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Proverbs: collection 13

13.1
1. [...] /an\ ugu nam-lul-la nam-[...]
13.2
2. [...] /nam\-lul-la ba-gu7-gu7 [...]
13.3
3. lu2-la-ga an-ci-ed2-de3 lu2-lul-lul-/la\ [...]
13.4
4. lu2-zuh-a lu2 lu-ub2sar ba-ab-dab5-be2-ec
5. a-na-ac-/am3\ [...] /lul\ nu-ub-[X (X)]
13.5
6. lu2-zuh-a ni2 igi pirij-ja2-ka
7. lu2 [hub2]-sar-re ni2 igi pirij-tur-[ra]-ka
13.6
8. lu2-zuh-a en-te-na-ka zag e2-me-ec-a-ka mu-ni-in-bur2
13.7
9. lu2-zuh-a an-bar7-a igi mu-ni-in-du8-uc
10. KA ba-an-NE igi nu-mu-ni-in-du8-uc ba-an-tum3-e-ce
13.8
11. lu2-zuh-a buru3-buru3-da i3-in-sal-e
13.9
12. lu2-zuh-zuh-a ab lugal [e2]-e-ke4 he2-eb-kal-la-ge-e-ce
13.10
13. lu2-zuh e2 buru3-buru3-da mu-ni-in-dab5-be2-ec
14. /lu2\ X ur3-ra-ka ga-mu-ni-in-us2-e-ce
13.11
15. lu2-huj-ja2 giczi-gan cu an-ce3 /zig3\-ga?
16. /jic\ al-rig5-rig5-/ge\ [X X]-ke4 an-na-ab-be2
17. ma2-saj-ja2-/ta\ e-ra-ab-cum2-mu
18. ma2-ejer-ra-ta X ga-/e-ra\-ab-cum2-mu
19. a-na-am3 e-zu-e-ce
13.12
20. a2-il2 kalag-ga lugal ce-ke4 bi2-ib-ra-ra-e-[ce]
13.13
21. galam-e /azag\-ce3 ama-ni nu-un-/gu7?\
13.14
22. galam-e usar kac-de2 ak-/ak\
13.15
23. galam-e dab5-ba-an-ze2-en uj3-/bi\-ce3 /sar-re\-en-ze2-[en]
13.16
24. galam-e gu2-un-bi mu-na-/ni?\-dugud
25. dug3 min3-kam-ma-/ka\ IG-e? /im-da\-sig-/ge\
13.17
26. galam-e siki tab-ba-ni ba-ni-/in-KEC2?\
27. dug i3-li2-ka-ni id2-gin7 /u3-bi2\-in-[X]
13.18
28. galam-e nij2 nam-kug /nam\-bi2-la2-e-[ce]
13.19
29. galam-e cu gig X KA ba-an-[...]
13.20
30. na4 galam-e mac-mac gij4 [X]
13.21
31. ugu galam-e kalam-ma /KA\ mu-ni-in-DU
32. u3 e-ne galam-e ugu-na za /bi2-ib\-dug4
13.22
33. kud-ku5-ra2 ama-/ni\ na-ab-be2-a
34. ki gu-za lu2 i3-nu2 jiri3-pax(PAD)-ra2-ni na-ab-/sag9\
35. /ama-ni\ na-ab-be2-[a]
36. [a]-na-am3 ni2 te-ni-gin7
37. hub2-sar-re-zu igi u3-bi2-in-du8-un-de3-en-e-ce
13.23
38. kud-ku5-ra2 lu2-kac4-e igi u3-bi2-in-du8
39. erin2 u2-gu de2-a me-ce3-am3 i3-re7-ec-am3-e-/ce\
13.24
40. kud-ku5-ra2 na-ab-be2-a jiri3-ju10 jen-na-ab-ze2-en-e-ce
13.25
41. kud-ku5-ra2 a2-ki-te-a kac4 di bi2-ed2 lu2 na-ab-/be2\-[a]
42. en-na nam-kud-ku5-ra2-/zu\ nu-ub-da-ak-e-[ce]
13.26
43. dug3 /kuc\e-sir2-bi u2-/gu\ i-ni-in-de2
44. lu2 cu ti-a-/bi\ me-ce3-am3 ab-tum2-mu je26-ce3 X [...]
13.27
(cf. 6.2.1: Ni 13186 Seg. A ll. 7-8)
45. sig7-a 1/3 ma-na X
46. lu2 cu gid2-i-ni sa9 ma-[na X (X)]
13.28
47. sig7-a uru2-bar-ra-ce3 er2 al-ja2-ja2-ne
48. lu2 u3-bi2-in-us2 kaskal sa9-a-ka ud-ne-ne ba-ni-[X X]
49. [X (X)] lu2 cu gid2-i-ni an-na-ab-be2 ki mu-e-re-jen-na MU X [...]
13.29
(cf. 6.1.09.d3, 6.1.19.e3, 6.2.3: UET 6/3 464 l. 3)
{
50. [...] X u3-um-jen /cu ca\-an-ca-ca-da /cu\ [...]
51. [...]-bi? NUNUZ mucen X mu-u8?-gur? mu-u8-X [...]
52. [cu-ni] bid3-da ba-ni?-gid2? /nam-tag?-ga\ A KA A X [...]-bi
}
{
(instead of lines 50-52, 1 ms. has:)
A. [...] /BA\ RA NI [...]
}
13.30
53. [...] X X NE MU
13.31
54. [...] X-bi lilib-ba-ju10-da? mu-da-X [...]
55. [...] X-ni ma-da ba-ni-ib?-X-X-bi a sed4 X [...]
13.32
56. [...] X X X NE mu X [...] X [...]
