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A song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana C1)

Segment A

1. [X X] NE?-/gin7?\ []
2. [X X] X-gin7 ab2 X ZU [X] X [X]
3. [dnin]-e2-gal-la li-bi-ir-si-zu /en\-[me-eš]
4. [X X] nunuz dub2-dub2-gin7 [X X]
5. [dinana] li-bi-ir-si-zu en-me-eš
6. […]-ĝu10? di-di-ta-am3 (iš-te-na-a a X)
7. [X X] ĝar AM3(A.AN?) 2(MIN)-am3
8. [X X] X [] MU? X [X]
9. [mušen]-/du3\-am3 X BU X []
10. [šu]-/KU6\-de3 /mu\-lu mu-gi-a šag4-ga-bi (ša qe2-er-bi ša a-pi2-im)
11. /lu2 ?\su8-ba-še3 mu-lu da-an-gi4-gi4 (X X)
12. [i3] saĝ /ga\ saĝ mi2 /de3-ĝa2-ab\-be2 ([li-ka]-an-ni-a-am)
13. /engar?\-ĝu10-u8?-še3 mu-lu <da-an-gi4-gi4>
14. [X] /ĝeštin\-e mi2 de3-<ĝa2-ab-be2>
15. [mušen]-/du3\ X sa-du3 nu2-a-še3 (/ša\ še-e-tum šu-nu-la-at-sum2)
16. [nin]-ĝen mu-lu <da-an-gi4-gi4>
17. [mušen] /sig5?\-ga mi2 de3-<ĝa2-ab-be2>
18. /šu\-KU6-dam ĝiš-gi /sa\-du3-a-ni-še3 (/ša?\ a?-pi-/im?\)
19. ga-ša-an-/an\-na-ĝen mu-lu <da-an-gi4-gi4>
20. suḫurku6 gur-gur-ra mi2 de3-<ĝa2-ab-be2>
21. li-bi-ir-si-ni niĝ2-de6-a(source: a-de6) im-de6
22. mušen zag-ga mušen-du3 mu-un-de6 (ub?-lam?)
23. suḫurku6 /gur-gur\-ra šu-KU6-de3 mu-un-de6
24. nin-/ĝu10\ [X (X)] X ba-an-da-ab-dug4 (iš-ta-ka-an)
25. lu2sipad-de3 i3 šu-še3 mu-un-la2 (it-ta-na-ši)
26. ddumu-zid-de3 ga zag-še3 mu-un-la2 (i-na [bu]-/di\-šu)
27. i3 ga ĜAR-ban3-da zag-še3 mu-un-la2 (qal?-qal?)
28. ga dugšakir?-ra zag-še3 mu-un-la2
29. [X]-/ĝu10\ e2-e gu3 ba-an-de2
30. [d]/dumu\-zid-de3 X X X
31. [e2] ĝal2-lu nin-ĝu10 e2 [ĝal2-lu]
32. [X] X /mu-un\-[…]
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Segment B

1. nu-u8-gig-ge X [] (X X X)
2. ama /ugu\-ni ĝiri3 mu-un-gub-[gub] (i-na MUNUS-mi-ša i-X-X)
3. [X] i-lu-zu mu-un-gub-X (X X-nu u2-za-az)
4. i-/gi4\-[in]-zu7 NI.MUŠ2-dam X [X] (X X X)
5. i-gi4-/in-zu7\ A ME X X [na-nam]
6. i-gi4-in-/zu7\ e-ne za-ra [ na-nam]
7. i-/gi4\-in-zu7 a-a-zu na-/nam\
8. i-gi4-in-zu7 ama-zu na-nam
9. ama-ni ama-zu-gin7 in-ga?-X X X (X X a a [X] X)
10. a-a-ni a-a-zu-gin7 in-ga-NE?-en
11. e2 ĝal2-lu nin-ĝu10 e2 ĝal2-lu
12. dinana dug4-ga ama-na-še3
13. a mu-un-tu5 i3 dug3-ga mu-/un\-šeš2
14. tug2pala3 maḫ bar-ra nam-mi-in-dul
15. u3 mu-lu-ug-ga-ni šu ba-an-ti
16. na4za-gin3 gu2-a si bi2-ib2-sa2-sa2-e
17. na4kišib šu-ni-a ba-ni-in-du8 (i-na X iš ta [X] X)
18. in-nin9-e ĝiri3-ni mu-un-gub-gub (iš X X ma)
19. ddumu-zid-de3 ĝišig im-ma-ni-in-us2 (ip te X […])
20. e2-e iti6-gin7 im-ma-na-ra-e3 (? X X X)
21. igi mu-un-ši-bar mu-un-na-ḫul2-la (iḫ? X X X)
22. gu2-da mu-ni-in-/la2 ne\ [mu]-/un-su?-su-ub? \
23. [] X X []
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Segment C

