A balbale to Inana for Šu-Suen (Šu-Suen C)
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siki-ĝu10 ḫi-iz{sar}-am3 a im-⌈ma⌉-[an-dug4]
My hair is lettuce, well watered. It is the sprout of a lettuce, well watered. Its tangled coils (?) have been tightened. My nursemaid has …… them high and made my hair stag-like. She has tightened its tiny hairgrips and brought order to my charms; my charms, my hair, the lettuce, is the fairest of plants.
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ḫi-iz gakkul3(!.DIM){sar}-am3 a im-[ma-an-dug4]
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su-ḫu-uḫ2-ḫu-ub4-bi ba-tag-tag [X]
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emeda(UM.ME)da-ĝu10 maḫ mu-un-X-[X X]
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siki-ĝu10 a-a-lum im-mi-in-ak
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suḫ tur-tur-bi mu-un-dub-dub
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ḫe2-em-du-ĝu10 si im-sa2-sa2-e
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ḫe2-em-du siki-ĝu10 ḫi-iz{sar} nisig sag9-sag9-ga-am3
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⌈šeš⌉-e igi bar lu2 !-la-na im-ma-⌈ni⌉-in-kur9-re-en
The brother has brought me into his life-giving gaze, Šu-Suen, the …… handsome man, has chosen me. …… my allure is without end, (1 line fragmentary) (5 lines missing)
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[{d}]šu-{d}suen ⌈?-?⌉ lu2 sag9-ga im-ma-ni-in-pad3-⌈de3⌉-[en]
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[X X] X X [ḫi-li]-ĝu10 nu-⌈til⌉-le-dam
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[…]-re-dam
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(5 lines missing)
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u3-mu-un-me ḫe2-me-en u3-[mu]-⌈un⌉-me ḫe2-me-en
You are our lord, you are our lord, of silver and lapis lazuli, you are our lord. You are our farmer who brings superb grain.
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kug {na4}za-gin3-na u3-mu-un-me ḫe2-me-en
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mu-un-gar3 še maḫ tum3-me ḫe2-me-en
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igi-ĝa2 lal3-bi-im šag4-ĝa2 ḫi-li-bi-im
He is honey to my eyes, he is the charm of my heart. May the light of life shine for him, may Šu-Suen …….
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ud nam-til3-la ḫe2-en-na-e3 {d}šu-{d}suen […]
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bal-bal-e {d}inana-kam
It is a balbale of Inana.
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