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TIM 9, 20ff. // CT 58, 53 (Ištar)

SEAL no. 7496 · IM 51545 // 51543 // 51544 // 51529 // 51176 // 51530 // 51650 // BM 54316 · Unknown · 90 lines · 590 words · 1320 signs · 50 Sumerograms · bilingual

Ms. C = TIM 9,20 Ms. Cx = TIM 9,25 Ms. O =  TIM 9,21 Ms. Oa = TIM 9,26 Ms. P = TIM 9,22 Ms. R = TIM 9,24 Ms. Ra = TIM 9,23    

Transliteration

Ms. C

1          C         Vs. 1⸢in-nin ša⸣-ku-ra e-ri-iš-ù-na girix-⸢za-al-a-nu-ke⸣-[ne]

2ir-ni-na ra-bi-tam li-⸢ib⸣-bi be-el-tum ⸢ka⸣-di-ir-tum / 3mu-te-li-tum ⸢ša⸣ e-nu-na-ki

2          C         4za-te-eb-kur-kur-ra ⸢dumu⸣-gal-DEN.ZU-na ⸢maḫ⸣-te-nu-un-ga-le-
         ne

5šu-tu-qa-at im-ma-⸢tim⸣ DUMU.MUNUS DEN.ZU ⸢ra⸣-bi-tum ti-iš-qa-ar-tum / 6i-na i-gi-gi

3          C         7[e-ri-i]š nam-maḫ me-an-ki ur-ru-ur an-gal za da du8

8[be-le]-⸢et⸣ na-ar-bi ša pa-ar-ṣí ša-me-e ù er-⸢ṣé-tim⸣ / 9ḫa-am-ma-at it-ti a-nim ra-bi-im ši-⸢ta⸣-na-at

4          C         Rs. 10[dingir-gal-gal(?)]-⸢e⸣-ne AN x maḫ-bi-[im] ⸢e-ne⸣ x-⸢ti⸣-le-bi-
                   ne

11[i-ni-l]í ra-b[u-t]im mu-wa-e-ra-sú-nu ṣí-ir-tum / 12⸢ši⸣-i ga-mi-⸢ra⸣-[at] ⸢ši-ip⸣-ṭì-šu-nu

5          C         13[…] x [… a]-⸢nun⸣-na-⸢ku?⸣ [k]uš[ux] ⸢mu⸣-x x x-ne

                        14⸢a-na a⸣-[wa-ti-ša ṣí-ir]-tim e-[nu-n]a-⸢ku ip-ta-na⸣-ši-lu

6          C         15in-t[i-bi … n]u-la

                        16a-l[a-ak-ta-ša …] ⸢a-na⸣ te-re!-ti-ša / 17[la i-a]r-ru

Ms. C ends

Ms. O

115      O         1ka-áš ka-re te-en-te-en ni5-in-tu-bu-te Dinanna-za-a-kam

                        2la-sa-mu-um ne-ru-bu-um ta-⸢ne⸣-eḫ-tum ù šu-up-šu-ḫu!-um ku-um-ma iš8-tár

116      O         3ur-ru-ur ul-lu-ul zi-iz-zi gu-ru-da10 an-ta si-si-te D⸢inanna⸣
                   za-a-kam

4i-ta-ap-ru-ur-rum ḫa-ma-ṭú-um ⸢ma-qa⸣-tum te-bu-ú ù ta-ap-pa-am ku-ma iš8-tár

117      O         5ḫa-ra-an ḫi-in-du-ud-ku gìri-AŠ ki-si-l[i-m]a gìri-ús-di-im-ma-
         kam Dinanna za-kam

6pé-te ur-ḫi-im ù ṭú-di-im i-⸢mé⸣-te-qí-im a-šar šu-ul-mi-im ta-pu-ut / 7⸢ú-la-li⸣ a-la-kum ku-um-ma iš8-tár

118      O         8gìri-ús ka-gìri su-su-te ki-da-ra-ta-⸢aq⸣-qa ge-en-ge-te Dinanna
                   za-kam

9šu-te-šu-ur ki-ib!-si-im ù pa-⸢da⸣-ni-⸢im bi⸣-it-qú-tum ku-un-nu-um ku-[um-m]a
8-tár

119      O         10gu-lu-te da-mi ni5-in-zi ĝá-ĝá-te Dinanna za-a-kam

                   11a-ba-tum ba!-nu-um na-sa-ḫu!-um! ù ⸢ša-ka⸣-nu-um ku-ma iš8-tár

120      O         Rs. 12[ni-i]n-ta mu-nu-ús-ra mu-nu-ús ⸢ni⸣-in-ta-ar-ra ku-ku-te
                   ⸢Dinanna⸣ za-⸢kam⸣

13zi-ka-ra-am a-na si-ni-iš7-tim si-⸢ni⸣-iš7-ta a-na zi-ka-ri-im / 14tu-ru-um
ku-[u]m-ma iš
8-tár

