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Dumuzid and his sisters

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 1 - Narrative and mythological compositions · 100 sections

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   […] X ĜAR-ĝu10

   …… my ……. …… my lacerated eyes ……. …… my lacerated nose ……. …… my beaten ……. …… my hasty ……. …… my …… (1 line fragmentary) …… my ……. …… my loaded waggon ……. …… my ……. …… my ……. …… who is cheerful ……. …… who laments ……. …… the door of the gate ……. My brother, …… the door of the gate …… (1 line fragmentary) …… ladyship (?) ……. On the mighty river, ……. …… its fields, a waterskin ……. …… in lamenting ……. …… my …… hated ……. My brother, your feet hurt, your feet …… the road. My brother, wherever you go I will hasten with you. Dumuzid, wherever you go I will hasten with you. …… I will hasten with you. I will hasten with you. …… going (?) as your slavegirl, …… of the lord, I ……. …… of the lord …… …… going (?) as your slavegirl, …… of the lord, I …….

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   [… igi] ⌈ḫur⌉-ra-bi-ĝu10

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   […] ⌈?⌉ ḫur-ra-bi-ĝu10

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   […] sag3-a-ĝu10

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   […] X […] saĝ ⌈šum2-?⌉-ĝu10

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   […] ma-al-la-zu […]-⌈ĝu10⌉

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   […] X ?-al-la-X […]

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   […] ⌈šu⌉ šim-ĝu10 ⌈?⌉ […]

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    […] X {ĝiš}mar gu2-un-na-ĝu10 X […]

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    [X] ?-ĝu10 ⌈?⌉ […]

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    [X]-ĝu10 X […]

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    [X] mu-lu giri17-zal X […]

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    [X] mu-lu še ša4 ⌈mu⌉-[…]

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    ⌈{ĝiš}⌉ig abul-la ⌈?⌉-[…]

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    ⌈šeš⌉-ĝu10 ⌈{ĝiš}⌉ig abul-la X […]

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    X u2 tud ? ⌈?⌉ […]

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    X ?-nin9-a ⌈?⌉ […]

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    id2 maḫ-a a2 X […]

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    a-šag4-bi {kuš}ummud a X […]

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    a-še-er-ta ba-zu MUŠ3 X […]

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    X ḫul gig-ga ? X […]-ĝu10

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    ⌈šeš⌉-ĝu10 me-ri gig-ga me-ri-zu e-⌈sir2⌉ [X X]-mu

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    šeš-ĝu10 me-a di-di me-e mu-da-⌈ul4-le⌉-en

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    ⌈{d}⌉du5-mu-zid me-a di-di me-e mu-da-⌈ul4-le⌉-en

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    [mu]-un-da-?-le-en mu-un-da-?-[le-en]

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    [X] gi-in-zu di u3-mu-un-na me-e ⌈mu⌉-[…]

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    [X] u3-mu-un-na-ke4 ma-al […]

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    [X] ⌈gi⌉-in-zu di u3-mu-un-na me-e […]

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    [šeš]-ĝu10 ba-ra-ba-an-da-ḫul2-la šeš-⌈ĝu10⌉ […]

    My brother -- because of him I cannot rejoice. My brother ……. Dumuzid, my brother -- because of him I cannot rejoice, ……. …… in front of him ……. …… he who bound his arms went in front of him. …… he who fettered his hands went behind him. …… they who beat him went alongside him.

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    [{d}]⌈du5⌉-mu-zid šeš-ĝu10 ba-ra-ba-an-da-ḫul2-la šeš-⌈ĝu10⌉ […] X-?

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    [X X] DU MU ma-al i-bi2-ni-še3 X X […]

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    [… lu2] a2-la2-a-ni i-bi2-še3 mu-un-⌈da-an-ĝen⌉

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    [… lu2 šu] ⌈du3⌉-a-ni eĝer-ra-ni im-ĝen

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    [… lu2 niĝ2 ra]-⌈a⌉-ni ni2 mu-ni-ib2-!-be2-ne

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    […]-⌈a⌉ nin9 gal-la gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e

    …… then the elder sister spoke to him. …… she replied to him in his distress ……: …… those men will seize him. …… let them bring ……. …… they will rip out …….

