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A song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana B1) (Q000658)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana B1) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000658 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | uncertain |
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 | ud he₂-ŋal₂-la na-nam ŋi₆ nam-he₂ na-nam | It is indeed a day of abundance, it is indeed an evening of abundance. |
| 2 | itid giri₁₇-zal na-nam mu asila na-nam | It is indeed a month of joy, it is the year of joy. |
| 3 | ud-ba {lu₂}sipad-de₃ šag₄ hul₂-la ak-de₃ | At that time, to make the shepherd do joyful things, |
| 4 | {e₂}tur₃-ra du-de₃ ur₅-bi zalag-ge-de₃ | In order to make the cattlepen grow, in order to brighten its shine |
| 5 | amaš kug-ga ud-gin₇ kar₂-kar₂-re-de₃ | To make the pure sheepfold shine like daylight |
| 6 | su₈-ba {d}dumu-zid-de₃ šag₄ kug-ga na-an-tum₄ | The shepherd Dumuzid should not bring the pure scepter |
| 7 | ga-ša-an an-na ga-ša-an ki-a-ra | The lady of heaven, the lady of earth |
| 8 | gu₃ mu-na-de₂-e ŋalga umuš-a-ke₄ | He spoke to him, and the harp singer of the audience gift |
| 9 | {d}ama-ušumgal-an-na inim mu-un-na-ni-ib-be₂ | Ama-ušumgal-ana spoke to him |
| 10 | nitalam a zal ki a-ri-a-še₃ ga-de₆ | I want to bring the spouse who flows water to the place of prayer |
| 11 | {e₂}tur₃ daŋal-la-ŋu₁₀ en₃-bi ga-me-ši-tar | I want to inquire after the stall that is being sold. |
| 12 | amaš kug-ga-ŋu₁₀ a-ra₂-bi ga-me-ši-zu | I want to utter an arazu prayer to the pure sheepfold |
| 13 | udu-ŋu₁₀ ka u₂-gu₇ ga-me-ši-ŋar | I want to eat the mouth of a sheep |
| 14 | a naŋ dug₃-ga LI-bi ga-me-ši-kiŋ₂ | I want to say “Alas, good name!’ to you |
| 15 | nitalam umuš-bi ba-an-na-dug₄ | The wife was satisfied with her husband |
| 16 | ŋalga-a-ni e-ne-ra mu-un-na-an-šum₂ | His balaŋ drum was playing for him |
| 17 | nitalam-ni tuš-bi-še₃ im-ma-an-gi₄ | his wife returned to her dwelling |
| 18 | kug ga-ša-an-na-ke₄ e₂-tur₃-kalam-ma-ke₄ | Holy Gašanana of the Eturkalama temple |
| 19 | X mu-ni-in-kur₉ niŋ₂-me-ŋar ba-an-dab₅ | He brought ..., he seized him by himself. |
| 20 | mu-gi₁₇-ib ga-ša-an-an-na a-ŋi₆-gin₇ ba-lu₃ | The mugib priestess Gašanana was carried away like a flood |
| 21 | ki-ru-gu₂ 1-kam-ma | It is the first song. |
| 22 | ud-ba {lu₂}sipad-de₃ edin-še₃ ba-ra-e₃ | At that time, the shepherd left the steppe |
| 23 | ŋuruš {d}dumu-zid-de₃ {e₂}tur₃-ra ga DU | The cow of Dumuzi ... milk in the cowshed |
| 24 | nin₉-a-ni ga-ša-an dub-sar-ke₄ | His sister, the lady, the scribe |
| 25 | an-da ki-bi-da-še₃ ba-ši-re₇ | He went to heaven and earth |
| 26 | amaš kug-ga ki udu du-ru šag₄-ba | In the pure sheepfold, the place where sheep are tended |
| 27 | sipad-de₃ nin₉-a-ni ki-bi ba-an-su-ne₂-eš₂ | The shepherd and his sister ... |
| 28 | til₃-le-da-an-ni sipad-de₃ til₃-le-da-an-ni | While I am alive, the shepherd is alive, |
| 29 | nin₉-a-ni nar en₃-du zu-a tuš-ba til₃-le-da-an-ni | His sister, the singer who knows how to sing, sits down with me, |
