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A song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana D1)

1.	[e₂]-/temen-ni₂-guru₃^?-a^?\ X […]
2.	e₂ uru₂-ze₂-ba šu si sa₂-a-bi
3.	e₂ ^dsuen-na-ka dadag-ga-bi
4.	e₂-an-na-ka urin du₃-a-bi
5.	e₂ šu-bi-še₃ ḫe₂-rig₇
6.	e₂ zid-da-ĝu₁₀ dungu-gen₆^du-gu-ge i-im-dirig
7.	mu inim-ĝar sag₉-ga in-ga-am₃
8.	ki-nu₂ gi-rin^ri-na za-gin₃ sig₁₀^zi-ga-am₃
9.	^dgibil₆ iri₁₂-gal-la mu-ra-an-kug-kug-ga
10.	mu-lu₂ nam-ga-ša-an-e šu gal du₃-a
11.	šu(source: u₃)-mu-un-na-ni mu-ra-an-sig₉
12.	e₂ ^giušub-na mu-ra-ab-kug-ga šu-luḫ mu-ra-ĝa₂-ĝa₂
13.	ud ba-an-nu₂ ud ba-an-dug₄
14.	ud ki-nu₂-a i-bi₂ kar₂-kar₂-dam
15.	ud u₃-mu-un-e mi₂ zi-zi-i-dam
16.	u₃-mu-un-ra nam-til₃ ze₂-eĝ₃-ĝa₂-a
17.	u₃-mu-un-ra ešgiri₂(erroneous) si-bi-/ir\) šibir šum₂^šu-mu-na-ab
18.	al ba-an-dug₄ al ba-an-dug₄ ki-nu₂ al ba-an-dug₄
19.	ki-nu₂ šag₄ ḫul₂-la al ba-an-dug₄ ki-nu₂ al ba-an-dug₄
20.	ki-nu₂ ur₂ ze₂-ba al ba-an-dug₄ ki-nu₂ al ba-an-dug₄
21.	/ki\-nu₂ nam-lugal-la al ba-an-dug₄ ki-nu₂ al ba-an-dug₄
22.	[ki]-nu₂ nam-nin-a al ba-an-dug₄ ki-nu₂ al ba-an-dug₄
23.	[ze₂]-/ba\-ni-da ze₂-ba-ni-da ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-da
24.	[ki-nu₂] šag₄ ḫul₂-la ze₂-ba-ni-da ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-da
25.	[ki-nu₂] /ur₂\ ze₂-ba ze₂-ba-ni-da ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-da
26.	[ki-nu₂] /nam\-lugal-la ze₂-ba-ni-da ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-da
27.	[ki-nu₂ nam]-nin-a ze₂-ba-ni-da ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-da
28.	[X X ki]-/nu₂^?\ mu-un-na-barag₂-ge ki-nu₂ mu-un-na-barag₂-ge
29.	[X X ki-nu₂ mu]-/un\-na-barag₂-ge ki-nu₂ mu-un-na-barag₂-ge
30.	/lugal\ [ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-še₃ gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂-e]
31.	ki aĝ₂ /ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-še₃ gu₃ mu-un\-[na-de₂-e]
32.	inim^i-ni til₃ inim ud su₁₃-ra₂^ra gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂-e
33.	ga-ša-an-šubur-ra sukkal zid e₂-an-na-ke₄
34.	kišib-la₂^!^{ki-še-eb-la₂} zid-da-na im-ma-an-dab₅
35.	ur₂ ga-ša-an-na-ka-še₃ ḫi-li-a mu-ni-kur₉
36.	u₃-mu-un-e aĝ₂ šag₄-ge ba-e-pad₃-da-zu
37.	lugal-e nitalam ki aĝ₂-zu ur₂ kug niĝ₂ dug₃-zu ud ḫa-ba-ni-ib-su₃-ud-de₃
38.	bal sag₉-ga pa e₃ šum₂-mu-un-ab
39.	^ĝišgu-za nam-lugal-la suḫuš gen₆-na-ba šum₂-mu-na-ab
40.	ĝidru kalam si sa₂ ešgiri₂ šibir šum₂-mu-na-ab
41.	aga zid men-na saĝ dalla-a šum₂-mu-na-ab
42.	^dutu e₃-ta ^dutu šu₂-še₃
43.	^tum₉ulu₃-ta^{tu-mu-ul-lu-ta} ^tum₉mir-ra-a-še₃^{tu-mu-^dmi-ra}
44.	a-ab-ba igi-nim-ta a-ab-ba sig-še₃
45.	^ĝišḫa-lu-ub₂^!-ta ^ĝišerin-na-še₃(source: ta)
46.	ki-en-gi ki-uri-a ešgiri₂ šibir šum₂-mu-na-ab(source: ta)
47.	saĝ gig₂ dur₂-ru-na-bi nam-sipad-bi ḫe₂-ak-e
48.	e-ne engar-gin₇ gana₂ ḫe₂-ĝa₂-ĝa₂
49.	sipad zid-gin₇ amaš ḫe₂-em-mi-lu-lu
50.	gu ḫe₂-en-da-ĝal₂ še ḫe₂-en-da-ĝal₂
51.	id₂-da a-eštub ḫe₂-en-da-ĝal₂
52.	a-šag₄-ga še gu-nu ḫe₂-en-da-ĝal₂
53.	ambar-ra ku₆ mušen gu₃ ḫu-mu-da-ra-ra
54.	mu-gi-e gi sumun gi ḫenbur ḫe₂-en-da-an-mu₂
55.	an-edin-na ^muMAŠ-GURUM ḫe₂-en-da-an-mu₂
56.	tir-tir-ra šeg₉ šeg₉-bar ḫe₂-en-da-lu
57.	pu₂-^ĝiškiri₆ lal₃ ĝeštin ḫe₂-en-da-il₂
58.	mu₂-sar-ra ḫi-iz^sar za₃-ḫi-li^sar ḫe₂-en-da-mu₂
59.	e₂-gal-la zi su₃-ud-ĝal₂ ḫe₂-en-da-an-ĝal₂
60.	^id₂idigna ^id₂buranun-na a-u₅-ba ḫu-mu-ni-ib-/tum₂\
61.	gu₂-gu₂-ba u₂ ḫu-mu-ta-mu₂-mu₂ a-gar₃ ḫe₂-en-si
62.	guru₇-du₆ guru₇-maš kug ga-ša-an ^dnisaba-ke₄ gu₂ ḫu-mu-ni-gur-gur
63.	ga-ša-an-/ĝu₁₀\ nin an ki nin an ki šu₂-a
64.	ur₂ […] ud ḫa-ba-ni-ib-sud-e
65.	lugal […] /saĝ\ il₂-la mu-un-ĝen-ne₂
66.	ur₂ /kug\ [ga-ša-an-na]-/ka^?\-še₃ saĝ il₂-la mu-un-ĝen
67.	lugal X [X saĝ] /il₂\-la ĝen-ne₂
68.	nin^!-ĝu₁₀-[ra] /saĝ\ il₂-la ĝen-ne₂
69.	X U₃ […] il₂-la KA-ta
70.	mu-/gi₁₇\-[ib] [gu₂-da mu-un]-da-la₂
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Print sources

Sefati 1998, p. 301-311: score transliteration, translation, commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1998j: composite text, translation

Sefati 1999: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

BM 15820 (CT 42 4)

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
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