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A balbale to Inana (Dumuzid-Inana B) (Q000633)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A balbale to Inana (Dumuzid-Inana B) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000633 |
| 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 | lu-bi-ŋu₁₀ lu-bi-ŋu₁₀ lu-bi-ŋu₁₀ | “Let me speak, let me speak! |
| 2 | la-bi-ŋu₁₀ la-bi-ŋu₁₀ lal₃ ama ugu-na-ŋu₁₀ | “Let him drink, let him drink! Lal, the mother who bore him, |
| 3 | ŋeštin duru₅-ŋu₁₀ lal₃ ku₇-ku₇-ŋu₁₀ ka lal₃ ama-na-ŋu₁₀ | Sweet wine, sweet honey, sweet mouth of his mother |
| 4 | igi-za igi du₈-ru-na-bi ma-dug₃ ŋen nin₉ ki aŋ₂-ŋu₁₀ | When you look at your face, it is good for me. |
| 5 | ka-za gu₃ di-di-bi ma-dug₃ ka lal₃ ama-na-ŋu₁₀ | In your mouth, the clamoring one is sweet, the mouth of her mother is full of honey. |
| 6 | nundum-za ne su-ub-bi ma-dug₃ ŋen nin₉ ki aŋ₂-ŋu₁₀ | Your limbs are sweet, lord, sister, the place is sweet. |
| 7 | nin₉-ŋu₁₀ še-za kaš-bi in-dug₃ ka lal₃ ama-na-ŋu₁₀ | My sister, your beer is sweet, the mouth of her mother is full of honey |
| 8 | bappir-za gu₂-me-ze₂-bi in-dug₃ ŋen nin₉ ki aŋ₂-ŋu₁₀ | Your beer is sweetened with pomegranates, <I am> the sister of the place of abundance. |
| 9 | e₂-a la-la-zu X X X X ka lal₃ ama-na-ŋu₁₀ | In the house, your rejoicing ... honey for her mother. |
| 10 | nin₉-ŋu₁₀ la-la-zu X X x X ki aŋ₂-ŋu₁₀ | Your sister, your radiance ... |
| 11 | e₂-zu {e₂}šutum X ak ka lal₃ ama-na-ŋu₁₀ | Your house, the šutum-house ... honey ... for his mother |
| 12 | za-e dumu lugal-la LA X X X X X X-ŋu₁₀ | You, the king's son ... |
| 13 | mu-un-til₃-le-na mu-un-til₃-le-na na-aŋ₂-erim₂ ma-kud-de₃-en | You who live, you who live! <(Why do you lie)>, I want to curse you! |
| 14 | šeš uru₂ bar-ra mu-un-til₃-le-nam na-aŋ₂-erim₂ ma-kud-de₃-en | The hand of the outer city lives for me, I will not be beaten. |
| 15 | lu₂-kur₂-ra šu nu-mu-ni-in-dug₄-ga na-aŋ₂-erim₂ ma-kud-de₃-en | The enemy who does not agree with him, I will be beaten. |
| 16 | lu₂-kur₂-ra saŋ NU X x-ba-a na-aŋ₂-erim₂ ma-kud-de₃-en | (Sum) I want to ... the enemy(?) ... (Akk) The enemy ... |
| 17 | {tug₂}aŋ₂-lam₂ sal-la ma-il₂-la-a-ŋu₁₀ | It is a clean garment carried in a sack. |
| 18 | ki-ig-ga aŋ₂-ŋu₁₀ mu-lu ša₃-ab-ŋa₂ | The beloved one, the one of the heart |
| 19 | X na-aŋ₂-erim₂-ma du₅-mu-ra-an-mar-mar šeš i-bi₂ sag₉-sag₉-ŋu₁₀ | “Do not be afraid, I want to see you! Look at me with pleasure! |
| 20 | šeš-ŋu₁₀ na-aŋ₂-erim₂-ma du₅-mu-ra-an-mar-mar šeš i-bi₂ sag₉-sag₉-ŋu₁₀ | May he not attack me, may he never look at me with a good eye |
| 21 | šu zid-da-zu gal₄-la-ŋa₂ de₃-em-mar | May your loyal hand be placed on the vagina |
| 22 | gab₂-bu-zu saŋ-ŋu₁₀-uš im-ši-ri | Your chest trembled |
| 23 | ka-zu ka-ŋa₂ um-me-te | Your mouth is the mouth of a nurse. |
| 24 | šu-um-du-um-ŋu₁₀ ka-za u₃-ba-e-ni-dab₅ | Šumdum-būša took in your mouth |
| 25 | za-e ur₅-ta na-aŋ₂-erim₂ ma-kud-de₃-en | You, when you go out from the roof, I will be beaten. |
| 26 | ur₅-ra-am₃ mu munus-e-ne-kam šeš i-bi₂ sag₉-sag₉-ŋu₁₀ | It is the urra-priest of women, the one with beautiful eyes |
| 27 | ul gur₃-ru-ŋu₁₀ ul gur₃-ru-ŋu₁₀ hi-li-zu ze₂-ba-am₃ | The one carrying joy, the one carrying happiness, your allure is sweet. |
| 28 | {ŋiš}kiri₆ {ŋiš}hašhur-a ul gur₃-ru-ŋu₁₀ hi-li-zu ze₂-ba-am₃ | The orchard is full of joy, your allure is sweet. |
| 29 | {ŋiš}kiri₆ {ŋiš}meš₃-a gurun il₂-la-ŋu₁₀ hi-li-zu ze₂-ba-am₃ | The orchards and meadows are full of fruit, your allure is sweet. |
| 30 | du₅-mu-zid-abzu ni₂-te-na-ŋu₁₀ hi-li-zu ze₂-ba-am₃ | Dumuzid-abzu, your luxuriance is sweet. |
| 31 | dim₃ kug-ga-ŋu₁₀ dim₃ kug-ga-ŋu₁₀ hi-li-zu ze₂-ba-am₃ | The pure figurine, the pure figurine - your allure is sweet! |
| 32 | dim₃ ŋiš-nu₁₁-gal suh za-gin₃ keše₂ hi-li-zu ze₂-ba-am₃ | You are the one who adorns yourself with a šunugal figurine of lapis lazuli, your allure is sweet. |
| 33 | bal-bal-e {d}inana-kam | It is a balbale of Inana |
Sources & licences
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