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ETCSLtransliteration : c.4.08.03

A balbale to Inana (Dumuzid-Inana C)

1.	nin₉-ĝu₁₀ e₂-a a-na-am₃ mu-e-[ak]
2.	lu₂-tur e₂-a a-na-am₃ mu-e-/ak\
3.	a im-ma-tu₅ na-ma im-ma-su-ub
4.	a šen-dilim₂ kug-ga im-ma-tu₅
5.	na-ma bur babbar-ra im-ma-su-ub
6.	u₅ ze₂-ba bur-ra im-ma-šeš₄
7.	^tug₂pala₃ na-aĝ₂ ga-ša-an-an-na im-ma-mur₁₀
8.	ur₅-re e₂-a mi-ni-ib₂-ni₁₀-ni₁₀-e-en
9.	šem-bi-zid i-bi₂-ĝa₂ mu-ni-mar-mar
10.	gu₂-bar-ĝu₁₀ mu-DU si bi₂-sa₂
11.	siki-ĝu₁₀ im-da-la₂ a bi₂-/tu₅^?\
12.	^ĝištukul-ĝu₁₀ bal in-na-sag₉-ga mu-zu
13.	saĝ-ĝu₁₀ ba-suḫ₃ si bi₂-sa₂
14.	suḫ-ĝu₁₀ ba-bur₂-bur₂ mu-dub-dub
15.	gu₂ gu₂-bar-ra-ka mu-ni-in-šub
16.	ḫar kug-sig₁₇ šu-ĝa₂ im-mi-du₃
17.	za-gin₃ di₄-di₄ gu₂-ĝa₂ im-mi-sig₉
18.	murub₂-bi gu₂ sa-ĝa₂ si bi₂-sa₂
19.	nin₉ igi šag₄-za-ta mu-de₆-de₆
20.	šag₄-za šag₄ ki aĝ₂ mu-de₆-de₆
21.	^dinana-zu teš₂ mu-ra-an-šum₂
22.	nin₉ mul-mul lal₃ ama ugu-za-me-en
23.	nin₉ lu₂ niĝ₂ 5 ma-ra-de₆-a-ĝu₁₀
24.	nin₉ lu₂ niĝ₂ 10 ma-ra-de₆-a-ĝu₁₀
25.	alan-za šu ma-ra-ni-in-du₇-am₃
26.	nin₉ mul-mul sag₉-ga-bi na-de₆
27.	šeš-ĝu₁₀ e₂-gal-ta kur₉-re^?-ni^?
28.	nar-e-ne lu₂ ḫu-mu-ni-[…]
29.	[me]-e ka-ta mu-tin ga-mu-[…]-/de₂\
30.	/ur₅\-re šag₄-ga-ni ḫe-em-ḫul₂-/le\
31.	ur₅-re šag₄-ga-ni ḫe₂-em-sag₉-ge
32.	ḫe₂-laḫ₅ ḫe₂-laḫ₅ i₃-i₃ gara₂-bi ga-na ḫe₂-laḫ₅
33.	nin₉-ĝu₁₀ e₂-a ga-mu-u₈-da-/laḫ₅\
34.	u₈-gin₇ sila₄ ḫe₂-em-tum₂ ḫe₂-[em-tum₂]
35.	[nin₉]-/ĝu₁₀ e₂\-a ga-mu-u₈-da-/laḫ₅\
36.	ud₅-gin₇ maš₂ ḫe₂-em-tum₂ ḫe₂-[em-tum₂]
37.	/nin₉\-ĝu₁₀ e₂-a ga-mu-u₈-/da\-[laḫ₅]
38.	u₈-gin₇ sila₄ sag₉-sag₉-ga /ḫe₂\-a
39.	nin₉-ĝu₁₀ e₂-a ga-mu-u₈-da-[laḫ₅]
40.	ud₅-gin₇ maš₂ gun₃-gun₃-a ḫe₂-a
41.	nin₉-ĝu₁₀ e₂-a ga-mu-u₈-da-laḫ₅
42.	i-da-lam {gaba-me} {(1 ms. has instead:) gaba-ĝu₁₀} ba-gub-gub
43.	i-da-lam {gal₄-la-me} {(1 ms. has instead:) gal₄-la-ĝa₂} siki ba-an-mu₂
44.	ur₂ mu-tin-na-še₃ di-di-de₃ ba-ba ga-ba-ḫul₂-ḫul₂-le-en-de₃-en
45.	gu₄-ud-an-ze₂-en gu₄-ud-an-ze₂-en
46.	^dba-u₂ gal₄-la-ĝa₂-ke₄-eš ga-ba-ḫul₂-ḫul₂-le-en-de₃-en
47.	gu₄-ud-an-ze₂-en gu₄-ud-an-ze₂-en
48.	eĝer-bi in-na-sag₉ in-na-sag₉
49.	bal-bal-e ^dinana-kam

50.	ḫe₂-laḫ₅ ḫe₂-laḫ₅
51.	i₃-i₃ gara₂-bi ga-na ḫe₂-laḫ₅
52.	ĝiš-gi₄-ĝal₂-bi-im

Print sources

Alster 1985, p. 146-152: composite text, translation, commentary

Deimel 1939, p. 256ff.: translation, commentary, score transliteration (edition based on Ni 2429)

Gurney and Kramer 1976, p. 43: translation, score transliteration (ll. 4-7)

Heimpel 1968, p. 232-233: translation, score transliteration (ll. 33-38)

Jacobsen 1975, p. 83 n. 12: translation, composite text (ll. 39-45)

Jacobsen 1987, p. 16-18: translation

Kramer 1957, p. 79 (collation of Ni 2429)

Kramer 1969, p. 97-98: translation

Sefati 1998, p. 132-150, IX, XVIII, XIX, XXII: score transliteration, translation, commentary, handcopy, photograph

van Dijk 1954, p. 87: translation, score transliteration (tranlit. and transl. based on Ni 2429 (lines 1-9; 16-18))

Electronic sources

Krecher 1998a: score transliteration

Krecher 1998j: composite text, translation

Sefati 1999: score transliteration, translation

Cuneiform sources

CBS 8037 ii 14'ff.

CBS 15126

N 4305 iii 1'-iv 2' (PAPS 107 521)

Ni 2429 (SRT 5)

Revision history

24.ix.1998-26.ix.1998: JAB, editor: standardisation
30.xi.1998: GZ, editor: proofreading
05.viii.1999: GC, editor: minor corrections
16.x.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
20.iv.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
20.iv.2000: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
30.iii.2005: GC/JE, senior editor/technical developer: lemmatised version published