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A šir-namšub to Inana (Inana I) (Q000630)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A šir-namšub to Inana (Inana I) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000630 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Seg.A, | ||
| 1 | ma-a-a u₅-ŋen-na X X-ŋu₁₀-ne | "Where ...? |
| 2 | ma-a-a u₅-ŋen-na sa-sa-ŋu₁₀-ne | “Why are they tearing him apart in the street? |
| 3 | ga-ša-an-ŋen abzu-še₃ di-da-ŋu₁₀-ne | When I, the lady, was going to the Abzu |
| 4 | e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-še₃ kur₉-ra-ŋu₁₀-ne | When they enter the house of Enlil, |
| 5 | ga-ša-an kur-ra dirig-ga me-e-ŋen-na | Lady who surpasses the mountains, I am |
| 6 | i-bi₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-še₃ gub-ba-ŋu₁₀-ne | When they stand before Enlil |
| 7 | ud zalag e₃-a me-e-ŋen-na | When the bright light comes out, I, |
| 8 | ka me₃-ka gub-ba-ŋu₁₀-ne | When they stand at the mouth of battle, |
| 9 | maš₂-saŋ kur-kur-ra me-e ši-in-ga-ŋen-na | I am the exorcist of all the lands |
| 10 | murub₂ me₃-ka gub-ba-ŋu₁₀-ne | When they stand in the middle of battle, |
| 11 | lipiš me₃-a a₂ nam-ur-saŋ-ŋa₂ me-e ši-in-ga-ŋen-na | In battle I am the strength of heroism |
| 12 | haš₂ me₃-ka di-da-ŋu₁₀-ne | When I was going to the battlefield |
| 13 | mar-uru₅ ŠE₃ il₂-la me-e ši-in-ga-ŋen-na | Carrying a torch, I am Šinga-ena |
| 14 | eŋer me₃-ka us₂-sa-ŋu₁₀-ne | In the midst of battle they roared. |
| 15 | nu-nus du-a me-e{ba-e}-ŋen-na | “If a woman goes, where will she go? |
| 16 | e₂ kaš-a-ka tuš-a-ŋu₁₀-ne | When you sit in the house of beer |
| 17 | nu-nus-ŋen šul giri₁₇-zal-la me-e-ŋen-na | I, the woman, am the one who carries joy |
| 18 | ki du₁₄ gub-ba-ŋu₁₀-ne | when they stand at the place of battle, |
| 19 | munus dim₃-ma til₃-la me-e-ŋen-na | I am the woman who lives in a dream. |
| 20 | kan₄ eš₂-dam-ma-ka tuš-a-ŋu₁₀-ne | When you sit at the gate of the Ešdamma temple |
| 21 | kar-ke₄ mu-lu mu zu me-e-ŋen-na | The quay, the one who knows the name, |
| 22 | mu-tin-na gu₅-li-ni munus-e ma-la-ga | The young man, his friend, the woman ... |
| 23 | diŋir-ra ga-ŋen{mi} kur-ra dirig-ga-ŋen-na | I want to utter an arazu prayer to the one of the mountain, |
| 24 | diŋir-ra {d}du₅-mu-zid-da ga-ŋen{mi} kur-ra dirig-ga-ŋen-na | I want to utter an arazu prayer to Dumuzi in the mountains |
| 25 | kur šu-ŋu₁₀-še₃ kur me-ri-ŋu₁₀-še₃ | The land of abundance, the land of justice |
| 26 | elam{ki} šu-ŋu₁₀-še₃ ŋiri₂ kiŋ₂-a ur₂ ma-la-ŋen | Elam is his hand, the city is its base. |
| 27 | dim₃-me-er buru₅{mušen}-me-eš me-e mu-tin-ŋen | The gods are the sparrows, I am the young man. |
| 28 | {d}a-nun-na du₇-du₇-me-eš me-e sumun₂-ŋen | The Anuna are perfect, I am wild. |
