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ETCSLtransliteration : c.3.3.10

Letter from Inanaka to the goddess Nintinuga

1.	^dnin-tin-ug₅-ga ajrig zid e₂-kur-/ra\
2.	a-zu kalam-ma-ra u₃-na-a-dug₄
3.	nin tu₆ dug₄-ga-ni uj₃ car₂ til₃-le
4.	mu₇-mu₇-ma-ni uj₃ sag₉-ga
5.	nin cag₄-ne-ca₄ lu₂ til₃-til₃ cudu₃-de₃ ki aj₂-ra
6.	cag₄ gur-ru cag₄-la₂ sug₄ a-ra-zu jic {tuku-ju₁₀-ur₂} {(1 ms. has instead:) tuku}
7.	u₃-na-de₃-tah
8.	til₃-la ug₅-ga en₃ tar-bi za-e-me-en
9.	lu₂-kud-lu₂-kud-ba du₇-du₇ gal-bi-me-en
10.	^m^dinana-ka dumu-munus ^den-lil₂-a₂-mah
11.	geme₂-zu na-ab-be₂-a
12.	ki-nu₂ cub-ba-ju₁₀-da {2-kam-ma-bi} {(1 ms. has instead:) 2-ta-am₃}
13.	{u₂-u₈-a-u₈-a al-jen-na-ju₁₀ a-ra₂-bi} {(1 ms. has instead:) u₈^?-e-a-e a-ra₂-bi} nu-zu
	{
	(1 ms. adds:)
13A.	[...] mu-da-an-TAR [...] RA X [...] X
	}
14.	nin-ju₁₀ e₂ ma-an-du₃-ma igi la₂-bi ba-tuc-en
15.	zu-a kal-la-ju₁₀ jiri₃ kur₂ {ba-an-dab₅-be₂-ec} {(1 ms. has instead:) mu-da-an-gub}
16.	lu₂ en₃ tar-re la-ba-an-tuku
17.	im-ma-si im-ma-dirig-ga-ta
18.	zi al-ir-ir-re-en
19.	tukum-bi nin-ja₂ an-na-kam
20.	a₂-sag₃ su-ja₂ jal₂-la su-ja₂ {ib₂-ta-an-zig₃} {(some mss. have instead:) he₂-eb-ta-an-zig₃}
21.	{ki-in-du} {(1 ms. has instead:) ki} nam-til₃-la-ka jiri₃-ju₁₀ {he₂-bi₂-ib-gub-be₂} {(1 ms. has instead:) he₂-bi₂-ib-gub-be₂-en}
22.	u₃ je₂₆-e {geme₂-zu} {(some mss. have instead:) geme₂-ni} he₂-me-en
23.	{e₂-za-a} {(some mss. have instead:) e₂-a-ni} kisal-luh-bi he₂-me-en {igi-zu-ce₃ he₂-gub} {(some mss. have instead:) igi-ni-ce₃ ga-gub}
24.	u₃-ba-sag₉-ge nin-ju₁₀ lu₂-kud-da du₇-du₇
25.	{mu-zu ga-am₃-mi-ib₂-sa₄} {(some mss. have instead:) mu-ce₃ ga-sa₄}

Print sources

Böck 1996, p. 7-11: composite text, translation, commentary

Römer 2003, p. 237-249: score transliteration, translation, commentary

Robson 2001, p. 57-59: commentary (archaeological context)

Wilcke 1970a, p. 67-69: commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Michalowski 2001a: composite text

Cuneiform sources

CBS 7128

CBS 10405

CBS 14046 (PBS 1/2 134)

CBS 14049+ N 846 (both SL pl. 40)

CBS 14117 (PBS 1/2 94)

IM 11053, 163 (TIM 9 16)

UET 6 173 = U 7741

UET 6 174 e

UET 6 180 = U 16900G

UM 29-16-139 etc. (SL pl. 24f.)

3N-T369 = A 30221 + 3N-T418 = A 30237 (SL pl. 51)

3N-T542 (!) = UM 55-21-343 + 3N-T900, 5 (SL pl. 27)

3N-T905, 213 ?

Revision history

01.iv.2001: EFH, editor: standardisation
14.v.2003: GZ, editor: standardisation
24.vi.2005: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
01.vii.2005: GC/JE, senior editor/technical developer: lemmatised version published