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Proverbs: collection 11

	Segment A
	approx. 4 lines missing
	11.4
5.	/e₂-kicib^?-ba mu-un\-X
	11.5
	(cf. 6.1.03.55, 6.1.07.48)
6.	til₃-la lul-la hul na-an-gu-<ul>-en
7.	ga-am₃ ha-la-zu mu-un-jal₂
	11.6
	(cf. 6.1.02.133, 6.1.22: l. 80, 6.1.26.d3)
8.	u₂ rig₅-rig₅-ga kalag-ga-ce₃
9.	sig₉-ga bar-rim₄-ma mu-un-na-tuc
	11.7
	(cf. 6.1.01.150)
10.	[X] gir₁₄-ra NE lib-ba tec₂-ba
11.	inim-zu ukur₃ hul-a-gin₇ e₂-a <hu-mu-e>-da-an-til₃
12.	aj₂ ja₂-a-gi-nam cim-bi₂ lil₂-e
13.	u₃-ne bar-cej₃-e he₂-gu₇-e
	11.8
	(cf. 6.1.02.103)
14.	gala-a ma₂ ce-ka-ni ha-ba-an-da-su-su
15.	bar-rim₄-ma ha-ba-e-jen
	11.9
	(cf. 6.1.02.103)
16.	^dam-an-/ki\
17.	[X X] X /kar-kar\ [X] X X
18.	[...] su [...]-e-ce
	11.10
19.	[...]-re
20.	[...]-uc
21.	[...]-a-re
22.	[...]-de₂
23.	[...] X-/a\
	approx. 14 lines missing
	Segment B
	11.18
	(cf. 6.1.03.31, 6.1.09.b1, 6.1.15.b8, 6.1.25.4, 6.2.1: Ni 4469 Seg. A ll. 9-12)
1.	/na\-[an-ni] [libir-ra mu-un-kal]
2.	e₂ ^d[en-lil₂-la₂] [i₃-du₃] nu-[un-til]
3.	bad₃ /nibru\[^ki] [i₃-du₃] KA CE [...]
4.	si-mu-/ur\-[ru^ki] [i₃-dab₅] gu₂-bi [nu-...-gid₂] cag₄ /hul\ [...]
5.	ur₅ na-/an\-[ni] [cag₄ sig-ga] kur-ce₃ ba-[ra-an-de₆]
	11.19
	(cf. 6.1.03.71, 6.1.19.b6, 6.1.24.5)
6.	ga-gid₂ mu-/da\-[ku₅-ru]
7.	/cu-bi ba-edin\ [X X] /mu\-[...]
	11.20
8.	gid₂-bi mu-/da-ab\-X
	11.21
	(cf. 6.1.07.41)
9.	bi₂-in-dug₄ nu-mu-un-gen₆
10.	ab-be₂ ab-da-ab-gur
	11.22
	(cf. 6.1.03.69)
11.	in dub₂-dub₂-bu-/ra\ in mu-/un-na-an\-jal₂
12.	giri₁₇ ur₅ giri₁₇ mu-/un\-na-/ur₅\-e
	11.23
13.	/gi₄\-in al-/tum₄^?\-me na-ab-be₂-e
	11.24
14.	dijir u₃-mu-un-na-ke₄ hu-mu-/dar-dar\-e-e-ce
	11.25
	(cf. 6.1.03.89)
15.	ugula a₂-jic^?-ja₂-ja₂ nu-zu^! saj sig₃-ge nu-ja₂-ja₂
	11.26
	(cf. 6.1.02.d7)
16.	a-ca₄ jic-gi-a nam-mu-nu₂-de₃-en
	11.26
	(cf. 6.1.02.d7)
17.	/pec₂\-jic-gi-ke₄ [i₃-gu₇-e-en]
	approx. 5 lines missing
	11.29
23.	[...] X
24.	[...] X-me-en
25.	[...] /en\-nu-uj₃
26.	[(X) ba]-/ra\-gid₂
	approx. 21 lines missing
	Segment C
	11.35
1.	X [...]
	11.36
2.	[...]
	11.37
3.	/u₂\ cah₂ [...]
	11.38
4.	nij₂ gu [...]
5.	igi ba-/da-an\-X [...]
	11.39
	(cf. 6.1.01.109)
6.	si nu-e-/da\-il₂-/i^?\
7.	a-na-ac-am₃ si il₂-i-de₃-en
8.	i₃-du-de₃-en
	11.40
9.	sukud-gin₇ [X X]
10.	nu-X [X] il₂-i [X] X
11.	ab-il₂ [X] X
	11.41
12.	X [X X X] /A\ [...]-/TI\
13.	[X X]-/ce₃^?\ pa₄-ugur₂-ce₃ dug₄-ga
14.	[...] X SAL nu-DI
	11.42
15.	/gir\ ab-ba saj ni₂-ba sal-sal
	11.43
16.	id₂-da-ta ^dga-ca-an-an lu₂-ju₁₀ he₂-gu₇-gu₇
	11.44
17.	pec₂ ki ba-ba-al-ba-al
	approx. 24 lines missing
	Segment D
	11.51
1.	[...] X [X X X] /cec-za^?\ [X (X)]
2.	[X (X)] gi₄-in-/na\
3.	X MU gi₄-in-a-kam
	11.52
4.	aj₂-ja₂ aj₂ gal-la-am₃
5.	me-ju₁₀ me gal-la-am₃
	11.53
	(cf. 6.1.01.97, 6.1.07.104)
