Transliteration

CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 032 (P346093)

Update made on 2019-06-09 at 20:56:27 by Englund, Robert K. with credits to Englund, Robert K.

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&P346093 = CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 032
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1'. [...]-du3
#tr.en: ..'.
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1. [...]-du3
#tr.en: ...
>>Q000343 112
2'. [...] x-SI?
#tr.en: ..'.
2. [...] x-SI?
#tr.en: ...
>>Q000343 113
3'. [...] bi2#-in-ra
3. [...] bi2#-in-ra
#tr.en: At that time, Ereškigal slapped her thigh
>>Q000343 114
4'. [...]-x sza3-sze3 ba-an-gid2
4. [...]-x sza3-sze3 ba-an-gid2
#tr.en: She bit her lip and considered the news
>>Q000343 115
5'. [...] gu3# mu-na-de2?-e#
5. [...] gu3# mu-na-de2?-e#
#tr.en: She was speaking to Biti, her chief gatekeeper
>>Q000343 116
6'. [... {d}bi2]-ti# i3-du8 gal-gu10
6. [... {d}bi2]-ti# i3-du8 gal-gu10
#tr.en: Come, Biti, my chief gatekeeper
>>Q000343 117
7'. [...]-gu10#-usz gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)-zu
7. [...]-gu10#-usz gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)-zu
#tr.en: Pay attention to what I have said to you
>>Q000343 118
8'. [...] he2-eb2?-ta-an#-ur3
8. [...] he2-eb2?-ta-an#-ur3
#tr.en: She(?) shall drag the bolts of the seven gates of the netherworld from (their lock?)
>>Q000343 119
9'. [...]-bi? [...]-us2#?
9. [...]-bi? [...]-us2#?
#tr.en: She(?) shall push the single door of the palace of Ganzer push (open)
>>Q000343 120
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1'. kusz sil2-sil2#?-la#?-ni lu2 ma#-[...]
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1. kusz sil2-sil2#?-la#?-ni lu2 ma#-[...]
#tr.en: The man took away her split apart skin(?)
>>Q000343 160
2'. ta-am3 [...]
2. ta-am3 [...]
#tr.en: What (is going on/is this/he (doing))(?)?
>>Q000343 161
3'. si-a {d}inanna me kur-ra-ke4# szu#? [...]
3. si-a {d}inanna me kur-ra-ke4# szu#? [...]
#tr.en: Be satisfied, Inanna! This is the rite of the netherworld that is being completed
>>Q000343 162
4'. {d}inanna garza kur-ra-ke4 ka#?-[...]-ba#?-e#
4. {d}inanna garza kur-ra-ke4 ka#?-[...]-ba#?-e#
#tr.en: Inanna! This is the procedure of the netherworld, you should not speak aloud
>>Q000343 163
5'. gurum-gurum-ma-a-ni im-ma-da-an-x-x-e
#tr.en: When she bent down/died, ..'. her
5. gurum-gurum-ma-a-ni im-ma-da-an-x-x-e
#tr.en: When she bent down/died, ... her
>>Q000343 164
6'. nin9-a-ni {gesz}gu-za-ni-ta im-ma-da-an-zi
6. nin9-a-ni {gesz}gu-za-ni-ta im-ma-da-an-zi
#tr.en: Her sister raised her up from her throne
>>Q000343 165
7'. e-ne {gesz}gu-za-ni-ta dur2 im-mi-in-gar
7. e-ne {gesz}gu-za-ni-ta dur2 im-mi-in-gar
#tr.en: She sat down apart from her throne
>>Q000343 16
8'. {d}a-nun-na di-ku5 imin-bi di mu-na-ku5-de3
8. {d}a-nun-na di-ku5 imin-bi di mu-na-ku5-de3
#tr.en: The seven judges of the Anuna were judging her
>>Q000343 167
9'. inim-ne-ne# lipisz gig-ga-am3
9. inim-ne-ne# lipisz gig-ga-am3
#tr.en: Their decision(?) was one of embittered anger
>>Q000343 168
10'. gu3# bi2-in-x-x# lipisz gig-ga-am3
10. gu3# bi2-in-x-x# lipisz gig-ga-am3
#tr.en: ..., it was embittered anger
>>Q000343 169
11'. [...]-ni-in-ra uzu nig2 sag3-ga-sze3 ba-an-ku4
11. [...]-ni-in-ra uzu nig2 sag3-ga-sze3 ba-an-ku4
#tr.en: ... struck her and turned her into a smitten piece of meat
>>Q000343 171
12'. [...]-ta igi-ni lu2 mu-un-da-la2
12. [...]-ta igi-ni lu2 mu-un-da-la2
#tr.en: The man hung her face/front(?) from(!) a crossbeam(?)
>>Q000343 172
13'. mu# imin iti imin u4 imin ba-zal-la-ta
13. mu# imin iti imin u4 imin ba-zal-la-ta
#tr.en: After seven years, seven months, and seven days elapsed
>>Q000343 173
14'. sukkal#-a-ni {d}nin-szubur-ra inim nin-a-na gesztu2 ba-szi-in-gub
14. sukkal#-a-ni {d}nin-szubur-ra inim nin-a-na gesztu2 ba-szi-in-gub
#tr.en: Her vizier Ninšubur paid attention to the word of her lady
>>Q000343 174
15'. [er2] du6#!?-du6-dam mu-un-na-gar-gar
15. [er2] du6#!?-du6-dam mu-un-na-gar-gar
#tr.en: She repeatedly made “the lament of ruin heaps” for her
>>Q000343 175
16'. [...] gu2#?-en-na mu-un-na-du12
16. [...] gu2#?-en-na mu-un-na-du12
#tr.en: She played the šem drum of the assembly/throne room for her
