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A balbale to Inana (Inana A)

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 4 - Hymns and cult songs · 26 sections

1. 1

   ud ḫuš gal me-⌈lem4⌉ […]

   Great fierce storm, …… radiance! Inana, emitting fearsomeness and radiance in battle! Inana, playing (?) in battle! Inana, emitting fearsomeness and radiance in battle! Where Enlil has commanded it, you make a lion's body and lion's muscles rise up. …… in the south and in the uplands …… like grass. Like Iškur ……. Like their proud mighty heroes, you …… may they …… for you their noses (?) to the ground. May the great proud warrior of kings and queens restore for you the shrine Keš. May he make them …… their noses (?) to the ground for you.

2. 2

   {d}inana me3-a ni2 me-lem4 gur3-ru

3. A

   {d}inana me3 ⌈e⌉-ne !-di

4. B

   {d}inana me3-a ni2 me-lem4 gur3-ru

5. 3

   ki {d}en-lil2-le bi2-in-dug4-ga-⌈še3⌉

6. 4

   su piriĝ sa piriĝ-ĝa2 ši-im-ma-zi-zi-de3-en

7. 5

   AB sig nim-ma-ke4 u2-gin7 E NIĜIN GA A BA

8. 6

   {d}iškur-gin7 KA maḫ dib i3-ŠID

9. 7

   ur-saĝ gal-gal gu2-tuku-bi-gin7

10. 8

    ?-bi ki ša-mu-X […] ⌈ki-še3⌉ šu ḫa-ra-ab-X-X

11. 9

    ur-saĝ gal gu2-tuku!(UD) lugal nin-e-ne

12. 10

    eš3 keš3{ki}-e ki ḫa-ra-ab-gi4-gi4

13. 11

    ?-bi ki-še3 ḫa-ra-ab-X-e

14. 12

    nin-ĝu10 ?-ta igi ša-mu-ni-in-ĝar

    My lady, you turn your gaze from the abzu (?). An has commanded you ……. You are gifted with divine powers like An the king, and like Enlil you are established in a place of honour. You determine majestic verdicts in the assembly; like a light from heaven within the assembly, you lead (?) the righteous and seize the wicked …… the evil . You lead (?) lead forth the righteous in the palace for Utu. You restore the ……. You …… the people for the king, and ……. Enlil gave you your fierce face and your serious brow.

15. 13

    an-ne2 ? saĝ-bi ĝiri3 ki mu-[…] ⌈ša⌉-mu-ra-ab-⌈?⌉

16. 14

    an lugal-da me ⌈ba⌉-a-me-[en]

17. 15

    {d}en-lil2-gin7 zag-ge4 si-a-me-en

18. 16

    ka-aš maḫ unken-na ša-mu-un-bar-re-en

19. 17

    ĝiš-nu11-gin7 an-ta šag4 unken-na-ka

20. 18

    zid-du ša-mu-un-ni-DU erim2-du ša-mu-ni-dab5 erim2 ša-mu-ni-DU

21. 19

    zid-du e2-gal-la {d}utu nam-mi-DU ša-mu-na-e3

22. 20

    KA-bi dug4-ga X-? ši-im-ma-ni-ib-gi4-gi4-in

23. 21

    lugal-ra uĝ3 ša-mu-na-X KIĜ2 X […]

24. 22

    igi-zu ḫuš-am3 saĝ-ki-zu dugud-dam

25. 23

    {d}en-lil2-le za-a-ra mu-ra-an-šum2

26. 24

    bal-bal-e {d}inana-kam

    A balbale of Inana.

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