The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature

ETCSLtransliteration : c.6.1.22

Proverbs: collection 22

	approx. 18 lines missing
	22.ll.19-20
	(cf. 6.1.03.112, 6.1.28.28, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 311 ll. 4-5)
19.	[...] NA^? [...]-de₃
20.	[ku₆-ta] jiri₃-pa_x(PAD)-ra₂ [...] /ab^?\-de₅-de₅-ge
	22.ll.21-25
	(cf. 6.2.3: UET 6/2 311 l. 6)
21.	[...]-/ju₁₀\ za-e NE KA
22.	[...]-da-la₂-en
23.	[...]-/sag₉\-ge
24.	[...] X-/te^?-e\
25.	[...] X-/e\
	22.ll.26-27
	(cf. 6.1.01.153, 6.1.03.9, 6.1.16.b5, 6.1.23.7)
26.	[...] X il₂
27.	[...] /il₂\
	4 lines missing
	22.l.32
32.	[...] X
	22.l.33
	(cf. 6.1.01.125, 6.1.14.41, 6.1.23.2)
33.	[mu]-/ud\-na-[ju₁₀] [jiri₃-pa_x(PAD)-ra₂] /cag₄ ku₆-ta\ [...]-/de₅\-de₅-ge
	22.l.34
	(cf. 6.1.01.126, 6.1.14.42, 6.1.19.c6, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 284)
34.	[u₂ dam]-/gin₇^?\ ze₂-ba [edin-na nu]-/un\-mu₂
	22.ll.35-37
	(cf. 6.1.14.45, 6.2.5: UM 29-15-748 ll. 6-7)
35.	[cah₂ ...] X il₂-e
36.	[me-a dam]-/ju₁₀\ im-me
37.	[nam-tar ...]-/na-te\
	approx. 11 lines missing
	22.ll.49-50
	(cf. 6.1.26.a4, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 259, 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. B ll. 4-5, 6.2.5: YBC 7351)
49.	[dumu-nitah tur]-/ra^?\-am₃ [e₂ ad]-da-ni [sar]-ra
50.	/nij₂-gig\ /^d\nin-urta-kam
	22.ll.51-52
51.	/dug₄-ga\-ab dug₄-ga
52.	/zig₃\-ga-ab zig₃-ga
	22.ll.53-61
53.	/ga^?\-ab-X ga-ab-SAR^?
54.	lu₂ /ki\ X GA^?
55.	KA /AN\ X [X] RA
56.	/nu\-mu-[da]-/DI^?\-DI-e
57.	DI X [X (X)]-DI
58.	kud-/kud\-da-bi
59.	nij₂-erim₂-e
60.	ha-lam-me-/de₃\
61.	^dutu ki^? aj₂ X /A\
	22.ll.62-63
	(cf. 6.2.3: UET 6/3 31 l. 7, 5.6.1: l. 195)
62.	sag₉-ga /cu-am₃\
63.	hul cu am₃-ga-am₃
	22.ll.64-66
	(cf. 5.6.1: ll. 196-198)
64.	[sag₉-ga] cag₄-ge [cu nu-bar]-re
65.	[hul cag₄-ge cu nu-di-ni-bar-re]
66.	[sag₉-ge ki dur₅-ru-am₃ cag₄-ge nu-da₁₃-da₁₃]
	22.l.67
	(cf. 6.2.3: UET 6/3 31 l. 8, 5.6.1: l. 199)
67.	[hul] e₂ /nij₂\-[gur₁₁-ra ur₅-e la]-/ba\-an-/gu₇\-[e]
	22.l.68
	(cf. 5.6.1: l. 200)
68.	hul-da id₂-da ma₂ he₂-en-da-an-su
	22.l.69
	(cf. 5.6.1: l. 201)
69.	an-edin-na /^kuc\ummud [he₂]-dar-dar
	approx. 10 lines missing
	22.l.80
	(cf. 6.1.02.133, 6.1.11.6, 6.1.26.d3)