| 30 | {e₂}tur₃-ra he₂-ŋal₂ im-mi-in-si | he filled the cattlepen with it. |
| 31 | amaš-e nam-he₂-a i₃-zal-e | The sheepfold is filled with abundance |
| 32 | i₃-gu₇-ne u₂ sikil i₃-gu₇-ne | They eat, they eat pure food. |
| 33 | i₃ sur-sur-ra lal₃ i₃-nun-na-ke₄ | ... oil, honey and butter |
| 34 | i₃-naŋ-ne {kaš}ulušin₃ kurun | At that time, beer and wine |
| 35 | {d}dumu-zid nin₉-a-ni šag₄ hul₂-la zal-e-de₃ | Dumuzid, his sister, to make the heart rejoice |
| 36 | su₈-ba {d}dumu-zid-de₃ šag₄ kug-ga na-an-tum₄ | The shepherd Dumuzid should not bring the pure scepter |
| 37 | X X mu-un-ši-la₂ tur₃-ta ba-ši-in-kur₉ | ... lifted ..., he turned away from the cattlepen |
| 38 | x mu-un-na-ni-in-de₆ u₈ sila₄-bi-da | ... brought for her, with its ewe and lamb |
| 39 | sila₄ ama-bi-še₃ u₃-mu-un-na-an-kud | The lambs of their mothers ... for him |
| 40 | ba-ši-in-u₅ X ŋiš mi-ni-in-du | he laid down, he built ... |
| 41 | sipad-de₃ nin₉-a-ni gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂-e | The shepherd says to his sister: |
| 42 | nin₉-ŋu₁₀ igi bar-ra sila₄ ama-ni X a-nam mu-un-ši-kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂ | The sister looked at the lamb, her mother ... |
| 43 | nin₉-a-ni mu-un-na-ni-ib-gi₄-gi₄ | his sister will reply to him. |
| 44 | ama-a-ni murgu-na u₃-mu-un-ši-u₅ i-lu mu-un-du-du | His mother, on her lap he sings a lament. |
| 45 | tukum-bi murgu-na u₃-mu-un-ši-u₅ i-lu mu-un-du-du | If he lies on his back, he laments. |
| 46 | DU a-na-am₃ ŋiš-a-ni mu-un-du₃ zal-le-eš a-ni mi-ni-in-si | ... what did he build? He filled his body with tears. |
| 47 | maš₂ nin₉-a-ni u₃-mu-un-ši-gud | The kid of his sister, Umunšigud |
| 48 | ba-ši-in-u₅ ŋiš mi-ni-in-du₃ | he laid down, he built it. |
| 49 | sipad-de₃ nin₉-a-ni gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂-e | The shepherd says to his sister: |
| 50 | nin₉-ŋu₁₀ igi bar-ra maš₂-e nin₉-a-ni a-na-am₃ mu-un-ši-kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂ | What has his sister done to you outside of the eyes? |
| 51 | nin₉-a-ni šag₄ nu-dab₅-ba-na mu-un-na-ni-ib-gi₄-gi₄ | When his sister does not seize him, he replies to her: |
| 52 | nin₉-a-ni murgu-na u₃-mu-un-ši-u₅ i-lu mu-un-du-du | His sister, on her back he sings a lament. |
| 53 | tukum-bi murgu-na u₃-mu-un-ši-u₅ i-lu mu-un-du-du | If he lies on his back, he laments. |
| 54 | te-am₃ a ri-a-ni gal₄-la mi-ni-in-su-su | What did he do to the galla demons? |
| 55 | ŋar-ra šeš-ŋu₁₀ su-lum ma-ra e-ne bad ba-u₅ | “In the midst of the storm, a storm-wind blew for me, how long will it rain? |
| 56 | a-ba-a MI ŠA AM mi-ni-in-tuku-e en-na a-ga-bi-še₃ | Who is it that has possessed a woman? How long will it be this way? |
| 57 | ki-ru-gu₂ 2-kam-ma | It is the second song. |
| unknown C, | ||
| 58 | sipad-de₃ su nu-um-zig₃ UR SU la-ba-an-SU | (Sum) The shepherd does not raise his body, he does not ... his body (Akk) He does not lift the body of the shepherd |
| 59 | nin₉-a-ni gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂-e | his sister spoke to him, |
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