Myths, Praises and Hymns to the Gods of Sumer

INANNA
A balbale to Inana	Dumuzid-Inana A	The brother speaks gently to his sister, Utu speaks gently to his sister, he speaks tenderly to holy Inana
A balbale to Inana	Dumuzid-Inana B	"My dearest, my dearest, my dearest, my darling, my darling, my honey of her own mother
A balbale to Inana	Dumuzid-Inana C	My sister, what have you been doing in the house? Little one, what have you been doing in the house
A balbale to Inana	Dumuzid-Inana D	As I was strolling, as I was strolling, as I was strolling …… the house, as I was strolling, he caught sight of my Inana
A balbale to Inana	Dumuzid-Inana E	He has sprouted, he has burgeoned, he is well-watered lettuce, my shaded garden of the desert, richly flourishing
A balbale to Inana	Dumuzid-Inana F	I, the queen, will look with wonder at the foliage. I, Inana, will gaze at the open foliage
A balbale to Inana	Inanna A	Great fierce storm, ...... radiance! Inana, emitting fearsomeness and radiance in battle
The exaltation of Inanna	Inanna B	Queen of all the ME, Radiant Light,
A hymn to Inana	Inanna C	The great-hearted mistress, the impetuous lady, proud among the Anuna gods and pre-eminent in all lands, the great daughter of Suen
A Hymn to Inana as Ninegala	Inanna D	Great light, heavenly lioness, always speaking words of assent!
A tigi to Inana	Inanna E	Lady whom Ningal has joyously made attractive with beauty
A hymn to Inana	Inanna F	My father gave me the heavens and he gave me the earth.
A šir-namšub to Inana	Inanna G	When I go, when I go -- the mighty queen who
A balbale to Inana as Nanaya	Inanna H	Worthy of An, ......, ...... unsurpassed in ladyship
A šir-namšub to Inana	Inanna I	When I ...... as I travel by boat, when I ...... as I travel by boat, when I, the queen, journey to the abzu
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld		From the great heaven she set her mind on the great below.
Inanna and Ebih		I, also, would like to celebrate
Inanna and the Huluppu Tree		In the first days, in the very first days,
A balbale to Inana		Lady, you who wander among sweet-voiced cows and gentle-voiced calves in the cattle-pen; young woman, no sooner will you arrive there, Inana,
Inana and Bilulu		She can make the lament for you, my Dumuzid
Inana and Gudam		They filled the bronze vessels to the brim
Hymns to Inanna		I say, "Hail!" to the Holy One who appears in the heavens!
Inanna's Return to Nibru		Lady ......! Returning heroic youth, Inana ....... At the shrine, in Nibru, in the E-dul-kug
Inanna and Šu-kale-tuda		The mistress who, having all the great divine powers, deserves the throne-dais
Inana and An		E-ana comes forth from heaven
A song of Inana and Dumuzid	Dumuzid-Inana B1	It was in the days of abundance, it was in the nights of plenty; it was in the months of luxuriance, it was in the years of rejoicing.
A song of Inana and Dumuzid	Dumuzid-Inana C1	Ninegala, your wedding ushers are lords
A song of Inana and Dumuzid	Dumuzid-Inana D1	The …… of E-temen-ni-guru, the organisation of the house of Eridug, the radiance of the house of Suen
A song of Inana and Dumuzid	Dumuzid-Inana J	"…… beloved sister of Dumuzid, beloved …… of Durtur, …… seed implanted into the womb
A balbale (?) to Inana	Dumuzid-Inana P	I gazed over all the people, and chose Dumuzid as god of the Land
A song of Inana and Dumuzid	Dumuzid-Inana R	Maiden, glossy mane, lovely beauty, Inana, glossy mane, lovely beauty
A kungar to Inana	Dumuzid-Inana T	…… he who cools, who cools ……. He who uproots the grass for holy Inana,
A song of Inana and Dumuzid	Dumuzid-Inana W	May my sheep eat my …… which is growing in the fields, my plants, my camel-thorn.
A song of Inana and Dumuzid	Dumuzid-Inana Y	(Utu speaks:) "Our brother-in-law, the daytime will pass; our brother-in-law, night will come.
A kungar to Inanna and Dumuzi		If it were not for our mother, he would be chasing me along the dark
Inanna and the God of Wisdom		Inanna placed the shugurra, the crown of the steppe, on her head.