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&P346093 = CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 032 #atf: lang sux @tablet @obverse@column 1$ beginning broken1'. [...]-du3#tr.en: ..'.@column 1' 1. [...]-du3 #tr.en: ... >>Q000343 1122'. [...] x-SI?#tr.en: ..'.2. [...] x-SI? #tr.en: ... >>Q000343 1133'. [...] bi2#-in-ra3. [...] bi2#-in-ra #tr.en: At that time, Ereškigal slapped her thigh >>Q000343 1144'. [...]-x sza3-sze3 ba-an-gid24. [...]-x sza3-sze3 ba-an-gid2 #tr.en: She bit her lip and considered the news >>Q000343 1155'. [...] gu3# mu-na-de2?-e#5. [...] gu3# mu-na-de2?-e# #tr.en: She was speaking to Biti, her chief gatekeeper >>Q000343 1166'. [... {d}bi2]-ti# i3-du8 gal-gu106. [... {d}bi2]-ti# i3-du8 gal-gu10 #tr.en: Come, Biti, my chief gatekeeper >>Q000343 1177'. [...]-gu10#-usz gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)-zu7. [...]-gu10#-usz gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)-zu #tr.en: Pay attention to what I have said to you >>Q000343 1188'. [...] he2-eb2?-ta-an#-ur38. [...] he2-eb2?-ta-an#-ur3 #tr.en: She(?) shall drag the bolts of the seven gates of the netherworld from (their lock?) >>Q000343 1199'. [...]-bi? [...]-us2#?9. [...]-bi? [...]-us2#? #tr.en: She(?) shall push the single door of the palace of Ganzer push (open) >>Q000343 120 $ rest broken@column 2$ beginning broken1'. kusz sil2-sil2#?-la#?-ni lu2 ma#-[...]@column 2' 1. kusz sil2-sil2#?-la#?-ni lu2 ma#-[...] #tr.en: The man took away her split apart skin(?) >>Q000343 1602'. ta-am3 [...]2. ta-am3 [...] #tr.en: What (is going on/is this/he (doing))(?)? >>Q000343 1613'. 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 1624'. {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 1635'. gurum-gurum-ma-a-ni im-ma-da-an-x-x-e#tr.en: When she bent down/died, ..'. her5. gurum-gurum-ma-a-ni im-ma-da-an-x-x-e #tr.en: When she bent down/died, ... her >>Q000343 1646'. nin9-a-ni {gesz}gu-za-ni-ta im-ma-da-an-zi6. nin9-a-ni {gesz}gu-za-ni-ta im-ma-da-an-zi #tr.en: Her sister raised her up from her throne >>Q000343 1657'. e-ne {gesz}gu-za-ni-ta dur2 im-mi-in-gar7. e-ne {gesz}gu-za-ni-ta dur2 im-mi-in-gar #tr.en: She sat down apart from her throne >>Q000343 168'. {d}a-nun-na di-ku5 imin-bi di mu-na-ku5-de38. {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 1679'. inim-ne-ne# lipisz gig-ga-am39. inim-ne-ne# lipisz gig-ga-am3 #tr.en: Their decision(?) was one of embittered anger >>Q000343 16810'. gu3# bi2-in-x-x# lipisz gig-ga-am310. gu3# bi2-in-x-x# lipisz gig-ga-am3 #tr.en: ..., it was embittered anger >>Q000343 16911'. [...]-ni-in-ra uzu nig2 sag3-ga-sze3 ba-an-ku411. [...]-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 17112'. [...]-ta igi-ni lu2 mu-un-da-la212. [...]-ta igi-ni lu2 mu-un-da-la2 #tr.en: The man hung her face/front(?) from(!) a crossbeam(?) >>Q000343 17213'. mu# imin iti imin u4 imin ba-zal-la-ta13. mu# imin iti imin u4 imin ba-zal-la-ta #tr.en: After seven years, seven months, and seven days elapsed >>Q000343 17314'. sukkal#-a-ni {d}nin-szubur-ra inim nin-a-na gesztu2 ba-szi-in-gub14. 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 17415'. [er2] du6#!?-du6-dam mu-un-na-gar-gar15. [er2] du6#!?-du6-dam mu-un-na-gar-gar #tr.en: She repeatedly made “the lament of ruin heaps” for her >>Q000343 17516'. [...] gu2#?-en-na mu-un-na-du1216. [...] gu2#?-en-na mu-un-na-du12 #tr.en: She played the šem drum of the assembly/throne room for her >>Q000343 17617'. [...]-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 17718'. [...]-un#-hur giri17-ni mu-un-hur18. [...]-un#-hur giri17-ni mu-un-hur #tr.en: She scratched her face, she scratched her nose >>Q000343 17919'. [...] x-esz hasz4 gal-a-ni mu-un-hur19. [...] x-esz hasz4 gal-a-ni mu-un-hur #tr.en: The place unseen (when) with a man, she scratched her (inner) thigh >>Q000343 18020'. [...] x-ra#?-a-na#? x [...]20. [...] x-ra#?-a-na#? x [...] #tr.en: ... >>Q000343 181 $ rest broken @reverse @column 1 $ beginning broken 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$ rest broken@column 2$ broken$ rest broken
@misc{CDLI2026Text,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
author = {{CDLI contributors}},
year = {2026},
month = {jun 14},
title = {Text of {CDLI} {Literary} 000343, ex. 032, revision 2327547},
url = {https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327547},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327547},
}
TY - ELEC AU - CDLI contributors DA - 2026/6/14/ PY - 2026 ID - temp_id_982196163333 M1 - 2026/6/14/ TI - Text of CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 032, revision 2327547 UR - https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2327547 ER -