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A song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana B1): composite text

1ud he2-jal2-la na-nam ji6 nam-he2 na-nam
2iti giri17-zal na-nam mu asilal na-nam
3ud-ba lu2 sipad-de3 cag4 hul2-la ak-de3
4[e2]-tur3-ra du-de3 ur5-bi zalag-ge-de3
5/amac\ kug-ga ud-gin7 kar2-kar2-re-de3
6/su8\-ba ddumu-zid-de3 cag4 kug-ga na-an-tum4
7ga-ca-an an-na ga-ca-an ki-a-ra (ms: ki-a-ke4)
8gu3 mu-na-de2-e jalga umuc-a-ke4
9dama-ucumgal-an-na inim mu-un-na-ni-ib-be2
10nitalam a zal ki a ri-a-ce3 ga-de6
11e2-tur3 dajal-la-ju10 en3-bi ga-me-ci-tar
12amac kug-ga-ju10 a-ra2-bi ga-me-ci-zu
13udu-ju10 ka u2 gu7 ga-me-ci-jar
14a naj dug3-ga LI-bi ga-me-ci-kij2
15nitalam umuc-bi ba-an-na-dug4
16jalga-a-ni e-ne-ra mu-un-na-an-cum2
17nitalam-ni tuc-bi-ce3 im-ma-an-gi4
18kug ga-ca-an-na-ke4 e2-tur3-kalam-ma-ke4
19X mu-ni-in-kur9 nij2-me-/jar\ ba-an-dab5
20mu-gi17-ib ga-ca-an-an-na a-ji6-gin7 ba-lu3

21ki-ru-gu2 1-kam-ma


22ud-ba lu2 sipad-de3 edin-ce3 ba-ra-ed2
23juruc ddumu-zid-de3 e2-tur3-ra ga-DU
24nin9-a-ni ga-ca-an dub-sar-ke4
25an-da ki-bi-da-ce3 ba-ci-re7
26amac kug-ga ki udu du-ru cag4-ba
27sipad-de3 nin9-a-ni ki-bi ba-an-su-ne2-ec2
28til3-le-da-an-ni sipad-de3 til3-le-da-an-ni
29nin9-a-ni nar en3-du zu-a tuc-ba til3-le-da-an-ni
30e2-tur3-ra he2-jal2 im-mi-in-si
31amac-e nam-he2-a i3-zal-e
32i3-gu7-ne u2 sikil i3-gu7-ne
33i3 sur-sur-ra lal3 i3-nun-na-ke4
34i3-naj-ne ulucin kurun
35ddumu-zid nin9-a-ni cag4 hul2-la zal-e-de3
36su8-[ba] ddumu-zid-de3 cag4 kug-ga na-an-tum4
37X X mu-un-ci-la2 tur3-ta ba-ci-in-kur9
38[X] mu-un-na-/ni\-in-de6 u8 sila4-bi-da
39sila4 ama-bi-/ce3\ u3-mu-un-na-an-kud
40ba-ci-in-u5 X jic mi-ni-in-/du\
41sipad-de3 nin9-a-/ni\ gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e
42nin9-ju10 igi bar-/ra\ sila4 ama-/ni\ [(X)] /a\-nam mu-un-ci-/kij2\-[kij2]
43nin9-a-ni mu-un-/na\-[ni-ib-gi4-gi4]
44ama-a-ni murgu-na u3-mu-un-ci-[u5] i-lu mu-un-du-du
45tukum-bi murgu-na u3-mu-/un\-[ci-u5] i-lu mu-un-du-du
46DU a-na-am3 jic-a-ni mu-un-[du zal]-/le\-ec a-ni mi-ni-in-si
47mac2 nin9-a-ni [u3]-/mu\-un-ci-gud
48ba-ci-in-u5 /jic\ mi-ni-in-[du]
49sipad-de3 nin9-a-ni [gu3] mu-un-na-de2-e
50nin9-ju10 igi bar-ra mac2-e nin9-[a-ni] a-na-am3 mu-un-ci-kij2-kij2
51nin9-a-ni cag4 nu-dab5-ba-na [mu]-un-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
52nin9-a-ni murgu-na u3-/mu\-[un-ci-u5] i-lu mu-un-du-du
53tukum-bi murgu-na u3-mu-un-[ci-u5] i-lu mu-un-du-du
54te-am3 a ri-a-ni gal4-[la] mi-ni-in-su-su
55jar-ra cec-ju10 su-lum-ma-ra e-ne-BAD ba-u5
56a-ba-a MI CA AM mi-ni-in-tuku-e en-na a-ga-bi-ce3

57ki-ru-gu2 2-kam-ma


58sipad-de3 su nu-um-/zig3?\ UR SU la-ba-an-su
59nin9-a-ni gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e
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29.i.1999-13.ii.1999 : JAB : standardisation
28.x.1999 : GC : proofreading
01.xi.1999 : GC : tagging
21.xi.1999 : ER : proofreading SGML
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