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Proverbs: collection 22

approx. 18 lines missing
22.ll.19-20
(cf. 6.1.03.112, 6.1.28.28, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 311 ll. 4-5)
19. [...] na [...]-de3
20. [ku6-ta] jiri3-pax(PAD)-ra2 [...] /ab\-rig5-rig5-ge
22.ll.21-25
(cf. 6.2.3: UET 6/2 311 l. 6)
21. [...]-/ju10\ za-e-ne-ka
22. [...]-da-la2-en
23. [...]-/sag9\-ge
24. [...] X-/te?-e\
25. [...] X-/e\
22.ll.26-27
(cf. 6.1.01.153, 6.1.03.9, 6.1.16.b5, 6.1.23.7)
26. [...] X-il2
27. [...] /il2\
4 lines missing
22.l.32
32. [...] X
22.l.33
(cf. 6.1.01.125, 6.1.14.41, 6.1.23.2)
33. [mu]-/ud\-na-[ju10] [jiri3-pax(PAD)-ra2] /cag4 ku6-ta\ [...]-/rig5\-rig5-ge
22.l.34
(cf. 6.1.01.126, 6.1.14.42, 6.1.19.c6, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 284)
34. [u2 dam]-/gin7?\ ze2-ba [edin-na nu]-/un\-mu2
22.ll.35-37
(cf. 6.1.14.45, 6.2.5: UM 29-15-748 ll. 6-7)
35. [cah2 ...] X il2-e
36. [me-a dam]-/ju10\ im-me
37. [nam-tar ...]-/na-tej3\
approx. 11 lines missing
22.ll.49-50
(cf. 6.1.26.a4, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 259, 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. B ll. 4-5, 6.2.5: YBC 7351)
49. [dumu-nitah tur]-/ra?\-am3 [e2 ad]-da-ni [sar]-ra
50. /nij2-gig\ /d\nin-urta-kam
22.ll.51-52
51. /dug4-ga\-ab dug4-ga
52. /zig3\-ga-ab zig3-ga
22.ll.53-61
53. /ga\-ab-X ga-ab-SAR?
54. lu2 /ki\ X ga
55. KA /AN\ X [X] ra
56. /nu\-mu-[da]-/DI?\-DI-e
57. DI X [X (X)]-DI
58. kud-/kud\-da-bi
59. nij2-erim2-e
60. ha-lam-me-/de3\
61. dutu ki-aj2 X-/a\
22.ll.62-63
(cf. 6.2.3: UET 6/3 31 l. 7, 5.6.1: l. 195)
62. sag9-ga /cu-am3\
63. hul cu am3-ga-am3
22.ll.64-66
(cf. 5.6.1: ll. 196-198)
64. [sag9-ga] cag4-ge [cu nu-bar]-re
65. [hul cag4-ge cu nu-di-ni-bar-re]
66. [sag9-ge ki dur5-ru-am3 cag4-ge nu-da13-da13]
22.l.67
(cf. 6.2.3: UET 6/3 31 l. 8, 5.6.1: l. 199)
67. [hul] e2 /nij2\-[gur11-ra ur5-e la]-/ba\-an-/gu7\-[e]
22.l.68
(cf. 5.6.1: l. 200)
68. hul-da id2-da ma2 he2-en-da-an-su
22.l.69
(cf. 5.6.1: l. 201)
69. an-edin-na /kuc\ummud [he2]-dar-dar
approx. 10 lines missing
22.l.80
(cf. 6.1.02.133, 6.1.11.6, 6.1.26.d3)
80. /kalag-ga?\-[ce3] sig9-ga [bar-rim4-ma] nam-X [...]
22.l.81
(cf. 5.6.1: l. 38)
81. /ad\ [X X X] nam-ba-/an\-[gi4]-/gi4\
22.ll.82-84
82. NUN ME ME [X X]
83. X NI [X X]
84. lu2 PA [X X X]
22.l.85
(cf. 6.1.03.83)
85. ud al-[ed2 ...] /nam al\-[tar ...]
22.l.86
86. igi-zu X X [...] he2-en-ci-/jal2\
22.ll.87-88
(cf. 6.1.01.145, 6.1.19.c3, 6.1.28.4)
87. /jic-sub?\ u3-/us2\-[sa-ab] /ama\-zu hul2-[la-ab]
88. /kac4\ dug4-ga-[ab] dijir-zu hul2-[la-ab]
22.ll.89-93
89. /dam ki\ [...] NI
90. /UC\ X [X] /he2\-dug3-/dug3?\
91. jectin X [(X)] X
92. [X X X] X X
93. [...] X-ga
approx. 4 lines missing
22.ll.98-101
98. /lu2\ [...]
99. dumu [...]
100. dumu [...]
101. /ukur3\ [...]
approx. 25 lines missing
22.ll.127-133
