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A song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana D1)

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 4 - Hymns and cult songs · 71 sections

1. 1

   [e2]-⌈temen-ni2-?-?⌉ X […]

   The …… of E-temen-ni-guru, the organisation of the house of Eridug, the radiance of the house of Suen, and the erected banners of the E-ana were all given as gifts to the house. My good house floats like a cloud; its name too is a favourable omen.

2. 2

   e2 uru2-ze2-ba šu si sa2-a-bi

3. 3

   e2 {d}suen-na-ka dadag-ga-bi

4. 4

   e2-an-na-ka urin du3-a-bi

5. 5

   e2 šu-bi-še3 ḫe2-rig7

6. 6

   e2 zid-da-ĝu10 dungu-gen6du-gu-ge i-im-dirig

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   mu inim-ĝar sag9-ga in-ga-am3

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   ki-nu2 gi-rinri-na za-gin3 sig10zi-ga-am3

   He who excels at the ceremonies of queenship has lined with his straw the flowered couch, inlaid with lapis lazuli, which Gibil has purified for you in the Iri-gal shrine and, in the house which he has sanctified for you with his sweet reeds, he is performing the purification rites for you.

9. 9

   {d}gibil6 iri12-gal-la mu-ra-an-kug-kug-ga

10. 10

    mu-lu2 nam-ga-ša-an-e šu gal du3-a

11. 11

    šu!(u3)-mu-un-na-ni mu-ra-an-sig9

12. 12

    e2 {gi}ušub-na mu-ra-ab-kug-ga šu-luḫ mu-ra-ĝa2-ĝa2

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    ud ba-an-nu2 ud ba-an-dug4

    On the day of the moon's disappearance, the day appointed (?), the day when the couch will be inspected, the day when the lord will make love, grant life to the lord and give the staff and the crook to the lord!

14. 14

    ud ki-nu2-a i-bi2 kar2-kar2-dam

15. 15

    ud u3-mu-un-e mi2 zi-zi-i-dam

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    u3-mu-un-ra nam-til3 ze2-eĝ3-ĝa2-a

17. 17

    u3-mu-un-ra ešgiri2si-bi-⌈ir⌉ šibir šum2šu-mu-na-ab

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    al ba-an-dug4 al ba-an-dug4 ki-nu2 al ba-an-dug4

    She desires it, she desires it, she desires the couch. She desires the couch of heart's joy, she desires the couch. She desires the couch of the sweet embrace, she desires the couch. She desires the kingly couch, she desires the couch. She desires the queenly couch, she desires the couch.

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    ki-nu2 šag4 ḫul2-la al ba-an-dug4 ki-nu2 al ba-an-dug4

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    ki-nu2 ur2 ze2-ba al ba-an-dug4 ki-nu2 al ba-an-dug4

21. 21

    ⌈ki⌉-nu2 nam-lugal-la al ba-an-dug4 ki-nu2 al ba-an-dug4

22. 22

    [ki]-nu2 nam-nin-a al ba-an-dug4 ki-nu2 al ba-an-dug4

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    [ze2]-⌈ba⌉-ni-da ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da

    When she makes comfortable, when she makes comfortable, when she makes the couch comfortable; when she makes the couch of heart's joy comfortable, when she makes the couch comfortable; when she makes the couch of the sweet embrace comfortable, when she makes the couch comfortable; when she makes the kingly couch comfortable, when she makes the couch comfortable; when she makes the queenly couch comfortable, when she makes the couch comfortable,

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    [ki-nu2] šag4 ḫul2-la ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da

25. 25

    [ki-nu2] ⌈ur2⌉ ze2-ba ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da

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    [ki-nu2] ⌈nam⌉-lugal-la ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da

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    [ki-nu2 nam]-nin-a ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da

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    [X X ki]-⌈?⌉ mu-un-na-barag2-ge ki-nu2 mu-un-na-barag2-ge

    she covers the couch for him ……, covers the couch for him; she covers the couch for him ……, covers the couch for him; she calls the king to her sweet couch, she calls the beloved to her sweet couch, and speaks to him words of life, words of long days.

29. 29

    [X X ki-nu2 mu]-⌈un⌉-na-barag2-ge ki-nu2 mu-un-na-barag2-ge

30. 30

    ⌈lugal⌉ [ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-še3 gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e]

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    ki aĝ2 ⌈ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-še3 gu3 mu-un⌉-[na-de2-e]

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    inimi-ni til3 inim ud su13-ra2ra gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e

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    ga-ša-an-šubur-ra sukkal zid e2-an-na-ke4

    Ninšubur, the good minister of E-ana, clasps him by his right hand and brings him in bliss to Inana's embrace: May the lord whom you have chosen in your heart, the king, your beloved husband, enjoy long days in your holy and sweet embrace! Give him a propitious and famous reign, give him a royal throne of kingship on its firm foundation, give him the sceptre to guide the Land, and the staff and crook, and give him the righteous headdress and the crown which glorifies the head! From the rising of the sun to the setting of the sun, from the south to the north, from the upper sea to the lower sea, from where the ḫalub tree grows to where the cedar grows, over all Sumer and Akkad, grant him the staff and the crook!