1. X []
2. ddumu-zid-de3 X []
3. en ddumu-zid /IM?\ [] (X X)
4. lugal-ĝu10 e2-e []
5. lugal-ĝu10 /nitalam\-[ĝu10 ]
6. ddumu-zid-de3 lu2? X /A?\ NU X X
7. lugal-ĝu10 e2-/a kur9\-ra-ma(source: na)-ni
8. su8-ba ddumu-zid-de3 nitalam-a-ni-ir gu3 mu-na-de2-e
9. nitalam-ĝu10 X-ta? e3-i3
10. dinana X X X e2 diĝir!-ĝa2
11. e2 diĝir-ĝa2-še3 mu-e?-tum3-en
12. igi diĝir-ĝa2-še3 i3-e?-nu2-en
13. zag gu-la diĝir-ĝa2-ka d/inana\ mu-da-tuš-u3-de3-en (X X X [X] X X)
14. ur5-gin7 ḫu-mu-na-ab-be2-a-ka
15. X X X-ka im-/ma\-an-tuš (X [X] ab)
16. [X X X] X ŠU X [] X X X (a-na A IGI? RI? AB? NU X X X)
17. [X]-ra ĝiri3 im-ma-an-/gub\-[gub] (it-ta-X X)
18. [X] X [a]-ra-zu mu-na-ab-be2 ([…] X X)
19. [] X [] RU? X [X]
20. [] X X X []
21. [] X X []
22. [] ḪA? []
23. [] NE []
24. [] /li\-bi-ir-si-zu?
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Segment D

1. [] X []
2. [X X] igi-/za\ []
3. [dama]-ušumgal-ĝu10 ĝišma2 [] (X X X)
4. [X] /in\-nin9-ra gu2 ab-[…]
5. [nam]-geme2-ĝu10-še3 la-ba-e-de3-ri
6. […]-na-am3 banšur?-zu banšur? šen-na-am3 (X X lu-ub-bi-<ib>)
7. banšur? šen-e im-ma-ni-ib-gu7!-e-en (i-ik-kal X X X)
8. banšur?-zu banšur? /šen?-na?\ banšur? šen-am3 (ma? X […])
9. za-e /ḪUB?\ [X X] ba-ni-ib-gu7!-e-en (i [X] X X X)
10. ama-/ĝu10 ḪUB\ [X X] la?-ba-ni-ib-gu7!
11. /šeš\ /tu\-ur-tu-ra la-ba-ni-ib2-gu7! (X X X)
12. nin9-ĝu10 dĝeštin-an-na la-ba-ni-ib2-gu7!
13. za-e [] E šu ba-ni-ib-gu7!-e ([…] na)
14. nitalam-ĝu10 tug2 na-ma-TUKU5-TUKU5-an
15. […]-e gu na-/ma\-NU-NU-un
16. [] /siki\ ud5? na-ma-ni-ib2-du3-un ([…] ab [X] X [X] X)
17. [] /na?-ma?\-DUN-DUN-an
18. [X] X X [] X nun-na ([…]-šum)
19. X X X [] X-an
20. [X] IM? [] X []
21. ninda nam X [X] X X []
22. dnin-e2-gal-la PA? []
23. am ddumu-zid X X [X] X []
24. X-e še-er-zid kug an-ur2?-[ra] X X
25. [X X]-na-ĝu10 an-ne2 še-er-zid []
26. [X X X] BA /an?\-ur2? X []
27. [] X X []
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Print sources

Sefati 1998, p. 286-300: score transliteration, translation, commentary

Tinney 1999, p. 37: commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1998j: composite text, translation

Sefati 1999: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

Ni 2377 (SLTNi 35)


Revision history

29.i.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
03.xii.1999: GC, editor: proofreading
04.xii.1999: GC, editor: SGML tagging
04.ii.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
04.ii.2000: ER, editor: correcting tablet list
28.i.2000: 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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