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    […] X gig-ra inim mu-un-na-ni-ib2-gi-gi

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    […] X lu-u3-ne im-mi-ib2-dab5-be-ne

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    […] X X ME [X X]-am3 da-ma-ma-ne

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    […] X ⌈mu-un-bur12⌉-bur12-re

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    […] NI RA [(X)]

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    […] RA [(X)]

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    […] X

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    […] X X […]

    (1 line fragmentary) …… you also ……. …… you also ……. …… they paid (?) attention ……. …… went along the broad road. …… went along the broad road. …… the demon confronted her. …… the demon confronted her. …… the demon confronted her. …… met her ……, the demon confronted her. ……, he tried to control (?) her. ……, as she was tearing out her hair, he tried to control (?) her. …… as she was lacerating her eyes, as she was lacerating her nose, he tried to control (?) her. …… as she …… excessively, he tried to control (?) her. …… as she spoke …… beauty …… lips, he tried to control (?) her:

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    […] X za-e in-ga-[…]

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    […]-am3 za-e in-ga-X […]

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    […] X ĝeštug2 mu-na-⌈?⌉-[X (X)]

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    […]-na sila daĝal-ta ba-ĝen

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    […]-la ba-ĝen-na sila daĝal-ta ba-ĝen

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    [… ĝar]-⌈ra⌉ gal5-la2 gaba ba-an-ri

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    […] ⌈ĝar⌉-ra gal5-la2 gaba ba-an-ri

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    […]-⌈ri⌉ gal5-la2 gaba ba-an-ri

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    […] X-ni an-ta !-an-di-ni-ib2-gi gal5-la2 gaba ba-an-ri

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    […] X X […] X-na ki-še-er ba-an-na-ni-in-dug4

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    […]-ra-na siki ze2-na ki-še-er ba-an-na-ni-in-dug4

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    [… igi] ḫur-ra-na giri17 ḫur-ra-na ki-še-er ba-an-na-ni-in-dug4

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    […] X NE dirig-dirig-ga-na ki-še-er ba-an-na-ni-in-dug4

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    [… šu]-⌈um⌉-du-um X ḫi-li-a dug4-ga-na ki-še-er ba-an-na-ni-in-dug4

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    [… za]-⌈?⌉ ki-sikil mu-lu en-ra sig10-ga za-e nin-ni-ĝen

    …… you, maiden, who are in a similar state (?) to the lord, are you his sister? …… who are in a similar state (?) to Dumuzid, are you his sister? …… are you the lad's younger sister? Are you his sister? …… are you Dumuzid's younger sister? Are you his sister?

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    […] mu-lu2 {d}du5-mu-zid-ra sig10-ga za-e nin-ni-ĝen

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    [… za]-⌈?⌉ nin9 ban3-da ĝuruš-a-ĝen za-e nin-ni-ĝen

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    […] ⌈nin9⌉ ban3-da {d}du5-mu-zid-da-ĝen za-e nin9-ni-ĝen

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    [X X] MU NA ⌈?⌉-ĝu10-da ku5-ru-de3-en-ze2-en me-e nin9-ni-ĝen

    Cut …… with my ……; I am his sister. Cut with Dumuzid; I am his sister. I am the lad's younger sister, I am his sister. I am Dumuzid's younger sister, I am his sister. Now, let me too be in a similar state (?) …… to him; I am his sister. Let me too be in a similar state (?) …… to him; I am his sister. If I had a cord …… on my hands, my hands would not hurt. If I had a wine jar on my shoulder, my shoulder would not hurt.