34. 34

    kišib-!ki-še-eb-la2 zid-da-na im-ma-an-dab5

35. 35

    ur2 ga-ša-an-na-ka-še3 ḫi-li-a mu-ni-kur9

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    u3-mu-un-e aĝ2 šag4-ge ba-e-pad3-da-zu

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    lugal-e nitalam ki aĝ2-zu ur2 kug niĝ2 dug3-zu ud ḫa-ba-ni-ib-su3-ud-de3

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    bal sag9-ga pa e3 šum2-mu-un-ab

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    {ĝiš}gu-za nam-lugal-la suḫuš gen6-na-ba šum2-mu-na-ab

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    ĝidru kalam si sa2 ešgiri2 šibir šum2-mu-na-ab

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    aga zid men-na saĝ dalla-a šum2-mu-na-ab

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    {d}utu e3-ta {d}utu šu2-še3

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    {tum9}ulu3-tatu-mu-ul-lu-ta {tum9}mir-ra-a-še3tu-mu-{d}mi-ra

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    a-ab-ba igi-nim-ta a-ab-ba sig-še3

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    {ĝiš}ḫa-lu-!-ta {ĝiš}erin-na-še3!(ta)

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    ki-en-gi ki-uri-a ešgiri2 šibir šum2-mu-na-ab!(ta)

47. 47

    saĝ gig2 dur2-ru-na-bi nam-sipad-bi ḫe2-ak-e

    May he act as shepherd of the black-headed inhabitants; may he, like a farmer, make the fields productive; may he make the sheepfolds multiply, like a trustworthy shepherd. Under him, may there be flax, may there be barley; in the rivers may there be carp floods. Under him, may there be mottled barley in the fields; in the marshes, fish, and may the birds chatter. Under him, may the old reeds and the young reeds grow tall in the reedbeds; under him, may the mašgurum bushes flourish on the high plains. Under him, may the wild sheep and wild goats multiply in the forests; under him, may the irrigated orchards produce syrup and wine. Under him, may lettuce and cress flourish in the garden plots; under him, may there be long life in the palace.

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    e-ne engar-gin7 gana2 ḫe2-ĝa2-ĝa2

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    sipad zid-gin7 amaš ḫe2-em-mi-lu-lu

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    gu ḫe2-en-da-ĝal2 še ḫe2-en-da-ĝal2

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    id2-da a-eštub ḫe2-en-da-ĝal2

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    a-šag4-ga še gu-nu ḫe2-en-da-ĝal2

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    ambar-ra ku6 mušen gu3 ḫu-mu-da-ra-ra

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    mu-gi-e gi sumun gi ḫenbur ḫe2-en-da-an-mu2

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    an-edin-na {mu}MAŠ-GURUM ḫe2-en-da-an-mu2

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    tir-tir-ra šeg9 šeg9-bar ḫe2-en-da-lu

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    pu2-{ĝiš}kiri6 lal3 ĝeštin ḫe2-en-da-il2

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    mu2-sar-ra ḫi-iz{sar} za3-ḫi-li{sar} ḫe2-en-da-mu2

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    e2-gal-la zi su3-ud-ĝal2 ḫe2-en-da-an-ĝal2

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    {id2}idigna {id2}buranun-na a-u5-ba ḫu-mu-ni-ib-⌈tum2⌉

    May high flood-waters flow in the Tigris and Euphrates, may the grasses grow tall on their banks, and may the meadows be covered. May the holy lady Nisaba pile high the grain heaps and mounds. My lady, queen of heaven and earth, queen who encompasses heaven and earth, may he enjoy long days …… embrace.

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    gu2-gu2-ba u2 ḫu-mu-ta-mu2-mu2 a-gar3 ḫe2-en-si

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    guru7-du6 guru7-maš kug ga-ša-an {d}nisaba-ke4 gu2 ḫu-mu-ni-gur-gur

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    ga-ša-an-⌈ĝu10⌉ nin an ki nin an ki šu2-a

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    ur2 […] ud ḫa-ba-ni-ib-sud-e

65. 65

    lugal […] ⌈saĝ⌉ il2-la mu-un-ĝen-ne2

    With head high, the king goes now ……, with head high he goes to the holy embrace of Inana. The king going now with head high ……, going now to my lady with head high, (1 line fragmentary) he embraces the mistress. (unknown no. of lines missing)

66. 66

    ur2 ⌈kug⌉ [ga-ša-an-na]-⌈?⌉-še3 saĝ il2-la mu-un-ĝen

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    lugal X [X saĝ] ⌈il2⌉-la ĝen-ne2

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    !-ĝu10-[ra] ⌈saĝ⌉ il2-la ĝen-ne2

69. 69

    X U3 […] il2-la KA-ta

70. 70

    mu-⌈gi17⌉-[ib] [gu2-da mu-un]-da-la2

71. gap

    (unknown no. of lines missing)

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