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Proverbs: collection 12

	Segment A
	12.a1
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 1)
1.	lugal [...]
2.	cu [...]
3.	lu₂ X [...]
4.	igi eridug^ki ma-X X [...]
	12.a2
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 2)
5.	lugal-e SAR igi silaj-ja₂ [X (X)]
6.	nu-me-X nu-gu₇-e-[ce]
	12.a3
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 3)
7.	lugal-e X [...] X /arad-da-ni\
	12.a4
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 4)
8.	lugal-e mu-un-/zu\
9.	ajrig-e nu-mu-un-/zu\
	12.a5
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 5)
10.	lugal-e da ha-ra-/nu₂\ u₃ nin-e muc₃-me-zu he₂-eb-ra
	12.a6
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 6)
11.	lugal e₂-e-ke₄ DIM₂-zu
12.	DIM₂-e ^gicrab-am₃
	12.a7
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 7)
13.	lugal e₂-e u₃ nin e₂-e-ke₄ ^gicza-na mi-ni-ib-tag-ge-ne
	12.a8
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 8)
14.	esag₂-e cu bi₂-ib-rig₅-rig₅
	12.a9
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 9)
15.	nij₂-ed₂ min₃-na-ne-ne-ka
16.	/je₂₆\-e in-ga-me-en-na-e-ce
	12.a10
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 10)
17.	{lu₂ u₂-gu de₂-a u₂-gu de₂-a lu₂ kij₂-kij₂-da-ac u₂-gu i-ni-in-de₂} {(1 ms. has instead:) [... u₂-gu ...] nu-un-de₂ [... u₂-gu ...] /mu\-<na>-an-de₂}
	12.a11
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 11)
18.	/AB\ cag₄ ^gicur₃-bi DE₂-a-ka
19.	lu₂ usu-bi^? e₂-a-na-ka
	12.a12
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 12)
20.	lu₂ nij₂-hab₂-e igi-ni al-tur-tur
21.	X-bi ab-gu-ul
	12.a13
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 13)
22.	lu₂ tug₂-ga-ni u₂-gu an-de₂
23.	/ga\-[X]-X-/da\-kar a [...-e-ce]
	12.a14
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. A 1 = Sec. B 13 B obv. i 11 ll. 3-5)
24.	[...] MU
25.	[...] /na ri\-nam-ma-ab
26.	[...] /MU\ ga-/ba-ni\-ib-DI-e-ce
	12.a15
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. B 14)
27.	[...]-a
28.	[...] X
	12.a16
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. A 2)
29.	[...]-/ta\ inim-ba KA tam-ma {bur₃-re} {(1 ms. has instead:) sir₅-re} nu-gur
30.	sag₉-ga-ju₁₀ lu₂ hul-dim₂-ma-ju₁₀
	12.a17
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. A 3)
31.	[X] kin-kin-ne ma₂ iri^ki sa₂ ib₂-dug₄
	12.a18
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. A 4)
32.	{[X] /kin\-kin-/ne\ [...] /mu\-un-ci-gi₄^?} {(1 ms. has instead:) [...] ^na₄za-gin₃-na mu-un-pad₃}
	12.a19
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. A 5)
33.	[...] KA.KEC₂ ak-a-ce₃^?
34.	[...] /dim₃\-dim₃-ma-ni
35.	[...] an-na-ab-be₂-en
36.	[...] X-am₃
37.	[...]-/ib\-DI-e-ce
	12.a20
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. A 6)
38.	[...] /nu\-tuku-a
39.	[...] X [X X]
	unknown no. of lines missing
	Segment B
	12.b1
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 1)
1.	X [...]
	12.b2
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 2)
2.	lugal-ju₁₀ hul₂-la-zu an-/gu-lu-X\
3.	u₃ er₂-pad₃-da-zu an-gu-lu-/X\
	12.b3
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 3)
4.	lugal-bi-ne bi₂-in-kur₂-ru-uc
5.	tug₂-ku-ru-um am₃-mur₁₀-re-ec
	12.b4
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 4)
6.	lu₂ tug₂ bir₇-bir₇-ra na-ab-be₂-a
7.	kal-kal-la al-kal-la-ge-e-ce
	12.b5
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 5)
8.	lu₂ an il₂-la ce₁₀ nu-ub-dur₂-re
	12.b6
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 6)
9.	lu₂ gi duru₅ ak-gin₇ lu₂-lu₂-u₃-ra
10.	nij₂-gen₆-na inim nu-mu-un-da-ab-bal-e
	12.b7
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 7)
11.	lu₂ gi pe-el X-e
12.	lu₂ pu₂-a a-ab-sig₁₀-ge
	12.b8
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 8)
13.	lu₂ gud X zuh-a
14.	buru₁₄-e si mu-un-X-e-ce
	12.b9
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 9)
15.	lu₂ dug₃ dab₅-ba ^dnin-tu-re
16.	inim-ma nu-[mu]-/na\-an-sig₁₀-e-ce
	12.b10
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 10)
17.	lu₂ ha-la X [...] X-ba-ni-ta
18.	ba X [...] X NE
	12.b11
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. C 11)
19.	kug-zu da-[...] X /a-na^?\
	unknown no. of lines missing
	Segment C
	12.c1
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 1)
1.	X [...] lu₂-inim-/inim\ [...]
2.	inim-sig gu₇-/gu₇\ KA [...] mu-ni-ib-be₂
	12.c2
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 2)
3.	lu₂ na-me DUN dug₄ X [...]
4.	jectug₂-ga-ni u₃-/bi₂\-[...]
5.	lugal DUN-ce₃ an-na-/ab^?\-[...]
6.	ja₂-nu DUN-zu u₂-[...]
7.	nam-erim₂ ga-bi₂-[...]
	12.c3
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 2A)
8.	lu₂ ce lum-lum er₂ al-ce₈-ce₈
9.	lu₂ a de₂-a ka-bi nu-ba-e
	12.c4
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 3; cf. 6.2.5: YBC 9916)
10.	lu₂ ^kuca₂-ja₂-la₂-ni nu-KEC₂-da gu₅-li-ni-da cag₄ bi₂-in-dab₅
	12.c5
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 4; cf. 6.2.5: YBC 9906)
11.	lu₂ si-sa₂-ra ^na₄kin₂ id₂-da mu-na-ab-dirig-dirig
	12.c6
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 5)
12.	lu₂ nij₂-tuku u₂ [...]-/bi he₂-gu₇\-e
13.	ukur₃ zid₂ milla-bi he₂-/gu₇\-[e]
	12.c7
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 6)
14.	lu₂ mun til-la [...] al-us₂-/sa^? a\ [...]
	12.c8
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 7)
15.	lu₂ cag₄ X [...]
	12.c9
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. D 8)
16.	lu₂ [...]
	unknown no. of lines missing
	Segment D
	12.d1
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. E 1)
1.	ud [...]
2.	iti [...] X a-na-am₃ [...]
	12.d2
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. E 2)
3.	lu₂ en-nu-uj₃ X [...] a-cag₄ [...]
4.	jic-gub-ba-ce₃ ad [...]
	12.d3
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. E 3; cf. 6.2.3: UET 6/2 282 and UET 6/2 332)
5.	cegbar ^gic/asal₂\ [(X)]
6.	[X X] X [...]
	unknown no. of lines missing
	Segment E
	12.e1
	(= Alster 1997 12 Sec. F 1)
1.	[...] TI
2.	[...]-bi ur₂ bi₂-[X]-gen₆
3.	[X]-gin₇-nam mu-ak^?-en-[X]-en-e-ce
4.	[X] X NE /an\-gu-lu-uc
5.	[X] lu₂-a la-ba-jal₂-le-ec
6.	[...] X X-gu₇^?-e
	Segment F
	(unplaced)
	12.f1
	(= Alster 1997 p. 205 CBS 7800 rev. 1)
1.	[...] X /a mu-ni\-dul^?-am₃
	12.f2
	(= Alster 1997 p. 205 CBS 7800 rev. 2)
2.	[...] X [X (X)] /ne₃\ nu-tuku-a
	12.f3
	(= Alster 1997 p. 205 CBS 7800 rev. 3)
3.	[X] ti-a cu bar-ra lu₂ sig₁₀-ge₅ ak ba-da^?-ab-[X]
	12.f4
	(= Alster 1997 p. 205 CBS 7800 rev. 4)
4.	[X] /dam\-ni-ce₃ KEC₂-KEC₂-da
5.	jic₃-a-ni sila₃ GI ab-kij₂-kij₂-e

