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

1.	[e₂]-/temen-ni₂-guru₃^?-a^?\ X [...]
2.	e₂ uru₂-ze₂-ba cu si sa₂-a-bi
3.	e₂ ^dsuen-na-ka dadag-ga-bi
4.	e₂-an-na-ka urin du₃-a-bi
5.	e₂ cu-bi-ce₃ he₂-rig₇
6.	e₂ zid-da-ju₁₀ dungu-gen₆^du-gu-ge i-im-dirig
7.	mu inim-jar sag₉-ga in-ga-am₃
8.	ki-nu₂ gi-rin^ri-na za-gin₃ sig₁₀^zi-ga-am₃
9.	^dgibil₆ iri₁₂-gal-la mu-ra-an-kug-kug-ga
10.	mu-lu₂ nam-ga-ca-an-e cu gal du₃-a
11.	cu(source: u₃)-mu-un-na-ni mu-ra-an-sig₉
12.	e₂ ^giucub-na mu-ra-ab-kug-ga cu-luh mu-ra-ja₂-ja₂
13.	ud ba-an-nu₂ ud ba-an-dug₄
14.	ud ki-nu₂-a i-bi₂ kar₂-kar₂-dam
15.	ud u₃-mu-un-e mi₂ zi-zi-i-dam
16.	u₃-mu-un-ra nam-til₃ ze₂-ej₃-ja₂-a
17.	u₃-mu-un-ra ecgiri₂(erroneous) si-bi-/ir\) cibir cum₂^cu-mu-na-ab
18.	al ba-an-dug₄ al ba-an-dug₄ ki-nu₂ al ba-an-dug₄
19.	ki-nu₂ cag₄ hul₂-la al ba-an-dug₄ ki-nu₂ al ba-an-dug₄
20.	ki-nu₂ ur₂ ze₂-ba al ba-an-dug₄ ki-nu₂ al ba-an-dug₄
21.	/ki\-nu₂ nam-lugal-la al ba-an-dug₄ ki-nu₂ al ba-an-dug₄
22.	[ki]-nu₂ nam-nin-a al ba-an-dug₄ ki-nu₂ al ba-an-dug₄
23.	[ze₂]-/ba\-ni-da ze₂-ba-ni-da ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-da
24.	[ki-nu₂] cag₄ hul₂-la ze₂-ba-ni-da ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-da
25.	[ki-nu₂] /ur₂\ ze₂-ba ze₂-ba-ni-da ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-da
26.	[ki-nu₂] /nam\-lugal-la ze₂-ba-ni-da ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-da
27.	[ki-nu₂ nam]-nin-a ze₂-ba-ni-da ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-da
28.	[X X ki]-/nu₂^?\ mu-un-na-barag₂-ge ki-nu₂ mu-un-na-barag₂-ge
29.	[X X ki-nu₂ mu]-/un\-na-barag₂-ge ki-nu₂ mu-un-na-barag₂-ge
30.	/lugal\ [ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-ce₃ gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂-e]
31.	ki aj₂ /ki-nu₂ ze₂-ba-ni-ce₃ gu₃ mu-un\-[na-de₂-e]
32.	inim^i-ni til₃ inim ud su₁₃-ra₂^ra gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂-e
33.	ga-ca-an-cubur-ra sukkal zid e₂-an-na-ke₄
34.	kicib-la₂^!^{ki-ce-eb-la₂} zid-da-na im-ma-an-dab₅
35.	ur₂ ga-ca-an-na-ka-ce₃ hi-li-a mu-ni-kur₉
36.	u₃-mu-un-e aj₂ cag₄-ge ba-e-pad₃-da-zu
37.	lugal-e nitalam ki aj₂-zu ur₂ kug nij₂ dug₃-zu ud ha-ba-ni-ib-su₃-ud-de₃
38.	bal sag₉-ga pa e₃ cum₂-mu-un-ab
39.	^jicgu-za nam-lugal-la suhuc gen₆-na-ba cum₂-mu-na-ab
40.	jidru kalam si sa₂ ecgiri₂ cibir cum₂-mu-na-ab
41.	aga zid men-na saj dalla-a cum₂-mu-na-ab
42.	^dutu e₃-ta ^dutu cu₂-ce₃
43.	^tum₉ulu₃-ta^{tu-mu-ul-lu-ta} ^tum₉mir-ra-a-ce₃^{tu-mu-^dmi-ra}
44.	a-ab-ba igi-nim-ta a-ab-ba sig-ce₃
45.	^jicha-lu-ub₂^!-ta ^jicerin-na-ce₃(source: ta)
46.	ki-en-gi ki-uri-a ecgiri₂ cibir cum₂-mu-na-ab(source: ta)
47.	saj gig₂ dur₂-ru-na-bi nam-sipad-bi he₂-ak-e
48.	e-ne engar-gin₇ gana₂ he₂-ja₂-ja₂
49.	sipad zid-gin₇ amac he₂-em-mi-lu-lu
50.	gu he₂-en-da-jal₂ ce he₂-en-da-jal₂
51.	id₂-da a-ectub he₂-en-da-jal₂
52.	a-cag₄-ga ce gu-nu he₂-en-da-jal₂
53.	ambar-ra ku₆ mucen gu₃ hu-mu-da-ra-ra
54.	mu-gi-e gi sumun gi henbur he₂-en-da-an-mu₂
55.	an-edin-na ^muMAC-GURUM he₂-en-da-an-mu₂
56.	tir-tir-ra ceg₉ ceg₉-bar he₂-en-da-lu
57.	pu₂-^jickiri₆ lal₃ jectin he₂-en-da-il₂
58.	mu₂-sar-ra hi-iz^sar za₃-hi-li^sar he₂-en-da-mu₂
59.	e₂-gal-la zi su₃-ud-jal₂ he₂-en-da-an-jal₂
60.	^id₂idigna ^id₂buranun-na a-u₅-ba hu-mu-ni-ib-/tum₂\
61.	gu₂-gu₂-ba u₂ hu-mu-ta-mu₂-mu₂ a-gar₃ he₂-en-si
62.	guru₇-du₆ guru₇-mac kug ga-ca-an ^dnisaba-ke₄ gu₂ hu-mu-ni-gur-gur
63.	ga-ca-an-/ju₁₀\ nin an ki nin an ki cu₂-a
64.	ur₂ [...] ud ha-ba-ni-ib-sud-e
65.	lugal [...] /saj\ il₂-la mu-un-jen-ne₂
66.	ur₂ /kug\ [ga-ca-an-na]-/ka^?\-ce₃ saj il₂-la mu-un-jen
67.	lugal X [X saj] /il₂\-la jen-ne₂
68.	nin^!-ju₁₀-[ra] /saj\ il₂-la jen-ne₂
69.	X U₃ [...] il₂-la KA-ta
70.	mu-/gi₁₇\-[ib] [gu₂-da mu-un]-da-la₂
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Print sources

Sefati 1998, p. 301-311: score transliteration, translation, commentary

Electronic sources

Krecher 1998j: composite text, translation

Sefati 1999: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

BM 15820 (CT 42 4)

Revision history

29.i.1999: JAB, editor: standardisation
03.xii.1999: GC, editor: proofreading
04.xii.1999: GC, editor: SGML tagging
04.ii.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
28.i.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