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Inana and Enki

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 1 - Narrative and mythological compositions · 602 sections

  1. I.36

    [mar-uru5] ba-<e-de6>

  2. I.37

    [ĝiš3 dug4-dug4] ba-<e-de6>

  3. I.38

    ĝiš3 ki su-ub ba-<e-de6>

  4. I.39

    nam-kar-ke4 ba-<e-de6>

  5. I.40

    nam-ḫub2-dar ba-<e-de6>

  6. I.41

    nam-eme-di ba-<e-de6>

    You have brought with you forthright speech, you have brought with you deceitful speech, you have brought with you grandiloquent speech, you have brought with you ……, you have brought with you the cultic prostitute, you have brought with you the holy tavern.

  7. I.42

    nam-eme-sig ba-<e-de6>

  8. I.43

    nam-še-er-ka-an ba-<e-de6>

  9. I.44

    X-a [ba]-<e-de6>

  10. I.45

    amalu [ba]-<e-de6>

  11. I.46

    eš2-dam kug [ba]-<e-de6>

  12. I.47

    niĝin3-[ĝar] kug ba-<e-de6>

    You have brought with you the holy niĝin-ĝar shrine, you have brought with you ……, you have brought with you the mistress of heaven, you have brought with you loud musical instruments, you have brought with you the art of song, you have brought with you venerable old age.

  13. I.48

    X AN ba-<e-de6>

  14. I.49

    nu-gig an-na ba-<e-de6>

  15. I.50

    ĝiš-gu3-di ba-<e-de6>

  16. I.51

    nam-nar ba-<e-de6>

  17. I.52

    nam-ab-ba ba-<e-de6>

  18. I.53

    nam-ur-saĝ ba-<e-de6>

    You have brought with you heroism, you have brought with you power, you have brought with you wickedness, you have brought with you righteousness, you have brought with you the plundering of cities, you have brought with you making lamentations, you have brought with you rejoicing.

  19. I.54

    nam-kalag-ga ba-<e-de6>

  20. I.55

    nam-niĝ2-erim2 ba-<e-de6>

  21. I.56

    nam-niĝ2-si-sa2 ba-<e-de6>

  22. I.57

    iri laḫ5 ba-<e-de6>

  23. I.58

    i-si-iš ĝa2-ĝa2 ba-<e-de6>

  24. I.59

    šag4 ḫul2-la ba-<e-de6>

  25. I.60

    lul-da ba-<e-de6>

    You have brought with you deceit, you have brought with you the rebel lands, you have brought with you kindness, you have brought with you being on the move, you have brought with you being sedentary.

  26. I.61

    kur ⌈ki-bal⌉ ba-<e-de6>

  27. I.62

    nam-[dug3-ge] ba-<e-de6>

  28. I.63

    kaš4 [di]-di ba-<e-de6>

  29. I.64

    ki-tuš gen6-na ba-<e-de6>

  30. I.65

    nam-nagar ba-<e-de6>

    You have brought with you the craft of the carpenter, you have brought with you the craft of the coppersmith, you have brought with you the craft of the scribe, you have brought with you the craft of the smith, you have brought with you the craft of the leather-worker, you have brought with you the craft of the fuller, you have brought with you the craft of the builder, you have brought with you the craft of the reed-worker.

  31. I.66

    nam-tibira ba-<e-de6>

  32. I.67

    nam-dub-sar ba-<e-de6>

  33. I.68

    nam-simug ba-<e-de6>

  34. I.69

    nam-ašgab ba-<e-de6>

  35. I.70

    nam-azlag2 ba-<e-de6>

  36. I.71

    nam-šidim ba-<e-de6>

  37. I.72

    nam-ad-KID ba-<e-de6>

  38. I.73

    ĝeštug2 [ba-e-de6]

    You have brought with you wisdom, you have brought with you attentiveness, you have brought with you holy purification rites, you have brought with you the shepherd's hut, you have brought with you piling up glowing charcoals, you have brought with you the sheepfold, you have brought with you respect, you have brought with you awe, you have brought with you reverent silence.

  39. I.74

    ĝizzal [ba-e-de6]

  40. I.75

    šu-luḫ kug-ga ba-<e-de6>

  41. I.76

    [e2-DAG.KISIM5×X]-ra [ba-e-de6]

  42. I.77

    [ne]-mur dub ba-<e-de6>

  43. I.78

    [ĝa2] ⌈udu⌉ ba-<e-de6>

  44. I.79

    [ni2 teĝ3-ĝe26] ba-<e-de6>

  45. I.80

    niĝ2-me-ĝar ba-<e-de6>

  46. I.81

    ku-kur ba-<e-de6>

  47. I.82

    LUL zu2 sis ba-<e-de6>

    You have brought with you the bitter-toothed (?) ……, you have brought with you the kindling of fire, you have brought with you the extinguishing of fire, you have brought with you hard work, you have brought with you ……, you have brought with you the assembled family, you have brought with you descendants.

  48. I.83

    [izi] mu2-mu2 ba-<e-de6>

  49. I.84

    izi ten-ten ba-<e-de6>

  50. I.85

    a2 kuš2-u3 ba-<e-de6>

  51. I.86

    KA.GAN2-ge ba-<e-de6>

  52. I.87

    im-ri-a gu2 ĝar-ra ba-<e-de6>

  53. I.88

    lu-lu-bu-na ba-<e-de6>

  54. I.89

    du14 mu2-mu2 ba-<e-de6>

    You have brought with you strife, you have brought with you triumph, you have brought with you counselling, you have brought with you comforting, you have brought with you judging, you have brought with you decision-making.

