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

Version A (of three closely related compositions)

1. [lu2ki-sikil kun-sig3] /mul\-mul-la sig7 sag9-ga-/am3\
2. [d]/inana\ kun-sig3 mul-mul-la sig7 sag9-ga-am3
3. [lu2ki-sikil] kun-sig3 tarah X /lu?\-lim X lu-lim-ma
4. [d]/inana\ kun-sig3 tarah X [lu]-lim X lu-lim-e
5. /lu2\ki-sikil ce-zar-mac-gin7 gun3-/a\ lugal-ra tum2-ma
6. dinana ce-zar-mac-gin7 gun3-a ddumu-zid-ra tum2-ma
7. lu2ki-sikil ce-zar gu2-nida?-a hi-li cu gi4-a-jen
8. dinana ce-zar gu2-nida?-a hi-li cu gi4-a-jen
9. nin-jen nin-jen X X X hi?-li? gur3-ru-jen
10. me-e ki-sikil-jen /nin-jen\ [X hi]-li gur3-ru-jen
11. nin? a an-ne2 ru-a-jen? [X X hi]-li /gur3\-ru-jen
12. u5 ze2?-ba u5? ze2?-ba X X X ir?-/si?\-im ze2-ba-jen
13. IR? X IM? X X X X X X X ma2 he2-em-ci-ib-us2-e
14. X X X X X X X X ma2? he2-em-ci-ib-us2-e
15. /nin\-[jen] X X e2 PAD3? en?-ni-a? mu-un-da-an-di-di-in
16. d/inana\-[jen] X X X X-ni?-a? mu-un-da-an-di-di-in
17. GA? X X X X X X X-ni-a mu-un-da-an-di-di-in
18. e2pa-pah X A? UB? X-ni?-a? mu-un-da-an-di-di-in
19. e2-e kab-dug4-ga? X-ni-a mu-un-da-an-di-di-in
20. mu-ti-in-e ga-/ju10\ ga-ga-ju10 di-di du5-mu-u5-zu
21. dama-ucum-ju10 ga-ju10 ga-ga-ju10 di-di du5-mu-u5-zu
22. dama-ucumgal-/an\-na ga-ju10 ga-ga-ju10 di-di du5-mu-u5-zu
23. u2numun2-ce3? ga-ju10 ga?-ju10-ce3? ga-ju10 di-di du5-mu-u5-zu
24. jicasal2 ki sed5-ce3 ga-ju10 di-di du5-mu-u5-zu
25. u2in-uc u2 sikil-ce3 ga-ju10 di-di du5-mu-u5-zu
26. u2rib-ba ki halba2-ce3 ga-ju10 di-di du5-mu-u5-zu
27. amac kug-ga amac mu-ti-in-na-ja2-ce3 di-di du5-mu-u5-zu
28. amac kug-ge amac ddumu-/zid-ja2-ce3\ /di-di du5-mu\-u5-zu

29.     sa-gid2-/da\-am3


30. mu-ru-bi X X a dug4? aj2 de3-en-dug4

Version B (of three closely related compositions)

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1. [...] /aj2 tur?\-re [...] X /E NE?\ [...]
2. [X] /aj2 tur\-re I X [...]
3. [X] cu aj2 mah-e bi2-in-X [...]
4. X /cu?\ aj2 tur-re bi2-[...]
5. /nij2?\-cu aj2 ir-ir-ju10 aj2 ba-ab-[...]
6. X udu aj2 gu7-gu7-ju10 u2 ba-ab-[...]
7. [X] mu-nu10-de3 tur3 /ki nu\-mu-un-pad3-/de3\
8. [X] sipad-de3 /amac\ ki nu-mu-un-pad3-/de3\
9. [X] u5 gur3-ru-ju10 u5 nu-un-/gur3\-[ru]
10. [X] GA gur3-ru-ju10 ga nu-un-/gur3\-[ru]
11. [X] X X X X-/ju10\ hul-jal2-e im-[...]
12. [...] X E /IM?\ [...]
13. [...] X [...]
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Version C (of three closely related compositions)

1. [...] X X
2. /en?-e? ga? ma-ar mu?-un?-lu?\ gu2 [...]
3. ddumu-zid-de3 u5 ma-ar mu-un-lu /gu2\ [...]
4. u5 gur3-ru-ni u5 mu-un-lu [...]
5. ga gur3-ru-ni ga mu-un-lu [...]
6. ga u5 gur3-ru-ni e2-a nu-mu-ni-in-kur9 [...]
7. /in\-nin9-e i3 li saj he2-em-me-eb?-/cec2\-[e]
8. mu-tin-na ga-ju10 ga-ga-ju10 di-di du5-/mu\-[u5-zu]
9. dama-ucum-ju10 ga-ju10 ga-ga-ju10 di-/di\ <du5-mu-u5-zu>
10. dama-ucumgal-an-na ga-ju10 ga-ga-ju10 di-di <du5-mu-u5-zu>
11. /u2numun2\-ce3 ga-ju10? X X X-ce3 ga-ju10 di-di <du5-mu-u5-zu>
12. jicasal2-e ki sed-de3 ga-ju10 di-di <du5-mu-u5-zu>
13. u2rib-ba ki hal-bi-ce3 ga-ju10 «UN» di-di /du5\-[mu-u5-zu]
14. u2in-nu-uc u2 sikil-ce3 ga-ju10 X X [du5-mu-u5-zu]
15. amac kug-ge amac mu-ud-na-ja2-[ce3] [di-di du5-mu-u5-zu]
16. amac kug-ge amac d/dumu\-[zid-ja2-ce3] di-[di] [du5-mu-u5-zu]
17. nu-u8-gig-ge X [...]
18. su8-ba ddumu-/zid\ [...]

19.     cir3 [...]


Print sources

Sefati 1998, p. 236-246, XXX, XXXVI, XXXVII: photograph, handcopy, commentary, score transliteration, translation

Electronic sources

Sefati 1999: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

CBS 6898 (STVC 134)

CBS 8534 rev.

3N-T344 = UM 55-21-309


Revision history

04.ii.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
30.ix.1999: GC, editor: proofreading
18.x.1999: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
14.xi.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
13.xi.1999: 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

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