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Proverbs: collection 12

Segment A

12.a1
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 1)
1. lugal [...]
2. cu [...]
3. lu2 X [...]
4. igi eridugki MA X X [...]
12.a2
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 2)
5. lugal-e SAR igi silaj-je26 [X (X)]
6. nu-me-X nu-gu7-e-[ce]
12.a3
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 3)
7. lugal-e X [...] X /arad-da-ni\
12.a4
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 4)
8. lugal-e mu-un-/zu\
9. ajrig-e nu-mu-un-/zu\
12.a5
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 5)
10. lugal-e da ha-ra-/nu2\ u3 nin-e muc3-me-zu he2-eb-ra
12.a6
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 6)
11. lugal e2-e-ke4 DIM2-zu
12. DIM2-e jicrab3-am3
12.a7
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 7)
13. lugal e2-e u3 nin e2-e-ke4 jicza-na mi-ni-ib-tag-ge-ne
12.a8
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 8)
14. esaj2-e cu bi2-ib-de5-de5
12.a9
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 9)
15. nij2 e3 2(MAN)-na-ne-ne-ka
16. /je26\-e in-ga-me-en-na-e-ce
12.a10
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 10)
17. {lu2 u2-gu de2-a u2-gu de2-a lu2 kij2-kij2-da-ac u2-gu i-ni-in-de2 } {(1 ms. has instead:) [... u2-gu ...] nu-un-de2 [ ... u2-gu ...] /mu\-<na>-an-de2 }
12.a11
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 11)
18. /AB?\ cag4? jic-ur3?-bi DE2-a-ka
19. lu2 usu-bi? e2-a-na-ka
12.a12
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 12)
20. lu2 nij2 hab2-e igi?-ni al-tur-tur
21. X-bi ab-gu-ul
12.a13
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 13)
22. lu2 tug2-ga-ni u2-gu an-de2
23. /ga\-[X]-X-/da\-kar A [...-e-ce]
12.a14
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. A 1 = Sec. B 13 B obv. i 11 ll. 3-5)
24. [...] MU
25. [...] /NA? ri?\-nam-ma-ab
26. [...] /MU?\ ga-/ba-ni\-ib-DI-e-ce
12.a15
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 14)
27. [...]-a
28. [...] X
12.a16
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. A 2)
29. [...]-/ta\ inim-ba KA tam-ma {bur3-re} {(1 ms. has instead:) sir5-re} nu-gur
30. sag9-ga-ju10 lu2 hul dim2-ma-ju10
12.a17
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. A 3)
31. [X] kin-kin-ne ma2 iriki ! sa2 ib2-dug4
12.a18
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. A 4)
32. {[X] /kin\-kin-/ne\ [...] /mu\-un-ci-gi4?} {(1 ms. has instead:) [...] na4za-gin3-na mu-un-pad3}
12.a19
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. A 5)
33. [...] zu2 kece2 ak-a-ce3?
34. [...] /lu2\-dim3?-ma-ni
35. [...] an-na-ab-be2-en
36. [...] X-am3
37. [...]-/ib\-DI-e-ce
12.a20
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. A 6)
38. [...] /nu?\-tuku-a
39. [...] X [X X]
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment B

12.b1
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 1)
1. X [...]
12.b2
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 2)
2. lugal-ju10 hul2-la-zu an-/gu-lu-X\
3. u3! er2 pad3-da-zu an-gu-lu-/X\
12.b3
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 3)
4. lugal-be2-ne bi2-in-kur2-ru-uc
5. tug2-ku-ru-um am3-mur10-re-ec
12.b4
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 4)
6. lu2 tug2 bir7-bir7-ra na-ab-be2-a
7. kal-kal-la al-kal-la-ge-e-ce
12.b5
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 5)
8. lu2 an il2-la ce10 nu-ub-dur2-re
12.b6
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 6)
9. lu2 gi duru5 ak-gin7 lu2-lu2-u3-ra
10. nij2-gen6-na inim nu-mu-un-da-ab-bal-e
12.b7
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 7)
11. lu2 gipe-el X-e
12. lu2 pu2?-a a-ab-sig10-ge
12.b8
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 8)
13. lu2 gud X zuh-a
14. buru14?-e si mu-un-X-e-ce
12.b9
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 9)
15. lu2 dug3 dab5-ba dnin-tur5-re
16. inim-ma nu-[mu]-/na\-an-sig10-e-ce
12.b10
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 10)
17. lu2 ha-la X [...] X-ba-ni-ta
18. BA X [...] X NE
12.b11
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 11)
19. kug-zu da-[...] X /A NA?\
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Segment C

