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

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 5 - Other literature · 36 sections

1. 1

   a dug3-ga ur-ra {u2}numun ur-bar-ra-kam

   He is a good seed of a dog, the offspring of a wolf! He is the stench of a mongoose, an unruly (?) hyena cub, a fox with a covering like a crab's, a monkey not pleasing to its homeland, its judgment confused. His face is disfigured, his judgment is muddled, his intelligence is ……. I would …… with the dog (?), a smitten man who makes himself important. He is negligent, a cripple, the son of a hound. A madman, crazy, a man who …… -- he is a pitfall, …… evil words, denouncing …… with an evil mouth and a forked tongue.

2. 2

   ir {d}nin-kilim amar kir4 šu nu-zu ka5-a bar kušu2{ku6}

3. 3

   ugu2ugu4-bi kur-bi-še3 nu-sag9 ĝalga-bi suḫ3-a

4. 4

   muš3-me-ni dim2 ḫul ĝalga-ni i3-lu3 dim2-ma-ni X

5. 5

   ur-da ga-an-tar-tar-a lu2-saĝ-DU-a ni2 mu-bur2-ra

6. 6

   ni2 šub {lu2}eḫ3 dumu ur-gir15-ra-ka

7. 7

   peš ed3-de3 lu2-ed3-de3 lu2 nam-ta-e3-a

8. 8

   a-RU-ub inim ḫul-a ka teš2 ud šu2-šu2-a

9. 9

   ka ḫul eme dar TAR KA šu du3-du3-a

10. 10

    X ? gu2 id2-da-ka la2-a {ĝiš}ma2-da-la2 su-su

    ……, he lies on the bank of a river, allowing the grappling-poles (?) to drown. …… a silent house, …… an open hand (?), he is a thief, breaking into houses, removing (?) the door and tearing out the door pivot. One who daily spreads evil talk among his clan, …… not entering the house of another man, he sets up …… and signs (?) for him and …… him altogether. ……, he quarrels with him and disturbs his household. …… their advice is not good for him nor is their …… favourable for him. He prepares …… for him and ……. He gave …… and ran (?) ……. Loving ……, he never calms a heated quarrel. (4 lines fragmentary) (approx. 10 lines missing)

11. 11

    X X-ga e2 sig9-ga šu bad-a sud-a

12. 12

    ni2-zuḫ e2 buru3-buru3 {ĝiš}ig gub-bu za-ra suḫ-u3

13. 13

    ud šu2-uš ildum2-na inim ḫul-ĝal2 ki ba-e-ni-tag-ga

14. 14

    […] e2 lu2-u3-ka nu-ku4-ku4-da

15. 15

    […] ⌈?⌉-ti-bal mu-na-ab-ak teš2-bi mu-na-ab-KU

16. 16

    […] ? du14 mu-na-ĝal2 e2 mu-na-lu3-lu3

17. 17

    […] X ?-bi nu-mu-na-dug3 X-bi nu-mu-na-sag9

18. 18

    […] si mu-na-sa2-e BAD X-na mu-un-DU

19. 19

    […] ba-ni-in-šum2 ĝiri3 dab5 lu2 mu-?

20. 20

    […] ki aĝ2 du14 NE-a ba-ra-an-si-ig

21. 21

    […] mu-un-DU im-X X

22. 22

    […] nu-mu-na-?

23. 23

    […] IN-na mu-na-KAL

24. 24

    […] X

25. gap

    (approx. 10 lines missing)

26. 35

    X (X) igi X […]

    (1 line fragmentary) A …… man bringing complaints ……. He is a bastard (?), ……. He does not …… -- may he follow an unfamiliar path! May he …… and walk among the thorns of the mountains! …… he does not come out ……. He …… and grasps wickedly ……. He crushes …… and sweeps over ……. Fit for his …… and judgment, …… in his advice, ……, loving ……, a snake-charmer, may he …… and not act with evil intent.

27. 36

    lu2 X inim ĝar […]

28. 37

    šag4-a bar-a i3-me-a […]

29. 38

    X ? X ? da nu-mu-[…] ĝiri3 kur2 ḫe2-eb-dab5-be2

30. 39

    X saĝ X UR ḫe2-en-da-[…] ⌈{ĝiš}⌉kiši16 kur-ra ⌈ḫe2⌉-[…]-DU

31. 40

    ? mu-? la-ba-ra-e3 nir X mu-na-ĝal2

32. 41

    i3 gibil X i3-ḪAR-re šu ḫul mu-un-dab5-be2

33. 42

    […] ur3-ta mu-un-gaz-e gu2-e gu2-re mu-un-ur3-e

34. 43

    […] dim2-ma-na tum2-ma umuš-a-na sig10-ga

35. 44

    mu-na-an-ĝar X NUN-e ki aĝ2 muš-laḫ5-e

36. 45

    niĝ2 ḫe2-en-na-X X šag4 ḫul na-ab-dim2-e

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