80.	/kalag-ga^?\-[ce₃] sig₉-ga [bar-rim₄-ma] nam X [...]
	22.l.81
	(cf. 5.6.1: l. 38)
81.	/ad^?\ [X X X] nam-ba-/an\-[gi₄]-/gi₄\
	22.ll.82-84
82.	NUN ME-ME [X X]
83.	X NI [X X]
84.	lu₂ PA^? [X X X]
	22.l.85
	(cf. 6.1.03.83)
85.	ud al-[e₃ ...] /nam^? al^?\-[tar ...]
	22.l.86
86.	igi-zu X X [...] he₂-en-ci-/jal₂\
	22.ll.87-88
	(cf. 6.1.01.145, 6.1.19.c3, 6.1.28.4)
87.	/jic-cub^?\ u₃-/us₂\-[sa-ab] /ama\-zu hul₂-[la-ab]
88.	/kac₄\ dug₄-ga-[ab] dijir-zu hul₂-[la-ab]
	22.ll.89-93
89.	/dam^? ki^?\ [...] NI
90.	/UC\ X [X] /he₂^?\-dug₃-/dug₃^?\
91.	jectin^? X [(X)] X
92.	[X X X] X X
93.	[...] X-ga
	approx. 4 lines missing
	22.ll.98-101
98.	/lu₂^?\ [...]
99.	dumu [...]
100.	dumu [...]
101.	/ukur₃^?\ [...]
	approx. 25 lines missing
	22.ll.127-133
127.	[X X] X X [...]
128.	AN [X X] /LI^?\ X [X]
129.	[...]
130.	X [...] X [X]
131.	/2(MIN)\ [i₃]-/lul\-lul [X]
132.	[X X] X ha-ba-X [X]
133.	[X] TUG₂ X ba-/ra^?\-[X]
	approx. 6 lines missing
	22.ll.140-145
	(cf. 6.1.01.9, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 239, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 320, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 339 + UET 6/3 235 Seg. B l. 2)
140.	[...]
141.	X [...]
142.	BAR [...]
143.	lu₂ X [...]
144.	HA X [...]
145.	/ha^?-ma^?\-[jal₂-e] /lu₂\-kur₂-/ra\ [ib₂-gu₇]
	22.ll.146-147
	(cf. 6.1.01.128, 6.1.23.9, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 210)
146.	an /uga\[^mucen-am₃] ki /^dnin\-[kilim-am₃]
147.	edin-e [ur-mah-e] e₂^? X [... me-ce₃ ga-jen]
	22.ll.148-150
	(cf. 6.1.03.158)
148.	alan [mu-sag₉]
149.	ucbar₇ mu-[un-da-hul₂]
150.	i-/gi₄\-[in-zu lu₂-ulu₃-am₃]
	22.ll.151-154
151.	X PA [...]
152.	E ZI-ZI [...]
153.	X X E [...]
154.	[X X] X X [...]
	4 lines missing
	22.ll.159-171
159.	mucen [...]
160.	mucen X [...]
161.	sa-/zu\ [...]
162.	i₃-/DU\ [...]
163.	i₃-suh₃-/suh₃\ [...]
164.	ba-an-DU [...]
165.	mu-ni-ce₃ /ib₂^?\-[X]
166.	^gien₃-bar [X]
167.	a gal-la gub-/ba^?\
168.	igi-ni ^dutu /AN\ [X X]
169.	ki-sikil e₂ /ucbar₇^?\ [...]
170.	tuc-a /tuc^?\ [X X]
171.	igi-ni ama₅-ni [X X]
	22.ll.172-175
	(cf. 6.1.03.149, 6.1.14.6, 6.1.16.c5, 6.1.25.1)
172.	an al-cu₂-cu₂-[ru] im nu-cej₃-[am₃]
