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CDLI Literary 000774 (Diatribe C) composite (P478962)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000774 (Diatribe C) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478962 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | a du10-ga ur-ra {u2}numun ur-bar-ra-kam | The sweet water of the dog is the seed of the wolf |
| 2 | ir {d}nin-kilim amar giri17 szu nu-zu ka5-a bar kuszu2{ku6} | The cry of Ninkilim, a calf that does not know a nose, the ‘bar of the fish’ |
| 3 | {ugu2}ugu4-bi kur-bi-sze3 nu-sa6 galga-bi suh3-a | Its weeds, which are not good in their mountains, are full of brilliance. |
| 4 | musz3-me-ni dim2 hul galga-ni i3-lu3 dim2-ma-ni x | His face, his evildoer, his lament ... |
| 5 | ur-da ga-an-tar-tar-a lu2-sag-DU-a ni2 mu-bur2-ra | I want to discuss it with the dog, but LusaŋDU has become afraid. |
| 6 | ni2 szub {lu2}eh3 dumu ur-gi7-ra-ka | fallen fear of the envoy, son of Ur-gira, |
| 7 | pesz e11-de3 lu2-e11-de3 lu2 nam-ta-e3-a | The one who goes out, the one who comes out, |
| 8 | a-RU-ub inim hul-a ka tesz2 u4 szu2-szu2-a | (Sum) ... speaks evil words in a single word (Akk) I speak evil words together in one word |
| 9 | ka hul eme dar TAR KA szu du3-du3-a | The evil mouth, the tongue ... |
| 10 | x LU? gu2 i7-da-ka la2-a {gesz}ma2-da-la2 su-su | ... on the bank of the river, the boat is moored |
| 11 | x x-ga e2 si-ga szu bad-a su3-a | ... the house that was erected, filled with awe. |
| 12 | ni2-zuh e2 buru3-buru3 {gesz}ig gub-bu za-ra suh-u3 | “The nizuḫ-demon, the buruburu-house, the door that stands at your right, is shattered. |
| 13 | u4 szu2-usz ildum2-na inim hul-gal2 ki ba-e-ni-tag-ga | In those distant days, when the ildum priestess had spoken evil words, |
| 14 | [...] e2 lu2-u3-ka nu-ku4-ku4-da | ... does not enter the house of a man |
| 15 | [...] an?-ti-bala mu-na-ab-ak tesz2-bi mu-na-ab-KU | ... the Antibala he made for him, he ... together for him. |
| 16 | [...] KA? du14 mu-na-gal2 e2 mu-na-lu3-lu3 | ... was there for him, he filled the house for him |
| 17 | [...] x umusz?-bi nu-mu-na-du10 x-bi nu-mu-na-sa6 | ... did not make the ... pleasant for him(?) and its ... not good for him |
| 18 | [...] si mu-na-sa2-e BAD x-na mu-un-DU | ... makes perfect for him, ... ... |
| 19 | [...] ba-ni-in-szum2 giri3 dab5 lu2 mu-kas4? | ... he gave to him, he seized the foot of the man, |
| 20 | [...] ki ag2 du14 NE-a ba-ra-an-si-ig | ... loved by ... he silenced |
| 21 | [...] mu-un-DU im-x x | ... ... |
| 22 | [...] nu-mu-na-gid2? | ... did not accept(?) |
| 23 | [...] IN-na mu-na-KAL | ... he ... for him. |
| 24 | [...] x | |
| 25' | x x igi x [...] | ... ... |
| 26' | lu2 x inim gar [...] | The one who ... words |
| 27' | sza3-a bar-a i3-me-a [...] | In the heart, where there is ... |
| 28' | x RA? x na? da nu-mu-[...] giri3 kur2 he2-eb-dab5-be2 | ... may he seize a foreign path |
| 29' | x sag x UR he2-en-da-[...] {gesz}kiszi16 kur-ra he2-[...]-DU | ... may he ... with him, may the juniper of the netherworld ... |
| 30' | e2? mu-gal2? la-ba-ra-e3 nir x mu-na-gal2 | He had a house, but he did not come out, he had fear(?) for him |
| 31' | i3 gibil x i3-HAR-re szu hul mu-un-dab5-be2 | New oil ... seized him with evil hands. |
| 32' | [...] ur3-ta mu-un-gaz-e gu2-e mu-un-ur3-e | ... he killed him from the roof, he smashed his neck |
| 33' | [...] dim2-ma-na tum2-ma umusz-a-na se3-ga | ... fitting for his ..., he set his mind to it |
| 34' | mu-na-an-gar x NUN-e ki ag2 musz-lah5-e | ... beloved of the prince, the mušlah priest. |
| 35' | nig2 he2-en-na-x x sza3 hul na-ab-dim2-e | May he ... something evil for him. |
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