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A tigi to Inana (Dumuzid-Inana H) (Q000639)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A tigi to Inana (Dumuzid-Inana H) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000639 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| sa-gida A, | ||
| 1 | ga-ša-an-ŋen ša-ga-ba-ta ud zal-la-ŋu₁₀-ne iš-tu am-ša-li i-na šum-ṣu₂-li-ya | When I was young, when I was old, |
| 2 | ga-ša-an-an-na-ŋen ša-ga-ba-ta ud zal-la-ŋu₁₀-ne | When I, Gašanana, was passing the day in the womb |
| 3 | ud zal-la-ŋu₁₀-ne e-ne di-da-ŋu₁₀-ne | When they pass the day, when they are to go, |
| 4 | ud zal ŋi₆ sa₂-a-še₃ en₃-du dug₄-ga-ŋu₁₀-ne i-na šum-ṣu₂-lim u₃ šum-ši-im | In the future, at any time, during the days of yore and eponymy |
| 5 | gaba mu-un-ri gaba mu-un-ri im-hur-an-ni | He opened his mouth to speak, he opened his lips to speak. |
| 6 | u₃-mu-un gu₅-li an-na gaba mu-un-ri | The lord, the bull of heaven, approached. |
| 7 | u₃-mu-un-e šu-ni-a šu im-ma-an-du₃ ih-ṣi₂-in-an-ni | The lord fashioned his hand and presented it to me. |
| 8 | {d}ušumgal-an-na gu₂-ŋa₂-a gu₂-da ba-an-la₂ ki-ša-di i-di-ir | Udumgalana stretched out a neck on the neck, he reached the knees. |
| 9 | me-a-am šu ba-mu-u₈ e₂-me-še₃ da-ŋen | Where is the hand that makes me grow? May I be the one of our house! |
| 10 | gu₅-li {d}mu-ul-lil₂-la₂ šu ba-mu-u₈ e₂-me-še₃ da-ŋen | The one of Enlil, the hand that I have smeared, may you be our housekeeper! |
| 11 | ama-ŋu₁₀ lul-la-še₃ ta mu-na-ab-gub-be₂-en mi-nam az-za-as-si₂ | What am I to stand for her falsely?” |
| 12 | ama-ŋu₁₀ {d}ga-ša-an-gal-e lul-la-še₃ ta mu-na-ab-gub-be₂-en | The mother, Gašangal, what will you stand for him falsely? |
| 13 | ŋe₂₆-e ga-ri-ib-zu-zu ŋe₂₆-e ga-ri-ib-zu-zu lu-uq-bi-ki | Let me teach you, let me tell you! |
| 14 | {d}inana lul-la munus-e-ne ŋe₂₆-e ga-ri-ib-zu-zu | Inana, I want to learn the lies of women |
| 15 | ma-la-ŋu₁₀ sila daŋal-la e-ne mu-di-ni-ib-ma-ma i-na re-bi-tim im-me-li-il | Alābu, who roams the streets, when he passes by, he fills the middle of it. |
| 16 | ub₃ sag₃-sag₃ e-ne di-da hub₂ mu-di-ni-in-gub i-na up-pi lu-pu-tim i-na me-lu-ul-tim i-ra-ap-pu-ud | (Sum) The one who shakes the ub drum, when he is to speak, he stands with him. (Akk) He stood with him in a shaken drum, in an awe-inspiring way. |
| 17 | i-lu-ni ze₂-ba-am₃ ad mu-ši-ib-ša₄ qu₂-be₂-e-ša ṭa-bu-tim i-na-as-sa₃-as | (Sum) His lament is sweet, his utterance is sweet. (Akk) The lament of the one who utters a lament, his speech is sweet |
| 18 | hul₂-hul₂-e ze₂-ba-am₃ ud mu-di-ni-ib-zal-e it-ti-ša uš-te-be₂-er-re | It is a joy, it is sweet, it passes the day with it. |