  55. I.90

    u3-ma ba-<e-de6>

  56. I.91

    ad gi4-gi4 ba-<e-de6>

  57. I.92

    šag4 kuš2-u3 ba-<e-de6>

  58. I.93

    di kud ba-<e-de6>

  59. I.94

    [ka]-aš bar ba-<e-de6>

  60. I.95

    umuš ki ĝa2-ĝa2 ḫi-li nam-munus-e-ne ba-<e-de6>

    You have brought with you the establishing of plans (?), the attractiveness of women, you have brought with you …… to handle the perfect divine powers, you have brought with you …… small ……, you have brought with you …… exalted ……, you have brought with you the holy tigi, holy lilis, ub, meze and ala drums, you have brought with you the …… of holy An, you have brought with you the …… of holy An, you have brought with you the …… of holy An, you have brought with you the …… of holy An, you have brought with you the …… of holy An, you have brought with you the …… of holy An, you have brought with you all of the ……, …… beer. (2 lines fragmentary) (6 lines missing)

  61. I.96

    […] me šu du7 ba-<e-de6>

  62. I.97

    […] E tur-tur ba-<e-de6>

  63. I.98

    […] KU maḫ ba-<e-de6>

  64. I.99

    ⌈tigi⌉ kug li-li-is3 kug ub3 me-ze2 {kuš}a2-la2 ba-<e-de6>

  65. I.100

    [… kug] an-na ba-<e-de6>

  66. I.101

    [… kug] an-na ba-<e-de6>

  67. I.102

    […] kug an-na ba-<e-de6>

  68. I.103

    […] ⌈kug⌉ an-na ba-<e-de6>

  69. I.104

    […] ⌈kug⌉ an-na ba-<e-de6>

  70. I.105

    [… kug] an-na ba-<e-de6>

  71. I.106

    […] maḫ X-ga a-na me-a-bi kaš ba-ni-sur-re ba-e-de6

  72. I.107

    […] TAG

  73. I.108

    […] X NE

  74. gap

    (6 lines missing)

  75. I.115

    munus-e giri17-zal ne-am3 KA X […]

    Where the woman …… joy ……, she named it with the name 'The house Ganzer is rebuilt'. Where the trader said Fifty shekels but when he brought (?) it there was less, she named that place with the name 'Potsherds and scrap metal (?)'. Where the boat ……, she named it with the name '……'. Where the boat came to dock at the quay, she named that place with the name 'White Quay'. Where ……, she named that place with the name 'Blue Quay'.

  76. I.116

    e2 ga-an-ze2-er ba-du3 mu-še3 ba-an-sa4

  77. I.117

    šaĝan-la2-am3 50 giĝ4 im-mi-in-dug4-ga-ba

  78. I.118

    mu-un-DU.DU mu-un-ši-ib-la2-a-gin7

  79. I.119

    ki-ba šika urud gul-la mu-še3 ba-an-sa4

  80. I.120

    ki ma2 X-a ba-an-niĝin2-na-ra

  81. I.121

    šag4 AB X du8-du8 mu-še3 ba-<an-sa4>

  82. I.122

    ki ma2 [kar]-ra bi2-in-us2-a-ba

  83. I.123

    ki-ba [kar] babbar mu-še3 ba-<an-sa4>

  84. I.124

    ki niĝ2 […] im-ta-an-ĝar-ra-ba

  85. I.125

    ki-ba ⌈kar⌉ za-gin3 mu-še3 ba-<an-sa4>

  86. I.126

    {d}en-ki-⌈ke4⌉ [kug] {d}inana-ra gu3 mu-na-de2-e

    Enki spoke to holy Inana: In the name of my power, in the name of my abzu, I will establish …… in my abzu for the woman.

  87. I.127

    mu a2-[ĝa2] mu abzu-ĝa2

  88. I.128

    munus-e niĝ2 […] abzu-ĝa2 ga-ba-na-ĝar

  89. I.129

    a-da-al ne-e ta-am3 mu-da-an-kur9

    (Inana speaks:) Why has this one now entered here? …… taking the divine powers from me?

  90. I.130

    MU […] X šu ĝa2-ra me dab5

  91. I.131

    […] X ḫe2-a

    (3 lines fragmentary)(A third deity speaks:) May the …… in your name!(4 lines fragmentary) May there be …… a festival! May …… pass their time …… at the gate of your Ĝipar! May the citizens of your city, Inana, the citizens of Unug, live ……! And as for you, Enki -- may …… your city, Eridug ……, and has indeed restored …….

  92. I.132

    […] X ḫe2-a

  93. I.133

    […] X ḫe2-a

  94. I.134

    […] ⌈NE⌉ X NE E mu-zu-še3 MUNUS-la-ne-ne ḫu-mu-ra-ab-!-e-ne

  95. I.135

    […] X ḫe2-a

  96. I.136

    […] X ḫe2-a

  97. I.137

    […] X ḫe2-a

  98. I.138

    […] X-a

  99. I.139

    […] ⌈ezem⌉-ma X […]-ra ḫe2-a

  100. I.140

    kan4 ĝi6-par3-ra-zu A X […]-ib-zal-zal-e

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