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A song of Inana and Dumuzid (Dumuzid-Inana V): translation

1-15The young lady, the king's kohl, Inana, Dumuzid's kohl, full of joy, adorned with loveliness, goes to the shepherd in the sheepfold, goes to Dumuzid in the cattle-pen. There on the the road she ...... the shepherd, the maiden Inana meets him on the path. Dumuzid comes forth like the daylight. ...... extended his hand to ......; ...... extended his hand to ....... ...... extended hand.
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...... enfolded in numerous buds, ...... sprouted branches, ...... heart .......


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Revision history

05.ii.1999 : JAB : adapting translation
30.ix.1999 : GC : proofreading
18.x.1999 : GZ : SGML tagging
21.xi.1999 : ER : proofreading SGML
21.xi.1999 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed