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Inana and Šu-kale-tuda

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 1 - Narrative and mythological compositions · 303 sections

1. 208

   [dumu-ĝu10 iri šeš-zu-ne ḫe2-eb-us2-en]

2. 209

   [saĝ gig2 šeš-zu-ne ĝiri3 gub-ba ĝen-na]

3. 210

   [munus-e šag4 kur-kur-ra-ka nu-um-ma-ni-in-pad3-de3-en]

4. 211

   [iri šeš-a-ni ni2-bi-a im-us2]

5. 212

   [saĝ gig2 šeš-a-ni ĝiri3 gub-ba im-ĝen]

6. 213

   [munus-e šag4 kur-kur-ra-ka nu-um-ma-ni-in-pad3]

7. 214

   [3(EŠ5)-kam]-⌈ma⌉-aš munus-e nam gal4-la-ni-še3 a-⌈na im⌉-[gu-lu-u8-a-bi]

   Then the woman was considering a third time what should be destroyed because of her genitals; Inana was considering what should be done because of her genitals. She took a single …… in her hand. She blocked the highways of the Land with it. Because of her, the black-headed people ……. She said: I will search everywhere for the man who had intercourse with me. But nowhere could she find the man who had intercourse with her.

8. 215

   [{d}]⌈inana⌉-ke4 nam gal4-la-ni-še3 a-na ⌈bi2⌉-in-ak-⌈a⌉-bi

9. 216

   [umbin] ⌈KA⌉ su-ug-ga 1(DIŠ)-am3 šu im-ma-an-ti

10. 217

    [ḫe-en]-du kalam-ma-ka ba-⌈an-gi16⌉-ib

11. 218

    [uĝ3 saĝ] ⌈gig2⌉ umbin KA ⌈su⌉-ug-ga mu-⌈na⌉-[ta-ed2-e]

12. 219

    [lu2 ĝiš3 dug4-ga-ĝu10 kur-kur]-⌈ra⌉ ga-mu-[ni]-⌈pad3⌉ im-me

13. 220

    [lu2 ĝiš3 dug4-ga-ni kur-kur-ra] ⌈nu⌉-um-⌈ma⌉-ni-in-pad3-de3

14. 221

    [lu2-tur ad-da-ni]-⌈ir⌉ e2-⌈a⌉ ba-ši-in-kur9

    The boy went home to his father and spoke to him; Šu-kale-tuda went home to his father and spoke to him: My father, the woman of whom I spoke to you, this woman was considering a third time what should be destroyed because of her genitals; Inana was considering what should be done because of her genitals. She took a single …… in her hand. She blocked the highways of the Land with it. Because of her, the black-headed people ……. She said: I will search everywhere for the man who had intercourse with me. But nowhere could she find the man who had intercourse with her.

15. 222

    [šu-kal-le-tud-da] ad-⌈da-ni-ir⌉ gu3 mu-na-de2-e

16. 223

    [ad-da-ĝu10] munus ⌈a-ra⌉-dug4-ga-ĝu10

17. 224

    [3(EŠ5)-kam-ma-aš munus-e nam gal4]-⌈la-na⌉-[še3 a-na]-⌈am3⌉ im-gul-lu-u8-a-bi

18. 225

    [{d}inana-ke4 nam gal4-la-na]-⌈še3⌉ a-⌈na⌉-[am3] im-ak-a-bi

19. 226

    ⌈umbin KA⌉ [su-ug-ga 1(DIŠ)]-⌈am3⌉ [šu] ⌈im⌉-ma-an-ti

20. 227

    ⌈ḫe⌉-en-du ⌈kalam-ma-ka⌉ [ba]-an-gi16-ib

21. 228

    uĝ3 saĝ gig2 umbin KA su-ug-⌈ga⌉ mu-na-⌈ta⌉-ed2-e

22. 229

    lu2 ĝiš3 dug4-ga-ĝu10 kur-kur-ra ga-mu-ni-pad3 im-me

23. 230

    lu2 ĝiš3 dug4-ga-ni kur-kur-ra nu-um-ma-ni-in-pad3-de3

24. 231

    lu2-tur ad-da-ni mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4

    His father replied to the boy; his father replied to Šu-kale-tuda: My son, you should join the city-dwellers, your brothers. Go at once to the black-headed people, your brothers! Then this woman will not find you among the mountains. He joined the city-dwellers, his brothers all together. He went at once to the black-headed people, his brothers, and the woman did not find him among the mountains.