Ms. O ends

Ms. Oa

121      Oa       1⸢la-la šà-zi⸣-ga nì(gloss: ni)-šu-gá[l …] ⸢Dinanna za-a-kam⸣

                   2⸢la-lu-ú⸣ ni-iš li-bi-⸢imx […] x x […] / 3bi-ši-im ra-še-⸢e ku⸣-[ma] iš8-tár

122      Oa       4dun(gloss: du-x-(x)) ⸢sa5⸣-búr kù-búr kú-diri [Dinanna] ⸢za-a-kam⸣

                   5⸢ti-tu-rum⸣ iš-da-ḫu-um mé-ku-[ú-tu]m / 6ù wu-tu-rum ku-m[a iš8-tá]r

123      Oa       7⸢kù-dun⸣(gloss: ⸢ku-du⸣-u[n]) ⸢kù⸣-á-tuku i-bí-za kù-⸢im-ba Dinanna
                   za-kam⸣

                   8[t]a-ak-ši-tum ne-me-lum i-bi-⸢su⸣-ú / 9bi-ti-iq-tum ku-ma iš8-tár

124      Oa       Rs. 10níĝ-nam igi-KÁR igi-KÁR-KÁR igi-bar ZALAG.ZALAG-
                   bi
(gloss: za-al-za-le-biDinanna za-kam

11ta-ak-li-im-tum ta-di-ir-tum / 12ta-še-er-tum na-ap-lu-su-⸢um⸣ / 13ù du-um-mu-qú-um ku-ma iš8-tár

125     Oa       14me téš Dalad(gloss: a-la-ṭà) Dlama ki-⸢šu-peš11⸣ zu-zu <Dinanna za-
                   kam(?)>

15du-tam ba-áš-tam ši-da-a[m l]a-ma-sa-am / 16ma-ḫa-za-am wu-du-um / 17ku-ma D8-tár

Ms. Oa ends

Ms. P

137      P          1gúm-gúm(gloss: gu-um-gu-um <<um>>) ĝar-ĝar-ĝar íl(gloss: il)
                   gú(gloss: gu)-zi gam-gam Dinanna za-kam

                   2te-em-ku-ú te-ek-nu-ú na-ši-a-am re-ši ù ⸢ku-nu-šum ku⸣-ma iš8-tár

138      P          3⸢é dù-a⸣(gloss: ⸢e-du⸣) ⸢ama5! dím-me níĝ-gú-na⸣ tuku-tuku
                   nundum-dìm! sag9 Dinanna za-kam

4e-pé-eš bi-tim ba-né-e ma-aš-ta-ki-im / 5ra-še-e e-nu-tim ⸢ša-ap-ti⸣ še-er-ri-im na-ša-qum ku-ma iš8-tár!

139      P          6du10-bad(gloss: du-ba-ad) du10 ka[š4 x-n]í-sig10-sig10-ge ⸢sá⸣
                   did-dè Dinanna za-kam

7pí-it pu-⸢ri⸣-di-im li-si-im bi-ir-ki-im / 8ṣú!-mu-rum ù ka-ša-du-um ku-⸢ma iš8-tár⸣

140      P          Rs. 9ḫu-ru kalag-ga lú-gam-ma lú-sig-ga ḫi-ḫi D⸢inanna⸣ [za-kam]

                   10a-ḫu-ra-am da-an-nam en-ša-am ù ú-la-lam / 11šu-ta-bu-lum ku-um-ma iš8-tár

141      P          12íl-lá du5-lá saĝ íl-lá íb-ba-lal ḫi-ḫi Dinanna za-kam

                   13mu-le-e mu-uš-pa-li sa-ak-ri-i / 14ù ma-ṭì šu-ta-bu-lum ku-ma iš8-tár

142      P          15aga ĝešgu-za ĝešĝidru nam-lugal / 16šúm-mu Dinanna za-kam

17a-ga-am ku-si-a-am ḫa-aṭ-ṭà-am a-na LUGAL / 18na-da-nu-um ku-um-ma iš8-tár

Ms. P ends

Ms. R

159      R         1a-ta-ar-la-e ni5-in-kur du-tu / 2su-li pu-la-ad-gu-ud Dinanna za-
                   kam

3šu-te-ṣú!-(RU)-um e-pé-eš na-mu-tim / 4ṣú-ḫu-um qa-la-lu ù ka-ba-tum ku-ma iš8-tár

160      R         5ka-la ni5-in-gi-ga ša-ḫu-ul-gi / 6ḫu-la za-al-zu-le-ga Dinanna za-
                   kam

7⸢e⸣-di-ir-tum ma-ru-uš-tum lu-mu-un li-bi-im / 8ḫu-du-um ù nu-wu-ru-um ku-ma iš8-tár

