The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature

ETCSLtransliteration : c.6.1.26

Proverbs: collection 26

	Segment A
	approx. 25 lines missing
	26.a1
26.	[X] /mu\-ni-DU […]
	26.a2
	(cf. 6.1.11.56, 6.1.25.9, 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. B l. 2)
27.	/e₂\-gal ni₂-bi-/še₃\ [gam-e-dam]
	26.a3
	(cf. 6.1.25.12, 6.2.5: YBC 9908, 5.6.1: ll. 95-96)
28.	an-ku₄-ku₄ [X X (X)]
29.	ib₂-ta-e₃ nu-silig-/ge\-[dam]
	26.a4
	(cf. 6.1.22: ll. 49-50, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 259, 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. B ll. 4-5, 6.2.5: YBC 7351, 5.6.1: l. 50)
30.	aš₂ a₂ zig₃-ga bal-e di X [X] dumu-nitaḫ e₂ ad-da-[na-ta] sar-ra niĝ₂-gig ^dnin-urta-[ke₄]
	26.a5
	(cf. 6.1.03.8, 6.2.1: Ni 4122 ll. 2-5)
31.	uš₇ dug₄-ga saḫar nu-gi-[a] eme ak an-bar₇ an-dul₃ nu-ĝal₂-la niĝ₂-gig ^dutu-ke₄
	26.a6
	(cf. 6.1.11.66, 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. B l. 6)
32.	šu gi₄-gi₄ niĝ₂-gig ^dnin-urta-ke₄
	26.a7
33.	nu-dug₄-ga niĝ₂-gig ^dnin-urta-ke₄
	26.a8
	(cf. 6.1.03.118)
34.	niĝ₂ zu a-na-am₃ ga-ra-ad-da-/be₂\ niĝ₂ nu-zu a-na-am₃ lu₂-ki-inim ba-ab-e₃ niĝ₂-gig ^dutu-ke₄
	26.a9
35.	ki-ta kur₂ niĝ₂-gig ^dnin-urta-ke₄
	26.a10
	(cf. 6.1.03.170, 6.1.25.13, 6.2.5: BM 57994 Seg. A ll. 1-3)
36.	lu₂ ^ĝišma₂ dirig-ga lu₂ ^ĝišma₂ ru-ru-/gu₂\ niĝ₂ kab₂ di-dam niĝ₂-gig ^dsuen-na-ke₄
	26.a11
	(cf. 6.1.01.83, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 302, 6.2.5: YBC 8713 ll. 4-5)
37.	^ĝišma₂ niĝ₂-gen₆-na ni₂ ba-ab-dirig /^d\utu kar gen₆-na mu-un-na-ši-kiĝ₂-kiĝ₂
	26.a12
38.	ni₂ teĝ₃-ĝe₂₆ nam-sag₉-ga in-tu-ud
39.	er₂ nam-tag al-/du₈-am₃\
40.	sizkur nam-til₃ ba-ab-taḫ-e
	26.a13
	(cf. 6.1.01.79)
41.	/aš₂\ dug₄-ga-ĝu₁₀ aš₂ nu-mu-un-[gi]
42.	[aš₂]-/e\ gi-a-ĝu₁₀ aš₂ mu-un-/gi\
	approx. 33 lines missing
	Segment B
	26.b1
1.	[…] X […]
	26.b2
2.	/nin\ […] ^ĝiš/li\ […]
	26.b3
	(cf. 6.1.15.c2, 6.1.28.7)
3.	^kuša₂-/si udu\ [ḫa-ba-šum₂]
4.	ĝiš sipad […]
5.	ki saĝ-ki nu-ĝal₂-/la\ [lu₂ nu-dib₂]
	26.b4
	(cf. 6.1.01.104, 6.1.11.54, 6.1.15.c3, 6.1.28.8)
6.	šag₄ ^ĝišĝidru-kam i₃ /ḫe₂^?\-[en-de₂] lu₂ na-me [nu-zu]
	26.b5
	(cf. 6.1.03.86)
7.	šum₂-ma-ab lugal-la-/kam\ […]
	26.b6
	(cf. 6.1.03.86)
8.	šum₂-ma-ab /lugal-la^?\-[kam …]
	26.b7
9.	gu₅-/li\ […]
	26.b8
10.	/du₁₄\ […]
11.	X […]
	unknown no. of lines missing
	Segment C
	26.c1
1.	X […]
	26.c2
	(cf. 6.1.18.6)
2.	kug kalag-ga /la₂\ [ka kalag-ga sam₂]
	26.c3
3.	niĝ₂ sam₂-ma niĝ₂ /sag₉\-[ga …]
	26.c4
