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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-ec]
4. [X X] nunuz dub2-dub2-gin7 [X X]
5. [dinana] li-bi-ir-si-zu en-me-ec
6. [...]-ju10? di-di-ta-am3 (ic-te-na-a a X)
7. [X X] jar AM3(A.AN?) 2(MIN)-am3
8. [X X] X [...] MU? X [X]
9. [mucen]-/du3\-am3 X BU X [...]
10. [cu]-/KU6\-de3 /mu\-lu mu-gi-a cag4-ga-bi (ca qe2-er-bi ca a-pi2-im)
11. /lu2 ?\su8-ba-ce3 mu-lu da-an-gi4-gi4 (X X)
12. [i3] saj /ga\ saj mi2 /de3-ja2-ab\-be2 ([li-ka]-an-ni-a-am)
13. /engar?\-ju10-u8?-ce3 mu-lu <da-an-gi4-gi4>
14. [X] /jectin\-e mi2 de3-<ja2-ab-be2>
15. [mucen]-/du3\ X sa-du3 nu2-a-ce3 (/ca\ ce-e-tum cu-nu-la-at-sum2)
16. [nin]-jen mu-lu <da-an-gi4-gi4>
17. [mucen] /sig5?\-ga mi2 de3-<ja2-ab-be2>
18. /cu\-KU6-dam jic-gi /sa\-du3-a-ni-ce3 (/ca?\ a?-pi-/im?\)
19. ga-ca-an-/an\-na-jen mu-lu <da-an-gi4-gi4>
20. suhurku6 gur-gur-ra mi2 de3-<ja2-ab-be2>
21. li-bi-ir-si-ni nij2-de6-a(source: a-de6) im-de6
22. mucen zag-ga mucen-du3 mu-un-de6 (ub?-lam?)
23. suhurku6 /gur-gur\-ra cu-KU6-de3 mu-un-de6
24. nin-/ju10\ [X (X)] X ba-an-da-ab-dug4 (ic-ta-ka-an)
25. lu2sipad-de3 i3 cu-ce3 mu-un-la2 (it-ta-na-ci)
26. ddumu-zid-de3 ga zag-ce3 mu-un-la2 (i-na [bu]-/di\-cu)
27. i3 ga JAR-ban3-da zag-ce3 mu-un-la2 (qal?-qal?)
28. ga dugcakir?-ra zag-ce3 mu-un-la2
29. [X]-/ju10\ e2-e gu3 ba-an-de2
30. [d]/dumu\-zid-de3 X X X
31. [e2] jal2-lu nin-ju10 e2 [jal2-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 jiri3 mu-un-gub-[gub] (i-na MUNUS-mi-ca i-X-X)
3. [X] i-lu-zu mu-un-gub-X (X X-nu u2-za-az)
4. i-/gi4\-[in]-zu7 NI.MUC2-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 jal2-lu nin-ju10 e2 jal2-lu
12. dinana dug4-ga ama-na-ce3
13. a mu-un-tu5 i3 dug3-ga mu-/un\-cec2
14. tug2pala3 mah bar-ra nam-mi-in-dul
15. u3 mu-lu-ug-ga-ni cu ba-an-ti
16. na4za-gin3 gu2-a si bi2-ib2-sa2-sa2-e
17. na4kicib cu-ni-a ba-ni-in-du8 (i-na X ic ta [X] X)
18. in-nin9-e jiri3-ni mu-un-gub-gub (ic X X ma)
19. ddumu-zid-de3 jicig im-ma-ni-in-us2 (ip te X [...])
20. e2-e iti6-gin7 im-ma-na-ra-e3 (ic? X X X)
21. igi mu-un-ci-bar mu-un-na-hul2-la (ih? 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-ju10 e2-e [...]
5. lugal-ju10 /nitalam\-[ju10 ...]
6. ddumu-zid-de3 lu2? X /A?\ NU X X
7. lugal-ju10 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-ju10 X-ta? e3-i3
10. dinana X X X e2 dijir!-ja2
11. e2 dijir-ja2-ce3 mu-e?-tum3-en
12. igi dijir-ja2-ce3 i3-e?-nu2-en
13. zag gu-la dijir-ja2-ka d/inana\ mu-da-tuc-u3-de3-en (X X X [X] X X)
14. ur5-gin7 hu-mu-na-ab-be2-a-ka
15. X X X-ka im-/ma\-an-tuc (X [X] ab)
16. [X X X] X CU X [...] X X X (a-na A IGI? RI? AB? NU X X X)
17. [X]-ra jiri3 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. [...] HA? [...]
23. [...] NE [...]
24. [...] /li\-bi-ir-si-zu?
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Segment D

1. [...] X [...]
2. [X X] igi-/za\ [...]
3. [dama]-ucumgal-ju10 jicma2 [...] (X X X)
4. [X] /in\-nin9-ra gu2 ab-[...]
5. [nam]-geme2-ju10-ce3 la-ba-e-de3-ri
6. [...]-na-am3 bancur?-zu bancur? cen-na-am3 (X X lu-ub-bi-<ib>)
7. bancur? cen-e im-ma-ni-ib-gu7!-e-en (i-ik-kal X X X)
8. bancur?-zu bancur? /cen?-na?\ bancur? cen-am3 (ma? X [...])
9. za-e /HUB?\ [X X] ba-ni-ib-gu7!-e-en (i [X] X X X)
10. ama-/ju10 HUB\ [X X] la?-ba-ni-ib-gu7!
11. /cec\ /tu\-ur-tu-ra la-ba-ni-ib2-gu7! (X X X)
12. nin9-ju10 djectin-an-na la-ba-ni-ib2-gu7!
13. za-e [...] E cu ba-ni-ib-gu7!-e ([...] na)
14. nitalam-ju10 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 ([...]-cum)
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 ce-er-zid kug an-ur2?-[ra] X X
25. [X X]-na-ju10 an-ne2 ce-er-zid [...]
26. [X X X] BA /an?\-ur2? X [...]
27. [...] X X [...]
up to 5 lines missing

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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