6.	cag₄-bi zig₃-ga ugula nam-me
7.	sipad engar nam-me
	11.54
	(cf. 6.1.01.104, 6.1.15.c3, 6.1.26.b4, 6.1.28.8)
8.	/saj\ ^gicjidru-ka i₃ he₂-en-de₂
	11.55
9.	cag₄ jic-ta dilim₂ a-ba-am₃
	11.56
	(cf. 6.1.25.9, 6.1.26.a2, 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. B l. 2)
10.	e₂-gal ni₂-bi-ce₃ gam-e-dam
	11.57
	(cf. 6.1.18.15)
11.	sig-sig a-ga-de₃^ki-ce₃ i₃-gi₄-in
12.	a-ga-de₃^ki-a a-na-am₃ i₃-ak mac₂-ji₆ zid-da
	approx. 26 lines missing
	Segment E
	11.66
	(cf. 6.1.26.a6, 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. B l. 6)
1.	cu gi₄-/gi₄\ [nij₂-gig ^dnin-urta-kam]
	11.67
2.	gu₅-li-ju₁₀ sag₉-ga he₂-am₃-me-am₃ hul-me DU-am₃
3.	sag₉-ga-zu ma₂ kar sag₉-ga-gin₇ kar-ra /he₂-em-us₂\
	11.68
4.	hul-zu a-ji₆-a-ji₆ /id₂\-da-gin₇ /iri\-ni-ce₃ ha-ba-gi₄
	11.69
	(cf. 6.1.02.149, 6.1.26.d15)
5.	/a\-da ab-tuc kur-cag₄ igi du₈
6.	ni₂-bi-ce₃ igi nu-du₈
	11.70
	(cf. 6.1.02.150)
7.	a-da-ab-e nij₂-im-ba nu-zu
8.	kur-cag₄-ge di-di
	11.71
9.	til₃-la til₃-la
10.	/en\-[gin₇] /til₃-la^?\
	approx. 30 lines missing
	Segment F
	11.82
1.	X [...]
2.	X [...]
3.	X [...]
	11.83
4.	[...]
5.	[...]
6.	[...]
	11.84
7.	/lu₂\ [...]
8.	/lul\ [...]
9.	lu₂ [...]
10.	dam-/gar₃\ [...]
11.	tab-ba X [...]
	11.85
	(cf. 6.2.5: YBC 7345)
12.	kud-kud-a /gi\-[gur ba-ab-dab₅]
13.	inim-ma^!-/ni\-[ra lu₂ al-sig₃-e]
	unknown no. of lines missing
	Segment G
	11.g1
	(= Alster 1997 p. 195 A viii)
1.	he₂-[...]
2.	/ab za\ [...]
	unknown no. of lines missing
	Segment H
	11.h1
	(= Alster 1997 p. 195 A ix)
1.	[...] X-ba
2.	[...] X-ce₃
3.	[...]-e
4.	[...] X
	unknown no. of lines missing
	Segment I
	11.130
1.	X X [...]
2.	aj₂ ama-/ju₁₀^?\ [...]
	11.131
	(cf. 6.1.02.126, 6.1.04.56)
3.	lu₂ ur₃ an-/nu₂\ lu₂ e₂ an-til₃-/la\
4.	al-zalag-e-ce
	11.132
5.	inim dug₃-ga /re\
6.	ma₂ jec₂ gur /bi₂\-[X (X)]
	11.133
7.	ur₅ nu-luh-ha [X (X)] nij₂ ^dutu ur₅ ak
8.	[X (X)]
	11.134
9.	sag₉-ga-e /na\-[...]
10.	hul na-/an\-X [...]
11.	hul na-[...]
12.	/MU\ [...]
	approx. 29 lines missing
	Segment J
	11.146
	(cf. 6.1.02.37, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 267 ll. 1-2)
1.	/dub\-sar-me-en mu ni₂-za nu-zu
2.	igi ni₂-za sig₃-ga
	11.147
	(cf. 5.6.1: l. 202)
3.	cag₄ ki-aj₂ nij₂ e₂ du₃-du₃-u₃-dam
	11.148
	(cf. 5.6.1: l. 203)
4.	cag₄ hul-gig nij₂ e₂ gul-gul-lu-dam
	11.149
5.	sag₉-a-za ma-la-ga-ni
6.	im-ma-da-ab-ci-rig₅-ge₄-e-ce
	11.150
	(cf. 5.6.1: l. 208)
7.	ezem-ma-kam dam na-an-du₁₂-du₁₂-un-e-ce
	approx. 30 lines missing
	Segment K
	11.160
1.	[X] /MU\ [...]
2.	gi₄-gi₄ [X] X
	11.161
3.	cag₄-bi ab-sed_x(A.MUC₃xA.DI)-de₃-en
	11.162
4.	dub-sar sag₉-ga-me-en
5.	saj ki-bi ma-an-jal₂
6.	dul nam-ca₃-tam-ce₃ [X]-ju₁₀ ga-ab-ci-de₆
7.	[X X] X-bi mu-zu
8.	[...] /ed₂\-a [...] X AC
	approx. 18 lines missing

