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Proverbs: collection 12

Segment A

12.a1
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 1)
1. lugal []
2. šu []
3. lu2 X []
4. igi eridugki MA X X []
12.a2
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 2)
5. lugal-e SAR igi silaĝ-ĝe26 [X (X)]
6. nu-me-X nu-gu7-e-[še]
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. aĝrig-e nu-mu-un-/zu\
12.a5
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 5)
10. lugal-e da ḫa-ra-/nu2\ u3 nin-e muš3-me-zu ḫe2-eb-ra
12.a6
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 6)
11. lugal e2-e-ke4 DIM2-zu
12. DIM2-e ĝišrab3-am3
12.a7
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 7)
13. lugal e2-e u3 nin e2-e-ke4 ĝišza-na mi-ni-ib-tag-ge-ne
12.a8
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 8)
14. esaĝ2-e šu bi2-ib-de5-de5
12.a9
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 9)
15. niĝ2 e3 2(MAN)-na-ne-ne-ka
16. /ĝe26\-e in-ga-me-en-na-e-še
12.a10
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 10)
17. {lu2 u2-gu de2-a u2-gu de2-a lu2 kiĝ2-kiĝ2-da-aš 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?\ šag4? ĝiš-ur3?-bi DE2-a-ka
19. lu2 usu-bi? e2-a-na-ka
12.a12
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 12)
20. lu2 niĝ2 ḫab2-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-še]
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-še
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-ĝu10 lu2 ḫul dim2-ma-ĝu10
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-ši-gi4?} {(1 ms. has instead:) [] na4za-gin3-na mu-un-pad3}
12.a19
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. A 5)
33. [] zu2 keše2 ak-a-še3?
34. [] /lu2\-dim3?-ma-ni
35. [] an-na-ab-be2-en
36. [] X-am3
37. […]-/ib\-DI-e-še
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-ĝu10 ḫul2-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-uš
5. tug2-ku-ru-um am3-mur10-re-eš
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-še
12.b5
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 5)
8. lu2 an il2-la še10 nu-ub-dur2-re
12.b6
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 6)
9. lu2 gi duru5 ak-gin7 lu2-lu2-u3-ra
10. niĝ2-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 zuḫ-a
14. buru14?-e si mu-un-X-e-še
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-še
12.b10
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 10)
17. lu2 ḫa-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?\
unknown no. of lines missing

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 ŠUL dug4 X []
4. ĝeštug2-ga-ni u3-/bi2\-[…]
5. lugal ŠUL-še3 an-na-/ab?\-[…]
6. ĝa2-nu ŠUL-zu u2 []
7. nam-erim2 ga-bi2-[…]
12.c3
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 2A)
8. lu2 še lum-lum er2 al-še8-še8
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 kuša2-ĝa2-la2-ni nu-keše2-da gu5-li-ni-da šag4 bi2-in-dab5
12.c5
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 4; cf. 6.2.5: YBC 9906)
11. lu2 si sa2-ra na4kinkin(ḪAR) id2-da mu-na-ab-dirig-dirig
12.c6
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 5)
12. lu2 niĝ2-tuku u2 […]-/bi ḫe2-gu7\-e
13. ukur3 zid2-kukkuš?-bi ḫe2-/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 šag4 X []
12.c9
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 8)
16. lu2 []
unknown no. of lines missing

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-uĝ3 X [] a-šag4 []
4. ĝiš gub-ba-še3 AD []
12.d3
(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. E 3; cf. 6.2.3: UET 6/2 282 and UET 6/2 332)
5. šeg9-bar? ĝiš ?/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-še
4. [X] X NE /an\-gu-lu-uš
5. [X] lu2-a la-ba-ĝal2-le-eš
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 šu bar-ra lu2 sig10-ge5 ak ba-da?-ab-[X]
12.f4
(= Alster 1997 p. 205 CBS 7800 rev. 4)
4. [X] /dam?\-ni-še3 keše2-keše2-da
5. ĝiš3-a-ni sila3 GI ab-kiĝ2-kiĝ2-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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