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A hymn to Inana: composite text

¹in-/nin₉\ [...] X [...] X
²cul mec₃ gi₄-gi₄-e ^dinana /nin^?\ [X X]-/li\-a-ta X [...]
³/ec₃\-e /nibru^?\[^ki] [X] /e₂-dul\-kug-/ga\ [X] dug₄-ga an-/na^?\
⁴/me-en kug\ /an\-na saj-ja₂ jal₂-la-e
⁵/tug₂^?-ba kug-kug\ /an\-na cag₄-ga la₂-a-e
⁶jidru kug an-/na\ cu-na jal₂-<la>-bi
⁷unken^?-a tuc-[a dur₂] jar-ra-e
⁸di gal kur-/ra\ kud-da-e
⁹ga-rac /mah\ kur-kur-ra bad-da-e
¹⁰nu₁₁-gin₇ /an\-ta kar₂-ra-na /kug ^dinana\ igi jal₂-la-bi
¹¹urim₂/^ki-a\ e₂-kic-nu-/jal₂\-la-bi-ce₃
¹²nu-gig-/ge\ a-a-ni ^dsuen-da
¹³inim dug₄-dug₄-ga-e
¹⁴he₂-jal₂ /kur\-ra-ce₃ cu la₂-[X]-a-e
¹⁵nin₉-e [...] /ti^? gi^?\-ri₂-in /sikil\ [...]
¹⁶kug ^d/inana\ [...] /ki-a^?\ kur₂-/kur₂^?-ra^?\ [...] X [...]
¹⁷/e₂^?\-e /ga-ca-an\ [X] /cum₂^?\-ma hi-li du₈-du₈-/a\-me
¹⁸/AN\ [...]-/ra^?\ a X X me X X /alan^?\-ni /ki-bi^?-ce₃^? gub-ba^?-na^?\
¹⁹a-ji₆ [...] /im\ X X me
²⁰DU.DU [...] X ga [...]
²¹a-ji₆ /im\ [...]-/ga\-gin₇ [X] /ur₃^?\-e
²²/cu^? du₈^? hi^?-li^?\ gal-gal
²³/ge\-en X X X X X cud₃-cud₃-ba zig₃-ga-me
²⁴gi-ri₂-in duru₅ hur-saj-ta u₅ di gub-ba-me
²⁵/za\-gin₃ duru₅ kur cuba_x(MUC)-ta /gi\-dirig igi saj-ja₂ la₂
²⁶/kug\-ZIxZI ha-ra-li izi-gin₇ tab₂-tab₂-e-me
^27jichachur gu-gu-ul-ba jal₂-la-me
²⁸X-ba al e-a-a-me
²⁹zu₂-/lum\ a₂-an-sur-ba hi-li gur₃-me
³⁰dag-/dag\-ga til₃-la-ju₁₀-ne
³¹dag /an\-[na]-/ke₄\ til₃-la-ju₁₀-ne
³²mu-/u₂-da\-na-ju₁₀ /ucum\-gal-an-na-ke₄
³³me /nam\-dam-ce₃ in-ja₂^!-/an\-pad₃-da-de₃
³⁴bad₃-ti-bi₂-ra /e₂\-muc-kalam-ma-ta
³⁵a-ga-/ni-ce₃\ X X /mu\-[...] X
3 lines fragmentary
³⁹[X] X X X X X-/en pa₅ jal₂^? taka₄\-de₃
⁴⁰a₂ /zig₃^!-ga\ nin₉ [X] bi₂-in-ga^?-ga^?
41a-a /gu₂\ X /gal\-e X-/da^? ba\ [X]-/an-ur₄-ur₄\
⁴²/unken^?\-a-ni X (X) /nun^?-na\ X (X)
⁴³/cec\-a-/ni ucumgal-la^!-an-na-ra^?\
⁴⁴/ec₃\ kug-ga-ni LAGABxA^? mu-na-ga-ga
⁴⁵[...] X [...] /gub\-ba-am₃
⁴⁶/hi-li\ ^ddumu-zid ^jicildag₃ gub-gub-dam
⁴⁷cag₄-ju₁₀ hi-li gi₄-im-si
⁴⁸u₂ lu-lu /dul\ cuba-a CE₃ da ga da [...]
⁴⁹cag₄-ju₁₀ hi-/li\ im-si an /ki\ [...]
⁵⁰e₂ a-ra-[li] [...] /ni\ [...]
⁵¹/cag₄\ [...] NE /zal-la-ta^?\
⁵²ur₃ bad₃ /ce^?-ga mu\-ci-gu-u₂-gu-u₂
⁵³sila ji₆-de₃ bur₂-da ni zu /dub^?\-e
⁵⁴e₂ sila dajal-a i₃-tur-/tur\-e
One blank line on the tablet
⁵⁵en saj-ja₂-/ni^?-ta^? dug₄-ga\
approx. 10 lines fragmentary or missing
⁶⁶/kur cuba^?\ X [...]
⁶⁷sun₄^?-bi /na\-[X X] mucen-bi [X]
⁶⁸tir mec₃ /kalam\ [...] mec₃ kur-/ra\
3 lines missing
⁷²X nu-sug₂-/ge\ e₂ nu-mu-[X]
1 line missing
⁷⁴a-nun-/na\-e-/ne\ u mu um ma [X]
⁷⁵saj-ur-/saj\ galam mu-X [...]
⁷⁶gu ne /LI\ [X] /re^?\ X u-mu-[X X]
1 line missing
⁷⁸iri₁₂-gal /hul₂-hul₂^?\ [...]
⁷⁹a-ra₂-/zu^?\ jic X [...] ^jicjicnimbar X [...]
⁸⁰ur₂ cim-bi X mu-ni-in-DU
⁸¹me abzu X X X X
approx. 25 lines missing
¹⁰⁷[...] X X X [...] X dug₄-de₃
3 lines missing
¹¹¹X he₂-ja₂-ja₂ X X X-ke₄ gir na [...]-tag
¹¹²X X gin₇ he₂ lam^? X ba-DU
¹¹³[...] X UL nun [...] X-am₃
¹¹⁴[...] X a₂^? [...]-de₃
¹¹⁵[...] /gi\ DU.DU
1 line fragmentary
¹¹⁷a /saj^? i₃\-kur₉-re^? X mi /ne\ DU
¹¹⁸[...] /ur^? ga\ X igi [bar]-re i₃-im-e
¹¹⁹[X] /NE^?\ bar bi X /ne\ e
¹²⁰[...] X X a ne /mu da^? e\
1 line missing
¹²²/kug ^dinana^?\ [X] /mah-zu\ X X
¹²³[...] /^dinana za₃\-mi₂

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28.iii.2000-29.iii.2000 : GC : standardisation
31.vii.2000 : JAB : standardisation
07.viii.2000 : GC : proofreading
07.viii.2000 : GC : tagging
29.ix.2000 : ER : proofreading SGML
29.ix.2000 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed