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Proverbs: collection 19

Segment A

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19.a1
(cf. 6.1.10.10-12, 6.1.17.b3: ll. 14-17, 5.6.7: ll. 29-31)
1. [hur-saj gig2]-ju10 [im-babbar ba]-an-mu2
2. [ama-ju10 gic]/tir\-ta [lu2] /mu\-ci-in-gi4-in
3. [cu dab5-ba]-ju10 ma-an-cum2
4. [d]/nin\-kilim nij2-hab2-ba [(X)] gu7-gu7-ju10
5. [dug i3]-nun-na-ce3 [gu2 nu-mu-da]-/an-la2\
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Segment B

19.b1
(cf. 6.1.09.a12, 6.1.21.b4, 6.1.24.2, 6.2.5: YBC 4677 ll. 1-2)
1. [cah2-niga ab-cum]-/u3\-de3 [nij2 i3-gu7]-a-ju10 ga-ab-su-e-ce
19.b2
(cf. 6.1.09.a13, 6.1.21.b5, 6.1.24.2, 6.2.5: YBC 4677 ll. 3-4)
2. /cah2\-ze2-eh tur-re cu al-gud-gu4-ud-de3
3. [sag9]-/ga\-ac je26-e nu-gu7-e-ce
19.b3
(cf. 6.1.02.137)
4. [en]-gin7 du3 saj-gin7 til3
5. /saj\-gin7 du3 en-gin7 til3
19.b4
(cf. 6.1.02.135, 6.1.24.3)
6. e2 gul-gul-e kug i3-gul-e
7. e2 gul-e kug-sig17 i3-gul-e
19.b5
(cf. 6.1.09.a14, 6.1.24.4)
8. dam u3-mu-un-si gam-am3 am ug5-ga-am3
9. [u3]-/mu\-un-si gam-am3 /arad\ ug5-ga-am3
19.b6
(cf. 6.1.03.71, 6.1.11.19, 6.1.24.5)
10. [ga-gid2 mu]-/ra\-ab-/kud\
11. [cu-bi bar]-/edin\-na mu-da-DU
12. [...]-ce3? a-na-ak
19.b7
13. [...] /he2\-en-zu
14. [...]-am3
15. [...] X X
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Segment C

19.c1
(cf. 6.1.03.25, 6.2.5: YBC 4677 ll. 8-10)
1. [den-lil2-le a-na-am3 in-ak in-bul-bul]
2. [urudcukur in]-/sig10\ [su] /mu\-ni-ib-[tej3]-tej3
19.c2
(cf. 6.1.03.26, 6.1.24.9)
3. dutu bar-ra he2-en-ni-cu2 ni2-zu cu nu-zu-a kur9-ni-ib
19.c3
(cf. 6.1.01.145, 6.1.22: ll. 87-88, 6.1.28.4)
4. jic-cub us2-sa ama-zu hul2-la
5. kac4 <dug4>-ga-ab dijir-zu hul2-la
19.c4
(cf. 6.1.01.146)
6. igi il2-la-za dam tuku-ba-ni-ib
19.c5
(cf. 6.1.01.147)
7. dinana-ke4 dam ur2 kum2-ma ha-ra-an-nu2-e
8. dumu a2 tal2-tal2-la ha-ra-an-ba-e
9. ki nij2-sag9-ga ha-ra-ab-kij2-kij2-e
19.c6
(cf. 6.1.01.126, 6.1.14.42, 6.1.22: l. 34, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 284)
10. u2 dam-da ze2-eb u2 ama-da ze2-eb
11. dezina2-dku3-su3 e2-a he2-me-da-an-til3
19.c7
(cf. 6.1.21.c1, 6.1.23.18, 6.1.24.8)
12. kucummud zi lu2-kam kuce-sir2 /igi\ lu2-kam
13. dam dim4-ma lu2-kam dumu-nitah jissu lu2-kam
14. dumu-munus saj cu jar lu2-kam e2-gi4-a gal5-la2 lu2-kam
19.c8
(cf. 6.1.21.c2)
15. mi2-us2-sa2-tur UC X X X
19.c9
(cf. 6.1.01.190)
16. uzu-i3 al-ze2-eb /uzu-libx(I3.UDU)\ /al\-[ze2-eb]
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Segment D

