The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature

Proverbs: collection 7

	Segment A
	7.1
	(cf. 6.1.02.1, 6.2.1: Ni 9824 Seg. A ll. 1-2, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 356 ll. 3-8)
1.	[ki gul-la-ba ki] /he₂\-en-gul
2.	[ki nu-gul]-la-ba [gu₂-jiri₃] he₂-en-jal₂
3.	[ki-ni ki lu-ub₂]^sar ku₅-ra₂ he₂-a
4.	[me-bi] ba-da-ha-lam
5.	[di-ir-ga-a ki nam]-ba-e-gul
6.	[me-bi na]-ab-da-[ha-lam-e-en-ze₂-en]
	approx. 14 lines missing
	Segment B
	7.9
1.	[...] X X X [X]
	7.10
2.	[...] a-a-bi nu-gur-/re\
	7.11
	(cf. 6.1.03.154, 1.8.2.1: l. 246)
3.	[dic lag dic] ab-sin₂
4.	[je₂₆-e ec₅-kam]-ma-bi-me-en
	7.12
	(cf. 6.1.01.76)
5.	lag a-[a] /gurud₂\-da bi-iz-bi gul-la
	7.13
	(cf. 6.1.03.82)
6.	umun₃-ce₃ pirij-gin₇ du
7.	kij₂ ak-/de₃\ nij₂-gilim-gin₇ du
	7.14
	(cf. 6.1.03.124)
8.	umbin-kud tug₂-mu-dur₇-ra mur₁₀-mur₁₀
	7.15
	(cf. 6.1.03.155)
9.	&kash;kacbir-a ga-naj^!
10.	[zag]-/gal\-la ga-tuc
	7.16
	(cf. 6.1.03.156)
11.	[nu-mu]-/na\-kal ezem-ma ba-DU
	7.17
	(cf. 6.1.03.75, 6.2.5: YBC 9912)
12.	[hac₂ a-ra-an]-/gid₂\-nam lu₂ ce-jic-i₃ [bi₂-ib₂-il₂]-il₂-i
	7.18
13.	[...] /HA\ SAR /ba-ra-an-ak^?\
	1 line missing
	7.21
	(cf. 6.1.01.88, 6.1.03.157)
15.	ma₂ ha-ba-su-su barag ga-ba-ra-ab-ur₃
16.	ud mu-da-zal a-na mu-e-ci-tij₄
17.	i₃-dirig nu-su-su
	7.22
	(cf. 6.1.01.167)
18.	ud i₃-di-de₃-en ud cu₂-uc i₃-di-de₃-en
19.	balaj er₂-ra im-ma-gub-gub-bu-de₃-en
	7.23
20.	X /aga-us₂^?\ du₁₄ /jic\ ba-ni-ib-la₂
21.	[...]-/an\-[X]
22.	[...]-me-en
23.	[...] DU-am₃
	7.24
24.	[...]-/ra^?\-kam
	7.25
25.	[...] kur₂
	7.26
26.	[...] /ga\-sam₂-bi
	7.27
	(cf. 6.1.02.d6)
27.	[...] /saj\-du suhur^ku₆ saj-du mac₂-gur-ra-CEC^ku₆ [...] /he₂\-da-gu₇-e
	7.28
	(cf. 6.1.01.81)
28.	[di gid₂-i al-jal₂]
29.	/ac₂\ gid₂-i nu-jal₂
	7.29
	(cf. 5.4.01: ll. 14-15)
30.	[umun₃-e gada] ba-la₂
31.	[num-sahar-ra] ^gikid-ac-rin ba-e-sig₉
32.	[muc-da]-gur₄-ra /cutum\ ba-na-an-du₃
	7.30
	(cf. 6.1.02.d3)
33.	[a-ra₂-bu^mucen nij₂] a₂-ba-ka nu-gu₇
	7.31
34.	[im-ma-an-rig₅-rig₅ cah₂-ni ba]-an-cum
	7.32
35.	/im\-[ma-an-rig₅-rig₅ jic-ni ba-an-til]
	7.33
36.	dul /kug\ X [...]
	7.34
37.	u₂ im-[...]
38.	gu₂-ju₁₀ X [...]
39.	^gicdusu /im\-[...] ub-bal-bal-am₃ [...]
	7.35
40.	nam [...]
	7.36
41.	ma₂ kar /gana₂\ [...]
	7.37
	(cf. 6.1.01.31)
42.	ninda cu ti-a [li-bi₂-in-gur-ra]
	7.38
43.	im KUD TUG₂ /kar-kid^?\ [...]
44.	alan [...]
	7.39
45.	X [...]
	7.40
46.	[...] (This line may belong to the preceding proverb)
	7.41
	(cf. 6.1.11.21)
47.	bi₂-in-dug₄ ba-da-an-gur
	7.42
	(cf. 6.1.01.89)
48.	^gicma₂-gin₇ a-a am₃-zig₃-zig₃
	7.43
	(cf. 6.1.03.45, 6.2.1: Ni 9832 Seg. B ll. 6-7)
49.	^na₄kin₂ bur₁₂-ra-/gin₇\ al-du₇-du₇-du₇-/un\
	7.44
50.	ka ba-an-la₂-a dam-a-ni gi₄-in-nam
	7.45
	(cf. 6.1.03.185)
51.	ka-ju₁₀ lu₂-[da] /an-da\-sa₂-e-en
	7.46
52.	u₆-di kalam di-de₃-«en» iri-ni mu-un-ed₂-e
	7.47
	(cf. 6.1.01.174)
53.	al-di-di-de₃-en nu-kuc₂-u₃-de₃-en
54.	i₃-di-di-de₃-en u₃ nu-ku-ku-me-en
	7.48
	(cf. 6.1.03.55, 6.1.11.5)
55.	til₃-la lul-la hul na-an-gu-ul-/e\
56.	gam ha-la-zu mu-un-/jal₂\
	7.49
	(cf. 6.1.01.175)
57.	tug₂-me-en-ze₂-er-ce₃ ba-X-/da\-[bir₇-ra]
58.	ce sahar-ba im-ma-an-/til₃\-[la]
59.	ta cu ba-ni-[in-ti]
	7.50
60.	a de₂-a-bi /en\ [X (X)] ce sig₉-ga-bi /en\ [X (X)]
	7.51
	(cf. 6.1.01.100)
