A balbale to Inana as Nanaya (Inana H)
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Version A
- v1.1
an-na tum2-ma X […]
Worthy of An, ……, …… unsurpassed in ladyship, a throne …… a man in the house, a throne …… a woman in the shrine, a gold ornament …… on the dress, a …… pin …… the niĝlam garment.
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X AN X X nam-nin-e ⌈?⌉ [X X]
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{ĝiš}gu-za nitaḫ e2-a X […]
- v1.4
{ĝiš}gu-za munus pa-paḫ X […]
- v1.5
ĝiš-MUNUS.BUR2 kug-sig17 tug2-ga ⌈DU⌉ […]
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{ĝiš}dala2 ḪA-i-zi {tug2}niĝ2-lam2 X […]
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X [X] X ZA X GA aĝ2 ga-[…]
Let me …… on your …… -- Nanaya, its …… is good. Let me (?) …… on your breast -- Nanaya, its …… flour is sweet. Let me put …… on your navel -- Nanaya, ……. Come with me, my lady, come with me, come with me from the entrance to the shrine. May …… for you. Come my beloved sister, let my heart rejoice.
- v1.8
{d}na-[na-a] […] X-bi dug3-ga-⌈am3⌉
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gaba-za X X X X X X X
- v1.10
[{d}]na-na-a zid2-kukkuš-bi ku7-ku7-da
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en3-dur-za ḪA-izi ga-ba-ni-ib-sig10
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{d}na-na-a a a GA ?-am3
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ĝen-ma-da nin-ĝu10 ĝen-ma-da
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ka pa-paḫ-a-ta ĝen-ma-da
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[X (X) X] X du3 ḫa-ba-ra-ab-?-X X
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ĝen nin9 ki aĝ2-ĝu10 šag4-ĝu10 ḫe2-em-ḫul2-le
- v1.16
šu-zu munus-am3 ĝiri3-zu munus-am3
Your hand is womanly, your foot is womanly. Your conversing with a man is womanly. Your looking at a man is womanly. Your …… a hand towards a man is womanly. Your …… a foot is womanly. Your …… forearm makes my heart rejoice. Your …… a foot brings me pleasure. As you rest against the wall, your patient heart pleases. As you bend over, your hips are particularly pleasing.
- v1.17
inim lu2-da bal-e-zu munus-am3
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igi lu2-ra bar-re-zu munus-am3
- v1.18A
šu lu2-ra [X] X-zu munus-am3
- v1.18B
ĝiri3 X […] munus-am3
- v1.18C
a2-diš-⌈kuš3⌉ [X]-zu šag4 im-ḫul2-le
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ĝiri3 GAG X [X]-zu ur5 im-mi-in-sag9
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zag e2-ĝar8-da gub-bu šag4 sud-zu i3-sag9
- v1.20
gam-e-de3 ib2-ib2 i3-sag9-sag9
- v1.20A
e2-ĝar8-da gub-bu-ĝu10 1(DIŠ) sila4-am3
My resting against the wall is one lamb. My bending over is one and a half giĝ. Do not dig a canal, let me be your canal. Do not plough a field, let me be your field. Farmer, do not search for a wet place, my precious sweet, let this be your wet place. ……, let this be your furrow. ……, let this be your desire! Caring for ……, I come ……. I come …… with bread and wine.
- v1.20B
gam-e-ĝu10 1 1/2 giĝ4-am3
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id2 na-an-ba-al-le id2-zu ḫe2-me-en
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a-šag4 na-an-ur11-ru a-šag4-zu ḫe2-me-en
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mu-un-gar3 ki duru5 na-an-kiĝ2-kiĝ2-e
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[ze2]-⌈ba⌉ kal-la-ĝu10 ki duru5-zu ḫe2-am3
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[X (X)]-e ab-sin2-zu ḫe2-am3
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X tur-tur-me aš2-zu ḫe2-am3
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a-na UN X zur-zur-re
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a-na KA ki-gub ba-du-un
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a-na UN ninda ĝeštin-da ba-da-du-du-un
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ninda ĝeštin-da ma-da-du-du-nam
You come to me with bread and wine. Come, my beloved sister, let me …… this heart. Nanaya, let me kiss you.
- v1.31
ĝen nin9 ki aĝ2-ĝu10 šag4-bi ga-am3-mi-ib-X
- v1.32
{d}na-na-a ne ge4-su-ub
- v1.33
bal-bal-e {d}na-na-a-kam {d}inana-[(X)-X]
A balbale of Nanaya Inana .
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Version B
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- v2.A.1
[en3]-⌈dur⌉-za ḪA-[izi …]
…… on your navel. My sweet illustrious sister, ……. On your back ……. My illustrious sister, …… hand. In your vagina …… the gardens. Nanaya, ……. In your anus …… the fields. My illustrious sister, …… the acres. Come to me, my sister, ……. (unknown no. of lines missing)
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⌈nin9⌉ e ze2-ba-ĝu10 […]
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murgu-za X MU […]
- v2.A.4
nin9 e-ĝu10 šu […]
- v2.A.5
gal4-la-za sar-ra […]
- v2.A.6
{d}na-na-a ⌈?⌉ […]
- v2.A.7
gu-du-za a-šag4 […]
- v2.A.8
nin9 e-ĝu10 bur3 ⌈gana2⌉ […]
- v2.A.9
⌈ĝen-ma⌉-da nin9-ĝu10 […]
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- v2.B.1
X X […]
(1 line fragmentary) Come, my beloved sister, ……. (4 lines fragmentary) Sister, ……. (unknown no. of lines missing)
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ĝen nin9 ki ⌈aĝ2⌉-[ĝu10 …]
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a-na KA nam […]
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a-na KA ⌈nam⌉ […]
- v2.B.5
a-na KA ⌈nam⌉ […]
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a-na KA ⌈nam⌉ […]
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nin9 X X […]
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