>>Q000343 176
17'. [...]-re#-e#-ne mu-na-nigin#
17. [...]-re#-e#-ne mu-na-nigin#
#tr.en: She circled the temples of the gods for her
>>Q000343 177
18'. [...]-un#-hur giri17-ni mu-un-hur
18. [...]-un#-hur giri17-ni mu-un-hur
#tr.en: She scratched her face, she scratched her nose
>>Q000343 179
19'. [...] x-esz hasz4 gal-a-ni mu-un-hur
19. [...] x-esz hasz4 gal-a-ni mu-un-hur
#tr.en: The place unseen (when) with a man, she scratched her (inner) thigh
>>Q000343 180
20'. [...] x-ra#?-a-na#? x [...]
20. [...] x-ra#?-a-na#? x [...]
#tr.en: ...
>>Q000343 181
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1'. [...]-x
#tr.en: ...
>>Q000343 261
2'. [...]-x
#tr.en: ...
>>Q000343 262
3'. [...]-gal2#?
#tr.en: Her fingernails were lodged (in her flesh)(?) like lubi axes/agricultural implements
>>Q000343 263
4'. [...]-ga2#?-na# [...]-x-gur5
#tr.en: She trimmedthe hair on her head like leeks
>>Q000343 264
5'. [...]-a-ni
#tr.en: When she says “alas, my (heart/liver)”
>>Q000343 265
6'. [...]-zu# mu-na-an-esz
#tr.en: They said to her “you are weary, our lady (is the reason for?) your 'alas, (my) liver'"(?)
>>Q000343 266
7'. [...]-ze2-en
#tr.en: Who are you?
>>Q000343 267
8'. [...]-ta bar-gu10 [...]-x-be2-en#-ze2-en
#tr.en: From my heart to your heart, from my liver(?) to your liver(?), ...
>>Q000343 268
9'. [...]-ze2#?-en inim# ga-mu-ri-ib-<<x>>-du11
#tr.en: If you are a god, I shall speak to you(?)
>>Q000343 269
10'. [...]-en-ze2-en nam ga-mu-ri-ib-tar
#tr.en: If you are human, I shall decree a fate (of death) for you
>>Q000343 270
11'. [...] ki mu-ni-in-pa3-de3
#tr.en: They swore by the life of heaven and earth (that they were gods)
>>Q000343 271
12'. [...]-x-DU-de3-de3-esz
#tr.en: ... were to go/bring out/up(?)
>>Q000343 272
13'. [...]-ba# mu-ne-ba-e szu nu-um-ma-gid2-de3
#tr.en: Water of the river was offered to them but not accepted
>>Q000343 273
14'. [...]-ba# mu-ne-ba-e szu nu-um-ma-gid2-de3
#tr.en: Barley of the field was offered to them but not accepted
>>Q000343 274
15'. [...] nig2 sag3-ga gesz-dal-ta <<ri>> la2-a szum2-me-eb in-na-an-ne-esz
#tr.en: They were saying to her “give us the beaten meat hanging from the beam”
>>Q000343 275
16'. [...] uzu# nig2 sag3-ga nig2 ga-sza-an-ne-ne-kam
#tr.en: ... the meat that was beaten was that of their(!) lady
>>Q000343 276
17'. [nig2] lugal#?-me he2?-a? nig2 nin-me he2-me-a szum2-me-eb in-na-ne-esz
#tr.en: They were saying “give it, whether it pertains to our king or our lady”
>>Q000343 277
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Cite this Inscription

CDLI contributors. 2026. “Text of CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 032, Revision 2327547.” Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. June 14, 2026. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327547.
CDLI contributors. (2026, June 14). Text of CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 032, revision 2327547. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327547
CDLI contributors (2026) Text of CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 032, revision 2327547, Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Available at: https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327547 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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Cite this Inscription

CDLI contributors. 2026. “Text of CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 032, Revision 2327547.” Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. June 14, 2026. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327547.
CDLI contributors. (2026, June 14). Text of CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 032, revision 2327547. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327547
CDLI contributors (2026) Text of CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 032, revision 2327547, Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Available at: https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327547 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327547},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327547},
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