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A song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana D1) (Q000660)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | A song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana D1) |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000660 |
| 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 | e₂-temen-ni₂-guru₃-a X x | E-temen-ni-guru |
| 2 | e₂ uru₂-ze₂-ba šu si sa₂-a-bi | The house of Uruzeb, whose hand is straightened |
| 3 | e₂ {d}suen-na-ka dadag-ga-bi | in the temple of Sîn, its splendor |
| 4 | e₂-an-na-ka urin du₃-a-bi | The brickwork of the Eana, |
| 5 | e₂ šu-bi-še₃ he₂-rig₇ | may he present to him in this house |
| 6 | e₂ zid-da-ŋu₁₀ dungu-gen₆{du-gu-ge} i-im-dirig | In the true house he made the dungugdugû-plant grow. |
| 7 | mu inim-ŋar sag₉-ga in-ga-am₃ | he has sworn by a good word. |
| 8 | ki-nu₂ gi-rin{ri}-na za-gin₃ sig₁₀{zi}-ga-am₃ | In her bedchamber of lapis lazuli, it is reddish. |
| 9 | {d}gibil₆ iri₁₂-gal-la mu-ra-an-kug-kug-ga | Gibil in Irigal purified for you. |
| 10 | mu-lu₂ nam-ga-ša-an-e šu gal du₃-a | The one who fashioned the great hand |
| 11 | šu-mu-un-na-ni mu-ra-an-sig₉ | his hand he impressed for you |
| 12 | e₂ {gi}ušub-na mu-ra-ab-kug-ga šu-luh mu-ra-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | He purified the house of her reed mat for you, he washed the hands for you |
| 13 | ud ba-an-nu₂ ud ba-an-dug₄ | The storm sat down, the storm blew. |
| 14 | ud ki-nu₂-a i-bi₂ kar₂-kar₂-dam | The day when the bed is swollen, |
| 15 | ud u₃-mu-un-e mi₂ zi-zi-i-dam | When the lord loves me, |
| 16 | u₃-mu-un-ra nam-til₃ ze₂-eŋ₃-ŋa₂-a | To the lord, for the well-being of the sweet, |
| 17 | u₃-mu-un-ra ešgiri₂ šibir šum₂{šu}-mu-na-ab | For the lord, send him a arrow and arrow! |
| 18 | al ba-an-dug₄ al ba-an-dug₄ ki-nu₂ al ba-an-dug₄ | He made it perfect for him, he made it perfectly perfect for his bedroom. |
| 19 | ki-nu₂ šag₄ hul₂-la al ba-an-dug₄ ki-nu₂ al ba-an-dug₄ | He made the bed of rejoicing comfortable, he made it comfortable. |
| 20 | ki-nu₂ ur₂ ze₂-ba al ba-an-dug₄ ki-nu₂ al ba-an-dug₄ | The bed of the sweet lap is made perfect, the bed is perfect. |
| 21 | ki-nu₂ nam-lugal-la al ba-an-dug₄ ki-nu₂ al ba-an-dug₄ | The bed of kingship was made perfect, the bed was made perfectly. |
| 22 | ki-nu₂ nam-nin-a al ba-an-dug₄ ki-nu₂ al ba-an-dug₄ | The bed of ladyship was made perfect, the bed became perfect. |
| 23 | ze₂-ba-ni-da ze₂-ba-ni-da ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-da | With him, with him, his sweet, with the bed. |
| 24 | ki-nu₂ šag₄ hul₂-la ze₂-ba-ni-da ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-da | When she fills her bed with joyful supplication, when she fill[s] her bed [with joy] |
| 25 | ki-nu₂ ur₂ ze₂-ba ze₂-ba-ni-da ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-da | When she makes the bed comfortable on its sweet lap, when she makes it comfortable in the bed. |
| 26 | ki-nu₂ nam-lugal-la ze₂-ba-ni-da ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-da | In the bedchamber of kingship, when she makes her bed comfortable, |
| 27 | ki-nu₂ nam-nin-a ze₂-ba-ni-da ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-da | When she makes the bed of ladyship sweet, when she makes it sweet, |
| 28 | x x ki-nu₂ mu-un-na-barag₂-ge ki-nu₂ mu-un-na-barag₂-ge | ... he set up the bed for her, he sets up the mattress for her. |
| 29 | x x ki-nu₂ mu-un-na-barag₂-ge ki-nu₂ mu-un-na-barag₂-ge | ... he set up the bed for her, he sets up the mattress for her. |
| 30 | lugal ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-še₃ gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂-e | The king spoke to his sweet bed: |
| 31 | ki aŋ₂ ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-še₃ gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂-e | He cries to him at the place where the laborers lie down in their sweet bed. |