| 29 | dumu mah-di-di {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ŋen | the exalted son of Enlil |
| 30 | gal-di a-a-ŋu₁₀ {d}suen-na-ŋen | The wise one, father Suen |
| 31 | ga-ša-an-ŋen šu dug₄-ga {d}nu-dim₂-mud-da-ŋen | I, Gašan-Enlil, am the one whose hand is good Nudimmud |
| 32 | i-bi₂-ŋu₁₀ il₂ x | Ibbi-būn ... |
| 33 | i-bi₂-ŋu₁₀ x | before ... |
| 34 | X x | |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | nam-til₃ u₃-mu-un-na x | For the well-being of the lord ... |
| 2 | nam-til₃ lugal-la x | for the life of the king |
| 3 | zi šag₄-ge si-a x | The life of the field ... |
| 4 | iri ki-bi gi₄-a x | The city, restored ... |
| 5 | KA-KA niŋ₂ sag₉-ga x | ... good aura ... |
| 6 | me-ri ki-a sig₁₀-ga x | The foot on the ground ... |
| 7 | šu-um-du-um šar₂-re-ba x | Hand of the king |
| 8 | a sur-sur-ra de₃-mu-X | I want to ... a sprinkled water bowl. |
| 9 | ma₂-addir a-ra-zu a-ra-zu lu₂ x | The boat of prayer, prayer ... |
| 10 | ni₂-ŋu₁₀ il₂-la ni₂-ŋu₁₀ il₂-la | Carrying fear, carrying fear, |
| 11 | nam-til₃ u₃-mu-un-na ni₂-ŋu₁₀ il₂-la | The life of the lord, raised by fear, |
| 12 | nam-til₃ lugal-la ni₂-ŋu₁₀ il₂-la | for the well-being of the king, raised in fear, |
| 13 | zi šag₄-ge si-a ni₂-ŋu₁₀ il₂-la | The life of the reedbed raised in a high place |
| 14 | {gi}en₃-bar kuara{ki} ni₂-ŋu₁₀ il₂-la | The reed mats of Ku'ara raised in fear |
| 15 | {gi}en₃-bar sag₉-sag₉-ga ni₂-ŋu₁₀ il₂-la | a beautiful reed mat raised with radiance |
| 16 | iri ki-bi gi-a ni₂-ŋu₁₀ il₂-la | The city whose place is restored, raised in fear. |
| 17 | KA-KA niŋ₂ sag₉-ga ni₂-ŋu₁₀ il₂-la | ... with a good aura raising a positive aura |
| 18 | me-ri ki-a sig₁₀-ga ni₂-ŋu₁₀ il₂-la | The foot on earth is a reddish radiance rising in fear. |
| 19 | šu-um-du-um šar₂-re-ba ni₂-ŋu₁₀ il₂-la | The šumdû-priest raises his own fear in the king |
| 20 | a sur-sur-ra de₃-mu-x | I want to ... a sprinkled water bowl. |
| 21 | ma₂-addir a-ra-zu a-ra-zu lu₂ X x | The boat of prayer, prayer ... |
| 22 | in-ŋa₂-e-re₇-de₃-en in-ŋa₂-e-re₇-de₃-en | We will go, we will go! |
| 23 | me-en-de₃ šudu₃-de₃ in-ŋa₂-e-re₇-de₃-en | We, we go to the sheepfold |
| 24 | šudu₃ u₃-mu-un-na-še₃ in-ŋa₂-e-re₇-de₃-en | We will go to the sheep of the lord |
| 25 | šudu₃ lugal-la-še₃ in-ŋa₂-e-re₇-de₃-en | We will go to the king's sheepfold |
| 26 | šudu₃ ub-ba-ke₄ ub-e mu-ni-x | The sheep in the corner ... the corner |
| 27 | šudu₃ da-ke₄ da-e mu-ni-x | The sheep at the side ... the side |
| 28 | ama {d}inana an-na-ke₄ hi-li-a x | Mother Inana of heaven, in allure |
| 29 | mu-gi₁₇-ib niŋin₃-ŋar-X hi-li-a mu-ni-x | The mugib priestess ... in allure |
| 30 | šir₃-nam-šub {d}inana-kam | It is an incantation of Inana |
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