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A song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana Z) (Q000656)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana Z) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000656 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Seg.A, | ||
| 1 | ama ugu-ŋu₁₀ za-a-ra ŋa₂-a im-mi-in-tu-ud-en | The mother who bore me gave birth to me for you. |
| 2 | ga-ša-an-gal-ŋu₁₀ za-a-ra ŋa₂-a im-mi-in-tu-ud-en | Gašangal gave birth to you for you |
| 3 | x x-un-ma-al-e-en ša₃-ab ki-ig aŋ₂-ŋa₂ i₃-du | You are ..., the one who knows the heart of men and women |
| 4 | x x-da-ŋa₂ ša₃-ab ki-ig aŋ₂-ŋa₂ bi₂-du | ... the heart, the heart of labor |
| 5 | x x de₃-mu-un-ši-du me-e mu-ši-hul₂-en | ... may he go out, I will rejoice over him. |
| 6 | {d}du₅-mu-zid de₃-mu-un-ši-du me-e mu-da-hul₂-en | Dumuzid, may you be praised, I rejoice over you. |
| 7 | x x GIŠ KU TUM X me-e mu-na-X-BU | ... water ... |
| 8 | {d}du₅-mu-zid de₃-x X x | May Dumuzi ... |
| 9 | x X x | |
| Seg.B, | ||
| 1 | X X x | |
| 2 | mu-ud-na-ŋu₁₀ gu₂-da ŋa₂-la₂-e-en-de₃-en | “Wife, we will stretch out our necks. |
| 3 | ŋa₂-nu e-ne di de₃-hul₂-le-en-de₃-en | “Hero, we shall rejoice! |
| 4 | {d}ama-ušum-ŋu₁₀ gu₂-da ŋa₂-la₂-e-en-de₃-en | Amaʾušum-bum we bow down! |
| 5 | ŋa₂-nu e-ne di₄ de₃-hul₂-le-en-de₃-en | “Woe, may we rejoice! |
| 6 | gu₅-li an-na u₃-mu-un aŋ₂ ša₃-ba-ŋu₁₀ | The one of heaven, the lord of the sea |
| 7 | ur₅ sag₉-ge šag₄ hul₂-la {d}utu-me he₂-me-en | May you be our happy, joyful heart, Utu! |
| 8 | u₃-mu-un-ra da-an-ši-ŋen me-e du₅-mu-na-da-ab-dug₄ | I want to speak to the lord, but I do not understand. |
| 9 | u₃-mu-un ša₃-ab-ŋa₂ me-e du₅-mu-ne-de-be₂ | Lord of the sea, I want to speak to them |
| 10 | ki {d}mu-ul-lil₂-da X KU IM DI-en | with Enlil ... |
| 11 | a-a-ŋu₁₀ {d}suen-e šag₄-ge bi₂-in-pad₃-de₃-en | Father Suen has chosen me in the heart. |
| 12 | ša₃-ab-ŋa₂ bi₂-in-pad₃-de₃-en me-e mu-lu ša₃-ba-ŋen | You have chosen me, I am the one of your choosing. |
| 13 | aga zid men kug saŋ-za ma-ra-ni-ma-al | It is there for you to set up a righteous crown and a holy crown. |
| 14 | dim₃-me-er gal-gal-e-ne i-bi₂-bi ša-mu-un-gub-en | May the great gods stand before you. |
| 15 | {d}a-nun-na-ke₄-ne mu-lu dalla bi₂-in-e₃-a | The Anuna, the one who adorned it with splendor, |
| 16 | mu-ud-na-ŋu₁₀ gu₂-da ŋa₂-la₂-e-en-de₃-en | “Wife, we will stretch out our necks. |
| 17 | mu-nu₂ gi-rin-ŋa₂-da ga-ba-e-nu₂-en-de₃-en | Let us lie down in the reed bed. |
| 18 | {d}ama-ušum-ŋu₁₀ gu₂-da ŋa₂-la₂-e-en-de₃-en | Amaʾušum-bum we bow down! |
| 19 | mu-nud gi-rin-ŋa₂-da ga-ba-X-nu₂-en-de₃-en | Let us lie down in the reed bed! |
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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