25. 232

    šu-kal-⌈le⌉-tud-da ad-[da-ni] mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4

26. 233

    dumu-ĝu10 iri šeš-zu ḫe2-eb-us2-en

27. 234

    saĝ gig2 šeš-zu-ne ĝiri3 gub-ba ĝen-na

28. 235

    munus-e šag4 kur-kur-ra-ka nu-um-ma-ni-in-pad3-de3-en

29. 236

    iri šeš-a-ni ni2-bi-a im-us2

30. 237

    saĝ gig2 šeš-a-ni ĝiri3 gub-ba im-ĝen

31. 238

    munus-e šag4 kur-kur-ra-ka nu-um-ma-ni-in-pad3

32. 239

    ud im-zal {d}utu im-ta-e3-a-ra

    When day had broken and Utu had risen, the women inspected herself closely, holy Inana inspected herself closely. Ah, who will compensate me? Ah, who will pay (?) for what happened to me? Should it not be the concern of my own father, Enki? Holy Inana directed her steps to the abzu of Eridug and, because of this, prostrated herself on the ground before him and stretched out her hands to him: Father Enki, I should be compensated! What's more, someone should pay (?) make up for what happened to me! I shall only re-enter my shrine E-ana satisfied after you have handed over that man to me from the abzu. Enki said All right! to her. He said So be it! to her. With that holy Inana went out from the abzu of Eridug. She stretched herself like a rainbow across the sky and reached thereby as far as the earth. She let the south wind pass across, she let the north wind pass across. From fear, solitary Šu-kale-tuda tried to make himself as tiny as possible, but the woman had found him among the mountains.

33. 240

    munus-e ni2-te-a-ni igi im-kar2-kar2

34. 241

    kug {d}inana-ke4 ni2-te-a-ni igi im-kar2-kar2

35. 242

    e ĝa2-a a-ba-a ma-ab-sig10-ge

36. 243

    e ĝa2-a a-ba-a ma-ab-aĝ2-e

37. 244

    e-ne-⌈eĝ3⌉ a-a ugu-⌈ĝu10⌉ ⌈{d}am⌉-an-ki-ka3 ⌈nam⌉-me-a

38. 245

    abzu ⌈eridug⌉{ki}-⌈ga⌉ {d}en-ki-ka3-še3 ⌈kug⌉ [{d}inana]-⌈?⌉ ĝiri3 im-ma-an-⌈gub⌉

