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A hymn to Inana (Q000631)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A hymn to Inana |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000631 |
| 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 | in-nin₉ x X x X | The lady ... |
| 2 | šul meš₃ gi₄-gi₄-e {d}inana nin x x-li-a-ta X x | After Inana, the mistress of ..., ... the young man who is to be repaid. |
| 3 | eš₃-e nibru{ki} x e₂-du₆-kug-ga x dug₄-ga an-na | The shrine Nippur, the Edukuga, the ... of heaven |
| 4 | me-en kug an-na saŋ-ŋa₂ ŋal₂-la-e | I am the one who balances the silver of heaven |
| 5 | tug₂-ba kug-kug an-na šag₄-ga la₂-a-e | The pure robe of heaven hangs over it. |
| 6 | ŋidru kug an-na šu-na ŋal₂-la-bi | The holy scepter of heaven that was carried off in his hand |
| 7 | unken-a tuš-a dur₂ ŋar-ra-e | In the assembly, where he sits, he is seated |
| 8 | di gal kur-ra kud-da-e | The great judgments of the netherworld are long. |
| 9 | ga-eš₈ mah kur-kur-ra bad-da-e | Exalted steward of all the lands, who roams around |
| 10 | nu₁₁-gin₇ an-ta kar₂-ra-na kug {d}inana igi ŋal₂-la-bi | As if she had been cast down from heaven, holy Inana’s eyes |
| 11 | urim₂{ki}-a e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂-la-bi-še₃ | In Urim, in its E-kiš-nu-bala |
| 12 | nu-gig-ge a-a-ni {d}suen-da | the nugig priestess, his father Suen |
| 13 | inim dug₄-dug₄-ga-e | to speak favorable words |
| 14 | he₂-ŋal₂ kur-ra-še₃ šu la₂-x-a-e | May it carry off the hand of the enemy to the netherworld |
| 15 | nin₉-e x TI gi-ri₂-in sikil x | Sister ... pure reed ... |
| 16 | kug {d}inana x ki-a kur₂-kur₂-ra x X x | Holy Inana, ... changing the earth |
| 17 | e₂-e ga-ša-an x šum₂-ma hi-li du₈-du₈-a-me | At the house, lady ... we are full of loveliness |
| 18 | AN x-ra A X X ME X X alan-ni ki-bi-še₃ gub-ba-na | ... his statue standing at its place |
| 19 | a-ŋi₆ x IM X X me | The water ... |
| 20 | |DU.DU| x X GA x | ... ... |
| 21 | a-ŋi₆ IM x-ga-gin₇ x ur₃-e | The water ... like ... |
| 22 | šu du₈ hi-li gal-gal | Hand smashed with great splendor |
| 23 | ge-en X X X X X šudu₃-šudu₃-ba zig₃-ga-me | I am ..., rise from the sheepfold |
| 24 | gi-ri₂-in duru₅ hur-saŋ-ta u₅ di gub-ba-me | We stand at the reed fence, the thicket from the mountain range. |
| 25 | za-gin₃ duru₅ kur šubaₓ(MUŠ)-ta gi-dirig igi saŋ-ŋa₂ la₂ | A lapis lazuli šuba stone from the mountain of the reed-bed, a scepter with a good face |
| 26 | kug-|ZI×ZI| ha-ra-li izi-gin₇ tab₂-tab₂-e-me | You are the one who burns like fire with silver and gold. |
| 27 | {ŋiš}hašhur gu-gu-ul-ba ŋal₂-la-me | “It is a bittersweet reed that is torn out— |
| 28 | X-ba al e-a-a-me | ... we are. |
| 29 | zu₂-lum a₂-an-sur-ba hi-li guru₃-me | Zulum, A’ansurba, allure, we are. |
| 30 | dag-dag-ga til₃-la-ŋu₁₀-ne | when he is alive, |
| 31 | dag an-na-ke₄ til₃-la-ŋu₁₀-ne | When they live on the edge of heaven, |
