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ETCSLtransliteration : c.6.1.07

Proverbs: collection 7

	Segment A
	7.1
	(cf. 6.1.02.1, 6.2.1: Ni 9824 Seg. A ll. 1-2, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 356 ll. 3-8)
1.	[ki gul-la-ba ki] /ḫe₂\-en-gul
2.	[ki nu-gul]-la-ba [gu₂-ĝiri₃] ḫe₂-en-ĝal₂
3.	[ki-ni ki lu-ub₂]^sar ku₅-ra₂ ḫe₂-a
4.	[me-bi] ba-da-ḫa-lam
5.	[di-ir-ga-a ki nam]-ba-e-gul
6.	[me-bi na]-ab-da-[ḫa-lam-e-en-ze₂-en]
	approx. 14 lines missing
	Segment B
	7.9
1.	[…] X X X [X]
	7.10
2.	[…] a-a-bi nu-gur-/re\
	7.11
	(cf. 6.1.03.154, 1.8.2.1: l. 246)
3.	[1(DIŠ) lag 1(DIŠ)] ab-sin₂
4.	[ĝe₂₆-e 3(EŠ₅)-kam]-ma-bi-me-en
	7.12
	(cf. 6.1.01.76)
5.	lag a-[a] /gurud₂\-da bi-iz-bi gul-la
	7.13
	(cf. 6.1.03.82)
6.	umun₃-še₃ piriĝ-gin₇ du
7.	kiĝ₂ ak-/de₃\ niĝ₂-gilim-gin₇ du
	7.14
	(cf. 6.1.03.124)
8.	umbin kud tug₂-mu-dur₇-ra mu₄-mu₄
	7.15
	(cf. 6.1.03.155)
9.	kašbir-a ga-naĝ^!
10.	[zag] /gal\-la ga-tuš
	7.16
	(cf. 6.1.03.156)
11.	[nu-mu]-/na\-kal ezem-ma ba-DU
	7.17
	(cf. 6.1.03.75, 6.2.5: YBC 9912)
12.	[ḫaš₂ a-ra-an]-/gid₂\-nam lu₂ še-ĝiš-i₃ [bi₂-ib₂-il₂]-il₂-i
	7.18
13.	[…] /ḪA^?\ SAR^? /ba-ra-an-ak^?\
	1 line missing
	7.21
	(cf. 6.1.01.88, 6.1.03.157)
15.	ma₂ ḫa-ba-su-su barag ga-ba-ra-ab-ur₃
16.	ud mu-da-zal a-na mu-e-ši-ti
17.	i₃-dirig nu-su-su
	7.22
	(cf. 6.1.01.167)
18.	ud i₃-di-de₃-en ud šu₂-uš i₃-di-de₃-en
19.	balaĝ er₂-ra im-ma-gub-gub-bu-de₃-en
	7.23
20.	X /aga^?-us₂^?\ du₁₄ /ĝiš\ ba-ni-ib-la₂
21.	[…]-/an\-[X]
22.	[…]-me-en
23.	[…] DU-am₃
	7.24
24.	[…]-/ra^?\-kam
	7.25
25.	[…] kur₂
	7.26
26.	[…] /ga\-sam₂-bi
	7.27
	(cf. 6.1.02.d6)
27.	[…] /saĝ\-du suḫur^ku₆ saĝ-du maš₂-gur-ra-ŠEŠ^ku₆ […] /ḫe₂\-da-gu₇-e
	7.28
	(cf. 6.1.01.81)
28.	[di gid₂-i al-ĝal₂]
29.	/aš₂\ gid₂-i nu-ĝal₂
	7.29
	(cf. 5.4.01: ll. 14-15)
30.	[umun₃-e gada] ba-la₂
31.	[nim-saḫar-ra] ^gikid-aš-rin ba-e-sig₉
32.	[muš-da]-gur₄-ra /šutum\ ba-na-an-du₃
	7.30
	(cf. 6.1.02.d3)
33.	[a-ra₂-bu^mušen niĝ₂] a₂-ba-ka nu-gu₇
	7.31
34.	[im-ma-an-de₅-de₅ šaḫ₂-ni ba]-an-šum
	7.32
35.	/im\-[ma-an-de₅-de₅ ĝiš-ni ba-an-til]
	7.33
36.	du₆ /kug^?\ X […]
	7.34
37.	u₂ im^?-[…]
38.	gun₂-ĝu₁₀ X […]
39.	^ĝišdusu /im\ […] UB bal-bal-am₃ […]
	7.35
40.	nam […]
	7.36
41.	ma₂ kar /gana₂^?\ […]
	7.37
	(cf. 6.1.01.31)
42.	ninda šu ti-a [li-bi₂-in-gur-ra]
	7.38
43.	IM TAR TUG₂ /kar-ke₄^?\ […]