12.c1
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 1)
1. X [...] lu2-inim /KA\ [...]
2. inim sig gu7!-/gu7\ KA? [...] mu-ni-ib-be2
12.c2
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 2)
3. lu2 na-me CUL dug4 X [...]
4. jectug2-ga-ni u3-/bi2\-[...]
5. lugal CUL-ce3 an-na-/ab?\-[...]
6. ja2-nu CUL-zu u2 [...]
7. nam-erim2 ga-bi2-[...]
12.c3
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 2A)
8. lu2 ce lum-lum er2 al-ce8-ce8
9. lu2 a de2-a ka-bi nu-ba-e
12.c4
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 3; cf. 6.2.5: YBC 9916)
10. lu2 kuca2-ja2-la2-ni nu-kece2-da gu5-li-ni-da cag4 bi2-in-dab5
12.c5
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 4; cf. 6.2.5: YBC 9906)
11. lu2 si sa2-ra na4kinkin(HAR) id2-da mu-na-ab-dirig-dirig
12.c6
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 5)
12. lu2 nij2-tuku u2 [...]-/bi he2-gu7\-e
13. ukur3 zid2-kukkuc?-bi he2-/gu7\-[e]
12.c7
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 6)
14. lu2 mun til-la [...] al-us2-/sa? A?\ [...]
12.c8
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 7)
15. lu2 cag4 X [...]
12.c9
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 8)
16. lu2 [...]
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Segment D

12.d1
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. E 1)
1. UD [...]
2. itid? [...] X a-na-am3 [...]
12.d2
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. E 2)
3. lu2 en-nu-uj3 X [...] a-cag4 [...]
4. jic gub-ba-ce3 AD [...]
12.d3
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. E 3; cf. 6.2.3: UET 6/2 282 and UET 6/2 332)
5. ceg9-bar? jic ?/asal2\ [(X)]
6. [X X] X [...]
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Segment E

12.e1
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. F 1)
1. [...] TI?
2. [...]-bi ur2? bi2-[X]-gen6
3. [X]-gin7-nam mu-ak?-en-[X]-en-e-ce
4. [X] X NE /an\-gu-lu-uc
5. [X] lu2-a la-ba-jal2-le-ec
6. [...] X X-gu7?-e

Segment F

(unplaced)
12.f1
(= Alster 1997 p. 205 CBS 7800 rev. 1)
1. [...] X /a mu-ni\-dul?-am3
12.f2
(= Alster 1997 p. 205 CBS 7800 rev. 2)
2. [...] X [X (X)] /ne3\ nu-tuku-a
12.f3
(= Alster 1997 p. 205 CBS 7800 rev. 3)
3. [X] TI-a cu bar-ra lu2 sig10-ge5 ak ba-da?-ab-[X]
12.f4
(= Alster 1997 p. 205 CBS 7800 rev. 4)
4. [X] /dam?\-ni-ce3 kece2-kece2-da
5. jic3-a-ni sila3 GI ab-kij2-kij2-e

Print sources

Alster 1997a, p. 196-205, 426-427: composite text, translation, score transliteration

Veldhuis 2000c, p. 392-393: commentary

Cuneiform sources

CBS 5821

CBS 7130

CBS 7800

CBS 14125 + N 5913 (+) CBS 14004

CBS 15077

HS 1527 (TMHNF III 51)

Ni 2525 (ISET 2, 109)

Ni 9630 (ISET 2, 104) + Ni 9791

OECT 5, 51 (Ash 1923-339)

N 5418


Revision history

15.iv.2002: JT, editor: standardisation
27.ix.2002: JAB, editor: proofreading
16.xii.2002: GC, editor: SGML tagging
20.vi.2003: JE, 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

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