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A kunĝar to Inana (Dumuzid-Inana T) (Q000651)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A kunĝar to Inana (Dumuzid-Inana T) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000651 |
| 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 | x x sed-sed-e sed RI x | ... cool, cool ... |
| 2 | kug {d}inana-ra u₂ bur₁₂-bur₁₂-re bur₁₂-re x | For the silver of Inana, the grass is to be burled, the plants are to be ... |
| 3 | lu₂ zu₂-lum degₓ(RI)-degₓ(RI)-ge mu-nim-mar AN x | The one who ... dates ... |
| 4 | kug {d}inana-ra lu₂ zu₂-lum degₓ(RI)-degₓ(RI)-ge mu-nim-mar x | For the silver of Inana, the one who ... dates, he placed. |
| 5 | a he₂-en-na-tum₂ a he₂-en-na-tum₂ numun ziz₂ gig₂-ga | May she bring him water, may she bring me water, the bitter seed of emmer, |
| 6 | {d}inana-ra a-da du₆ he₂-en-na-tum₂ numun ziz₂ babbar-ra | For Inana may he bring the water from the well to him, and the white seed |
| 7 | lu₂ na-de₆ lu₂ na-de₆ du₆ za pad₃-še₃ na-de₆ | One should bring, one should bring. A sand dunes is to be dug. |
| 8 | ki-sikil {d}inana lu₂ na-de₆ du₆ za pad₃-še₃ na-de₆ | The maiden Inana was brought, the man was brought to the sand dunes. |
| 9 | du₆-ra gaba-bi-a za-gin₃-na bi₂-ib-degₓ(RI)-degₓ(RI)-ge | He ... the lapis lazuli on the top of the mound. |
| 10 | {d}inana-ra du₆-ra gaba-bi-a za-gin₃-na bi₂-ib-degₓ(RI)-degₓ(RI)-ge | For Inana, the lapis lazuli ... on its chest. |
| 11 | nunuz dur₂-ra in-pad₃-de₃ dur₂-ra-na mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | She chooses a fat-tailed sheep and puts it on her fat-tener. |
| 12 | {d}inana-ke₄ nunuz saŋ-ŋa₂ in-pad₃-de₃ saŋ-ŋa₂-na mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | Inana chooses a šubû-vessel and puts it in her ssūba. |
| 13 | {na₄}lagab za-gin₃ dur₅-ru in-pad₃-de₃ gu₂-bar-ra-na mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | He chose a lapis lazuli cloak, and he brought it to his neck. |
| 14 | niŋ₂-gal₄-la kug-sig₁₇ in-pad₃-de₃ siki saŋ-ŋa₂-na mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | He has chosen a gold ring for himself, and he has trimmed his straight hair. |
| 15 | kug-sig₁₇ ŋeštug₂-ŋeštug₂ sal-la in-pad₃-de₃ ŋeštug₂-na{ŋeš-du-X} mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | He chooses the gold and the fine garments and puts them on his garments. |
| 16 | zabar aŋ₂-su-ub ak-a in-pad₃-de₃ us₂ ŋeštug₂-ga-na mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | He chose a bronze šubû-bowl, he hung it on his garment. |
| 17 | niŋ₂ lal₃ dirig-dirig-ga in-pad₃-de₃ igi-ni-a mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | She chooses herself as a honey-bearer and puts it on her eyes. |
| 18 | niŋ₂ e₂-nun bar-ra in-pad₃-de₃ giri₁₇-ni-a mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | He chooses himself in the outer Enun temple and prostrates himself. |
| 19 | |KIŊ₂.GIŠ.BAD.DIR| in-pad₃-de₃ ka-ga₁₄-na mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | He chose a place of prayer, he made it abundant in his mouth |
| 20 | tum₁₂-šu-gur₄ sag₉-ga in-pad₃-de₃ en₃-dur-ra-na mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | He chooses a good tumšugur tree and puts it on his neck. |
| 21 | pu₂ lal₃ a dug₃-ga in-pad₃-de₃ ib₂-ib₂-a-ni mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | She chooses a well with honey and good water and fills it with it. |