Print/Electronic sources

Alster 1997a, pp. 196-205, 426-427: composite text, translation, score transliteration
Veldhuis 2000c, pp. 392-393: commentary

Cuneiform sources

CBS 5821
CBS 7130
CBS 7800
CBS 14125 + N 5913 (+) CBS 14004
CBS 15077
HS 1527 (TMHNF III 51)
Ni 2525 (ISET 2, 109)
Ni 9630 (ISET 2, 104) + Ni 9791
OECT 5, 51 (Ash 1923-339)
N 5418

Revision history

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

Proverbs: collection 12

Segment A

12.a1

12.a2

12.a3

12.a4

12.a5

12.a6

12.a7

12.a8

12.a9

12.a10

12.a11

12.a12

12.a13

12.a14

12.a15

12.a16

12.a17

12.a18

12.a19

12.a20

Segment B

12.b1

12.b2

12.b3

12.b4

12.b5

12.b6

12.b7

12.b8

12.b9

12.b10

12.b11

Segment C

12.c1

12.c2

12.c3

12.c4

12.c5

12.c6

12.c7

12.c8

12.c9

Segment D

12.d1

12.d2

12.d3

Segment E

12.e1

Segment F

12.f1

12.f2

12.f3

12.f4

Print/Electronic sources

Cuneiform sources

Revision history