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Diatribe C (Q000774)
Literary, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Diatribe C |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000774 |
| 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 | a du₁₀-ga ur-ra u₂-nuŋun ur-bar-ra-kam | The sweet water of the dog is the utensils of the dogs. |
| 2 | ir {d}nin-gilin amar giri₁₇ šu nu-dim₂ ka₅{a} bar kušu₂{ku₆} | The wailing of Ningil, a wild calf, whose hand cannot be altered, the “bar of the fish’s skin— |
| 3 | {a-gu₃}ugu₄-bi kur-bi umuš nu-sa₆ ŋalga-bi sah₄-a | Its bulls, its mountain ranges are not good, its bulls are scattered |
| 4 | muš₃-me-ni dim₂ hulu ŋalga-ni i₃-lu₃ dim₂-ma-ni | His face is an evil demon, his mouth is an lament |
| 5 | ur-da ga-an-TAR.TAR-a lu₂ saŋ-DU-a ni₂ mu-bur₂-ra | I want to smite the dog, the one who ... fear. |
| 6 | NI₂-šub lu₂ dab₅-ba dumu ur-gi₇-ra-ka | NI-šub, the seized man, son of Ur-gira |
| 7 | PEŠ e₁₁-de₃ lu₂-e₁₁-de₃ lu₂ nam-ta-e₁₁-a | ... to go out, to bring out the man, not to let anyone go out |
| 8 | a-RU.UB ka hulu-a GU₃ teš₂ šu₂-šu₂-a | RU.UB (means) “the mouth of the evildoer,’ GU₃ (also means) teeming with my hand |
| 9 | ka hulu eme dar TAR KA šu du₃-du₃ | Evil mouth, slander, ... |
| 10 | e₂-udu gu₂ i₇-da-ka la₂-a {ŋeš}ma₂-da-la₂ su-su | In the sheep-pen on the bank of the river there is no boat left, |
| 11 | x x x-ga e₂ si-ga šu UŠ₂-a SU₃-a | ... the stable house ... |
| 12 | ni₂-zuh e₂ buru₃-buru₃ {ŋeš}ig gub-bu za-ra suh-u₃ | The nizuḫ priestess of the burubur temple, the door that stands at your right, is a splinter. |
| 13 | u₄-šu₂-uš ildum₂-na enim hulu ŋal₂ ki ba-e-ni-ta₃-ga | At that time, when evil words had been carried off the earth, |
| 14 | x x e₂ lu₂-u₃-ka nu-ku₄-ku₄-da | ... does not enter the house of a man. |
| 15 | x x x ti-bala mu-na-ab-AK teš₂-bi mu-na-ab-KU | He ... the rebel land for him, he ... its own for him. |
| 16 | x KA du₁₄ an-na-ŋal₂ e₂ mu-na-lu₃-lu₃ | ... he makes the house tremble for him. |
| 17 | x x umuš-bi nu-mu-na-du₁₀ x-bi nu-mu-na-sa₆ | ... does not delight him, its ... is not good for him |
| 18 | x si mu-na-sa₂-e BAD x-na mu-un-DU | ... makes perfect for him, ... ... |
| 19 | x x ba-ni-in-ŠUM₂ ŋiri₃ dab₅ lu₂ mu-kaš₄ | ... he gave to him. seized by a man, the courier |
| 20 | x x ki-aŋ₂ du₁₄ NE-a ba-ra-an-si-ig | ... he silenced ... |
| 21 | x x mu-un-DU im-x-x-x-e | ... ... |
| 22 | x x x nu-mu-na-gid₂ | ... did not answer. |
| 23 | x x IN-na nu-mu-na-KAL | ... Numunakkal |
| 24 | x x | |
| 1’ | x x | |
| 2’ | x x KA | ...; |
| 3’ | x IGI x x x RI | before ... |
| 4’ | lu₂ x x enim ŋar x x | a man ... words |
| 5’ | ša₃ min bar min i₃-me-a x x | “It is two, it is two’s ... |
| 6’ | x ra x na da nu-mu-x-x ŋiri₃ kur₂ he₂-eb-dab₅-be₂ | ... may he seize a foreign city. |
| 7’ | x x x UR he₂-en-da-x {ŋeš}kišeg kur-ra he₂-x-DU | ... may he ... with him, may the garment of the netherworld ... |
| 8’ | x mu-ŋal₂ la-ba-ra-e₃ nir x mu-na-ŋal₂ | ... he carried, he did not leave, ... carried fear for him. |
| 9’ | i₃ gibil x i₃-HAR-re šu hulu mu-un-dab₅-be₂ | New oil ... seized the evil hand |
| 10’ | x x x ur₃-ta mu-un-gaz-e gu₂-e mu-un-ur₃-e | ... kills ... from the roof, he cries out. |
| 11’ | x dim₂-ma-na tum₂-ma umuš-a-na si₃-ga | ... fitting for his ..., whose heart is reconciled |
| 12’ | mu-na-an-ŋar x NUN-e ki aŋ₂ muš-lah₅-e | ... the prince, the place of the boatman |
| 13’ | niŋ₂ he₂-en-na-x x x ša₃ hulu na-ab-dim₂-e | May he ... his own ..., may he not ... an evil heart for him |
Sources & licences
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