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A song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana D1): composite text

1[e2]-/temen-ni2-gur3?-a?\ X [...]
2e2 uru2-ze2-ba cu si sa2-a-bi
3e2 dsuen-na-ka dadag-ga-bi
4e2-an-na-ka uri3 du3-a-bi
5e2 cu-bi-ce3 he2-rig7
6e2 zid-da-ju10 dungu-gidu-gu-gi i-im-dirig
7mu inim-jar sag9-ga in-ga-am3
8ki-nu2 gi-rinri-na za-gin3 sig10zi-ga-am3
9dgibil6 iri12-gal-la mu-ra-an-kug-kug-ga
10mu-lu2 nam-ga-ca-an-e cu gal du3-a
11cu (ms: u3) -mu-un-na-ni mu-ra-an-sig9
12e2 gi ucub-na mu-ra-ab-kug-ga cu-luh mu-ra-ja2-ja2
13ud ba-an-nu2 ud ba-an-dug4
14ud ki-nu2-a i-bi2 kar2-kar2-dam
15ud u3-mu-un-e mi2 zi-zi-i-dam
16u3-mu-un-ra nam-til3 ze2-ej3-ja2-a
17u3-mu-un-ra ecgiri si-bi-/ir\ (gloss erroneous) sibir cum2cu-mu-na-ab
18al ba-an-dug4 al ba-an-dug4 ki-nu2 al ba-an-dug4
19ki-nu2 cag4 hul2-la al ba-an-dug4 ki-nu2 al ba-an-dug4
20ki-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]
31ki-aj2 /ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-ce3 gu3 mu-un\-[na-de2-e]
32inimi-ni til3 inim ud su13-ra2ra gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e
33ga-ca-an-cubur-ra sukkal zid e2-an-na-ke4
34kicib-la2!ki-ce-eb-la2 zid-da-na im-ma-an-dab5
35ur2 ga-ca-an-na-ka-ce3 hi-li-a mu-ni-kur9
36u3-mu-un-e aj2 cag4-ge ba-e-pad3-da-zu
37lugal-e nitalam ki aj2-zu ur2 kug nij2-dug3-zu ud ha-ba-ni-ib-su3-ud-de3
38bal sag9-ga pa ed2 cum2-mu-un-ab
39jicgu-za nam-lugal-la suhuc gen6-na-ba cum2-mu-na-ab
40jidru kalam si sa2 ecgiri sibir cum2-mu-na-ab
41aga zid men-na saj dalla-a cum2-mu-na-ab
42dutu ed2-ta dutu cu2-ce3
43tum9 ulu3-ta tum9 mir-ra-a-ce3 tu-mu ul-lu-ta tu-mu dmi-ra
44a-ab-ba igi-nim-ta a-ab-ba sig-ce3
45jicha-lu-ub2!-ta jicerin-na-ce3 (ms: ta)
46ki-en-gi ki-uri-a ecgiri sibir cum2-mu-na-ab (ms: ta)
47saj gig2 dur2-ru-na-bi nam-sipad-bi he2-ak-e
48e-ne engar-gin7 gana2 he2-ja2-ja2
49sipad zid-gin7 amac he2-em-mi-lu-lu
50gu he2-en-da-jal2 ce he2-en-da-jal2
51id2-da a ectub he2-en-da-jal2
52a-cag4-ga ce gu-nu he2-en-da-jal2
53ambar-ra ku6 mucen gu3 hu-mu-da-ra-ra
54mu-gi-e gi sun gi henbur he2-en-da-an-mu2
55an-edin-na mu mac-gurum he2-en-da-an-mu2
56tir-tir-ra ceg9 ceg9-bar he2-en-da-lu
57pu2-jickiri6 lal3 jectin he2-en-da-il2
58mu2-sar-ra hi-izsar zag-hi-lisar he2-en-da-mu2
59e2-gal-la zi su3-ud-jal2 he2-en-da-an-jal2
60id2idigna id2buranun-na a u5-ba hu-mu-ni-ib-/tum2\
61gu2-gu2-ba u2 hu-mu-ta-mu2-mu2 a-gar3 he2-en-si
62guru7-dul guru7-mac kug ga-ca-an dnisaba-ke4 gu2 hu-mu-ni-gur-gur
63ga-ca-an-/ju10\ nin an ki nin an ki cu2-a
64ur2 [...] ud ha-ba-ni-ib-sud-e
65lugal [...] /saj\ il2-la mu-un-jen-ne2
66ur2 /kug\ [ga-ca-an-na]-/ka?\-ce3 saj il2-la mu-un-jen
67lugal X [X saj] /il2\-la jen-ne2
68nin!-ju10-[ra] /saj\ il2-la jen-ne2
69X u3 [...] il2-la KA-ta
70mu-/gi17\-[ib] [gu2-da mu-un]-da-la2
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