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A balbale to Inana (Dumuzid-Inana C) (Q000634)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A balbale to Inana (Dumuzid-Inana C) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000634 |
| 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 | nin₉-ŋu₁₀ e₂-a a-na-am₃ mu-e-ak | What did my sister do in the house? |
| 2 | lu₂-tur e₂-a a-na-am₃ mu-e-ak | What has a child done in the house? |
| 3 | a im-ma-tu₅ na-ma im-ma-su-ub | He bathed, he sat down. |
| 4 | a šen-dilim₂ kug-ga im-ma-tu₅ | He bathed in the water of the pure šendilim-plant |
| 5 | na-ma bur babbar-ra im-ma-su-ub | The na-ma of the white bowl sat down. |
| 6 | u₅ ze₂-ba bur-ra im-ma-šeš₄ | He poured sweet oil into a bowl |
| 7 | {tug₂}pala₃ na-aŋ₂ ga-ša-an-an-na im-ma-mur₁₀ | I, Gašanana, wore the pala garment. |
| 8 | ur₅-re e₂-a mi-ni-ib₂-ni₁₀-ni₁₀-e-en | I am the one who makes the roofs shine in the house. |
| 9 | šem-bi-zid i-bi₂-ŋa₂ mu-ni-mar-mar | He placed a šembi-zid in front of him. |
| 10 | gu₂-bar-ŋu₁₀ mu-DU si bi₂-sa₂ | He placed a ... in the throne room. |
| 11 | siki-ŋu₁₀ im-da-la₂ a bi₂-tu₅ | He stretched out the wool and bathed. |
| 12 | {ŋiš}tukul-ŋu₁₀ bal in-na-sag₉-ga mu-zu | Your name is “It is a weapon that makes the mood good’. |
| 13 | saŋ-ŋu₁₀ ba-suh₃ si bi₂-sa₂ | he placed a sabû-vessel. |
| 14 | suh-ŋu₁₀ ba-bur₂-bur₂ mu-dub-dub | He smears the šuhbû-plant, he heaps it up. |
| 15 | gu₂ gu₂-bar-ra-ka mu-ni-in-šub | he placed it on the bank of the Gubara canal |
| 16 | har kug-sig₁₇ šu-ŋa₂ im-mi-du₃ | He fashioned a gold bracelet |
| 17 | za-gin₃ di₄-di₄ gu₂-ŋa₂ im-mi-sig₉ | He decorated it with tiny lapis lazuli beads. |
| 18 | murub₂-bi gu₂ sa-ŋa₂ si bi₂-sa₂ | The middle part of the 'finger' was straightened. |
| 19 | nin₉ igi šag₄-za-ta mu-de₆-de₆ | The sister brought it from before you |
| 20 | šag₄-za šag₄ ki aŋ₂ mu-de₆-de₆ | In your midst, the midst of the earth was brought down. |
| 21 | {d}inana-zu teš₂ mu-ra-an-šum₂ | Inana, you are the one who is to give advice to you |
| 22 | nin₉ mul-mul lal₃ ama ugu-za-me-en | Sister of the Stars, honey of your mother who engendered you |
| 23 | nin₉ lu₂ niŋ₂ 5 ma-ra-de₆-a-ŋu₁₀ | The sister brought 5 people for you. |
| 24 | nin₉ lu₂ niŋ₂ 10 ma-ra-de₆-a-ŋu₁₀ | The sister brought ten people for you. |
| 25 | alan-za šu ma-ra-ni-in-du₇-am₃ | Your statue is perfect for you |
| 26 | nin₉ mul-mul sag₉-ga-bi na-de₆ | The sister brought her beautiful arrows. |
| 27 | šeš-ŋu₁₀ e₂-gal-ta kur₉-re-ni | The one who enters the palace |
| 28 | nar-e-ne lu₂ hu-mu-ni-x | May the musicians ... |
| 29 | me-e ka-ta mu-tin ga-mu-x-de₂ | I want to ... wine from the mouth. |
| 30 | ur₅-re šag₄-ga-ni he-em-hul₂-le | May his heart rejoice over the reedbeds |
| 31 | ur₅-re šag₄-ga-ni he₂-em-sag₉-ge | May his heart be glad. |
| 32 | he₂-lah₅ he₂-lah₅ i₃-i₃ gara₂-bi ga-na he₂-lah₅ | He should bring, he should bring! I want to bring its butter and cream! |
| 33 | nin₉-ŋu₁₀ e₂-a ga-mu-u₈-da-lah₅ | My sister, I want to go with you to the house. |
| 34 | u₈-gin₇ sila₄ he₂-em-tum₂ he₂-em-tum₂ | Like a ewe she brings a lamb, she brings it. |
| 35 | nin₉-ŋu₁₀ e₂-a ga-mu-u₈-da-lah₅ | My sister, I want to go with you to the house. |
| 36 | ud₅-gin₇ maš₂ he₂-em-tum₂ he₂-em-tum₂ | May it bring like a goat a kid, may it bring. |
| 37 | nin₉-ŋu₁₀ e₂-a ga-mu-u₈-da-lah₅ | My sister, I want to go with you to the house. |
| 38 | u₈-gin₇ sila₄ sag₉-sag₉-ga he₂-a | may it be like a ewe and a beautiful lamb. |
| 39 | nin₉-ŋu₁₀ e₂-a ga-mu-u₈-da-lah₅ | My sister, I want to go with you to the house. |
| 40 | ud₅-gin₇ maš₂ gun₃-gun₃-a he₂-a | May it be a speckled kid like a goat |
| 41 | nin₉-ŋu₁₀ e₂-a ga-mu-u₈-da-lah₅ | My sister, I want to go with you to the house. |
| i-da-lam gaba-me ba-gub-gub gaba-ŋu₁₀ | She stands before us, before us. | |
| i-da-lam gal₄-la-me siki ba-an-mu₂ gal₄-la-ŋa₂ | The galla-demons grew wool, the galla demons | |
| 44 | ur₂ mu-tin-na-še₃ di-di-de₃ ba-ba ga-ba-hul₂-hul₂-le-en-de₃-en | Let us rejoice over the lap of Mutina! |
| 45 | gu₄-ud-an-ze₂-en gu₄-ud-an-ze₂-en | Come on, come on! |
| 46 | {d}ba-u₂ gal₄-la-ŋa₂-ke₄-eš ga-ba-hul₂-hul₂-le-en-de₃-en | Bau, let us rejoice over the vagina |
| 47 | gu₄-ud-an-ze₂-en gu₄-ud-an-ze₂-en | Come on, come on! |
| 48 | egir-bi in-na-sag₉ in-na-sag₉ | After that he will be happy, he [will be happy]. |
| 50 | he₂-lah₅ he₂-lah₅ | May it be brought, may it be carried!” |
| 51 | i₃-i₃ gara₂-bi ga-na he₂-lah₅ | I want to bring the oil and its cream to him. |
| 52 | ŋiš-gi₄-ŋal₂-bi-im | It is an extispicy |
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