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Diatribe B (Q000773)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Diatribe B |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000773 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {m}engar-du₁₀ lu₂ lil₂-la₂ za₃ x x dumu KA-a buluŋ₂-ŋa₂ | Engardu, the liar, ... son of ..., the messenger |
| 2 | lu₂ pe-el-la₂ ni₂-su-ub kuš si₃-ga x eŋar-da RU-a | The defiled one, the one who carries a clean garment ... in the outer quarters |
| 3 | {m}engar-du₁₀ ze₂-za nar-e-ne lu₂ dim₂-ma nu-sa₆ | The singers of your sweet irrigated orchard are not good. |
| 4 | silim du₁₁-du₁₁ UR ŠID.ŠID-na lu₂-u₃ šu-a e₃ | The one who utters a supplication, the one who emerges from his hand |
| 5 | e₂ x-ŋal₂-e du₁₄ ga-e-da-AK ulutim₂ {a-gu₃}ugu₄-bi | I want to utter an arazu prayer to the temple ... |
| 6 | is-hab₂ lu₂-enim-ma teš₂ nu-tuku di-še₃ gu₂ nu-šum₂-mu | The slanderer has no counsel, he has no legal case. |
| 7 | ki-ma-an-zi₂-ir lu₂ kal-la nu-zu saŋ erin₂-na ŠAL.ŠAL-x | (Sum) The one who does not know a mighty man, pile up the troops(?) (Akk) The mighty one, the one who knows no mighty men |
| 8 | lu₂ izim nu-KU šaha₂ lu-hu-um-ta su₃ gu₂ ses-gal-la gid₂-gid₂ | The one who does not ... fire from the šaḫum-vessel, stretched out a long neck, |
| 9 | eme ti-bala niŋ₂-erim₂-e ki aŋ₂ AH-da x x | (Sum) The tongue of the tiŋala demon, the place of the enemy(?) ... (Akk) [The tongue] of the Tibal demons, the enemy ... |
| 10 | du₁₄ mu₂-mu₂ keše₂-da-ta e₃-a in tub₂-tub₂ | The slander that came out from the netherworld was spread out like a net. |
| 11 | ur-saŋ gub-be₂ šu-bi-še₃ la₂-a tu₉-da x x | (Sum) The hero, the one who stands, whose hand is ... (Akk) Its hero(?) ... clothed |
| 12 | {m}engar-du₁₀ gu-du keše₂ eme HAR dim₂-ma a-ha x x | Engardu, the gudu-priestess, the one who makes the tongue tremble together |
| 13 | lu₂ niŋ₂ nu-tuku kuŋ₂ ka-bi-še₃ šub-ba niŋ₂ ni₂-bi nu-x-x | (Sum) The one who has no fear, his mouth is empty (Akk) The man who does not have fear, he does not ... in his mouth |
| 14 | eh₃ eheh e-sir₂ daŋal-la lu₂ nam-ta-e₃-a | “Eh, eh, the steppe of the crossroads, no one should come out! |
| 15 | enim si₃-si₃ umuš dim₂-ma MUNUS ka-tar-re-a bala-bala | (Sum) The one who utters a slanderous word, the one who makes a woman tremble (Akk) The man who renders an awe-inspiring word to the woman |
| 16 | lu₂-ra ge₁₇ gala muš-lah₅-lah₅-e tub₂-tub₂ nar-e-ne | The gala-priests, the mušlahlaḫ priests, all the musicians |
| 17 | ur gu₃ de₂ {ŋeš}za₃-mim a nu-ŋal₂ gu₃ {ŋeš}kiri₆ de₂-de₂-e | The lion is shouting, the lion does not carry water, it is clamoring in the orchard |
| 18 | KI.KI UŠ KA.KA gu₂-ni un-zi e₂ sa ab-la₂-e | “(If) he slips through the cracks of a wall, he will tear out the house. |
| 19 | a₂ al-aŋ₂-e x x x ŋal₂ erin₂ ab-x x dar | ... the troops ... |
| 20 | x-bi ka lu₂ x DI IG x nu-un-na-du₁₀ | Its ... is not good for him. |
| 21 | x KA AN hulu-še₃ x bala-bala x UŠ x | ... to destroy ... |
| 1’ | x x x x x x x x ŋeš-ŋiri₃-na x x | [......] a reed fence |
| 2’ | na-an-ga-ma nu-zuh ses-a-na a-la ba-ši-AK | “Did you see him who does not know the ropes of his sesame tree? |
| 3’ | kar he₂-en-du₃ tilla₂ iri x hu-mu-ni-in-TUG₂.TUG₂ | May he build a harbor, may he fill the streets of the city with ... |
| 4’ | pa-aŋ₂ he₂-en-zi₂ lu₂ abulla AGRIG-bi hu-mu-un-x | May he ... the gatekeeper and its steward. |
| 5’ | ur₅-ta ki na-me-še₃ nam-ba-DU en-nu-uŋ₃-ŋa₂ | From the roof there is no place to rest, no watch |
| 6’ | {m}engar-du₁₀ ser₃ ku₃-zu mu-til nam-mah-x x | Engardu, your holy scepter is finished, greatness ... |
| 7’ | in-zu sila daŋal ba-ni-in-x lul-zu pa bi₂-i-x x | He ... your inseminacies in the street, your falsehoods ... |
| 8’ | x lu₂ AGRIG {m}engar-du₁₀ KA x x x | ... the steward, Engardu ... |
| 9’ | x x da nir-x | next to ... |
| 10’ | x dar{mušen}-gen₇ ba-x x | Like a raven ... |
| 11’ | x x muš-lah₅ x | , mušlaḫ |
| 12’ | x KA x x | ...; |
| 13’ | x x na x x | sunrise to moonset: ; |
Sources & licences
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