173.	im al-/cej₃\ ^kuce-sir₂ [nu-du₈-e]
174.	^id₂idigna [ka-ba] nu-un-[zur-re]
175.	a-/gar₃\-[re nu-si-si]
	22.ll.176-178
176.	nu-[...]
177.	igi X [...]
178.	/lu₂^?\ [...]
	1 line missing
	22.ll.180-182
180.	[X (X)] X he₂-/jal₂\
181.	[X] X gu₇ DU
182.	^lu₂ni₂-zu-ka-kam
	22.ll.183-186
183.	il₂-mu-ub
184.	ga-ba-ab-il₂
185.	tah-mu-ub
186.	ga-ba-ab-dug₄
	22.ll.187-188
	(cf. 5.4.01: l. 99)
187.	lu₂-lul-la-ce₃ ni₂ buluj₅
188.	ni₂ nu-il₂ ^kuca₂-ja₂-la₂ cu-ce₃ la₂
	22.l.189
	(cf. 6.1.03.167, 6.1.04.4, 6.2.4: VAT 21604 (+) 21605 Seg. B l. 2)
189.	an i₃-gur₃-ru ki cu-ni-ce₃ la₂
	22.l.190
	(cf. 6.1.09.a4, 6.1.10.5, 6.2.3: UET 6/3 80 l. 18)
190.	usu-tuku lugal ki-in-du-ke₄
	22.ll.191-193
	(cf. 6.1.03.148, 6.1.28.27)
191.	ha-ma-da-gub-be₂-en gudug-e-ne
192.	ib₂-a gam-me-en acgab^!-e-ne
193.	zi ^den-/ki\ e₂-a ba-ra-zal-zal-[e] ^lu₂azlag₂^!-e-[ne]
	22.ll.194-196
	(cf. 6.1.01.165, 6.1.03.65, 6.1.17.b8)
194.	dumu dam-/e\-[ne] cajan-la₂-[e]-/ne\
195.	kug ta /ba-an\-de₆
196.	u₃ ce /ta\ [ba]-/an\-de₆
	22.l.197
	(cf. 6.1.03.66)
197.	tur-[tur (X)]-ra lagab /^na₄za\-gin₃-na
	22.ll.198-199
198.	kug [X X] /ib₂\-dirig
199.	[X X] ga-ba-an-lu
	22.l.200
200.	[X X] tec₂-bi [dumu] lugal-la-kam
	22.ll.201-202
	(cf. 6.1.01.96)
201.	[cag₄] /gu₇\ ub-dirig [a]-nir-ra
202.	cag₄ gu₃ sig₁₀-ga dumu lugal-la-ke₄
	22.ll.203-206
	(cf. 6.1.17.b2, 1.8.1.5: ll. 28-29, 1.8.1.5.1: ll. 12-13, 6.3.a: ll. 17-18)
203.	suku_x(SUKUD)-ra₂ an-na cu nu-um-la₂
204.	dajal-e ki-in-du /la^?\-[ba]-an-cu₂-cu₂
205.	[kalag]-/ga\ ki-nu₂ /ni₂ nu\-mu-un-gid₂-de₃
206.	[za-e]-me-en [ud]-/gin₇\ dug₄-dug₄-ga /pirij\-gin₇ ni₂ he₂-gub
	22.ll.207-208
207.	[X X (X)] X kiri₆-a
208.	[...] X
	approx. 3 lines missing
	22.ll.212-213
212.	/engar DU\ [X X] X U₃
213.	TUR X [...] ki
	22.ll.214-215
	(cf. 1.4.3: l. 121)
214.	cu-ni ^jicbancur-ra
215.	eme-ni e₂-gal-la
	22.ll.216-217
	(cf. 6.1.03.15)
216.	tur-bi gu₇-a mah-bi til₃-/la\
217.	di₄-di₄-/ba^? jen\-na jiri₃-zu /ki^?\-[a] /gub\-ba
	22.ll.218-223
218.	ib₂ dab ba-an-de₂
219.	igi bar-ra ga-ba-ab-il₂
220.	cag₄ si-ju₁₀ im-du₃-a ga-ra-a-gul
221.	ib₂ he₂-hul
222.	ib₂ dab ba-an-de₂
223.	nu-mu-un-kal-la
	22.ll.224-226
224.	a-na ga-ab-dug₄
225.	2(MIN) ga-ab-dug₄
226.	2(MIN) ga-ab-tah
