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Proverbs: collection 4

	Segment A
	4.1
1.	1 dug suku_x-ra₂ alan gu₃ de₂-de₂
	4.2
2.	nij₂ izi sig₉ me i₃-kal-kal-am₃ ejer-ra-bi na
	4.3
3.	/sa₉\ gij₄ sa₉ gij₄ ki im-du-a-kam
4.	cub gij₄ ki am muc-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-gur₃ ki cu-ni-ce₃ an-la₂
	4.5
	(cf. 6.2.4: VAT 21604 (+) 21605 Seg. B l. 4)
6.	cul-a-lum-bi al-il₂-il₂
	4.6
	(cf. 6.2.4: VAT 21604 (+) 21605 Seg. B l. 7)
7.	u₂-a-gin₇ saj-gu₂-ne-ka-ra ba-e-a-ed₃-de₃-de₃-en
	4.7
8.	ud cu₂-uc jic₃-e a ab-ra-an
9.	uc₂ cag₄-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-cum 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.	tum₉-si-sa₂ tum₉ si-am₃ tum₉-u₁₈-lu lu₂-bi sig₁₀-ga-am₃
12.	tum₉-sa₁₂-ti-um tum₉ im-cej₃-ja₂ tum₉-mar-tu lu₂ til₃-ba dirig-ga
13.	tum₉-sa₁₂-ti-um tum₉ he₂-jal₂-la gu₅-li ^dna-ra-am-^dsuen
	4.10
14.	nij₂-zu a-na-ac he₂-en-de₃-cu₂
	4.11
15.	dim₃-ma-ju₁₀ ki na-/aj₂\-ba-al
16.	aj₂ u₂-gu de₂-a-ju₁₀ nu-ub-pad₃-de₃-en
	4.12
17.	/mac₂\ a-a lu₂ ba-ni-in-ed₃-de₃ kac-a su-bur₂
	4.13
18.	[X] /UL\ gu₇-ju₁₀ ab-X-e
	4.14
19.	lu₂-tur ga nu-un-/da\-gu₇-a ama-zu sumun₂ kurun-a
	4.15
20.	/ni₂\-tej₃-ja₂-ni nu-/ub\-da-an-til nij₂-/gu₇\ ab-ta-kud
	4.16
21.	[a]-/zig₃\-ga-gin₇ pec₁₀ he₂-da-hul₂
22.	^id₂idigna a-u₃-ba jal₂-la-/gin₇\ ^den-lil₂ he₂-da-hul₂
	4.17
23.	[X] sag₉-ga-zu zu₂ he₂-kud
	4.18
	(cf. 5.6.1: ll. 209-211)
24.	[tug₂ huj]-/ga₂\-am₃ gada huj-/ja₂-am₃\
25.	za-<gin₃> huj-ja₂-am₃ cu he₂-ma-jal₂
	4.19
26.	[X X] /X\ su-ni i₃-/ce₂₂-ce₂₂\ X [X X]
27.	X engur a mu-de₃-tah-e
	4.20
28.	[...]-re
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	Segment B
	4.41
1.	[...] X X
2.	[...]-an-na X [...] /bal\-e-da
3.	[X X X]-/ci\-ib₂-gur₃-/gur₃-ru^?\
4.	^gictukul a₂ gud /en₃ ma\-tar-re-e-ce
	4.42
5.	[X X] mu-/na-ab\-ci-gi-re-de₃-[X] /jic₃\-am₃ jic ab-ra-ra
6.	[X] ejer-ra^?-a-ni in-su-re-ec-a
7.	ugu-ju₁₀-uc am₃-kum₂-e-ce
8.	X /bi₂\-ed₃-de₃-ec jickim ba-ab-til₃
	4.43
9.	tug₂ ib₂-/taka₄\ ha-la dumu geme₂-kam
10.	ib₂-ta-cub in-bul-bul-a bi₂-in-ak
	4.44
11.	HAR.UC cu KEC₂-da-ni i₃ ri-a i₃ /cec₄\-da-ni
12.	aj₂-sig₁₀-ga a-numun₂ mu-nu₂-da-ni
	4.45
13.	^gickici₁₆ nam-lu₂-inim-ma
14.	harub-ba-am₃ im-ta-ed₂-a
	4.46
15.	cag₄ nij₂-kas₇ nu-zu /cag₄ igi\-jal₂ tuku
	4.47
16.	lu₂ a-cag₄ ur₁₁-ru-ke₄ a-cag₄ he₂-ur₁₁-ru
17.	lu₂ ce cu su-ub-bu-da-ke₄ ce cu /he₂\-eb-su-ub-be₂
	4.48
18.	ka-bi kicib-gin₇ sa₉-am₃ bid₃-bi u₂-a ja₂-ur₃-am₃
	4.49
19.	muc un-na-dab₅ e-ne ka-inim-ma ba-ab-cum₂-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.	nij₂-cu-dug₄-ga-ju₁₀ ki dijir-ra-na nam-ba-e-til-en
	4.53
25.	ama er₂ cec₂-cec₂ X X X ur₅-ra bi₂-ib₂-gu₇-en
	4.54
26.	ama-ju₁₀ saj-/rig₇\ [...]-/mu\
27.	geme₂-ju₁₀ 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-cum₂-e-ce
	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-ce
	4.57
32.	pirij-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 dijir\-ra-kam sahar-ra-am₃ bi₂-ib₂-cu₂-cu₂-un
	4.60
35.	zig₃-ga saj-nij₂-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^?\ ce₁₀ 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/Electronic sources

Alster 1997a, pp. 113-118, 396-399: translation, score transliteration
Alster 1999a: commentary
Krecher 1995: composite text, translation
Römer and von Soden 1990, p. 38: translation, commentary (selections (by Römer))

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

Proverbs: collection 4

Segment A

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

4.10

4.11

4.12

4.13

4.14

4.15

4.16

4.17

4.18

4.19

4.20

Segment B

4.41

4.42

4.43

4.44

4.45

4.46

4.47

4.48

4.49

4.50

4.51

4.52

4.53

4.54

4.55

4.56

4.57

4.58

4.59

4.60

4.61

4.62

4.63

Print/Electronic sources

Cuneiform sources

Revision history