19.d1
1. ga X [...]
2. kuc X [...]
19.d2
3. u5[mucen ...]
4. lum-lum [...]
19.d3
(cf. 6.1.21.c14)
5. UMmucen al-[zah2 gu-du-bi] am3-[kar]
19.d4
(cf. 6.1.02.c12)
6. UMmucen-/gin7\ [...]
19.d5
(cf. 6.2.5: IM 62823 Seg. B l. 3)
7. UMmucen [...]
19.d6
8. /mucen\ [...]
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19.d7
10. /mu\ [...]
19.d8
(cf. 6.2.5: IM 62823 Seg. B l. 4)
11. ur5-da mul /an\ [...] ku6-da engur-/ra\ [...]
19.d9
(cf. 6.1.03.41, 6.1.28.25)
12. e2-ta ed2 sila-ta kur9-/ra\ geme2 nin-a-ni jicbum-ma-/ni\ [bi2-in-tuc]
19.d10
(cf. 6.1.21.c7)
13. gi4-in an-ba pa /nu-um-ed2\ ga-ca-an-a-ni mu-ni-ib-gu-ul-gu-/ul\
19.d11
(cf. 6.2.3: UET 6/2 386, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 387)
14. gi4-in-jen ga-ca-an-/ra\ / ce-er \ /nu-mu-un-na-ma\-[al]
15. /mu\-[ud-na-ju10] [ga-an-ze2-e-ce]
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Segment E

19.e1
1. X [...]
19.e2
(cf. 6.1.09.d2, 6.2.3: UET 6/3 464 ll. 1-2)
2. kug-/zu\ [...]
3. gal-an-zu /a\-[ra2 ...]
19.e3
(cf. 6.1.09.d3, 6.1.13.29, 6.2.3: UET 6/3 464 l. 3)
4. is-hab2 ki-bid3-/da\ [(X)] cu ca-an-ca-[ca-da]
5. cu-ni bid3-/da\ [ba-ni-in-gid2]
19.e4
6. kug X [...]
7. X [...]
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Segment F

19.f1
1. [...] X [...]
19.f2
2. id2 mah ki-/mah\-[(X)]
19.f3
(cf. 6.1.15.a9)
3. /an-ur2? an-cag4?-ga?\ ninda /cag4\-gal-la-ni-ce3 bi2-in-tur
4. /cu\ kalam-ma-ni-ta ce ba-an-da-tur
19.f4
(cf. 6.1.01.40, 6.2.1: Ni 4469 Seg. A ll. 1-4)
5. AN dumu-munus? dijir-da he2-e!
6. ninda-ni nij2-ussu-zug4 X he2-a
7. lu2 <nu>-mu-un-cu2-cu2
19.f5
(cf. 6.1.01.58)
8. ninda-pad-pax(PAD)-ra2 cum2-sikil zil2-la2 ninda e2-dub-ba-a
19.f6
(cf. 6.1.01.48)
9. dabin a-cag4-/ga\ uzu i3-/am3\
19.f7
10. X X [...]
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Segment G

19.g1
(cf. 6.1.03.117)
1. tec2-e he2-il2-/il2\ za-e lag-ga he2-/dur2\
19.g2
2. [(X)] gical /ed2-de3?\
3. [X (X)] /gical X ed2-de3?\
4. [...]-ni-in-/sa2?\
19.g3
5. [...] tuku-a
19.g4
6. [...] nu-/su\-a
7. [X (X)] X-e
8. [...] /ib2\-su-su?-e
19.g5
9. [...] /ur\ /umma\ki
10. [...] /ki\ X
11. /ab\ [X X (X)] /il2\ ur /curuppag\ki-ka
19.g6
12. /gu7\ u3-bi2-ib-be2 ba-an-dab5-be2-ec
13. ze2-ze2 an-ze2
14. AN KU UG ba-ab-/gu7?\
19.g7
(cf. 5.5.5: ll. 63-65)
15. sipad cu nim-ma engar cu nim-ma
16. juruc-e ud tur-ra-na-/ka\ dam ba-du12-du12-u2-a
17. /a\-ba-a /mu\-da-ab-sa2-e
19.g8
18. [...] /te\-a-ni
19. [...] X X X
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Segment H

19.h1
1. [...] X
2. [...] X X
3. [...] X [X X]
4. [...]-sa2?
5. [...]-/gu7?-e\
6. [...]-bi
(some small unplaced fragments have not been included; see Alster 1997 pp. 249-250)

Print/Electronic sources

Alster 1997a, pp. 243-250, 440-441: composite text, translation, score transliteration
Krecher 1995: composite text, translation
Sullivan 1979, p. 162: score transliteration, translation (6.1.19)
Veldhuis 2000c, p. 393: commentary

Cuneiform sources

Ni 679 (ISET 2, 109)
UM 29-15-394

Revision history

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