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Proverbs: collection 4

Segment A

4.1
1. 1 dug sukux(SUKUD)-ra2 alan gu3 de2-de2
4.2
2. niĝ2 izi sig9 me i3-kal-kal-am3 eĝer-ra-bi na
4.3
3. /MAŠ\ giĝ4 MAŠ giĝ4 ki im-du-a-kam
4. šub giĝ4 ki am muš-a-kam
4.4
(cf. 6.1.03.167, 6.1.22: l. 189, 6.2.4: VAT 21604 (+) 21605 Seg. B l. 2)
5. an an-guru3 ki šu-ni-še3 an-la2
4.5
(cf. 6.2.4: VAT 21604 (+) 21605 Seg. B l. 4)
6. šul-a-lum-bi al-il2-il2
4.6
(cf. 6.2.4: VAT 21604 (+) 21605 Seg. B l. 7)
7. u2-a-gin7 saĝ-gu2-ne-ka-ra ba-e-a-ed3-de3-de3-en
4.7
8. ud šu2-uš ĝiš3-e a ab-ra-an
9. 2 šag4-ba-gin7 gi duru5-a ab-la2-en
4.8
(cf. 6.2.4: VAT 21604 (+) 21605 Seg. B ll. 5-6)
10. lu2 ga-šum dab5-ba-ni al-me-a lu2 du14-da-ka-na ba-an-kur9
4.9
(cf. 6.2.4: VAT 21604 (+) 21605 Seg. B ll. 8-13)
11. tum9si-sa2 tum9 si-am3 tum9u18-lu lu2-bi sig10-ga-am3
12. tum9sa12-ti-um tum9 šeĝ14-ĝa2 tum9mar-tu lu2 til3-ba dirig-ga
13. tum9sa12-ti-um tum9 ḫe2-ĝal2-la gu5-li dna-ra-am-dsuen
4.10
14. niĝ2 zu a-na-aš ḫe2-en-de3-šu2
4.11
15. dim3-ma-ĝu10 ki na-/aĝ2\-ba-al
16. 2 u2-gu de2-a-ĝu10 nu-ub-pad3-de3-en
4.12
17. /maš2\ a-a lu2 ba-ni-in-ed3-de3 kaš-a su-bur2
4.13
18. [X] /UL\ gu7-ĝu10 ab-X-e
4.14
19. lu2-tur ga nu-un-/da\-gu7-a ama-zu sumun2 kurun-a
4.15
20. /ni2?\ teĝ3-ĝa2-ni nu-/ub\-da-an-til niĝ2-/gu7\ ab-ta-kud
4.16
21. [a] /zig3\-ga-gin7 peš10 ḫe2-da-ḫul2
22. id2idigna a-u3-ba ĝal2-la-/gin7\ den-lil2 ḫe2-da-ḫul2
4.17
23. [X] sag9-ga-zu zu2 ḫe2-kud
4.18
(cf. 5.6.1: ll. 209-211)
24. [tug2 ḫuĝ]-/ĝa2\-am3 gada ḫuĝ-/ĝa2-am3\
25. za-<gin3> ḫuĝ-ĝa2-am3 šu ḫe2-ma-ĝal2
4.19
26. [X X] /X\ su-ni i3-/še22-še22\ X [X X]
27. X engur a mu-de3-taḫ-e
4.20
28. [] RI
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Segment B

4.41
1. [] X X
2. […]-an-na X [] /bal?\-e-da
3. [X X X]-/ši\-ib2-guru3-/gur3-ru?\
4. ĝištukul a2 gud / en3 ma\-tar-re-e-še
4.42
5. [X X] mu-/na-ab\-ši-GI-re-de3-[X] /ĝiš3\-am3 ĝiš ab-ra-ra
6. [X] eĝer-ra?-a-ni in-su-re-eš-a
7. ugu?-ĝu10-uš am3-kum2-e-še
8. X /bi2\-ed3-de3-eš ĝiškim ba-ab-til3
4.43
9. tug2 ib2-/taka4\ ḫa-la dumu geme2-kam
10. ib2-ta-šub in-bul-bul-a bi2-in-ak
4.44
11. ḪAR.UŠ šu keše2-da-ni i3 ri-a i3 /šeš4\-da-ni
12. 2 sig10-ga A.NUMUN2 mu-nu2-da-ni
4.45
13. ĝiškiši16 nam-lu2-inim-ma
14. ḫarub-ba-am3 im-ta-e3-a
4.46
15. šag4 niĝ2-kas7 nu-zu /šag4 igi\-ĝal2-tuku
4.47
16. lu2 a-šag4 ur11-ru-ke4 a-šag4 ḫe2-ur11-ru
17. lu2 še šu su-ub-bu-da-ke4 še šu /ḫe2\-eb-su-ub-be2
4.48
18. ka-bi kišib-gin7 MAŠ-am3 bid3-bi u2-a ma3-ur3-am3
4.49
19. muš un-na-dab5 e-ne ka-inim-ma ba-ab-šum2-mu
4.50
20. /ta\-am3 u8-am3 ta-am3 a-a-lum-am3
4.51
21. [ta]-/am3\ ma-mu2 gi4-in-na-kam
22. ta-am3 sizkur2 e-re sig10 ki-in-na-kam
4.52
23. [X] X e-da-/gu7?\ til-e-da-gin7
24. niĝ2 šu dug4-ga-ĝu10 ki diĝir-ra-na nam-ba-e-til-en
4.53
25. ama er2 še8-še8 X X X ḪAR-ra bi2-ib2-gu7-en
4.54
26. ama-ĝu10 saĝ /rig7\ [] /MU\
27. geme2-ĝu10 al-me-a-gin7 e-ak-e
4.55
28. SIG7-a a sig9-sig9 bi2-/in\-[…]
29. /lu2\ X [X X]-ma-ab mu-šum2-e-še
4.56
(cf. 6.1.02.126, 6.1.11.131)
30. lu2 ur3-ra-ke4 lu2 /e2\-[a til3-la]-/ka?\
31. /mu\-[na]-/ab\-be2-a im-ma-zalag-ge-e-še
4.57
32. piriĝ-e e2 ni2-te-na-ka-da du3-a /ab\-la2-la2
4.58
33. lu2-IM ib2-dab5?-ba lu2 gen6-na ba-/an\-dim2
4.59
34. ki ab-/kal diĝir\-ra-kam saḫar-ra-am3 bi2-ib2-šu2-šu2-un
4.60
35. zig3-ga saĝ-niĝ2-gur11-ra-ka bid3 ab-gu5-ul
4.61
36. nam-sis-a bid3 ib-ra ka ba-an-kur9
4.62
37. gu-du-/e?\ še10 dur2-e dug4-ge /inim dirig\-ge am3-ta-ab-tum3
4.63
38. ama /sikil?-sikil?\-la ma2-/addir\-ra a nu-tuku-me-en

Print sources

Alster 1997a, p. 113-118, 396-399: translation, score transliteration

Alster 1999a: commentary

Römer 1990a, p. 38: translation, commentary (selections)

Electronic sources

Krecher 1995: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

CBS 14079

HS 1439 (TMHNF IV 48)


Revision history

14.v.2002-15.v.2002: JT, editor: standardisation
04.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

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