| 32 | mu-u₂-da-na-ŋu₁₀ ušum-gal-an-na-ke₄ | Udāna-bum, the chief physician |
| 33 | me nam-dam-še₃ in-ŋa₂-an-pad₃-da-de₃ | to find the divine powers of marriage |
| 34 | bad₃-ti-bi₂-ra e₂-muš-kalam-ma-ta | From the Fortress of the Emuškalama |
| 35 | a-ga-ni-še₃ X X MU x X | His father ... |
| 39 | x X X X X X-en pa₅ ŋal₂ taka₄-de₃ | ... to open the canal, |
| 40 | a₂ zig₃-ga nin₉ x bi₂-in-ga-ga | The one who raises arms, the sister ... |
| 41 | a-a gu₂ X gal-e X-da BA x-an-ur₄-ur₄ | Father ... great ... |
| 42 | unken-a-ni X X nun-na X X | His assembly ... prince ... |
| 43 | šeš-a-ni ušumgal-la-an-na-ra | for his own life |
| 44 | eš₃ kug-ga-ni SUG mu-na-ga-ga | His holy shrine he presented to him. |
| 45 | x X x gub-ba-am₃ | ... stationed. |
| 46 | hi-li {d}dumu-zid {ŋiš}ildag₃ gub-gub-dam | the allure of Dumuzid, the bildag statue standing ready |
| 47 | šag₄-ŋu₁₀ hi-li gi₄-im-si | a šagbû-vessel full of allure |
| 48 | u₂ lu-lu du₆-šuba-a ŠE₃ DA GA DA x | ... the Dušuba canal ... |
| 49 | šag₄-ŋu₁₀ hi-li im-si an ki x | The šagbû-vessel filled with allure |
| 50 | e₂ a-ra-li x NI x | The house of Arali ... |
| 51 | šag₄ x NE zal-la-ta | From the ... field that has passed |
| 52 | ur₃-bad₃ še-ga mu-ši-gu-u₂-gu-u₂ | In the open ur-district, where he stands, |
| 53 | sila ŋi₆-de₃ bur₂-da NI ZU dub-e | In the riverbanks ... |
| 54 | e₂ sila daŋal-a i₃-tur-tur-e | The house that is torn out in the street, |
| 55 | en saŋ-ŋa₂-ni-ta dug₄-ga | the lord who is pleasing to him |
| 66 | kur šuba X x | mountain of šuba stone |
| 67 | sun₄-bi na-x x mušen-bi x | Its sun ... its horn ... |
| 68 | tir mes kalam x mes kur-ra | The mes forest of the land, the mes forests of the mountain, |
| 72 | X nu-sug₂-ge e₂ nu-mu-x | ... does not stand, the house does not ... |
| 74 | a-nun-na-e-ne U MU UM MA x | The Anunna ... |
| 75 | saŋ-ur-saŋ galam mu-X x | The saŋursa (temple) |
| 76 | gu NE LI x RI X u-mu-x x | ... ... |
| 78 | iri₁₂-gal hul₂-hul₂ x | ... rejoices over the great city. |
| 79 | a-ra₂-zu ŋiš X x {ŋiš}ŋišnimbar X x | “Arazu ..., nimbar ... |
| 80 | ur₂ šem-bi X mu-ni-in-DU | He ... its scent |
| 81 | me abzu X X X X | The divine powers of the Abzu ... |
| 107 | x X X X x X dug₄-de₃ | ... to be poured out. |
| 111 | X he₂-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ X X X-ke₄ GIR NA x tag | ... may it be ... |
| 112 | X X GIM GAN LAM X ba-DU | ... like IX ... |
| 113 | x X UL nun x X-am₃ | ... prince ... |
| 114 | x X a₂ x-de₃ | ... arms ... |
| 115 | x GI |DU.DU| | [x] reed bundles |
| 117 | A saŋ i₃-kur₉-re X MI NE DU | (If) he enters through a hole ... . |
| 118 | x UR GA X igi bar-re i₃-im-e | ... looks at ... |
| 119 | x NE bar BI X-NE-e | ... ... |
| 120 | x X X A NE MU DA E | ... ... |
| 122 | kug {d}inana x mah-zu X X | Holy Inana, your supreme ... |
| 123 | x {d}inana za₃-mi₂ | Inana, praise! |
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