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A balbale to Inana (Dumuzid-Inana F) (Q000637)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A balbale to Inana (Dumuzid-Inana F) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000637 |
| 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 | ga-ša-an-ŋen gi-rin-e u₆ ga-e-da-dug₄ | Gašanben, I want to admire the garden plots |
| 2 | ga-ša-an-an-na-ŋen gi-rin hal-hal-la i-bi₂-ŋu₁₀ de₃-ma-al | Gašanana, may there be a halhal reed thicket for you |
| 3 | inim mu-un-gar₃-ra-bi su₈-ba-bi | The word of the farmer, its shepherd |
| 4 | mu-ud-na-ŋu₁₀ X x X mi₂ de₃-ma-ab-dug₄ | I want to utter a supplication to him |
| 5 | ga-ša-an-ŋen gi-rin-e da-nu₂ | Gašanben, lie down in the reed bed |
| 6 | ga-ša-an-an-na-ŋen gi-rin-e kaš₄ da-mu-ni-dug₄-dug₄ | Gašanana, I will make the reedbeds perfect for you |
| 7 | x x MI-NE-še₃ de₃-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-sug₂-ge-eš | May they stand ... |
| 8 | x x DA {d}ama-ušumgal-an-na X X gaba da-mu-da-ri | ... Ama-ušumgal-ana |
| 9 | x X X X X a da-an-su₃ | ... to him. |
| 10 | x a da-mul-mul meš₃-ŋu₁₀ pa da-e₃ | ... making the mešbu-plant appear. |
| 11 | e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ a da-aŋ₂-su₃ | The temple of Enlil, woe his body! |
| 12 | x x X a da-mul-mul meš₃-ŋu₁₀ pa da-an-e₃ | ... I want to make the mešbu-plant appear. |
| 13 | x x e₂-kur-ra a da-aŋ₂-su₃ | ... of the Ekur ... |
| 14 | X lugal-ŋu₁₀ {ŋiš}meš₃-gin₇ kisal-la bi₂-in-mu₂-mu₂ | ... like a king grew in the courtyard. |
| 15 | e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ a bi₂-in-su₃ | he filled the house of Enlil with water |
| 16 | lugal {d}ama-ušumgal-an-na {ŋiš}meš₃-gin₇ kisal-la bi₂-in-mu₂-mu₂ | The king, Ama-ušumgal-ana, made the courtyard grow like mes trees. |
| 17 | u₃-mu-un-ra e₂-kur-re mu-da-ab-du₇ | For the lord, it is perfect for the Ekur. |
| 18 | e₂-gal hul₂-la me-te-ŋal₂ me-en-de₃-en | We are able to bring happiness into the palace. |
| 19 | e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ x | the house of Enlil |
| 20 | e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ x | the house of Enlil |
| 21 | x e₂-kur-re x | ... the Ekur ... |
| 25 | X lugal-ŋu₁₀ {ŋiš}meš₃ zid-de₃-eš x | ... kings, true shepherds |
| 26 | x x gi-rin-na hi-li du₈-du₈ a-a ama-na | ... in the garden, full of allure, his father and mother. |
| 27 | x-na-ŋu₁₀ ba-an-tud-da X x | ... gave birth ... |
| 28 | x X abzu-ta na-aŋ₂ ze₂-eb da-aŋ₂-tar | ... from the Abzu - sweet, may it be decreed! |
| 29 | x a zid-da numun zid-da | ... the true water, the true seed |
| 30 | x X šeg₁₂ abzu-ta u₃-mu-un-da-ši-e₃ | ... coming forth from the Abzu |
| 31 | x {ŋiš}meš₃-gin₇ pa da-an-e₃ | I will make appear as if it were mes trees |
| 32 | x {d}ama-ušumgal-an-na an-ne₂ he₂-a-u₃-tud | Ama-ušumgal-ana, may An give birth. |
| 33 | x X E šu ša-mu-da-dug₄ | Hand of Šamudadug |
| 34 | x gi-rin-na-gin₇ hi-li-zu dug₃-ga-am₃ | Like a ..., your allure is sweet. |
| 35 | x X mi₂ ga-mu-ra-ni-ib-dug₄ | I want to say good things to you ... |
| 36 | {d}ama-ušumgal-an-na {ŋiš}meš₃ ne-en pa da-an-e₃ | Ama-ušumgal-ana, he made the mes trees appear. |
| 37 | x EN KID balaŋ er₂ da-mu-ra-de₆ | ... I want to bring tears for you during the reign. |
| 38 | x x {ŋiš}tir ha-šu-ur₂-ra-gin₇ zag-ŋu₁₀ du₅-mu-ri-ib-us₂ | ... like a šūr ḫāru tree, I will make it grow for you |
| 39 | x x X e₂-kur-re hu-mu-un-ši-hul₂-e | ... may he rejoice in the Ekur |
| 40 | KA-ŋu₁₀ X lu₂ ša₃-ab-ŋa₂ x de₃-ŋa₂-ra-sug₂-sug₂-ge-eš | ... may they stand for you |
| 41 | na-aŋ₂-zu-še₃ e₂-kur-re dur₂ de₃-X X | May your ... dwell in the Ekur |
| 42 | e₂-kur-re e₂ {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂-ke₄ a-ra-zu-zu ga-gub | I want to utter an arazu prayer to you in the Ekur, the house of Enlil |
| 43 | an-ne₂ ki mah-a-na ma-an-ze₂-eŋ₃-ŋen | An gave me a supreme place |
| 44 | u₃-mu-un kur gal {d}mu-ul-lil₂ gaba ŊA₂ X X X | Lord, great mountain Enlil ... |
| 45 | bal-bal-e {d}inana-kam | It is a balbale of Inana |
Sources & licences
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