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A song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana W) (Q000653)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana W) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000653 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | x IM X x | ... tablet |
| 6 | x x X-ga IM X x | ... ... |
| 7 | x x ha-za burudₓ(U) a-šag₄-ga ŋal₂-la-ŋu₁₀ | ... of the ḫaza, a shovel in the field |
| 8 | u₂-ŋu₁₀ {ŋiš}dehi₃-ŋu₁₀ udu-ŋu₁₀ ha-ma-gu₇-e | May the sheep eat grass, cress, and emmer! |
| 9 | x x X e₂-a sig₉-ga-ŋu₁₀ | ... in the house, it is good. |
| 10 | u₂-ŋu₁₀ še la₂-a-ŋu₁₀ udu-ŋu₁₀ ha-ma-gu₇-e | May the sheep eat the grass and the barley that is scarce! |
| 11 | zi kalam-ma a-šag₄-ga ŋal₂-la-ŋu₁₀ | The life of the land is carried away in the field |
| 12 | u₂-ŋu₁₀ išin-na-ŋu₁₀ udu-ŋu₁₀ ha-ma-gu₇-e | May the sheep eat grass for him! |
| 13 | nu-siki il₂-il₂-ŋu₁₀ nu-mu-un-su da-ri-ŋu₁₀ | The nusiki priestess, the one who lifts up, does not ... everlastingly. |
| 14 | u₂-ŋu₁₀ {u₂}šakir₃-ra-ŋu₁₀ udu-ŋu₁₀ ha-ma-gu₇-e | may the grass, the šakir plant, and the sheep eat! |
| 15 | dub keše₂-da a-šag₄-ga ŋal₂-la-ŋu₁₀ | A bound tablet of the field to be carried off |
| 16 | u₂-ŋu₁₀ ukuš₂-ti-ki-il-ŋu₁₀ udu-ŋu₁₀ ha-ma-gu₇-e | May the sheep eat grass, lettuce, and emmer! |
| 17 | sumun₂ kaš-a lal₃ dab₅-ba-ŋu₁₀ | sweetened beer, honey seized |
| 18 | u₂-ŋu₁₀ {gi}en₃-bar-ŋu₁₀ udu-ŋu₁₀ ha-ma-gu₇-e | May the sheep eat grass and reeds! |
| 19 | amar gud-da-bi-da di-a-ŋu₁₀ | I shall praise the calf with its horns. |
| 20 | u₂-ŋu₁₀ {gi}ub-zal-ŋu₁₀ udu-ŋu₁₀ ha-ma-gu₇-e | May he eat grass, reed bundles, and sheep. |
| 21 | {ŋiš}kiri₆ {ŋiš}hašhur-a ul gur₃-ru-ŋu₁₀ | The orchards and the apple trees were full of joy. |
| 22 | u₂-ŋu₁₀ gi-zi-ŋu₁₀ udu-ŋu₁₀ ha-ma-gu₇-e | I want to eat grass, reed, and sheep. |
| 23 | šim a-šag₄-ga lal₃ ta-hab₂-ba-ŋu₁₀ | clay from a field that has been sprayed with honey |
| 24 | u₂-ŋu₁₀ {u₂}munzer-ŋu₁₀ udu-ŋu₁₀ ha-ma-gu₇-e | May the sheep eat grass, mungussu-plant, |
| 25 | {kuš}ummud dag-si la₂ X X-ŋu₁₀ | a šūmû-shoot with a buckled strap |
| 26 | u₂-ŋu₁₀ {u₂}harub-ba-ŋu₁₀ udu-ŋu₁₀ ha-ma-gu₇-e | May the sheep eat grass, ḫabbaba plant! |
| 27 | u₂ {tug₂}bar-dul₅-gin₇ barag₂-barag₂-ga-ŋu₁₀ | like plants covered in a cloak |
| 28 | u₂-ŋu₁₀ {u₂}sas(|KI.KAL|)-ŋu₁₀ udu-ŋu₁₀ ha-ma-gu₇-e | may grass, sassu-plant, and sheep eat! |
| 29 | ud tud-da-ta ki-en-gi he₂-ŋal₂-la-ŋu₁₀ | After birth, may Sumer flourish. |
| 30 | u₂-ŋu₁₀ teme{sar}-ŋu₁₀ udu-ŋu₁₀ ha-ma-gu₇-e | May the grass, the soil, and the sheep eat them! |
| 31 | siki gid₂-da {ŋiš}ga-rig₂ nu-zu-ŋu₁₀ | The long hair was not trimmed, |
| 32 | u₂-ŋu₁₀ {u₂}numun₂-ŋu₁₀ udu-ŋu₁₀ ha-ma-gu₇-e | May the grass, the date palm, and the sheep eat it. |
| 33 | en-te-en nu-zu e₂-me-eš nu-zu-ŋu₁₀ | The one who does not know enchantment, one does not understand our house |
| 34 | u₂-ŋu₁₀ {u₂}suhušₓ(|ŠA₆.TUR|)-ŋu₁₀ udu-ŋu₁₀ ha-ma-gu₇-e | May the sheep eat grass, šuḫsu-plant, and ewes! |
| 35 | x SAR sag₉-ga dilib₃-e sal-sal-ŋu₁₀ | good sar, whose internal organs are soft, |
| 36 | u₂-ŋu₁₀ {u₂}li-la-an-gi₄-ŋu₁₀ udu-ŋu₁₀ ha-ma-gu₇-e | May the sheep eat grass, lilangi plant! |
| 37 | x X UD edin-na mu₂-a-ŋu₁₀ | ... in the steppe ... |
| 38 | u₂-ŋu₁₀ u₂-{ŋiš}hašhur-ŋu₁₀ udu-ŋu₁₀ ha-ma-gu₇-e | May the sheep eat grass, juniper, and ebony! |
| 39 | x bi₂-in-gi₄ ga lal₃ šu bi₂-in-gur | He returned ..., he returned the milk and honey |
| 40 | šul nitalam-a-ni-ra mu-na-an-hum-hum-e | He smote the head of his spouse |
| 41 | am-e šudu₃ im-ma-da-an-ša₄ | The wild bull carries the sheep |
| 42 | kug {d}inana-ra mu-na-an-hum-hum-e | He heaps up the silver for Inana |
| 43 | x gu₂ la₂ mi₂ na-bi₂-in-dug₄ | ... did not agree. |
| 44 | {d}dumu-zid šudu₃ im-ma-da-an-ša₄ | Dumuzid gave him the sheep |
Sources & licences
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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