Print/Electronic sources

Alster 1997a, pp. 190-195, 423-425: composite text, translation, score transliteration
Alster 1999a: commentary
Krecher 1995: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

CBS 4567 (PBS 12, 29) + CBS 7831 + CBS 14176 (PBS 13, 50) + CBS 14222
3N-T 910d = A 33293

Revision history

12.iv.2002: JT, editor: standardisation
27.ix.2002: JAB, editor: proofreading
16.xii.2002: GC, editor: SGML tagging

Proverbs: collection 11

Segment A

11.4

11.5

11.6

11.7

11.8

11.9

11.10

Segment B

11.18

11.19

11.20

11.21

11.22

11.23

11.24

11.25

11.26

11.26

11.29

Segment C

11.35

11.36

11.37

11.38

11.39

11.40

11.41

11.42

11.43

11.44

Segment D

11.51

11.52

11.53

11.54

11.55

11.56

11.57

Segment E

11.66

11.67

11.68

11.69

11.70

11.71

Segment F

11.82

11.83

11.84

11.85

Segment G

11.g1

Segment H

11.h1

Segment I

11.130

11.131

11.132

11.133

11.134

Segment J

11.146

11.147

11.148

11.149

11.150

Segment K

11.160

11.161

11.162

Print/Electronic sources

Cuneiform sources

Revision history