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A balbale to Inana (Dumuzid-Inana A)

1. šeš-e nin9-ra mi2 na-mu-e
2. dutu nin9-ra mi2 na-mu-e
3. kug dinana-ra mi2 zid na-/mu\-[e]
4. in-nin9 gu sar-ra ḫi-li gur3-ru
5. dinana gu sar-ra ḫi-li gur3-ru
6. še ab-sin2-na ḫi-li ma-az dirig-ga
7. {nin9} {(1 ms. has instead:) in-nin9} gada maḫ-e ḫi-li ba?-e?-/te-a\
8. dinana gada maḫ-e ḫi-li ba?-e?-te-a
9. al ga-mu-ra-ab-ak SAR ga-mu-ra-ab-šum2 (lu-ur-/pi\-[iq]-ki lu-um-ḫu-/ra\-[ki])
10. {in-nin9} {(1 ms. has instead:) nin9-ĝu10} gu sar-ra ga-mu-ra-de6
11. dinana gu sar-ra ga-mu-ra-de6
12. {šeš} {(1 ms. has instead:) šeš-ĝu10} gu sar-ra a-ma-i-ra-ta
13. a-ba-a ma-e-ri a-ba-a ma-e-ri
14. gu-bi ma-a-ra a-[ba]-a ma-e-ri
15. nin9-ĝu10 ri-a-bi ga-mu-ra-/de6\
16. dinana ri-a-bi ga-mu-ra-de6
17. {šeš} {(1 ms. has instead:) šeš-ĝu10} ri-a-bi a-ma-i-[ra-ta]
18. a-ba-a ma-ab-NU-NU a-ba-a ma-ab-NU-NU
19. gu-bi ma-a-ra a-ba-a ma-ab-NU-NU
20. nin9-ĝu10 NU-a-bi ga-mu-ra-de6
21. dinana NU-a-bi ga-mu-ra-de6
22. {šeš} {(1 ms. has instead:) šeš-ĝu10} NU-a-bi a-ma-i-ra-ta
23. a-ba-a ma-ab-tab-be2 a-ba-a ma-ab-tab-be2
24. gu-bi ma-a-ra a-ba-a ma-ab-tab-be2
25. nin9-ĝu10 tab-ba-bi ga-mu-ra-de6
26. dinana tab-ba-bi ga-mu-ra-de6
27. šeš tab-ba-bi a-ma-i-ra-ta
28. a-ba-a ma-ab-ze2-ze2 a-ba-a ma-ab-ze2-ze2
29. gu-bi ma-a-ra a-ba-a ma-ab-ze2-ze2
30. nin9-ĝu10 ze2-a-bi ga-mu-ra-de6
31. dinana ze2-a-bi ga-mu-ra-de6
32. šeš ze2-a-bi a-ma-i-ra-ta
33. a-ba-a ma-ab-TUKU5-TUKU5 a-ba-a ma-<ab>-TUKU5-TUKU5
34. gu-bi ma-a-ra a-ba-a ma-<ab>-TUKU5-TUKU5
35. nin9-ĝu10 tuku5-a-bi ga-mu-ra-de6
36. dinana tuku5-a-bi ga-mu-ra-de6
37. šeš tuku5-a-bi a-ma-i-ra-ta
38. a-ba-a ma-DAN3-DAN3 a-ba-a ma-DAN3-DAN3
39. gu-bi ma-a-ra a-ba-a ma-DAN3-DAN3
40. nin9-ĝu10 dan3-na-bi ga-mu-ra-de6
41. dinana dan3-na-bi ga-mu-ra-de6
42. šeš dan3-na-bi a-/ma\-i-ra-ta
43. a-ba-a mu-da-an-nu2 a-ba-a mu-da-an-nu2
44. [gu]-/bi\ ma-a-ra a-ba-a mu(source: /ḫe2\)-[da-an-nu2]
45. za-ra ḫe2-da-an-nu2 ḫe2-da-an-nu2
46. za-ra nitalam-[zu] ḫe2-da-an-nu2
47. dama-ušumgal-an-[na] ḫe2-da-an-nu2
48. gu5-li den-lil2-la2 ḫe2-da-an-nu2
49. šag4 zid-ta e3-a ḫe2-da-an-nu2
50. a barag-ga ri-a ḫe2-da-an-nu2
51. i3-ge4-en mu-lu ša3-ab-ĝa2-kam mu-lu ša3-ab-ĝa2-kam
52. šeš mu-lu ša3-ab-ĝu10 im-mi-in-dug4-ga-am3
53. al nu-ak-am3 guru7 dub-dub-ba-am3
54. še ĝa2-nun-e sa2 dug4-dug4-ga-am3
55. mu-un-gar3 {še-ni} {(1 ms. has instead:) še maḫ} guru7 šar2-ra-kam
56. sipad e-ze2-/ni\ siki sug4-sug4-ga-am3
57.     bal-bal-e dinana-kam


Print sources

Alster 1972, p. 108: commentary (ll. 34-42)

Alster 1993, p. 23: commentary (no. 13/2 (ll. 49-54); note 21 (l. 5))

Falkenstein 1954, p. 51-52: translation (translation of lines 19-25, 41-53)

Jacobsen 1976, p. 30-32: translation (translation of ll. 1-18, 41-54)

Jacobsen 1987, p. 13-15: translation (translation of lines 1-18, 41-54)

Kramer 1969, p. 68-70: translation (translation of lines 3-53)

Sefati 1998, p. 120-127, I, II, XV, XVI: score transliteration, translation, commentary, photograph, handcopy

van Dijk 1953, p. 65-85: composite text, translation, commentary (edition based on one source only)

Electronic sources

Krecher 1998j: composite text, translation

Sefati 1999: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

CBS 8085

CBS 10465 (PBS 1/1 6; BE 30 4, photo pl. 3f.)

N 4305 i (PAPS 107 521)


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17.ix.1998-22.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
29.x.1999: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
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