| 19 | ama ugu-zu-ur₂ lul-la-še₃ za-e gub-bu-na-da | Your mother who bore you is falsely stationed with him. |
| 20 | me-en-de₃ iti₆-še₃ e-ne su₃-ud ga-da-e i-na ri-ša-tim i nim-me-li-il | We, in the evening, a long time, I want to pacify (the mood) |
| 21 | ki-nu₂ kug he-nun-na suh ga-mu-ra-du₈ mu-uš-ṭa-ti-ki lu-pa-ṭi-ir | I want to strew salt and juniper for you in the pure bedroom. |
| 22 | ud dug₃ nam-he₂-a hul₂-la hu-mu-u₃-di-ni-ib-zal-e li-ip-pu-uh₂ | May a day of joyous abundance pass by for me, may it be cooled. |
| 23 | sa-gid₂-da-am₃ | it is a sagida |
| sa-jara B, | ||
| 24 | x x ki-sikil-ŋen sila sir₂-ra X x TA su-qe₂-tim | ... the young woman in the street ... from the street |
| 25 | x x X-da ud-da mu-e-da-X x X IM X X X | ... today ... |
| 26 | x X X X x | |
| 1 | x x MU X X x | [... year ...] |
| 2 | x x X RA su₃-ud mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | ... he fills with ... |
| 3 | kan₄ ama-me-da nam-mi-gub | Do not stand at our mother's gate! |
| 4 | me-e hul₂-la-ta i₃-di-di-de₃-en | I, I keep wandering about in joy. |
| 5 | kan₄ ga-ša-an-gal-la-da nam-mi-gub | She stood at the gate of Gašangal |
| 6 | me-e hul₂-la-da i₃-di-di-de₃-en | I, I keep wandering about in joy. |
| 7 | ama-ŋu₁₀-ra mu-lu e-ne-eŋ₃ hu-mu-na-ab-be₂ | May he say to his mother: |
| 8 | u₅-šu-ur₂-me a ki de₃-sud-e li-sa₃-al-li-ih | May our storm cover the earth with water! |
| 9 | ama-ŋu₁₀ ga-ša-an-gal-ra mu-lu e-ne-eŋ₃ hu-mu-na-ab-be₂ | May he say to his mother, Gašangal: |
| 10 | u₅-šu-ur₂-me a ki de₃-sud-e | May our storm cover the earth with water |
| 11 | ki-tuš-a-ni ir-bi ze₂-ba-am₃ | His dwelling place is sweet in tears. |
| 12 | e-ne-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-ni aŋ₂ hul₂-hul₂-la-am₃ ša hi-di-a-tim-ma | His word is a joy of heart and joy |
| 13 | u₃-mu-un-ŋu₁₀ ur₂ kug-ge he₂-du₇ | Umunbu, perfect for the pure lap. |
| 14 | {d}ama-ušumgal-an-na mussa {d}suen-na | Amaušumgalana, son of Suen |
| 15 | en {d}dumu-zid ur₂ kug-ge he₂-du₇ | Lord Dumuzid, perfect on the pure lap |
| 16 | {d}ama-ušumgal-an-na mussa {d}suen-na | Amaušumgalana, son of Suen |
| 17 | u₃-mu-un-ŋu₁₀ he₂-ma-al-zu ze₂-ba-am₃ | Your lord, your abundance is sweet. |
| 18 | edin-na u₂-šim-zu ku₇-ku₇-dam | In the steppe, your scent is sweet. |
| 19 | {d}ama-ušumgal-an-na he₂-ma-al-zu ze₂-ba-am₃ | Amaušumgalana, your abundance is sweet! |
| 20 | edin-na u₂-šim-zu ku₇-ku₇-dam | In the steppe, your scent is sweet. |
| 21 | sa-ŋar-ra-am₃ | It is a sabar. |
| 22 | tigi {d}inana-kam | It is a tigi of Inana |
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