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A song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana R): composite text

Version A (of three closely related compositions)

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

²⁹sa-gid₂-/da\-am₃

³⁰mu-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 [...]
⁴X /cu^?\ aj₂-tur-re bi₂-[...]
⁵/nij₂^?\-cu aj₂-ir-ir-ju₁₀ aj₂ ba-ab-[...]
⁶X 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)

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

¹⁹cir₃ [...]

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04.ii.1999 : JAB : standardisation
30.ix.1999 : GC : proofreading
18.x.1999 : GZ : SGML tagging
13.xi.1999 : ER : proofreading SGML
13.xi.1999 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
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