	22.ll.227-229
227.	lul i₃-sun₇
228.	lul dug₄-dug₄
229.	eme sig dug₄-dug₄
	22.ll.230-232
230.	an-kur₂
231.	an-kur₂-kur₂
232.	igi an-kur₂-kur₂
	22.ll.233-235
	(cf. 6.1.02.120)
233.	bi₂-za-za
234.	a-na-am₃ gub-ba-ni
235.	a-na-am₃ tuc-a-ni
	22.l.236
	(cf. 6.1.02.28, 6.1.02.34A, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 260 l. 1)
236.	du-du nam-gir₅-re a₂-bi in-jal₂
	22.ll.237-249
237.	di₄-di₄-ba X [X]
238.	ud mu-da-/zal^?\-[e]
239.	dumu X [X X]
240.	AN AC UD mu-/da\-[X X X]
241.	cul-cul X [X]-/bi\
242.	igi-ni im-/ci^?\-[X] X
243.	i₃-DU [X (X)] X
244.	a-na-/am₃\ X [X] X
245.	/saj\ NI X [X] RI
246.	X ki lu₂ X jal₂
247.	lu₂-lul i-lu
248.	/ma\-ab-be₂-a
249.	[X] X UL^? an-de₂
	approx. 6 lines missing
	22.ll.256-270
256.	[...] X [X]
257.	[...] /kur₂\-ra
258.	[...]-/am₃^?\
259.	[...] /gi\ NE
260.	[...] UL
261.	[...] /du\-a
262.	[...]-bal-a
263.	[...] X-ra
264.	[...]-/ni\
265.	[...]-/ra\
266.	[...] X-kam
267.	[...]-ra
268.	[...]-un-zu
269.	[...] KI-ma
270.	X [X X] X tud-da
	22.ll.271-275
271.	igi ^dutu cudu₃-de₃
272.	cag₄ ^dutu dajal-la
273.	dumu ^dutu kug-ga-kam
274.	cub-ba ^dutu sag₉-ge-de₃
275.	ma₂ gu₇-gu₇ kar-ra an-dab₅-be₂
	22.ll.276-277
276.	lu₂ gu₇-a
277.	dijir an-dab₅-be₂
	22.ll.278-279
	(cf. 6.1.03.42, 6.2.1: Ni 9824 Seg. C ll. 1-2, 6.2.5: YBC 8713 l. 7)
278.	e₂-/^na₄\kinkin(HAR)-/e\ du₁₄ [he₂]-en-/jal₂\
279.	geme₂ nij₂ /zuh^?\-a he₂-em-ma-ab-ed₃-de₃
	22.ll.280-283
	(cf. 6.1.02.101)
280.	/gala\-e ur-mah-e /edin\-na ni₂ mu-ni-ib-tej₃-je₂₆
281.	/kan₄\ ^dinana-ta X-be₂-ne
282.	/gudug^?\-ge-ne ba-e-DU
283.	[cec]-zu edin-na [ta-am₃] mu-un-na-ak-e-ce
	22.ll.284-286
	(cf. 6.1.03.23, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 265 ll. 2-3, 6.2.5: IM 62823 Seg. A ll. 7-8)
284.	[kug] /tuku\ cag₄ an-hul₂
285.	[ce] /tuku\ ur₅ an-sag₉
286.	[nij₂-ur₂]-/limmu₂\ tuku-e [u₃ nu-un-ci]-ku-ku
	22.l.287
287.	[...] AN
	approx. 3-4 lines missing

Print sources

Alster 1997a, p. 261-269, 445-448: translation, score transliteration

Cuneiform sources

Oriental Institute, Chicago, unnumbered

Revision history

24.i.2002: JT, editor: standardisation
27.iii.2002: JAB, editor: proofreading
13.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