44.	alan […]
	7.39
45.	X […]
	7.40
46.	[…] (This line may belong to the preceding proverb)
	7.41
	(cf. 6.1.11.21)
47.	bi₂-in-dug₄ ba-da-an-gur
	7.42
	(cf. 6.1.01.89)
48.	^ĝišma₂-gin₇ a-a am₃-zig₃-zig₃
	7.43
	(cf. 6.1.03.45, 6.2.1: Ni 9832 Seg. B ll. 6-7)
49.	^na₄kinkin(ḪAR) bur₁₂-ra-/gin₇\ al-du₇-du₇-du₇-/un\
	7.44
50.	ka ba-an-la₂-a dam-a-ni gi₄-in-nam
	7.45
	(cf. 6.1.03.185)
51.	ka-ĝu₁₀ lu₂-[da] /an-da\-sa₂-e-en
	7.46
52.	u₆ di kalam di-de₃-«en» iri-ni mu-un-ed₂-e
	7.47
	(cf. 6.1.01.174)
53.	al-di-di-de₃-en nu-kuš₂-u₃-de₃-en
54.	i₃-di-di-de₃-en u₃ nu-ku-ku-me-en
	7.48
	(cf. 6.1.03.55, 6.1.11.5)
55.	til₃-la lul-la ḫul na-an-gu-ul-/e\
56.	gam ḫa-la-zu mu-un-/ĝal₂\
	7.49
	(cf. 6.1.01.175)
57.	tug₂-me-en-ze₂-er-še₃ ba-X-/da\-[bir₇-ra]
58.	še saḫar-ba im-ma-an-/til₃\-[la]
59.	ta šu ba-ni-[in-ti]
	7.50
60.	a de₂-a-bi /en\ [X (X)] še sig₉-ga-bi /en\ [X (X)]
	7.51
	(cf. 6.1.01.100)
61.	in-gu₇ nu-un-gu₇ [numun sag₉-ga-am₃]
	7.52
	(cf. 6.1.01.176)
62.	ga-ša-an tug₂ gal-/gal\-[la-ĝen]
63.	^tug₂niĝ₂-dara₂-ĝu₁₀ da-/an\-[kud]
	7.53
	(cf. 6.1.01.177)
64.	u₃-mu-un id₂ [da-ma-al-la-ĝen]
65.	[X BU] i₃-[gu₇-e-en]
	approx. 23 lines missing
	Segment C
	7.70
	(cf. 6.1.02.11)
1.	nam-tar [ur]-am₃ [zu₂ mu-un-da-ab-kud]
2.	tug₂-mu-dur₇-ra-gin₇ [im-ma-tab-tab]
	7.71
3.	ga-ša-an-an-na E X […]
4.	E EN KI AḪ […]
	7.72
5.	MI RI IM IR MI X […]
6.	niĝ₂ ga-ša-an-an-/na\ […]
7.	aĝ₂ ĝiri₃-ba DI […]
	7.73
	(cf. 6.1.03.104)
8.	ur i-im-di
9.	/me₂\-[er] [im-di]
10.	lu₂-ĝu₁₀ ba-ra-/mu\-[un-di]
	7.74
	(cf. 6.1.01.187)
11.	^ĝišma₂-/addir\ [(X)] lu₂ dirig [X X]
12.	lu₂-ĝu₁₀ ba-ra-mu-[un-u₅]
	7.75
13.	i₃-bi mu-dur₇-ra /am₃\-[…]
14.	še-bi saḫar-ra /am₃\-[…]
	7.76
	(cf. 6.1.01.183)
15.	e-le-lum-ĝu₁₀ kur-re [X X]
16.	umuš-ĝu₁₀ ur₅-re nu-um-ši-[kar-…]
	7.77
	(cf. 6.1.03.179)
17.	u_x(PA)-a bi₂-in-dug₄ ma₂ ba-/da-an\-[su]
18.	a-la-la bi₂-in-dug₄ ^ĝišgi-muš ba-da-an-ḫaš
19.	ĝuruš-e u₈-a diĝir-ra-am₃ di ^ĝišma₂ ki-bi ba-te
	7.78
	(cf. 6.1.02.d15)
20.	a-/ba-am₃\ saḫar mu-un-zig₃
21.	a-ba-am₃ /^ĝišma₂ bi₂-in\-zu
	7.79
	(cf. 6.1.03.166)
22.	šag₄-ĝu₁₀ ^ĝiškiri₆ /ḫa\-[ra-dirig]-/ga-ta\
23.	^dutu nu-mu-un-/ta\-[e₃]
	7.80
	(cf. 6.1.03.60)
24.	aĝrig šu dim₄-/ma\-[am₃] sa-KU kalag-ga-me-en
	7.81
	(cf. 6.1.02.93, 6.2.3: UET 6/3 31 ll. 5-6)
25.	gud kur₂-ra u₂ gu₇-gu₇
26.	gud ni₂-ba i₃-šim-ma^! nu₂-nu₂
	7.82
