Dumuzi Quotes From Texts

(Texts: All Artifacts, Color Coding, & Writings in Bold Type With Italics Inside Parenthesis, are Added by Editor R. Brown, not the Authors, Translators, or Publishers!)

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Dumuzid / Dumuzi Quotes From Texts

Dumuzid / Dumuzi = Inanna’s spouse, Enki’s & Ninsun’s young son, Geshtinanna’s brother

Died by the Hands of ½ Brother Marduk

         “Inana’s husband, Dumuzid,…

        With my sheaves spread over the meadows the sheep of Dumuzid are improved …”.

 

        “The foremost house, firmly founded, …….

        In order to destroy Kisiga, ten men, even five men …….

        Three days and three nights did not pass, …… the city was raked by a hoe.

        Dumuzid left Kisiga like a prisoner of war, his hands were fettered…

        She rode away from her possessions, she went to the mountains.

        She loudly sang out a lament over those brightly lit mountains:

        ‘I am queen, but I shall have to ride away from my possessions, and now I shall be a slave in those parts.

        I shall have to ride away from my silver and lapis lazuli, and now I shall be a slave in those parts.

        There, slavery, …… people, who can …… it?

        There, slavery, Elam ……, who can …… it?

        Alas, the destroyed city, my destroyed house,’ she cried bitterly.

        My queen, though not the enemy, went to enemy land.

        Ama- ucumgal-ana (Dumuzi) …… Kisiga … “

 

Amaucumgalana Quotes From Texts

Ama-ucumgal-ana = Dumuzi, Inanna’s beloved spouse

        “built the sheepfolds, carried out their cleaning, made the cow-pens, bestowed on them the best fat and cream,

        and brought luxury to the gods’ dining places.

        He made the plain, created for grasses and herbs, achieve prosperity.

        Enki placed in charge of all this the king, the good provider of E-ana,

        the friend of An (Anu), the beloved son-in-law of the youth Suen (Nannar),

        the holy spouse of Inana the mistress, the lady of the great powers who allows sexual intercourse in the open squares of Kulaba–

        Dumuzid-ucumgal-ana (Dumuzi, Enki’s son), the friend of An …”

 

       “Ama-ušumgal-ana, the son-in-law of Suen (Nannar / Sin),

        Lord Dumuzid (Dumuzi), is perfect for the holy embrace.

        Ama-ušumgal-ana, son-in-law of Suen, my lord: …”

 

        “At the New Year, at the festival of Dumuzid (Dumuzi),

        your spouse Ama-ušumgal-ana, Lord Dumuzid, steps forward to you.

        …… of weeping are brought to you, Inana, as offerings …”

 

        “…… to the house of old woman Bilulu (source, erroneously): Belili (Geshtinanna).

        There the shepherd, head beaten in, ……, Dumuzid, head beaten in, ……; Ama-ucumgal-ana, head beaten in, ……. …”

 

        “Inanna …….

        Her song was pleasing to her spouse, Ama-ucumgal-ana.

        Since that time, she has made it perfect in the holy ear,

        the holy ear of Dumuzid, has sung it and has let the words be known …”

 

Ushumgalanna Quotes From Texts

Ushumgalanna = Dumuzi, Enki & Ninsun’s son

Dumuzi the shepherd”

         “(Inana speaks:)

        ‘When I was living in my dwelling place,

        when I was living in An’s dwelling, my lover Ušumgal-ana called upon me to be his wife’ …”

 

        “the lord took me in his hands, Ušumgal-ana embraced me about my neck …”

       

        “Dearest Queen, Beloved of An,

        Let your Holy heart, the Noble, return to me,

        Beloved wife of Ushumgalanna, …”