127. [X X] X X [...]
128. an [X X] /li\ X [X]
129. [...]
130. X [...] X [X]
131. /min\ [i3]-/lib\-lib [X]
132. [X X] X ha-ba-X [X]
133. [X] TUG2 X ba-/ra?\-[X]
approx. 6 lines missing
22.ll.140-145
(cf. 6.1.01.9, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 239, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 320, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 339 + UET 6/3 235 Seg. B l. 2)
140. [...]
141. X [...]
142. bar [...]
143. lu2 X [...]
144. ha X [...]
145. /ha-ma?\-[jal2-e] /lu2\ kur2-/ra\ [ib2-gu7]
22.ll.146-147
(cf. 6.1.01.128, 6.1.23.9, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 210)
146. an /uga\[mucen-am3] ki /dnin\-[kilim-am3]
147. edin-e [ur-mah-e] e2-X [... me-ce3 ga-jen]
22.ll.148-150
(cf. 6.1.03.158)
148. alan [mu-sag9]
149. ucbar7 mu-[un-da-hul2]
150. i-/gi4\-[in-zu lu2-ulu3-am3]
22.ll.151-154
151. X PA [...]
152. E ZI ZI [...]
153. X X E [...]
154. [X X] X X [...]
4 lines missing
22.ll.159-171
159. mucen [...]
160. mucen X [...]
161. sa-/zu\ [...]
162. i3-/DU\ [...]
163. i3-suh3-/suh3\ [...]
164. ba-an-DU [...]
165. mu-ni-ce3 /ib2\-[X]
166. gien3-bar [X]
167. a gal-la gub-/ba?\
168. igi-ni dutu /AN\ [X X]
169. ki-sikil e2 /ucbar7\ [...]
170. tuc-a /tuc\ [X X]
171. igi-ni ama5-ni [X X]
22.ll.172-175
(cf. 6.1.03.149, 6.1.14.6, 6.1.16.c5, 6.1.25.1)
172. an al-cu2-cu2-[ru] im nu-cej3-[am3]
173. im al-/cej3\ kuce-sir2 [nu-du8-e]
174. id2idigna [ka-ba] nu-un-[zur-re]
175. a-/gar3\-[re nu-si-si]
22.ll.176-178
176. nu-[...]
177. igi X [...]
178. /lu2\ [...]
1 line missing
22.ll.180-182
180. [X (X)] X he2-/jal2\
181. [X] X gu7 DU
182. lu2-ni2-zu-ka-kam
22.ll.183-186
183. il2-mu-ub
184. ga-ba-ab-il2
185. tah-mu-ub
186. ga-ba-ab-dug4
22.ll.187-188
(cf. 5.4.01: l. 99)
187. lu2-lul-la-ce3 ni2 buluj5
188. ni2 nu-il2 kuca2-ja2-la2 cu-ce3 la2
22.l.189
(cf. 6.1.03.167, 6.1.04.4, 6.2.4: VAT 21604 (+) 21605 Seg. B l. 2)
189. an i3-gur3-ru ki cu-ni-ce3 la2
22.l.190
(cf. 6.1.09.a4, 6.1.10.5, 6.2.3: UET 6/3 80 l. 18)
190. usu-tuku lugal ki-in-du-ke4
22.ll.191-193
(cf. 6.1.03.148, 6.1.28.27)
191. ha-ma-da-gub-be2-en gudu4-e-ne
192. ib2-a gam-me-en acgab-e-ne
193. zi den-/ki\ e2-a ba-ra-zal-zal-[e] lu2-azlag2!-e-[ne]
22.ll.194-196
(cf. 6.1.01.165, 6.1.03.65, 6.1.17.b8)
194. dumu dam-/e\-[ne] cajan-la2-[e]-/ne\
195. kug ta /ba-an\-de6
196. u3 ce /ta\ [ba]-/an\-de6
22.l.197
(cf. 6.1.03.66)
197. tur-[tur (X)]-ra lagab /na4za\-gin3-na
22.ll.198-199
198. kug [X X] /ib2\-dirig
199. [X X] ga-ba-an-lu
22.l.200
200. [X X] tec2-bi [dumu] lugal-la-kam
22.ll.201-202
(cf. 6.1.01.96)
201. [cag4] /gu7\ ub-dirig [a]-nir-ra
202. cag4 gu3 sig10-ga dumu lugal-la-ke4
22.ll.203-206
(cf. 6.1.17.b2, 1.8.1.5: ll. 28-29, 1.8.1.5.1: ll. 12-13, 6.3.a: ll. 17-18)
203. sukux-ra2 an-na cu nu-um-la2
204. dajal-e ki-in-du /la\-[ba]-an-cu2-cu2