39. 246

    ⌈?⌉-[bi]-⌈? ? im-ma⌉-an-dun-⌈dun⌉ [šu] ⌈ba⌉-an-na-la2-la2

40. 247

    a-a {d}en-ki ḫe2-en-ga-mu-e-⌈sig10⌉ ⌈ḫe2-en⌉-ga-mu-e-aĝ2 ⌈ḫe2-en-ga-mu-e⌉-taḫ

41. 248

    lu2-bi abzu-ta šu-ĝa2 u3-mu-e-ri-ze2-eĝ3

42. 249

    eš3 e2-an-na-ĝu10-še3 ze2-ba-bi da-an-kur9

43. 250

    {d}en-ki-ke4 i3-sag9 mu-na-ab-be2 ḫe2-am3 mu-na-ab-be2

44. 251

    ⌈kug⌉ {d}inana abzu eridug{ki}-ta im-ma-da-ra-ta-e3

45. 252

    ⌈ni2⌉-te-a-ni {d}tir-an-⌈na⌉-gin7 an-na ba-an-gi16-ib ki ba-da-an-us2

46. 253

    ⌈? i3⌉-dib-be2 me-er i3-dib-be2

47. 254

    šu-⌈kal⌉-[le]-tud-da dili-ni ⌈ni2-ta⌉ ba-ab-tur-tur-re

48. 255

    munus-e ⌈?⌉ [kur-kur]-⌈ra⌉-ka im-ma-na-ni-in-pad3

49. 256

    kug {d}⌈inana⌉-[ke4] [šu]-⌈kal⌉-le-tud-da-⌈ar⌉ gu3 mu-na-de2-e

    Holy Inana now spoke to Šu-kale-tuda: How ……? …… dog ……! …… ass ……! …… pig ……! (1 line missing)

50. 257

    a-gin7-nam X […] X ⌈NI ?⌉

51. 258

    UR PI ⌈BA⌉ […]

52. 259

    anše PI ba-X […]

53. 260

    šaḫ2 PI ⌈BA⌉ […]

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    (1 line missing)

55. 262

    [šu-kal-le-tud-da kug {d}inana-ra mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4]

    Šu-kale-tuda replied to holy Inana: My lady (?), I was to water garden plots and build the installation for a well among the plants, but not a single plant remained there, not even one: I had pulled them out by their roots and destroyed them. Then what did the stormwind bring? It blew the dust of the mountains into my eyes. When I tried to wipe the corner of my eyes with my hand, I got some of it out, but was not able to get all of it out. I raised my eyes to the lower land, and saw the exalted gods of the land where the sun rises. I raised my eyes to the highlands, and saw the exalted gods of the land where the sun sets. I saw a solitary ghost. I recognised a solitary god by her appearance. I saw someone who possesses fully the divine powers. I was looking at someone whose destiny was decided by the gods. In that plot -- had I not approached it three or six hundred times before? -- there stood a single shady tree at that place. The shady tree was a Euphrates poplar with broad shade. Its shade was not diminished in the morning, and it did not change either at midday or in the evening.

56. 263

    [nin-ĝu10 mu2-sar-e a sig10-sig10-ge5-da-ĝu10]

57. 264

    [nisig-ga da pu2 ak-da-ĝu10]

58. 265

    [nisig dili-e nu-me-a a-na nu-me-a-bi]

59. 266

    [ur2-ba im-ta-bal zu2 im-ta-gaz]

60. 267

    [tum9-dal a-na-am3 de6-a-bi]

61. 268

    [igi-ĝu10 saḫar kur-ra im-mi-ib-ra]

62. 269

    [ub igi-ĝu10 šu tuku-tuku-da-ĝu10]

63. 270

    [niĝ2 im-ma-ra-si-ig zag-bi nu-zu]

64. 271

    [sig-še3 igi mu-il2 diĝir un3-na kur ud e3-ke4-ne igi bi2-du8]

65. 272

    [nim-še3 igi mu-il2 diĝir un3-na kur ud šu2-ke4-ne igi bi2-du8]