| 22 | {na₄}ŋiš-nu₁₁-gal zalag-ga in-pad₃-de₃ haš₄-na mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | He has sworn by the shining radiance that he has chosen a lapis beard. |
| {ŋiš}kim₃ siki gig₂-ga in-pad₃-de₃ gal₄-la-na mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ LAL₂ GAG x siki sug₄ | He has sworn by the oath that he has chosen a woolly garment for his vagina. | |
| 24 | HUB₂-HUB₂-be₂ {kuš}e-sir₂ du₇-a in-pad₃-de₃ me-ri-si-na mu-un-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | He chose a good esir sandal and sat down on her feet. |
| 25 | sa-gid₂-da-am₃ | it is a sagida |
| unknown B, | ||
| 26 | lu₂ du₆-ra {na₄}za-gin₃ degₓ(RI)-degₓ(RI)-ga-ra en gaba-na mu-ri | For the man who is to be adorned with lapis lazuli in the mound, the lord approached his chest. |
| 27 | {d}inana du₆-ra {na₄}za-gin₃ degₓ(RI)-degₓ(RI)-ga-ra {d}dumu-zid-da gaba-na mu-ri | For Inana who is to be adorned with lapis lazuli, Dumuzid approached her chest. |
| 28 | mu₆-sub₃ an-na kuš₇ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ en gaba-na mu-ri | The en priestess of An, the protective spirit of Enlil, the lord, approached his chest. |
| 29 | kuš₇ an-na na-gada {d}en-lil₂-la₂ {d}dumu-zid gaba-na mu-ri | The sandal of An, the beloved of Enlil, Dumuzid came before him. |
| 30 | {ŋiš}ig {na₄}za-gin₃-na ŋi₆-par₄-ra gub-ba en gaba-na mu-ri | A door of lapis lazuli in the Ipar stationed, the lord approached his chest. |
| 31 | {ŋiš}ig sal arah₄ e₂-an-na-ka gub-ba {d}dumu-zid gaba-na mu-ri | The door of the courtyard of the Eanna stationed Dumuzid on his chest he erected. |
| 32 | du₆-ra gaba-bi-a im-mi-in-gur-ru-a | and turned away from the side of the mound. |
| 33 | {d}inana-ke₄ du₆-ra gaba-bi-a im-mi-in-gur-ru-a | Inana turned away from the mound. |
| 34 | munus-e niŋ₂ i-lu-lam-ma-na ni₂ šu tag-ba he₂-ku₄-ku₄ | May the woman, whose aura is full of rejoicing, enter with her own hand |
| 35 | ki-sikil-e šir₃ dug₄-ga-ni-a a-a-ni-še₃ lu₂ mu-un-gi₄ | The maiden, in her happy heart, turned to her father |
| 36 | {d}inana ki-e-ne-di-ba sud-a a-a-ni-še₃ lu₂ mu-un-gi₄ | Inana, in the midst of the plains, his father turned away. |
| 37 | ma-ŋu₁₀ ma-ŋu₁₀-a de₃-ma-ab-BU-ne | May they ... for me. |
| 38 | ga-ša-an-ŋen ma-ŋu₁₀ ma-ŋu₁₀-a de₃-ma-ab-BU-ne | I, the lady, want to utter an arazu prayer to him |
| 39 | ma ŋi₆-par₄-ra-ŋu₁₀-a de₃-ma-ab-BU-ne | May they utter a lament for me in the Ipar. |
| 40 | ŋiš-nu₂ gi₄-rin-na-ŋu₁₀ de₃-ma-ab-gub-bu-ne | May they set up a reed bed for me. |
| 41 | u₂ za-gin₃ dur₅-ru-ŋu₁₀ de₃-ma-ab-barag₂-ge-ne | May they libate lapis lazuli food for you. |
| 42 | me-e mu-lu ša₃-ba-ŋu₁₀ de₃-ma-ni-ib-ku₄-ku₄-ne | I, may they bring him into the house of the man. |
| 43 | {d}ama-ušumgal-an-na-ŋu₁₀ de₃-ma-ni-ib-ku₄-ku₄-ne | Amaušumgalana, may they bring him in. |
| 44 | šu-ni šu-ŋu₁₀-ta de₃-ŋa₂-da-ma-ma-ne | May they bring his hand out of his hand |
| 45 | ša-ba-ni ša₃-ab-ŋu₁₀-ta de₃-ŋa₂-da-ma-ma-ne | May his heart be pacified to me |
| 46 | šu saŋ-še₃ ma-al-la-na u₃ ku-bi ze₂-ba an-ga | The one who has a hand is sweet, his sweet is sweet. |
| 47 | ša₃-ab ša₃-ba tab-ba-na hi-li-bi ku₇-ku₇-da an-ga | In his womb, in his heart, his sweet allure is sweet. |
| 48 | kun-ŋar {d}inana-kam | It is the kunbar of Inana. |
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