The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature

ETCSLtransliteration : c.6.1.12

Proverbs: collection 12

	Segment A
	12.a1
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 1)
1.	lugal […]
2.	šu […]
3.	lu₂ X […]
4.	igi eridug^ki 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 iri^ki^! 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 […]
	unknown no. of lines missing
	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

Proverbs: collection 12

Segment A

Segment B

Segment C

Segment D

Segment E

Segment F

Print sources

Cuneiform sources

Revision history