13.33
57. [...]-/a? na4 UR2 ab te te mu-e-ne-mur10\ [...]
13.34
58. [...] /bur12\-ra-gin7 a uru2-ke4 gu3 al-de2-de2-[e]
13.35
59. {[...]-e ni2 nu-mu-ni-te} {(1 ms. has instead:) [X] X E LAG mu-ni-ib2-gi4} a-na-am3 iri-bar-ra a2 dur2-zu-e-ce
13.36
60. [X] X-e iriki ja2-ja2 u3 je26-e he2-em lu2 /na-me\ he2-em-[e-ce]
13.37
61. [X X] X bar-me-en a-ba mu-da-gu7-en /HAR-ra\-me-en a-ba ma-ni-ib?-sag9-sag9?-e-[ce]
13.38
62. [gikid]-/ma2?\-cu2-a-gin7 dul-da en3 ab-tar-tar-re-en
13.39
63. [...] X hub2-bi-gin7 igi lu2-dun-a-za-ka ti nu-mu-ni-ib2-bal-e-en
13.40
64. /lu2\-zuh-a-gin7 ni2-zu jarza2-ce3 i3-ja2-ja2-an
13.41
65. lu2-gub-/ba\ e2 lu2-ce3 in-kur9-ma dam-ba nitah-am3 ib2-tu-ud
66. /sun7\-na ed2-da-ni-ta dumu dag-gi4-a-ce3 an-na-ab-be2 munus-e ib2-tu-ud
67. ud /dam-ba nitah\ ib2-tu-ud-da dumu dag-gi4-[a]-/ce3\ u3-bi2-dug4
68. mu kug-zu nu-hul-hul X X ne-e e-ra-dug4-e-ce
13.42
69. lu2-gub-ba ka2 dinana-ka u3-bi2-in-gub
70. dumu-munus-a-ni erin2-na an-na-ab-be2
71. /inim\ ama-ju10 lul-ac gen6-na-/am3\-e-ce
13.43
72. lu2-gub-ba-me-en u3 KID-zu en3 /bi2\-tar-re-en
13.44
73. [...] tug2 u2-gu mu-ni-in-de2
74. tug2-/nij2-dara2?\ ne-en nu-ub-gu-ul
75. [X X (X)]-ke4 an-na-ab-be2
76. nam-erim2 [...] X-ku5-ru-de3-en-na
77. [X] in-nu tug2-nij2-dara2 dug4-ga-ab-e-ce
13.45
78. [...] kal-la-gin7 aj2-ja2 e2-e-ke4 i3-ja2-ja2-an
13.46
79. [...] dug-bi inim am3-jar
80. lu2 zag-tag?-ke4-ne a-na-ac-am3 dug-ba inim am3-jar
81. [X] an-ne-ec lu2 kalag-ga-zu-ne-ne-a jecpu2-ce3 he2-en-ma-an-zi-zi-zi-e-ce
13.47
82. [X X (X)] id2 kaskal he2-en-na-til iri-ce3?-am3 mu-ni-ib-gid2-i-de3
13.48
83. /dumu lu2\ nu-gickiri6-ke4-ne u3-mu-un-sar-re-ec
84. dic-am3 ki ba-an-gub dic-am3 sag9-sag9-da? /gu7\
85. lu2 jic-a ba-da-an-gub-ba huj-ga2 nu-ed2
86. ni2-ta en-/na\ je26-e im-ci-ed3-de3
87. lu2 igi-za-ke4-ne u3 je26-e ga-mu-e-ci-ed3-de3
88. lu2 gub dab5-/ba\ an-na-ab-be2
89. nam-giri17-cu-du3-/a sag9\
90. e2 ad-da-za-ka nu-cub-be2-en-e-ce
13.49
91. e2 ur5-ra e2 cag4-ga nu-un-zalag
13.50
92. e2 ur5-ra i-bi2 he2-em-ed3-de3
13.51
93. e2 ur5-ra lugal-e mu-un-sar-re-ec
13.52
94. lu2-IM kug ba-an-zuh lu2 gen6-na gij4 mu-ni-in-ak-de3
13.53
95. lu2-IM bancur-zu-uc /kur9\-re-ec zi ba-an-ir-ec cu bi2-ib-ur3-ru-ne
13.54
96. [lu2]-IM im-gig /al\-DU ma-da ha-lam-e-de3 /an-na\-[ab-be2]
13.55
97. /lu2\ X-ra? mu-cubub-ba ezen [...]
13.56
98. [...] X nam X X [...]
13.57
99. gir5-ra in-na-an-hul-le-ec
100. X MU ka2-na? a-ab?-[X]-/ke4\
101. nij2-gig [dnin]-/urta\-am3
13.58
102. [X] NE-a lu2 X X-na-ka tec2-ba [X X (X)]-/re\ dumu-ni KA [X]-na
13.59
103. X [...]-ri-ri a2-ni u2-gu /de2\ [...]
104. [...]-ri lu2-zuh-a ba-[...]

Print/Electronic sources

Alster 1997a, pp. 206-215, 428-430: composite text, translation, score transliteration
Veldhuis 2000c, p. 393: commentary

Cuneiform sources

CBS 5877
CBS 14056
N 5919 + 6162
Ni 9607 (ISET 2, 21)
3N-T 324 (= IM 58425)

Revision history

29.i.2002-16.iv.2002: JT, editor: standardisation
26.ix.2002: JAB, editor: proofreading
16.xii.2002: GC, editor: SGML tagging