161      R         Rs. 9ni5-a-am a-ma?-ri-im ni5-a-am ne-ur5-til / 10ni5-qa-al mi-li-im-
                   ma Dinanna za-kam

                   11a-ta-ar-ru-rum pí-ri-tum gi-li-it-tum / 12nam-ri-ru ù mi-li-im-mu ku-ma iš8-tár

162      R         13ù-ma ni5-pa-ḫu-ur ip-pa-su-ur / 14i-gi-li-ib-bi ù nu-ku Dinanna za-
                   kam

                   15er-ne-tum re-du-um ra-i-bu di-li-ip-tum / 16ù la ṣa-la-lu ku-ma iš8-tár

Ms. R ends

Ms. Ra

163      Ra       […]

1’[pu-uḫ-ḫ]u-ur ⸢ša⸣ ši-ri-i[k-tim …] / 2’pí-⸢ir-de⸣-tum ù ta-nu-qa-t[um ku-ma iš8-tár]

164      Ra       3’du ⸢i?-gi sa⸣-aḫ qa?-ab?-ri e-r[i-im-ḫu-uš] / 4’ĝeš-ĝeš-lá Dinanna
                   za-k[am]

5’ṣa-al-tum ša-aḫ-⸢ma-áš⸣-tum ⸢ip⸣-p[í-rum] / 6’a-na-an-tum ⸢ù⸣ ša-⸢ga⸣-áš-tum ku-⸢ma⸣ iš8-[tár]

165      Ra       Rs. 7’⸢á⸣-gu?-bu […] / 8’ traces

                        9’ ⸢na da⸣ x ⸢um?x x x x x / 10’x-ar-x [x] ⸢mi-iḫ-mu⸣ x x

166      Ra       11’ [x] pa […] AN / 12’ […] x

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Translation

 

  1. Irnina, the wide hearted one, lady poised to attack, the most princely among the Anunnaki.
  2. In standing elevated in the country, great daughter of Sîn, most outstanding among the Igigi.
  3. The lady of greatness, who unites the divine powers of heaven and earth, is like the great An.
  4. Among the great deities, she is their awe-inspiring ruler, she finishes their punishments.
  5. At her mighty word, the Anunnaki crawl.
  6. [She does not let Anu know] her wa[ys], against her instructions, [he does not do anything].
  1. Racing, running, soothing, and appeasement are yours, Ištar!
  2. Walking around, hurrying, falling, standing up, and <being as proficient as> a friend (while running) are yours, Ištar!
  3. Opening roads and paths, while travelling going to a place of peace, of support of the weak are yours, Ištar!
  4. Leading just on trail and path, cutting lose (and) securing (again) are yours, Ištar!
  5. Destroying, building, exterminating, and creating are yours, Ištar!
  6. Making a man out of a woman, a woman out of a man is yours, Ištar!
  7. Attractiveness, libido, holding [property and] goods are yours, Ištar!
  8. Surplus, profit, [shortage], and making bigger are yours, Ištar!
  9. Ample proceeds, profit, loss of money, damages are yours, Ištar!
  10. Teaching, making dark, surveillance, looking friendly, and making (things) beautiful are yours, Ištar!
  11. Virility, vitality, fertility, vivaciousness, allocate the place of cult are yours, Ištar!
  1. Neglect, affectionate care, holding the head high, and subjugating are yours, Ištar!
  2. The building of the house, the making of the chamber, getting furniture, kissing a child's lips are yours, Ištar!
  3. Striding, racing, striving, and achieving are yours, Ištar!
  4. Balancing the less appreciated, the strong one, the weak one, the one in need of help is yours, Ištar!
  5. Balancing elevations, depths, raising? and reducing? is yours, Ištar!
  6. Giving rown, throne, sceptre to the king is yours, Ištar!
  1. Arguing, ridiculing, laughing, being unimportant, and being relevant are yours, Ištar!
  2. Misery, disease, grief, joy, and making bright are yours, Ištar!
  3. Stirring up, dismay, terror, frightening radiance, and horrifying glow are yours, Ištar!
  4. Wishing to fight, leading, shaking, sleeplessness, and restlessness are yours, Ištar!
  5. [Colle]cting of the prese[nt, …], fright, and battle c[ry are yours, Ištar]!
  6. Quarrel, rebellion, [distress] of battle, war, and murder are yours, Iš[tar]!
  7. […]
  8. […]

 

Michael P. Streck and Nathan Wasserman, Sources of Early Akkadian Literature (SEAL), seal.huji.ac.il. No commercial use is allowed. Published under CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives). Reproduced unmodified. Cite as SEAL no. 7496; view on seal.huji.ac.il.