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A song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana B1)

1. ud ḫe2-ĝal2-la na-nam ĝi6 nam-ḫe2 na-nam
2. itid giri17-zal na-nam mu asila na-nam
3. ud-ba lu2sipad-de3 šag4 ḫul2-la ak-de3
4. [e2]tur3-ra du-de3 ur5-bi zalag-ge-de3
5. /amaš\ kug-ga ud-gin7 kar2-kar2-re-de3
6. /su8\-ba ddumu-zid-de3 šag4 kug-ga na-an-tum4
7. ga-ša-an an-na ga-ša-an ki-a-ra(source: ke4)
8. gu3 mu-na-de2-e ĝalga umuš-a-ke4
9. dama-ušumgal-an-na inim mu-un-na-ni-ib-be2
10. nitalam a zal ki a-ri-a-še3 ga-de6
11. e2tur3 daĝal-la-ĝu10 en3-bi ga-me-ši-tar
12. amaš kug-ga-ĝu10 a-ra2-bi ga-me-ši-zu
13. udu-ĝu10 ka u2-gu7 ga-me-ši-ĝar
14. a naĝ dug3-ga LI-bi ga-me-ši-kiĝ2
15. nitalam umuš-bi ba-an-na-dug4
16. ĝalga-a-ni e-ne-ra mu-un-na-an-šum2
17. nitalam-ni tuš-bi-še3 im-ma-an-gi4
18. kug ga-ša-an-na-ke4 e2-tur3-kalam-ma-ke4
19. X mu-ni-in-kur9 niĝ2-me-/ĝar\ ba-an-dab5
20. mu-gi17-ib ga-ša-an-an-na a-ĝi6-gin7 ba-lu3
21.     ki-ru-gu2 1-kam-ma

22. ud-ba lu2sipad-de3 edin-še3 ba-ra-e3
23. ĝuruš ddumu-zid-de3 e2tur3-ra ga DU
24. nin9-a-ni ga-ša-an dub-sar-ke4
25. an-da ki-bi-da-še3 ba-ši-re7
26. amaš kug-ga ki udu du-ru šag4-ba
27. sipad-de3 nin9-a-ni ki-bi ba-an-su-ne2-eš2
28. til3-le-da-an-ni sipad-de3 til3-le-da-an-ni
29. nin9-a-ni nar en3-du zu-a tuš-ba til3-le-da-an-ni
30. e2tur3-ra ḫe2-ĝal2 im-mi-in-si
31. amaš-e nam-ḫe2-a i3-zal-e
32. i3-gu7-ne u2 sikil i3-gu7-ne
33. i3 sur-sur-ra lal3 i3-nun-na-ke4
34. i3-naĝ-ne &kaš;ulušin3 kurun
35. ddumu-zid nin9-a-ni šag4 ḫul2-la zal-e-de3
36. su8-[ba] ddumu-zid-de3 šag4 kug-ga na-an-tum4
37. X X mu-un-ši-la2 tur3-ta ba-ši-in-kur9
38. [X] mu-un-na-/ni\-in-de6 u8 sila4-bi-da
39. sila4 ama-bi-/še3\ u3-mu-un-na-an-kud
40. ba-ši-in-u5 X ĝiš mi-ni-in-/du\
41. sipad-de3 nin9-a-/ni\ gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e
42. nin9-ĝu10 igi bar-/ra\ sila4 ama-/ni\ [(X)] /a\-nam mu-un-ši-/kiĝ2\-[kiĝ2]
43. nin9-a-ni mu-un-/na\-[ni-ib-gi4-gi4]
44. ama-a-ni murgu-na u3-mu-un-ši-[u5] i-lu mu-un-du-du
45. tukum-bi murgu-na u3-mu-/un\-[ši-u5] i-lu mu-un-du-du
46. DU a-na-am3 ĝiš-a-ni mu-un-[du3 zal]-/le\-eš a-ni mi-ni-in-si
47. maš2 nin9-a-ni [u3]-/mu\-un-ši-gud
48. ba-ši-in-u5 /ĝiš\ mi-ni-in-[du3]
49. sipad-de3 nin9-a-ni [gu3] mu-un-na-de2-e
50. nin9-ĝu10 igi bar-ra maš2-e nin9-[a-ni] a-na-am3 mu-un-ši-kiĝ2-kiĝ2
51. nin9-a-ni šag4 nu-dab5-ba-na [mu]-un-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
52. nin9-a-ni murgu-na u3-/mu\-[un-ši-u5] i-lu mu-un-du-du
53. tukum-bi murgu-na u3-mu-un-[ši-u5] i-lu mu-un-du-du
54. te-am3 a ri-a-ni gal4-[la] mi-ni-in-su-su
55. ĝar-ra šeš-ĝu10 su-lum ma-ra e-ne bad ba-u5
56. a-ba-a MI ŠA AM mi-ni-in-tuku-e en-na a-ga-bi-še3
57.     ki-ru-gu2 2-kam-ma

58. sipad-de3 su nu-um-/zig3?\ UR SU la-ba-an-SU
59. nin9-a-ni gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e
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Print sources

Kramer 1973: score transliteration, translation, commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996: score transliteration

Cuneiform sources

BM 23702 (CT 15 28)


Revision history

29.i.1999-13.ii.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
28.x.1999: GC, editor: proofreading
01.xi.1999: GC, editor: SGML tagging
03.xii.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
04.ii.2000: ER, editor: correcting tablet list
21.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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