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ETCSLtransliteration : c.4.08.03

A balbale to Inana (Dumuzid-Inana C)

1.	nin₉-ju₁₀ e₂-a a-na-am₃ mu-e-[ak]
2.	lu₂-tur e₂-a a-na-am₃ mu-e-/ak\
3.	a im-ma-tu₅ na-ma im-ma-su-ub
4.	a cen-dilim₂ kug-ga im-ma-tu₅
5.	na-ma bur babbar-ra im-ma-su-ub
6.	u₅ ze₂-ba bur-ra im-ma-cec₄
7.	^tug₂pala₃ na-aj₂ ga-ca-an-an-na im-ma-mur₁₀
8.	ur₅-re e₂-a mi-ni-ib₂-ni₁₀-ni₁₀-e-en
9.	cem-bi-zid i-bi₂-ja₂ mu-ni-mar-mar
10.	gu₂-bar-ju₁₀ mu-DU si bi₂-sa₂
11.	siki-ju₁₀ im-da-la₂ a bi₂-/tu₅^?\
12.	^jictukul-ju₁₀ bal in-na-sag₉-ga mu-zu
13.	saj-ju₁₀ ba-suh₃ si bi₂-sa₂
14.	suh-ju₁₀ ba-bur₂-bur₂ mu-dub-dub
15.	gu₂ gu₂-bar-ra-ka mu-ni-in-cub
16.	har kug-sig₁₇ cu-ja₂ im-mi-du₃
17.	za-gin₃ di₄-di₄ gu₂-ja₂ im-mi-sig₉
18.	murub₂-bi gu₂ sa-ja₂ si bi₂-sa₂
19.	nin₉ igi cag₄-za-ta mu-de₆-de₆
20.	cag₄-za cag₄ ki aj₂ mu-de₆-de₆
21.	^dinana-zu tec₂ mu-ra-an-cum₂
22.	nin₉ mul-mul lal₃ ama ugu-za-me-en
23.	nin₉ lu₂ nij₂ 5 ma-ra-de₆-a-ju₁₀
24.	nin₉ lu₂ nij₂ 10 ma-ra-de₆-a-ju₁₀
25.	alan-za cu ma-ra-ni-in-du₇-am₃
26.	nin₉ mul-mul sag₉-ga-bi na-de₆
27.	cec-ju₁₀ e₂-gal-ta kur₉-re^?-ni^?
28.	nar-e-ne lu₂ hu-mu-ni-[...]
29.	[me]-e ka-ta mu-tin ga-mu-[...]-/de₂\
30.	/ur₅\-re cag₄-ga-ni he-em-hul₂-/le\
31.	ur₅-re cag₄-ga-ni he₂-em-sag₉-ge
32.	he₂-lah₅ he₂-lah₅ i₃-i₃ gara₂-bi ga-na he₂-lah₅
33.	nin₉-ju₁₀ e₂-a ga-mu-u₈-da-/lah₅\
34.	u₈-gin₇ sila₄ he₂-em-tum₂ he₂-[em-tum₂]
35.	[nin₉]-/ju₁₀ e₂\-a ga-mu-u₈-da-/lah₅\
36.	ud₅-gin₇ mac₂ he₂-em-tum₂ he₂-[em-tum₂]
37.	/nin₉\-ju₁₀ e₂-a ga-mu-u₈-/da\-[lah₅]
38.	u₈-gin₇ sila₄ sag₉-sag₉-ga /he₂\-a
39.	nin₉-ju₁₀ e₂-a ga-mu-u₈-da-[lah₅]
40.	ud₅-gin₇ mac₂ gun₃-gun₃-a he₂-a
41.	nin₉-ju₁₀ e₂-a ga-mu-u₈-da-lah₅
42.	i-da-lam {gaba-me} {(1 ms. has instead:) gaba-ju₁₀} ba-gub-gub
43.	i-da-lam {gal₄-la-me} {(1 ms. has instead:) gal₄-la-ja₂} siki ba-an-mu₂
44.	ur₂ mu-tin-na-ce₃ di-di-de₃ ba-ba ga-ba-hul₂-hul₂-le-en-de₃-en
45.	gu₄-ud-an-ze₂-en gu₄-ud-an-ze₂-en
46.	^dba-u₂ gal₄-la-ja₂-ke₄-ec ga-ba-hul₂-hul₂-le-en-de₃-en
47.	gu₄-ud-an-ze₂-en gu₄-ud-an-ze₂-en
48.	ejer-bi in-na-sag₉ in-na-sag₉
49.	bal-bal-e ^dinana-kam

50.	he₂-lah₅ he₂-lah₅
51.	i₃-i₃ gara₂-bi ga-na he₂-lah₅
52.	jic-gi₄-jal₂-bi-im

Print sources

Alster 1985, p. 146-152: composite text, translation, commentary

Deimel 1939, p. 256ff.: translation, commentary, score transliteration (edition based on Ni 2429)

Gurney and Kramer 1976, p. 43: translation, score transliteration (ll. 4-7)

Heimpel 1968, p. 232-233: translation, score transliteration (ll. 33-38)

Jacobsen 1975, p. 83 n. 12: translation, composite text (ll. 39-45)

Jacobsen 1987, p. 16-18: translation

Kramer 1957, p. 79 (collation of Ni 2429)

Kramer 1969, p. 97-98: translation

Sefati 1998, p. 132-150, IX, XVIII, XIX, XXII: score transliteration, translation, commentary, handcopy, photograph

van Dijk 1954, p. 87: translation, score transliteration (tranlit. and transl. based on Ni 2429 (lines 1-9; 16-18))

Electronic sources

Krecher 1998a: score transliteration

Krecher 1998j: composite text, translation

Sefati 1999: score transliteration, translation

Cuneiform sources

CBS 8037 ii 14'ff.

CBS 15126

N 4305 iii 1'-iv 2' (PAPS 107 521)

Ni 2429 (SRT 5)

Revision history

24.ix.1998-26.ix.1998: JAB, editor: standardisation
30.xi.1998: GZ, editor: proofreading
05.viii.1999: GC, editor: minor corrections
16.x.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
20.iv.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
20.iv.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