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A song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana R)

Version A (of three closely related compositions)

1. [lu2ki-sikil kun-sig3] /mul\-mul-la sig7 sag9-ga-/am3\
2. [d]/inana\ kun-sig3 mul-mul-la sig7 sag9-ga-am3
3. [lu2ki-sikil] kun-sig3 taraḫ X /lu?\-lim X lu-lim-ma
4. [d]/inana\ kun-sig3 taraḫ X [lu]-lim X lu-lim-e
5. /lu2\ki-sikil še-zar-maš-gin7 gun3-/a\ lugal-ra tum2-ma
6. dinana še-zar-maš-gin7 gun3-a ddumu-zid-ra tum2-ma
7. lu2ki-sikil še-zar gu2-nida?-a ḫi-li šu gi4-a-ĝen
8. dinana še-zar gu2-nida?-a ḫi-li šu gi4-a-ĝen
9. nin-ĝen nin-ĝen X X X ḫi?-li? gur3-ru-ĝen
10. me-e ki-sikil-ĝen /nin-ĝen\ [X ḫi]-li gur3-ru-ĝen
11. nin? a an-ne2 ru-a-ĝen? [X X ḫi]-li /gur3\-ru-ĝen
12. u5 ze2?-ba u5? ze2?-ba X X X ir?-/si?\-im ze2-ba-ĝen
13. IR? X IM? X X X X X X X ma2 ḫe2-em-ši-ib-us2-e
14. X X X X X X X X ma2? ḫe2-em-ši-ib-us2-e
15. /nin\-[ĝen] X X e2 PAD3? en?-ni-a? mu-un-da-an-di-di-in
16. d/inana\-[ĝen] X X X X-ni?-a? mu-un-da-an-di-di-in
17. GA? X X X X X X X-ni-a mu-un-da-an-di-di-in
18. e2pa-paḫ X A? UB? X-ni?-a? mu-un-da-an-di-di-in
19. e2-e kab-dug4-ga? X-ni-a mu-un-da-an-di-di-in
20. mu-ti-in-e ga-/ĝu10\ ga-ga-ĝu10 di-di du5-mu-u5-zu
21. dama-ušum-ĝu10 ga-ĝu10 ga-ga-ĝu10 di-di du5-mu-u5-zu
22. dama-ušumgal-/an\-na ga-ĝu10 ga-ga-ĝu10 di-di du5-mu-u5-zu
23. u2numun2-še3? ga-ĝu10 ga?-ĝu10-še3? ga-ĝu10 di-di du5-mu-u5-zu
24. ĝišasal2 ki sed5-še3 ga-ĝu10 di-di du5-mu-u5-zu
25. u2in-uš u2 sikil-še3 ga-ĝu10 di-di du5-mu-u5-zu
26. u2rib-ba ki ḫalba2-še3 ga-ĝu10 di-di du5-mu-u5-zu
27. amaš kug-ga amaš mu-ti-in-na-ĝa2-še3 di-di du5-mu-u5-zu
28. amaš kug-ge amaš ddumu-/zid-ĝa2-še3\ /di-di du5-mu\-u5-zu

29.     sa-gid2-/da\-am3


30. mu-ru-bi X X a dug4? 2 de3-en-dug4

Version B (of three closely related compositions)

unknown no. of lines missing
1. [] /2 tur?\-re [] X /E NE?\ []
2. [X] /2 tur\-re I X []
3. [X] šu 2 maḫ-e bi2-in-X []
4. X /šu?\ 2 tur-re bi2-[…]
5. /niĝ2?\-šu 2 ir-ir-ĝu10 2 ba-ab-[…]
6. X udu 2 gu7-gu7-ĝu10 u2 ba-ab-[…]
7. [X] mu-nu10-de3 tur3 /ki nu\-mu-un-pad3-/de3\
8. [X] sipad-de3 /amaš\ ki nu-mu-un-pad3-/de3\
9. [X] u5 gur3-ru-ĝu10 u5 nu-un-/gur3\-[ru]
10. [X] GA gur3-ru-ĝu10 ga nu-un-/gur3\-[ru]
11. [X] X X X X-/ĝu10\ ḫul-ĝal2-e im-[…]
12. [] X E /IM?\ []
13. [] X []
unknown no. of lines missing

Version C (of three closely related compositions)

1. [] X X
2. /en?-e? ga? ma-ar mu?-un?-lu?\ gu2 []
3. ddumu-zid-de3 u5 ma-ar mu-un-lu /gu2\ []
4. u5 gur3-ru-ni u5 mu-un-lu []
5. ga gur3-ru-ni ga mu-un-lu []
6. ga u5 gur3-ru-ni e2-a nu-mu-ni-in-kur9 []
7. /in\-nin9-e i3 li saĝ ḫe2-em-me-eb?-/šeš2\-[e]
8. mu-tin-na ga-ĝu10 ga-ga-ĝu10 di-di du5-/mu\-[u5-zu]
9. dama-ušum-ĝu10 ga-ĝu10 ga-ga-ĝu10 di-/di\ <du5-mu-u5-zu>
10. dama-ušumgal-an-na ga-ĝu10 ga-ga-ĝu10 di-di <du5-mu-u5-zu>
11. /u2numun2\-še3 ga-ĝu10? X X X-še3 ga-ĝu10 di-di <du5-mu-u5-zu>
12. ĝišasal2-e ki sed-de3 ga-ĝu10 di-di <du5-mu-u5-zu>
13. u2rib-ba ki ḫal-bi-še3 ga-ĝu10 «UN» di-di /du5\-[mu-u5-zu]
14. u2in-nu-uš u2 sikil-še3 ga-ĝu10 X X [du5-mu-u5-zu]
15. amaš kug-ge amaš mu-ud-na-ĝa2-[še3] [di-di du5-mu-u5-zu]
16. amaš kug-ge amaš d/dumu\-[zid-ĝa2-še3] di-[di] [du5-mu-u5-zu]
17. nu-u8-gig-ge X []
18. su8-ba ddumu-/zid\ []

19.     šir3 []


Print sources

Sefati 1998, p. 236-246, XXX, XXXVI, XXXVII: photograph, handcopy, commentary, score transliteration, translation

Electronic sources

Sefati 1999: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

CBS 6898 (STVC 134)

CBS 8534 rev.

3N-T344 = UM 55-21-309


Revision history

04.ii.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
30.ix.1999: GC, editor: proofreading
18.x.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
14.xi.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
13.xi.1999: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
30.iii.2005: GC/JE, senior editor/technical developer: lemmatised version published

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