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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 cu nu-zu ka₅-a bar kucu₂^ku₆
3.	^ugu₂ugu₄-bi kur-bi-ce₃ nu-sag₉ jalga-bi suh₃-a
4.	muc₃-me-ni dim₂ hul jalga-ni i₃-lu₃ dim₂-ma-ni X
5.	ur-da ga-an-tar-tar-a lu₂-saj-DU-a ni₂ mu-bur₂-ra
6.	ni₂ cub ^lu₂eh₃ dumu ur-gir₁₅-ra-ka
7.	pec ed₃-de₃ lu₂-ed₃-de₃ lu₂ nam-ta-e₃-a
8.	a-RU-ub inim hul-a ka tec₂ ud cu₂-cu₂-a
9.	ka hul eme dar TAR KA cu du₃-du₃-a
10.	X LU^? gu₂ id₂-da-ka la₂-a ^jicma₂-da-la₂ su-su
11.	X X-ga e₂ sig₉-ga cu bad-a sud-a
12.	ni₂-zuh e₂ buru₃-buru₃ ^jicig gub-bu za-ra suh-u₃
13.	ud cu₂-uc ildum₂-na inim hul-jal₂ ki ba-e-ni-tag-ga
14.	[...] e₂ lu₂-u₃-ka nu-ku₄-ku₄-da
15.	[...] /an^?\-ti-bal mu-na-ab-ak tec₂-bi mu-na-ab-KU
16.	[...] KA^? du₁₄ mu-na-jal₂ e₂ mu-na-lu₃-lu₃
17.	[...] X umuc^?-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-cum₂ jiri₃ dab₅ lu₂ mu-kac₄^?
20.	[...] ki aj₂ 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 jar [...]
37.	cag₄-a bar-a i₃-me-a [...]
38.	X RA^? X NA^? da nu-mu-[...] jiri₃ kur₂ he₂-eb-dab₅-be₂
39.	X saj X UR he₂-en-da-[...] /^jic\kici₁₆ kur-ra /he₂\-[...]-DU
40.	e₂^? mu-jal₂^? la-ba-ra-e₃ nir X mu-na-jal₂
41.	i₃ gibil X i₃-HAR-re cu hul 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 umuc-a-na sig₁₀-ga
44.	mu-na-an-jar X NUN-e ki aj₂ muc-lah₅-e
45.	nij₂ he₂-en-na-X X cag₄ hul 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