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Proverbs: collection 14

Segment A

14.1
(cf. 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. B l. 1)
1. [cu gi4-gi4]-/ra\ cu he2-en-na-gi4
14.2
(cf. 6.2.5: NBC 8072)
2. [dlum-ma] /lu2\ {i5-jar sag9-ga-ra} {(1 ms. has instead:) nij2 sag9-ga-ra} [sag9]-/ga\ he2-en-na-jal2
14.3
(cf. 6.1.16.c1, 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. A ll. 7-8)
3. [igi engar-e] /mu\-e-ci-in-/il2-la\
4. [den-lil2]-/le\ iri nam ku5-/ra2-ni ha\-ba-ci-ib2-il2-la
14.4
(cf. 6.1.15.b1, 6.1.16.c2, 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. A ll. 9-10)
5. [igi kabar]-e-«ne» mu-e-ci-in-il2-la
6. [den-lil2]-le iri nam ku5-ra2-ni [ha]-ba-ci-ib2-il2-la
14.5
(cf. 6.1.15.b2, 6.1.16.c3, 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. A ll. 11-12)
7. [igi bahar2]-e mu-e-ci-in-il2-la
8. [den-lil2]-le iri nam ku5-ra2-ni [ha]-ba-ci-ib2-il2-la
14.6
(cf. 6.1.03.149, 6.1.16.c5, 6.1.22: ll. 172-175, 6.1.25.1)
9. [ud al-cu2-cu2]-/ru im\ nu-cej3-am3
10. [im al-cej3] /kuc\e-sir2 nu-du8-a
11. [id2idigna ka-ba] /mu-un-zur-re\ [a-gar3-re nu-si]-/si\
14.7
12. [...]-/na\
13. [...]-/du3\
14. [...] X
approx. 5-10 lines missing

Segment B

14.15
(cf. 6.1.01.68, 6.1.25.6)
1. iri nam-uc2 jal2-la-ce3 ance-bal-a-ke4 he2-ni-ib2-sar-re
14.16
2. e2-babbar me-silim-e mu-un-du3-a
3. dna-ni lu2 numun til-til-la cu hul mu-un-du3-e
14.17
(cf. 6.1.02.143)
4. e2-e lu2-zu-bi mu-un-gul en3-bi-a tar-re
14.18
(cf. 6.1.03.92, 4.05.1: ll. 54-55)
5. e2 den-lil2-la2 pa-har /addir\ [(X)]
6. cu gid2 igi-tum3 la2 cu cur2 nij2-gig-ga-kam
14.19
7. e2-gal iri11-gal cag4-bi tec2-a ab-sig10-ge5
14.20
(cf. 6.1.02.157, 6.1.25.11, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 317)
8. e2-gal a-ri-a nu-da13-da13
9. gicma2-gur8 in-nu-da nu-[da13-da13]
10. /dumu\-gir15 du-lum-ma nu-da13-/da13\
14.21
(cf. 6.1.02.153)
11. e2-gal gud-dam kun-bi he2-/dab5\
12. dutu lugal-am3 igi-zu he2-en-ci-ni-jal2
14.22
(cf. 6.1.02.158, 6.1.17.b9, 6.1.25.10)
13. e2-gal ud dic ama tud-da-am3
14. ud dic ama a-/nir-ra-am3\
14.23
(cf. 6.1.02.156, 6.1.25.8)
15. /e2\-gal ki-ma-an-[ze2-er ...]
14.24
16. [X X] X [...]
14.37
17. [...] X [...]
14.38
18. id2-da ba-an-sig10-/ga?\ [X]
14.39
(cf. 6.1.01.160)
19. /dam du12-du12\ lu2-[ulu3-kam]
20. dumu /du12-du12\ dijir-ra-kam
14.40
(cf. 6.1.01.151, 6.1.28.17)
21. /dam\ nu-/jar-ra tuku\-a-ju10-ne
22. dumu nu-jar-ra tud-da-ju10-ne
14.41
(cf. 6.1.01.125, 6.1.22: l. 33, 6.1.23.2)
23. dam-ju10 ma-dub-be2
24. dumu-ju10 ma-an-aj2-e
25. [mu]-ud-na-ju10 ku6-ta jiri3-pax(PAD)-ra2 ma-ni-ib2-rig5-rig5-ge
14.42
(cf. 6.1.01.126, 6.1.19.c6, 6.1.22: l. 34, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 284)
26. u2 dam-/gin7\ /ze2-ba\ edin-ta nu-un-mu2
14.43
27. u2 dam-ju10 na-ma-ab-/il2\-[i-(X)] pe-en-ze2-er-ju10 ugun /la\-ba-ak-e
14.44
(cf. 6.1.01.154)
28. dam nu-jar-ra e2-a til3-la a2-sag3-a2-sag3-a dirig-ga
14.45
(cf. 6.1.22: ll. 35-37, 6.2.5: UM 29-15-748 ll. 6-7)
29. cah2-e nij2 mu-un-la2 me-a dam-ju10 im-me
30. nam-tar u3-mu-un-na-tej3 u2 curum-ma-ju10 im-me
14.46
31. e2-gi4-a /ta\ /gikid\-ma2-cu2-a ak
14.46a
(cf. 6.1.01.169)
32. mi2-us2-sa2-tur ta mu-un-i-ra-bi
33. ucbar7-e ta am3-bur2-ra-bi
14.47
34. [mi2]-/us2\-sa2-tur-re ba-an-de6
35. [...] /la-ba-an-ed2\
approx. 7 lines missing

Segment C

14.55
(cf. 6.1.15.c4)
1. [gir5 iri kur2-ra-am3] saj-ja2-am3
14.56
(cf. 6.1.15.c5)
2. [...] nu-si-si-me-en
3. [...] /mu\-da-jal2
4. [...] mu-da-jal2
14.57
5. [...] /he2\-en-na-ba
6. [...]-/ga\-am3-e-ce
14.58
7. [...]-/na\ mu-un-sa9
14.59
8. [...] X
9. [...] X [X X]
10. [...]-ed3-de3
11. [...] /bi2\-ib2-ed3-de3
14.60
12. [...]-/bi\-ce3 ce-muc5-a-kam
14.61
13. [...] /cir\ LUL
14.62
(cf. 6.1.26.d14)
14. [ji6 ninnu]-am3
15. [ud] ninnu-am3
16. [...] X-bi-ce3
17. [...] /gal\-bi-ce3
14.63
18. [...] i-im-DU
19. [...] ur4
14.64
20. [...] /jal2\-la
21. [...] gid2

Print/Electronic sources

Alster 1997a, pp. 216-221, 431-432: composite text, translation, score transliteration
Alster 1999a: commentary
Veldhuis 2000c, p. 393: commentary

Cuneiform sources

CBS 14139 + UM 29-13-361
Ni 10162 (ISET 2, 108)
3N-T 921h + 3N-T 922b (= A 33525 + A 33554) (coll. J. Taylor)14.41-43

Revision history

25.i.2002: JT, editor: standardisation
16.ix.2002: JAB, editor: proofreading
16.xii.2002: GC, editor: SGML tagging