	(cf. 6.1.01.30)
27.	niĝ₂ u₂ nu-gu₇ am kur-ra-/kam\
	7 lines missing
	7.87
35.	/šag₄\ […]
	7.88
36.	ga-/an\-[…]
37.	ga-ab-[…]
38.	ga-/ab\-ḫul-ḫul
39.	geme₂ lukur-ra-kam
	7.89
	(cf. 6.1.02.71)
40.	lul dug₄-ga-ab
41.	zid dug₄-ga-ab
	7.90
	(cf. 6.1.03.180)
42.	/gu₂\ zu-ḫu-ul-a-ni-ta /du₃\-du₃-am₃
	7.91
	(cf. 6.1.03.181)
43.	/gu₂\ bal gu₂ ki-ta al-ak-e
	7.92
	(cf. 6.1.03.182)
44.	[a]-šag₄ buru₄^mušen-gin₇ /zu₂\ e-da-an-ra-aḫ
	7.93
	(cf. 6.1.01.155)
45.	[ad]-/da\ a ḫur nu-ri
46.	[ama-a] a /ḫur\ nu-ri
47.	[^gien₃-bar] /gaba\ ud-da X [e₃]-a
	7.94
48.	[…] RA […] RA
49.	[…] AN […] AN
50.	X [X X] X X [X X]-/bi\
	7.95
	(cf. 6.1.03.140)
51.	gig gu₂-nida-a lal₃-/gin₇ ib₂\-ak
52.	mar-tu i₃-gu₇-e niĝ₂ šag₄-/bi\ nu-un-zu
	7.96
53.	še sur-ra gu₂ na-an-mar-mar-/re\
54.	še-zu-še₃ tum₄ tu₁₁ lugal-zu ba-an-gu₇
	7.97
	(cf. 6.1.02.121)
55.	sag₉-ga-bi pad₃-da
56.	ḫul-bi u₂-gu de₂-a
	7.98
	(cf. 6.1.02.123)
57.	nam-sag₉-ga kaš-a
58.	nam-ḫul kaskal-la
	7.99
	(cf. 6.1.03.187)
59.	al-ĝal₂-la ^tug₂niĝ₂-dara₂-am₃
60.	u₂-gu ba-an-de₂ tug₂-ga-am₃
	7.100
	(cf. 6.1.03.33)
61.	ud-da ga-til₃-e gud-gin₇ saman₂ bi₂-in-la₂
	3 lines missing
	7.104
	(cf. 6.1.01.97, 6.1.11.53)
65.	[šag₄-bi zig₃-ga ugula nam-me]
66.	/sipad\ engar [nam-me]
	7.105
	(cf. 6.1.03.183)
67.	uš^!-bar /du₈\-[a geme₂ 2(MIN)-am₃]
68.	uĝ₃-il₂ /du₈\-a arad 3(EŠ₅)-am₃
	7.106
69.	na₄ niĝ₂ ga-ša-an-ĝa₂-a-ke₄ gaz-za-am₃
	7.107
70.	/lu₂^?\ [X]-/ke₄^?\ ĝi₆-a-ka
71.	X X du₇-du₇-du₇-un
	7.108
72.	ki /DIM₃^?\-e ĝa₂-a-kam
73.	X /mu-ni-ib\-zig₃-zig₃
	15 lines missing
	7.120
89.	[…] ĜA₂ […]-/ra\-am₃
	7.121
	(cf. 6.1.01.70)
90.	[iri^ki en₃]-du-bi [maš₂-šu]-gid₂-gid₂-bi
	7.122
91.	[…]-si^?-en-de₃-en
92.	[…]-X-en-de₃-en
93.	[…]-gu₇-un-de₃-en
94.	[…]-/naĝ^?\-en-de₃-en
95.	[…] E mu-e-dul
96.	[…] A bi₂-dul

Print sources

Alster 1996: commentary, composite text, translation

Alster 1997a, p. 155-164, 412-413: translation, score transliteration

Römer 1990a, p. 23-30: commentary, translation (P 7)

Electronic sources

Krecher 1995: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

CBS 2156 + 2250 + 2340 + 2156 A

Revision history

26.iv.2002: JT, editor: standardisation
02.x.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

Proverbs: collection 7

Segment A

Segment B

Segment C

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