	(cf. 6.1.01.52)
4.	^nindagug₂ du₈ šag₄ niĝ₂-silaĝ-ĝa₂ /in\-[nu-u₃]
	26.c5
	(cf. 6.1.01.53)
5.	ninda 2(MIN) MAŠ-/ta\-am₃ du₈-/de₃^?\ šag₄-ĝu₁₀ ba-ab-^{tu₂^?}tum₂-«ŠE»-tum₂-am₃
6.	^imšu-rin-na-ta šu-ĝu₁₀ nu-ub-ta-e₃
	26.c6
7.	lu₂ kal-la-ĝu₁₀ la-ba-an-na-kal-e
8.	a₂ dub₂-ĝu₁₀-ta mušen ku-dun mu-un-dug₄
	26.c7
9.	lu₂ kal-la-ĝu₁₀ la-ba-an-na-kal-e
10.	KI ŠE₃ KAL šu-na bi₂-in-dab₅
11.	e-ne-še₃ saḫar šu-ĝu₁₀ bi₂-in-si
	26.c8
12.	lu₂ kaš nu-zu-gin₇ ni₂ dar-dar-ra-/am₃\
	26.c9
	(cf. 6.1.03.142)
13.	^tum₉u₁₈-lu igi-ĝa₂ saḫar-ra bi₂-/in\-[sig₉]
14.	a-na-am₃ eĝer-ra-[ĝa₂] ne mu-un-su-ub-su-ub-[be₂-en ]
	26.c10
	(cf. 6.1.02.2, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 292 ll. 1-2)
15.	nam-tar-ĝu₁₀ ga-am₃-/dug₄\ [in-na-am₃]
16.	pa ga-ab-/e₃\ [su-lum mar-am₃]
	26.c11
	(cf. 6.1.01.80)
17.	in-na in-/bi\-[im …]
	approx. 25 lines missing
	Segment D
	26.d1
1.	X NA TAB DU X […]
2.	tug₂ nam-/ba\-ša-ra-ge-[en]
	26.d2
	(cf. 6.1.02.132)
3.	[ab]-ba i-de₅-de₅-ga ba-[…]
	26.d3
	(cf. 6.1.02.133, 6.1.11.6, 6.1.22: l. 80)
4.	u₂ de₅-de₅-ga kalag(source: /SIG₉\)-[ga-še₃]
5.	sig₉(source: KALAG)-ga bar-rim₄-ma ba-e-[tuš]
	26.d4
	(cf. 6.1.02.20)
6.	en-te-en-na-ka a-šag₄ nu-ur₁₁-/ru\
7.	/ud^?\ buru₁₄-a-ka šu-ni ga-rig₂ an-du₃-du₃-e
	26.d5
	(cf. 6.1.02.87-88)
8.	gud uš-ša numun nu-ĝa₂-ĝa₂
9.	buru₁₄-ta gu₃-e lag nu-bur₁₂-re
	26.d6
	(cf. 6.1.02.86, 6.1.05.17)
10.	gud sur₁₂-ra ab-sin₂-bi ab-sag₉-sag₉
	26.d7
11.	ga-zi-in-bu lugal-ĝu₁₀ ur-saĝ mu-bi-im
	26.d8
	(cf. 6.1.02.84)
12.	ga-zi-in-bu su la₂-a nu₂-nu₂
	26.d9
13.	gud gu₃ ra-aḫ lag-bi nu-bur₁₂-re
	26.d10
	(cf. 6.1.02.90)
14.	gud sig₉-ga saḫar-ra igi-bi zid₂ ak-a
	26.d11
15.	^u₂numun₂-bi ^gien₃-bar sumun₂-bi niĝ₂ izi sag₃-ge niĝ₂ an-ta ed₂-de₃
	26.d12
16.	id₂ niĝ₂ ĝal₂-la ḫe₂-gid₂-i
	26.d13
	(cf. 6.1.02.131)
17.	/engar\-e a-šag₄ na-ab-daĝal-la
18.	/diĝir^?\ lu₂-u₁₈-lu šag₄-gal-la-ni /nam\-ba-ab-taḫ-e
	26.d14
	(cf. 6.1.14.62)
19.	/ĝi₆\ 50-am₃ ud 50-/am₃ ud^?\ lul 55-[am₃]
	26.d15
	(cf. 6.1.02.149, 6.1.11.69)
20.	[a]-da tuš^! kur-šag₄-ga /igi\ [du₈]
21.	[ni₂]-bi-še₃ [igi nu-du₈]
22.	[X] X […]
	approx. 23 lines missing

Print sources

Alster 1997a, p. 278-281, 454-456: translation, commentary, score transliteration

Cuneiform sources

BM 80001 (CT 58 69; coll. J. Taylor)

Revision history

23.i.2002: JT, editor: standardisation
26.iii.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 26

Segment A

Segment B

Segment C

Segment D

Print sources

Cuneiform sources

Revision history