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(This file includes all manuscripts from Susa that consist of proverbs. Proverbs duplicated in numbered collections are presented first, according to the number of the collection; the remaining proverbs are presented in decreasing order of manuscript size.)

Proverbs: from Susa

MDP 27 206

(cf. 6.1.02.c13, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 244 ll. 1-2, 6.2.3: UET 6/3 80 l. 4)
1. ir7mucen gu3-de2!-e gickiri6 me-ta!-bi-e
(cf. 6.2.3: UET 6/2 244 ll. 5-6, 6.2.3: UET 6/3 80 l. 5)
2. bi-za-za-a gu3-de2!-e a-ambar-ra-am me-ta-bi-/e\
(cf. 6.1.02.c14, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 244 ll. 3-4, 6.2.3: UET 6/3 80 l. 6)
3. darmucen gu3-de2!-[e] a-cag4-ga me-ta-[bi-e]

MDP 27 89

(cf. 6.1.03.177, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 322 l. 3)
1. ka i3-jal2 cu nu-ni-jal2

MDP 27 102

(cf. 6.1.05.95)
1. ur-gir15 dab5-ba pu2 nu-zalag-ge-en

MDP 27 82

(cf. 6.1.05.106, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 224)
1. uru-gur4?-e jic-cu dab5-ba ga-ba-al al-du3-du3

MDP 27 216

(cf. 6.1.09.a3, 6.1.10.3-4, 6.2.5: IM 43438 Seg. A l. 2)
1. nir-jal2 kug-zu ukur3 cu-da-ma!-a
2. cu-jar jal2-la a-ra-ta-a

MDP 27 214

1. tug2-a? du8 nu-zu sar-re-ec
2. ce in-zu tug2 sar-re-ec
3. BA ce UD HU X X
4. i3-par3?-re-ec
5. i3-ja2-re-ec cu ba-X-re-ec

MDP 27 96

1. NUN JA2 TUG2 nu-ki?-MI
2. dub-sar sar KA MA NE
3. AN lugal ec3 gal ku4-ku4
4. cajan-la2 cag4-ta ga-MI

MDP 27 99

1. e2 nij2-si nij2-gur11 kar-kar-ra
2. ce-saj ad GA-GA cag4 ad-bi
3. nij2-NE-erin saj-DU

MDP 27 112

1. uj3 kur-ra kingal-ba he2-a?
2. dijir jic tuku cu KA /NE\
3. sig5 ab-ba-bi u2 /am3\-[...]

MDP 27 212

1. iriki-bi-e-ne dijir-bi-e-ne ugnim-/bi\-e-ne
2. ma-da ki ha-ma-ze2-ta
3. /a\-a ma2-gan-an-naki-ta PI dnin-i3-si-naki TU-TU-ta

MDP 18 48

1. za-e nam-dijir-zu a-ba-a an-da-sa2
2. PA-a-bi a-ba mu-na-ab-sag9-ga

MDP 27 101

1. dam tuku dam-a-ni-ta dam igi kar2-kar2
2. je26-e me-te kar2-kar2

MDP 27 111

1. dijir jic tuku cu KA NE
2. a-ga-bi mu-un-ze2-DI-a

MDP 27 113

1. iriki-zu ki sag9 [X]
2. mu-zu he2-ri-in-[X]

MDP 27 114

1. sipad dutu ga14-/ra\-du?-um
2. gicjidru-zu UL he2-jal2!

MDP 27 215

1. kac nu-zu si nu-su
2. kac sa-a? ba-ab-dug3

MDP 27 217

1. e2-ni tuku e2-a-ni-ce3
2. e2 tuku ama tuku ama-ni(source: MU) -ce3!

MDP 27 258

1. gicisimu2sar i3-jal2
2. cu-jar saj he2-gi4-gi4

MDP 27 90

1. cu-ne cu-ne-ne gicjidru-gin7 tu6-ni ka5-a jar

MDP 27 91 and MDP 27 92

1. a i3-pad3-de3 mu-dub ba-ni-ib2-naj

MDP 27 100

1. E dam-ju10 e2-amac-e la-ba-na-ak-ku-am3

MDP 27 103

1. iri-ju10 nu-la2-a ba-e-cub-e lu2 cub-ba nu-tuku

MDP 27 105

1. nu-KU DA UN me nij2-dul a-ba mu-zu

MDP 27 106

1. KA-KA LA du-da ba-an-lu

MDP 27 107

1. ki-aj2 mi2-dug4-ga zi-cag4-jal2-la

MDP 27 109

1. di inim ga-ra-/dug4?\ jectug2 jizzal he2-em-ci-a

MDP 27 110

1. igi-zu igi-zu he2-a dug3-zu he2-ci-du

MDP 27 211

1. ama-a-ni kud-am3 a2 la2-am3

MDP 27 213

1. kingal zid ki-aj2? nam-me-en-na ib2-ba-a

Print/Electronic sources

Alster 1997a, pp. 335-337, 480: composite text, score transliteration, translation, commentary
Bauer 2002, pp. 43-44

Cuneiform sources

MDP 18 48
MDP 27 82
MDP 27 90
MDP 27 91
MDP 27 92
MDP 27 96
MDP 27 99
MDP 27 100
MDP 27 101
MDP 27 102
MDP 27 103
MDP 27 105
MDP 27 106
MDP 27 107
MDP 27 109
MDP 27 110
MDP 27 111
MDP 27 112
MDP 27 113
MDP 27 114
MDP 27 206
MDP 27 211
MDP 27 212
MDP 27 213
MDP 27 214
MDP 27 215
MDP 27 216
MDP 27 217
MDP 27 258
MDP 27 89

Revision history

12.vi.2002-16.vii.2002: JT, editor: standardisation
22.xi.2002: JAB, editor: proofreading
16.xii.2002: GC, editor: SGML tagging