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    {d}du5-mu-zid-da ku5!(NA)-!-de3-en-ze2-en me-e nin9-ni-ĝen

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    me-e nin9 ban3-da ĝuruš-a-ĝen me-e nin9-ni-ĝen

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    me-e nin9 ban3-da {d}du5-mu-zid-da-ĝen me-e nin9-ni-ĝen

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    i-ne-? kug-ga na-an-!-mu-na-ab-sig10-ge-en me-e nin9-ni-ĝen

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    KA.BAR-še3 kug-ga na-an-ga-mu-na-ab-sig10-ge-en me-e nin9-ni-ĝen

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    gu ?-na šu-ĝa2 de3-⌈em⌉-ma-al šu-ĝu10 ba-ra-gig-ga-am3

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    dug ĝeštin-na gu2-ĝa2 de3-em-ma-al gu2-ĝu10 ba-ra-gig-ga-am3

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    a2 X-a-na mu-un-na-ni-in-gi4 a mu-da-lu-lu

    She returned to the side of his …… and muddied (?) the water. She, Ĝeštin-ana, poured water into a crevice in the ground for him. The maiden, equipped with ……, agitated (?) the water. She agitated (?) the water, the water for the brother, ……. She agitated (?) the water, and returned it to the river:

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    a ki-in-dar-re mu-na-an-de2 mu-tin-an-na-ke4

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    mu-tin-e NAM ? ĝar-ra a al-ur4-ur4-re

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    a KA-KA-a a šeš-ra X-a a al-ur4-ur4-re

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    a al-ur4-ur4-re id2-da ⌈bi2-i⌉-gi-gi

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    ⌈id2⌉-za gi4-bi id2-za gi4-bi id2-za gi4-bi

    Return to your river! Return to your river! Return to your river! O water which my brother cannot drink, return to your river! O water which Dumuzid cannot drink, O water, return to your river!

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    [a] ⌈?⌉-ĝu10 nu-mu-un-naĝ-a re id2-za gi4-bi

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    [a] ⌈{d}⌉du5-mu-zid nu-mu-un-naĝ-a re a id2-za gi4-bi

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    [X] ⌈?⌉-da-? bi2-in-?-? {id2}buranun-na bi2-in-?-?

    She heaped up the …… of the river, and muddied the Euphrates: …… my brother is no longer alive. He will cut …… from ……. …… Dumuzid is no longer alive. He will cut …… from ……. …… is no longer alive, he is no longer alive. He will definitely not return. My …… is no longer alive. My …… is no longer alive. My …… is no longer alive. …… is no longer alive. …… is no longer alive. …… is no longer alive. …… Dumuzid is no longer alive. He will definitely not return. I cannot rejoice over …… when you were born. I cannot rejoice over …… when you were born. I cannot rejoice over …… when you were born. …… was born. …… was born. …… I, Ĝeštin, ……. …… to Dumuzid. …… I, Ĝeštin, …….

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    [X (X)] ? šeš-ĝu10 nu-un-til3 LA MA-ta bi2-in-da-kud-de3

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    […] [{d}]du5-mu-zid nu-un-til3 LA MA-ta!(NA) bi2-in-da-kud-de3

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    […] ⌈nu⌉-un-til3 nu-un-til3 ba-ra-gi4-gi4-de3

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    […] ⌈E⌉ BI-ĝu10 nu-un-til3

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    […] ⌈mu⌉-ud-na-ĝu10 nu-un-til3

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    […] X ⌈mu-ud⌉-na-ĝu10 nu-un-til3

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    […]-⌈na⌉ nu-un-til3

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    […] X-na nu-un-til3

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    […] X-na nu-un-til3

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    […] [{d}]⌈du5⌉-mu-zid nu-un-til3 ba-ra-gi4-gi4-de3

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    […] ⌈in⌉-tu-ud-da-zu ba-ra-ba-an-da-ḫul2-le-en

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    […] ⌈in⌉-tu-ud-da-zu ba-ra-ba-an-da-ḫul2-le-en

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    […] ⌈in⌉-tu-ud-da-zu ba-ra-ba-an-da-ḫul2-le-en

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    […] X in-tu-ud

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    […] X ba-an-tu-ud

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    […]-am3 {d}mu-!-ĝen X MU ME IR ? X

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    […] {d}du5-mu-zid-da-še3

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    […] {d}mu-tin-ĝen X X-⌈a⌉

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    […] ⌈?⌉ X […]

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