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Proverbs: collection 17

Segment A

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17.a1
1. [...]-/za\
2. [...]-jal2
3. [...]-jal2
17.a2
4. [...]-zu-a
5. [...]-X-ni
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Segment B

17.b1
1. [X] X ce /ca\ [...]
2. [(X)] /ki\ aj2-ja2 X [...]
3. [X] NE-am3 dug3 /lul\ [...]
17.b2
(cf. 6.1.22: ll. 203-206, 1.8.1.5: ll. 28-29, 1.8.1.5.1: ll. 12-13, 6.3.a: ll. 17-18)
4. /sukud\-de3 an-na cu nu-um-[da-la2]
5. /dajal\-e ki-a <igi> nu-um-ma-an-il2-il2
6. /kalag\-ga ki-nu2 ni2 nu-mu-un-gid2-de3
7. [za]-/e\-me-en ud-gin7 dug4-dug4-ga
8. /pirij\-gin7 ne he2-gub
9. X-zu gickiri6 a he2-eb?-gub
10. lu2 nam-bi2-ib-til-e
17.b3
(cf. 6.1.09.a8, 6.1.10.9-12, 6.1.19.a1, 5.6.7: ll. 28-31)
11. cul dijir-ju10 jiri3 dlama-/ju10\
12. nam-juruc ance kar-/ra\-[gin7]
13. hac2-ja2 ba-an-[taka4]
14. hur-saj gig2-ju10 im-babbar /ba\-[an-mu2]
15. ama-ju10 tir-ta jic dab5-/ba?\ cu dab5 mu-da-an-cum2
16. dnin-kilim i3 nij2-hab2-ba /gu7\-[gu7-ju10]
17. dug i3-nun-na-ce3 gu2 nu-mu-un-ci-la2-e
17.b4
(cf. 6.1.02.23)
18. ukur3-re dumu-na tibir2 dic-am3 cu nu-um-ma-ni-dug4-/ge\
19. gil-sa da-ri2-ce3 mu-un-[na]-ni-ak-[e]
17.b5
(cf. 6.1.02.22)
20. ukur3-/re al\-jal2-la X X (X) tu7 /ubur(DAG.KISIM5xX)\-ra bi2-in-cu2
17.b6
21. ukur3 tu7-a igi bar-ra
17.b7
(cf. 6.1.03.64)
22. jic-rin2 sa ak-am3 gicpu2 nij2-lul ak-a
23. dam-gar3-ra gu5-li-ni(source: GAN2) -/ce3\ lu2 ci-in-ga-an-tuku-tuku
17.b8
(cf. 6.1.01.165, 6.1.03.65, 6.1.22: ll. 194-196)
24. dam-gar3-ra kug-babbar ta ba-an-tur-re-en
25. [u3] /ce\ ta ba-an-tur-re-en
17.b9
(cf. 6.1.02.158, 6.1.14.22, 6.1.25.10)
26. [e2-gal]
27. [ud] /dic\ ama tud-da-/am3\
28. [ud dic ama a-nir]-ra-am3
17.b10
29. [...] X [...]
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Segment C

17.c1
1. [...] /ak\-am3
2. [...]-/su?\-su
3. [...] X-an
17.c2
4. [...] geme2

Print/Electronic sources

Alster 1997a, pp. 237-239, 436-437: translation, score transliteration

Cuneiform sources

CBS 13944

Revision history

14.i.2002: JT, editor: standardisation
17.i.2002: JAB, editor: proofreading
16.xii.2002: GC, editor: SGML tagging