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ETCSLtransliteration : c.4.08.02

A balbale to Inana (Dumuzid-Inana B)

1.	lu-bi-ju₁₀ /lu\-bi-ju₁₀ lu-bi-ju₁₀
2.	la-bi-ju₁₀ la-/bi-ju₁₀\ lal₃ ama ugu-na-ju₁₀
3.	jectin duru₅-ju₁₀ lal₃ ku₇-/ku₇\-ju₁₀ ka lal₃ ama-na-ju₁₀
4.	igi-za igi du₈-ru-na-bi ma-dug₃ jen nin₉ ki aj₂-ju₁₀
5.	ka-za gu₃ di-di-bi ma-dug₃ ka lal₃ ama-na-ju₁₀
6.	nundum-za ne su-ub-bi ma-dug₃ jen nin₉ ki aj₂-ju₁₀
7.	nin₉-ju₁₀ ce-za kac-bi in-dug₃ ka lal₃ ama-na-ju₁₀
8.	bappir-za gu₂-me-ze₂-/bi\ in-dug₃ jen nin₉ ki aj₂-ju₁₀
9.	e₂-a la-la-zu X X X X ka /lal₃\ ama-na-ju₁₀
10.	nin₉-ju₁₀ la-la-zu X X [...] X ki aj₂-ju₁₀
11.	e₂-zu ^e₂/cutum\ X ak ka [lal₃ ama-na]-/ju₁₀\
12.	za-e dumu lugal-la LA^? X X X X X X-ju₁₀
13.	mu-un-til₃-le-na mu-un-til₃-le-na na-aj₂-erim₂ ma-kud-de₃-en
14.	cec uru₂ bar-ra mu-un-til₃-le-nam na-aj₂-erim₂ ma-kud-de₃-en
15.	lu₂-kur₂-ra cu nu-mu-ni-in-dug₄-ga na-aj₂-erim₂ ma-kud-de₃-en
16.	lu₂-kur₂-ra saj NU X [...]-ba-a na-aj₂-erim₂ ma-kud-de₃-en
17.	^tug₂aj₂-lam₂ sal-la ma-/il₂\-la-a-ju₁₀
18.	ki-ig-ga aj₂-ju₁₀ mu-lu [ca₃-ab]-/ja₂^?\
19.	X na-aj₂-erim₂-ma [du₅-mu-ra-an]-/mar\-mar cec i-/bi₂\ [sag₉-sag₉]-/ju₁₀\
20.	cec-ju₁₀ na-aj₂-erim₂-ma du₅-mu-ra-an-mar-mar cec i-bi₂ sag₉-sag₉-ju₁₀
21.	cu zid-da-zu gal₄-la-ja₂ de₃-em-mar
22.	gab₂-bu-zu saj-ju₁₀-uc im-ci-ri
23.	ka-zu ka-ja₂ um-me-te
24.	cu-um-du-um-ju₁₀ ka-za u₃-ba-e-ni-dab₅
25.	za-e ur₅-ta na-aj₂-erim₂ ma-kud-de₃-en
26.	ur₅-ra-am₃ mu^? munus-e-ne-kam cec i-bi₂ sag₉-sag₉-ju₁₀
27.	ul gur₃-ru-ju₁₀ ul gur₃-ru-ju₁₀ hi-li-zu ze₂-ba-am₃
28.	^jickiri₆ ^jichachur-a ul gur₃-ru-ju₁₀ hi-li-zu ze₂-ba-am₃
29.	^jickiri₆ ^jicmec₃-a gurun il₂-la-ju₁₀ hi-li-zu ze₂-ba-am₃
30.	du₅-mu-zid-abzu ni₂-te-na-ju₁₀(source: ni) hi-li-zu ze₂-ba-am₃
31.	dim₃ kug-ga-ju₁₀ dim₃ kug-ga-ju₁₀ hi-li-zu ze₂-ba-am₃
32.	dim₃ jic-nu₁₁-gal suh za-gin₃ kece₂ hi-li-zu ze₂-ba-am₃
33.	bal-bal-e ^dinana-kam

Print sources

Alster 1985, p. 142-146: translation, commentary (edition)

Jacobsen 1987, p. 60-63: translation, commentary

Jacobsen 1987a, p. 60-63: translation (edition)

Kramer 1957, p. 85-86

Kramer 1969, p. 104-106: translation, commentary

Sefati 1990, p. 45ff.: translation, commentary (edition)

Sefati 1997, p. 540-541: translation, commentary (title: The woman's oath)

Sefati 1998, p. 128-131, XVII: photograph, commentary, translation, score transliteration

Electronic sources

Krecher 1998j: composite text, translation

Sefati 1999: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

Ni 2489 (SRT 31)

Revision history

17.ix.1998-24.ix.1998: JAB, editor: standardisation
30.xi.1998: GZ, editor: proofreading
04.ii.1999: GC, editor: SGML tagging
05.viii.1999: GC, editor: minor corrections
15.x.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
19.xi.1999: GC, editor: adding subscript tag
15.x.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