| 32 | inim{i-ni} til₃ inim ud su₁₃-ra₂{ra} gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂-e | His words, a life of long days, he spoke to him. |
| 33 | ga-ša-an-šubur-ra sukkal zid e₂-an-na-ke₄ | Gašanšubur, the true minister of the Eanna |
| 34 | kišib-la₂{ki-še-eb-la₂} zid-da-na im-ma-an-dab₅ | He seized the righteous Kišibla. |
| 35 | ur₂ ga-ša-an-na-ka-še₃ hi-li-a mu-ni-kur₉ | In the lap of Gašanana he brought in allure |
| 36 | u₃-mu-un-e aŋ₂ šag₄-ge ba-e-pad₃-da-zu | Lord, when you have found your way into the open country |
| 37 | lugal-e nitalam ki aŋ₂-zu ur₂ kug niŋ₂ dug₃-zu ud ha-ba-ni-ib-su₃-ud-de₃ | May the king, your spouse, make your precious lap of gold shine for you. |
| 38 | bal sag₉-ga pa e₃ šum₂-mu-un-ab | May he make a favorable reign manifest |
| 39 | {ŋiš}gu-za nam-lugal-la suhuš gen₆-na-ba šum₂-mu-na-ab | May the throne of kingship be firmly established in its foundation |
| 40 | ŋidru kalam si sa₂ ešgiri₂ šibir šum₂-mu-na-ab | May the ziggurrat of the land, the straight path, and the crossing of the river greet him |
| 41 | aga zid men-na saŋ dalla-a šum₂-mu-na-ab | Give him the righteous crown and the shining crown! |
| 42 | {d}utu e₃-ta {d}utu šu₂-še₃ | Šamaš, coming out, Utu, in his hand |
| 43 | {tum₉}ulu₃-ta{tu-mu-ul-lu-ta} {tum₉}mir-ra-a-še₃{tu-mu-{d}-mi-ra} | from the “seizing-of-the-mouth’, to the bringing-up of the sea |
| 44 | a-ab-ba igi-nim-ta a-ab-ba sig-še₃ | from the Upper Sea to the Lower Sea |
| 45 | {ŋiš}ha-lu-ub₂-ta {ŋiš}erin-na-še₃ | from Ḫallub to Erinna |
| 46 | ki-en-gi ki-uri-a ešgiri₂ šibir šum₂-mu-na-ab | In Sumer and Akkad, send me a message! |
| 47 | saŋ gig₂ dur₂-ru-na-bi nam-sipad-bi he₂-ak-e | May he act as a shepherd for the one who sits down sick. |
| 48 | e-ne engar-gin₇ gana₂ he₂-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | May he, like a farmer, plunder the fields! |
| 49 | sipad zid-gin₇ amaš he₂-em-mi-lu-lu | May the sheepfold be filled with abundance like a good shepherd |
| 50 | gu he₂-en-da-ŋal₂ še he₂-en-da-ŋal₂ | May it carry a neck, may it carry barley |
| 51 | id₂-da a-eštub he₂-en-da-ŋal₂ | In the river may a flood carry off the dead. |
| 52 | a-šag₄-ga še gu-nu he₂-en-da-ŋal₂ | May he carry barley in the field for him |
| 53 | ambar-ra ku₆ mušen gu₃ hu-mu-da-ra-ra | In the marshes may fish and snakes call out to you. |
| 54 | mu-gi-e gi sumun gi henbur he₂-en-da-an-mu₂ | May the mugi, the old reeds, the mature ... grow with him. |
| 55 | an-edin-na {mu}maš-gurum he₂-en-da-an-mu₂ | In the high steppe may he grow a mašgurum tree |
| 56 | tir-tir-ra šeg₉ šeg₉-bar he₂-en-da-lu | May the beautiful and the beautiful flourish in the forest! |
| 57 | pu₂-{ŋiš}kiri₆ lal₃ ŋeštin he₂-en-da-il₂ | May the orchard carry honey and wine for him |
| 58 | mu₂-sar-ra hi-iz{sar} za₃-hi-li{sar} he₂-en-da-mu₂ | Inscriptions of ḫiz-līšu-juniper and zahili. |
| 59 | e₂-gal-la zi su₃-ud-ŋal₂ he₂-en-da-an-ŋal₂ | In the palace, may he carry long life for him. |
| 60 | {id₂}idigna {id₂}buranun-na a-u₅-ba hu-mu-ni-ib-tum₂ | May the Tigris and Euphrates bring floods. |
| 61 | gu₂-gu₂-ba u₂ hu-mu-ta-mu₂-mu₂ a-gar₃ he₂-en-si | May he grow grass on its banks, may he fill the meadows. |
| 62 | guru₇-du₆ guru₇-maš kug ga-ša-an {d}nisaba-ke₄ gu₂ hu-mu-ni-gur-gur | The silos and silos, the holy granary of the lady Nisaba, shall be turned into mounds |
| 63 | ga-ša-an-ŋu₁₀ nin an ki nin an ki šu₂-a | Gašanbu, lady of heaven and earth, lady in heaven and netherworld |
| 64 | ur₂ x ud ha-ba-ni-ib-sud-e | May he prolong the days in the lap of ... |
| 65 | lugal x saŋ il₂-la mu-un-ŋen-ne₂ | The king raises his ... |
| 66 | ur₂ kug ga-ša-an-na-ka-še₃ saŋ il₂-la mu-un-ŋen | In the pure lap of Gašanana I rise up high. |
| 67 | lugal X x saŋ il₂-la ŋen-ne₂ | The king ... raising the lord |
| 68 | nin-ŋu₁₀-ra saŋ il₂-la ŋen-ne₂ | For the lady raising a net, |
| 69 | X U₃ x il₂-la KA-ta | ... raised ... |
| 70 | mu-gi₁₇-ib gu₂-da mu-un-da-la₂ | The mugib priestess stretched out her neck. |
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