61.	in-gu₇ nu-un-gu₇ [numun sag₉-ga-am₃]
	7.52
	(cf. 6.1.01.176)
62.	ga-ca-an tug₂ gal-/gal\-[la-jen]
63.	tug₂-nij₂-dara₂-ju₁₀ da-/an\-[kud]
	7.53
	(cf. 6.1.01.177)
64.	u₃-mu-un id₂ [ da-ma-al-la-jen ]
65.	[X BU] i₃-[gu₇-e-en]
	approx. 23 lines missing
	Segment C
	7.70
	(cf. 6.1.02.11)
1.	nam-tar [ur]-am₃ [zu₂ mu-un-da-ab-kud]
2.	tug₂-mu-dur₇-ra-gin₇ [im-ma-tab-tab]
	7.71
3.	ga-ca-an-an-na E X [...]
4.	E EN KI UH [...]
	7.72
5.	ji₆-ri-im IR MI X [...]
6.	nij₂ ga-ca-an-an-/na\ [...]
7.	aj₂ jiri₃-ba DI [...]
	7.73
	(cf. 6.1.03.104)
8.	ur i-im-di
9.	/me₂\-[er] [im-di]
10.	lu₂-ju₁₀ ba-ra-/mu\-[un-di]
	7.74
	(cf. 6.1.01.187)
11.	^gicma₂-/addir\ [(X)] lu₂ dirig [X X]
12.	lu₂-ju₁₀ ba-ra-mu-[un-u₅]
	7.75
13.	i₃-bi mu-dur₇-ra /am₃\-[...]
14.	ce-bi sahar-ra /am₃\-[...]
	7.76
	(cf. 6.1.01.183)
15.	e-le-lum-ju₁₀ kur-re [X X]
16.	umuc-ju₁₀ ur₅-re nu-um-ci-[kar-...]
	7.77
	(cf. 6.1.03.179)
17.	u_x(PA)-a bi₂-in-dug₄ ma₂ ba-/da-an\-[su]
18.	a-la-la bi₂-in-dug₄ ^gicgi-muc ba-da-an-hac
19.	juruc-e u₈-a dijir-ra am₃-di ^gicma₂ ki-bi ba-tej₃
	7.78
	(cf. 6.1.02.d15)
20.	a-/ba-am₃\ sahar mu-un-zig₃
21.	a-ba-am₃ /^gicma₂ bi₂-in\-zu
	7.79
	(cf. 6.1.03.166)
22.	cag₄-ju₁₀ ^gickiri₆ /ha\-[ra-dirig]-/ga-ta\
23.	^dutu nu-mu-un-/ta\-[ed₂]
	7.80
	(cf. 6.1.03.60)
24.	agrig cu-dim₄-/ma\-[am₃] sa-KU kalag-ga-me-en
	7.81
	(cf. 6.1.02.93, 6.2.3: UET 6/3 31 ll. 5-6)
25.	gud kur₂-ra u₂ gu₇-gu₇
26.	gud ni₂-ba i₃-cim-ma^! nu₂-nu₂
	7.82
	(cf. 6.1.01.30)
27.	nij₂ u₂ nu-gu₇ am kur-ra-/kam\
	7 lines missing
	7.87
35.	/cag₄\ [...]
	7.88
36.	ga-/an\-[...]
37.	ga-ab-[...]
38.	ga-/ab\-hul-hul
39.	geme₂ lukur-ra-kam
	7.89
	(cf. 6.1.02.71)
40.	lul dug₄-ga-ab
41.	zid dug₄-ga-ab
	7.90
	(cf. 6.1.03.180)
42.	/gu₂\ zu-hu-ul-a-ni-ta /du₃\-du₃-am₃
	7.91
	(cf. 6.1.03.181)
43.	/gu₂\ bal gu₂ ki-ta al-ak-e
	7.92
	(cf. 6.1.03.182)
44.	[a]-cag₄ buru₅^mucen-gin₇ /zu₂\ e-da-an-ra-ah
	7.93
	(cf. 6.1.01.155)
45.	[ad]-/da\ a ur₅ nu-ri
46.	[ama-a] a /ur₅\ nu-ri
47.	[^gien₃-bar] /gaba\ ud-da X [ed₂]-a
	7.94
48.	[...]-ra [...]-ra
49.	[...] AN [...] AN
50.	X [X X] X X [X X]-/bi\
	7.95
	(cf. 6.1.03.140)
51.	gig gu₂-nida-a lal₃-/gin₇ ib₂\-ak
52.	mar-tu i₃-gu₇-e nij₂-cag₄-/bi\ nu-un-zu
	7.96
53.	ce sur-ra gu₂ na-an-mar-mar-/re\
54.	ce-zu-ce₃ tum₄ tu₁₁ lugal-zu ba-an-gu₇
	7.97
	(cf. 6.1.02.121)
55.	sag₉-ga-bi pad₃-da
56.	hul-bi u₂-gu de₂-a
	7.98
	(cf. 6.1.02.123)
57.	nam-sag₉-ga kac-a
58.	nam-hul kaskal-la
	7.99
	(cf. 6.1.03.187)
59.	al-jal₂-la tug₂-nij₂-dara₂-am₃
60.	u₂-gu ba-an-de₂ tug₂-ga-am₃
	7.100
	(cf. 6.1.03.33)
61.	ud-da ga-til₃-e gud-gin₇ saman₂ bi₂-in-la₂
	3 lines missing
	7.104
	(cf. 6.1.01.97, 6.1.11.53)
65.	[cag₄-bi zig₃-ga ugula nam-me]
66.	/sipad\ engar [nam-me]
	7.105
	(cf. 6.1.03.183)
67.	uc-bar /du₈\-[a geme₂ min-am₃]
68.	UN.IL₂ /du₈\-a arad ec₅-am₃
	7.106
69.	na₄ nij₂ ga-ca-an-ja₂-a-ke₄ gaz-za-am₃
	7.107
70.	/lu₂\ [X]-/ke₄^?\ ji₆-a-ka
71.	X X du₇-du₇-du₇-un
	7.108
72.	ki-/dim₃^?\-e ja₂-a-kam
73.	X /mu-ni-ib\-zig₃-zig₃
	15 lines missing
	7.120
89.	[...]-ja₂ [...]-/ra\-am₃
	7.121
	(cf. 6.1.01.70)
90.	[iri^ki en₃]-du-bi [mac₂-cu]-gid₂-gid₂-bi
	7.122
91.	[...]-si^?-en-de₃-en
92.	[...]-X-en-de₃-en
93.	[...]-gu₇-un-de₃-en
94.	[...]-/naj^?\-en-de₃-en
95.	[...] E mu-e-dul
96.	[...] A bi₂-dul