66. 273

    [{d}gidim dili du-ra] igi mu-ni-in-du8

67. 274

    [diĝir dili du-ra] igi mu-un-ĝa2-ĝa2

68. 275

    [me šu du7-du7-da] igi bi2-in-du8

69. 276

    [nam tar-ra diĝir-re-e]-⌈ne-še3⌉ igi-⌈ni⌉ mu-⌈ni-ĝal2⌉

70. 277

    [sar]-⌈e⌉ ki 300 600 nu-te-a-⌈ba⌉

71. 278

    [ki-ba] ⌈ĝiš⌉-an-⌈dul3⌉ 1(DIŠ)-am3 i3-⌈gub⌉

72. 279

    [ĝiš-an]-⌈dul3⌉-[bi {ĝiš}]⌈asal2⌉ dug3 ĝissu daĝal-la-kam

73. 280

    [ĝissu]-⌈bi⌉ sig-ga ud zal-la

74. 281

    [an]-⌈bar7⌉ an-usan-na nu-gi4-gi4

75. 282

    [ud-ba nin-ĝu10] ⌈an⌉ mu-niĝin2-na-ta ⌈ki⌉ mu-niĝin2-na-ta

    Once, after my lady had gone around the heavens, after she had gone around the earth, after Inana had gone around the heavens, after she had gone around the earth, after she had gone around Elam and Subir, after she had gone around the intertwined horizon of heaven, the mistress became so tired that when she arrived there she lay down by its roots. I noticed her from beside my plot. I had intercourse with her and kissed her there. Then I went back to beside my plot.

76. 283

    [{d}inana an mu-niĝin2-na-ta] ⌈ki mu⌉-niĝin2-na-ta

77. 284

    [elam{ki} su-bir4{ki}-a] ⌈mu-niĝin2-na⌉-ta

78. 285

    [dubur an gil-gi16-il-la mu-un-niĝin2]-⌈na⌉-ta

79. 286

    [nu-gig kuš2-a-ni-ta im-ma-te dur2-bi]-⌈še3⌉ i3-nu2

80. 287

    [zag sar-ra-ĝa2 igi im-ma-ni]-sig10

81. 288

    [ĝiš3 im-ma-ni-dug4 ne im]-⌈ma⌉-ni-su-ub

82. 289

    [zag sar-ra-ĝu10-še3 im-ma]-⌈ši⌉-in-gi4

83. 290

    [ur5-gin7 ḫu-mu-na-ab-be2]-a-ka

    When he had spoken thus to her, …… hit ……. …… added (?) ……. …… changed (?) him ……. She (?) determined his destiny ……, holy Inana spoke to Šu-kale-tuda: So! You shall die! What is that to me? Your name, however, shall not be forgotten. Your name shall exist in songs and make the songs sweet. A young singer shall perform them most pleasingly in the king's palace. A shepherd shall sing them sweetly as he tumbles his butter churn. A young shepherd shall carry your name to where he grazes the sheep. The palace of the desert shall be your home.(5 lines unclear)Šu-kale-tuda …… (1 line missing) Because …… destiny was determined, praise be to …… Inana!

84. 291

    […] bi2-in-ra

85. 292

    [… ba]-an-taḫ

86. 293

    […] ⌈ba⌉-an-gi4

87. 294

    […] X [… nam mu]-⌈ni⌉-ib-tar-re

88. 295

    ⌈kug {d}inana-ke4⌉ šu-kal-e-⌈tud⌉-[da-ar] ⌈gu3⌉ mu-na-de2-e

89. 296

    ĝen-na ba-ug5-ge-⌈en⌉ nam-ĝu10 mu-zu nam-⌈ba-da-ḫa⌉-lam-e

90. 297

    ⌈mu⌉-zu en3-du-a ḫe2-ĝal2 en3-du ḫe2-dug3-⌈ge⌉

91. 298

    ⌈nar⌉ tur-e e2-gal lugal-la-ka ḫu-⌈mu⌉-ni-in-ku7-⌈ku7⌉-[de3]

92. 299

    ⌈sipad⌉-de3 dun5-dun5 {dug}šakir3-⌈ra⌉-ka-na dug3-ge-eš ḫe2-⌈em-mi⌉-ib-be2

93. 300

    sipad-tur-re ki udu lu-a-na mu-zu ḫe2-em-tum2-tum2-mu

94. 301

    e2-⌈?⌉ edin-na e2-zu ḫe2-a

95. 302

    [X X] DU-a-ni gu3 re-a X ?-an-ši-ĝa2-ĝa2

96. 303

    MIR [X X] X NE ga-e-ši-dub2

97. 304

    tug2 […] X NE ga-e-ši-si-ig

98. 305

    a X […] X u5-a-ĝu10-ne

99. 306

    A X […] KA […]-⌈?⌉-ĝa2-ĝa2

100. 307

     šu-[kal-e-tud-da] […] X

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