205. [kalag]-/ga\ ki-nu2 /ni2 nu\-mu-un-gid2-de3
206. [za-e]-me-en [ud]-/gin7\ dug4-dug4-ga /pirij\-gin7 ni2 he2-gub
22.ll.207-208
207. [X X (X)] X kiri6-a
208. [...] X
approx. 3 lines missing
22.ll.212-213
212. /engar DU\ [X X] X u3
213. TUR X [...] ki
22.ll.214-215
(cf. 1.4.3: l. 121)
214. cu-ni gicbancur-ra
215. eme-ni e2-gal-la
22.ll.216-217
(cf. 6.1.03.15)
216. tur-bi gu7-a mah-bi til3-/la\
217. di4-di4-/ba? jen\-na jiri3-zu /ki\-[a] /gub\-ba
22.ll.218-223
218. ib2 dab ba-an-de2
219. igi bar-ra ga-ba-ab-il2
220. cag4 si-ju10 im-du3-a ga-ra-a-gul
221. ib2 he2-hul
222. ib2 dab ba-an-de2
223. nu-mu-un-kal-la
22.ll.224-226
224. a-na ga-ab-dug4
225. min ga-ab-dug4
226. min ga-ab-tah
22.ll.227-229
227. lul i3-sun7
228. lul dug4-dug4
229. eme-sig dug4-dug4
22.ll.230-232
230. an-kur2
231. an-kur2-kur2
232. igi an-kur2-kur2
22.ll.233-235
(cf. 6.1.02.120)
233. bi2-za-za
234. a-na-am3 gub-ba-ni
235. a-na-am3 tuc-a-ni
22.l.236
(cf. 6.1.02.28, 6.1.02.34A, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 260 l. 1)
236. du-du nam-gir5-re a2-bi in-jal2
22.ll.237-249
237. di4-di4-ba X [X]
238. ud mu-da-/zal?\-[e]
239. dumu X [X X]
240. AN AC UD mu-/da\-[X X X]
241. cul-cul X [X]-/bi\
242. igi-ni im-/ci?\-[X] X
243. i3-DU [X (X)] X
244. a-na-/am3\ X [X] X
245. /saj\ ni X [X]-ri
246. X ki lu2 X jal2
247. lu2-lul i-lu
248. /ma\-ab-be2-a
249. [X] X ul an-de2
approx. 6 lines missing
22.ll.256-270
256. [...] X [X]
257. [...] /kur2\-ra
258. [...] /am3\
259. [...] /gi\ NE
260. [...]-du7
261. [...] /du\-a
262. [...]-bal-a
263. [...] X-ra
264. [...]-/ni\
265. [...]-/ra\
266. [...] X-kam
267. [...]-ra
268. [...]-un-zu
269. [...] KI-ma
270. X [X X] X tud-da
22.ll.271-275
271. igi dutu cud3-de3
272. cag4 dutu dajal-la
273. dumu dutu kug-ga-kam
274. cub-ba dutu sag9-ge-de3
275. ma2 gu7-gu7 kar-ra an-dab5-be2
22.ll.276-277
276. lu2 gu7-a
277. dijir an-dab5-be2
22.ll.278-279
(6.1.03.42, 6.2.1: Ni 9824 Seg. C ll. 1-2, 6.2.5: YBC 8713 l. 7)
278. e2-/na4\kin2-/e\ du14 [he2]-en-/jal2\
279. geme2 nij2-/zuh?\-a he2-em-ma-ab-ed3-de3
22.ll.280-283
(cf. 6.1.02.101)
280. /gala\-e ur-mah-e /edin\-na ni2 mu-ni-ib-tej3-je26
281. /ka2\ dinana-ta X-bi-ne
282. /gudu4\-ge-ne ba-e-DU
283. [cec]-zu edin-na [ ta-am3 ] mu-un-na-ak-e-ce
22.ll.284-286
(cf. 6.1.03.23, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 265 ll. 2-3, 6.2.5: IM 62823 Seg. A ll. 7-8)
284. [kug] /tuku\ cag4 an-hul2
285. [ce] /tuku\ ur5 an-sag9
286. [nij2-ur2]-/limmu2\ tuku-e [u3 nu-un-ci]-ku-ku
22.l.287
287. [...] AN
approx. 3-4 lines missing

Print/Electronic sources

Alster 1997a, pp. 261-269, 445-448: translation, score transliteration

Cuneiform sources

Oriental Institute, Chicago, unnumbered

Revision history

24.i.2002: JT, editor: standardisation
27.iii.2002: JAB, editor: proofreading
13.xii.2002: GC, editor: SGML tagging