Print/Electronic sources

Alster 1996a: commentary, composite text, translation
Alster 1997a, pp. 155-164, 412-413: translation, score transliteration
Krecher 1995: composite text, translation
Römer and von Soden 1990, pp. 23-30: commentary, translation (P 7 (by Römer))

Cuneiform sources

CBS 2156 + 2250 + 2340 + 2156 A

Revision history

26.iv.2002: JT, editor: standardisation
02.x.2002: JAB, editor: proofreading
16.xii.2002: GC, editor: SGML tagging

Proverbs: collection 7

Segment A

7.1

Segment B

7.9

7.10

7.11

7.12

7.13

7.14

7.15

7.16

7.17

7.18

7.21

7.22

7.23

7.24

7.25

7.26

7.27

7.28

7.29

7.30

7.31

7.32

7.33

7.34

7.35

7.36

7.37

7.38

7.39

7.40

7.41

7.42

7.43

7.44

7.45

7.46

7.47

7.48

7.49

7.50

7.51

7.52

7.53

Segment C

7.70

7.71

7.72

7.73

7.74

7.75

7.76

7.77

7.78

7.79

7.80

7.81

7.82

7.87

7.88

7.89

7.90

7.91

7.92

7.93

7.94

7.95

7.96

7.97

7.98

7.99

7.100

7.104

7.105

7.106

7.107

7.108