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ETCSLtransliteration : c.5.4.12

He is a good seed of a dog (Diatribe C)

1.	a dug₃-ga ur-ra ^u₂numun ur-bar-ra-kam (Cited in OB catalogue from Nibru, at Philadelphia, 0.2.01, line 62)
2.	ir ^dnin-kilim amar kir₄ šu nu-zu ka₅-a bar kušu₂^ku₆
3.	^ugu₂ugu₄-bi kur-bi-še₃ nu-sag₉ ĝalga-bi suḫ₃-a
4.	muš₃-me-ni dim₂ ḫul ĝalga-ni i₃-lu₃ dim₂-ma-ni X
5.	ur-da ga-an-tar-tar-a lu₂-saĝ-DU-a ni₂ mu-bur₂-ra
6.	ni₂ šub ^lu₂eḫ₃ dumu ur-gir₁₅-ra-ka
7.	peš ed₃-de₃ lu₂-ed₃-de₃ lu₂ nam-ta-e₃-a
8.	a-RU-ub inim ḫul-a ka teš₂ ud šu₂-šu₂-a
9.	ka ḫul eme dar TAR KA šu du₃-du₃-a
10.	X LU^? gu₂ id₂-da-ka la₂-a ^ĝišma₂-da-la₂ su-su
11.	X X-ga e₂ sig₉-ga šu bad-a sud-a
12.	ni₂-zuḫ e₂ buru₃-buru₃ ^ĝišig gub-bu za-ra suḫ-u₃
13.	ud šu₂-uš ildum₂-na inim ḫul-ĝal₂ ki ba-e-ni-tag-ga
14.	[…] e₂ lu₂-u₃-ka nu-ku₄-ku₄-da
15.	[…] /an^?\-ti-bal mu-na-ab-ak teš₂-bi mu-na-ab-KU
16.	[…] KA^? du₁₄ mu-na-ĝal₂ e₂ mu-na-lu₃-lu₃
17.	[…] X umuš^?-bi nu-mu-na-dug₃ X-bi nu-mu-na-sag₉
18.	[…] si mu-na-sa₂-e BAD X-na mu-un-DU
19.	[…] ba-ni-in-šum₂ ĝiri₃ dab₅ lu₂ mu-kaš₄^?
20.	[…] ki aĝ₂ du₁₄ NE-a ba-ra-an-si-ig
21.	[…] mu-un-DU im-X X
22.	[…] nu-mu-na-gid₂^?
23.	[…] IN-na mu-na-KAL
24.	[…] X
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35.	X (X) igi X […]
36.	lu₂ X inim ĝar […]
37.	šag₄-a bar-a i₃-me-a […]
38.	X RA^? X NA^? da nu-mu-[…] ĝiri₃ kur₂ ḫe₂-eb-dab₅-be₂
39.	X saĝ X UR ḫe₂-en-da-[…] /^ĝiš\kiši₁₆ kur-ra /ḫe₂\-[…]-DU
40.	e₂^? mu-ĝal₂^? la-ba-ra-e₃ nir X mu-na-ĝal₂
41.	i₃ gibil X i₃-ḪAR-re šu ḫul mu-un-dab₅-be₂
42.	[…] ur₃-ta mu-un-gaz-e {gu₂-e} {(1 ms. has instead:) gu₂-re} mu-un-ur₃-e
43.	[…] dim₂-ma-na tum₂-ma umuš-a-na sig₁₀-ga
44.	mu-na-an-ĝar X NUN-e ki aĝ₂ muš-laḫ₅-e
45.	niĝ₂ ḫe₂-en-na-X X šag₄ ḫul na-ab-dim₂-e

Print sources

Sjöberg 1972b: composite text, translation, photograph, commentary

Electronic sources

Civil 1989d: composite text

Civil 1994d: composite text

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Krecher 1998q: composite text

Krecher 1998s: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

CBS 9887 + CBS 11783 (photo JCS 24 1972] p.117)

N 1382 (photo JCS 24 1972] p.117)

UM 29-15-998 (photo JCS 24 1972] p.115f.)

Revision history

15.ii.2000-18-ii.2000: GC, editor: standardisation
15.vi.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
19.vi.2000: GC, editor: SGML tagging
30.vi.2000: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
23.vi.2000: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
30.iii.2005: GC/JE, senior editor/technical developer: lemmatised version published