
Sources & licences
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