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Proverbs: collection 25

25.1
(cf. 6.1.03.149, 6.1.14.6, 6.1.15.b5, 6.1.16.c5, 6.1.22: ll. 172-175)
1. ud cu2-uc-ru im nu-cej3-je26
2. im al-cej3-je26 kucgur21-ra nu-du8-e
3. id2idigna a-u5-ba jal2-la a-gar3-ra nu-si-sa2
4. pec10 im al-cej3-je26 bar-rim4-ma im nu-ba(source: ZU) -e
25.2
5. en-e ku6 an-gu7 ga-racsar mu-un-gu7
6. zag-hi-li-asar mu-un-da-an-gig (cf. 6.1.15.b7)
25.3
(cf. 6.1.03.59)
7. en-e unugki-ga nam ba-e-kud-de3
8. e-ne-ra nin e2-an-na-ke4 nam mu-un-na-kud-de3
25.4
(cf. 6.1.03.31, 6.1.09.b1, 6.1.11.18, 6.1.15.b8, 6.2.1: Ni 4469 Seg. A ll. 9-12)
9. na-an-ni libir-ra mu-un-kal-la
10. e2 den-lil2-la2 i-du3 nu-til3
11. bad3 nibruki i-du3 TUG2 NU MI im-mi-in-DU
12. e2-an-na i-du3 mu-un-cub im-ma-an-DU
13. si-mu-ruki i3-dab5 gu2-bi nu-mu-un-da-gid2-X
14. nam-lugal-la kalag-ga nu-mu-un-na-an-cum2
15. ur5 na-an-ni cag4 sig-ga kur-ce3 la-ba-an-de6
25.5
(cf. 6.1.01.57)
16. ud nu-dug3-ga cid-bi [nu]-til3
17. /nam\-til3 nam-uc2-a dirig X [...]
18. [X] X-ga-ju10-ne [...]
19. [X] X [...]
20. [...] X [...]
25.6
(cf. 6.1.01.68, 6.1.14.15)
21. [iriki nam-uc2 jal2]-/la\-ce3
22. [ance-bal-a-gin7 he2-ni]-/ib2\-sar-re-X
25.7
(= Alster 1997 25.8; cf. 6.1.02.142, 6.1.23.7)
23. e2 /lu2 zid-da mu\-un-du3-a
24. lu2-lul-la mu-un-gul
25.8
(= Alster 1997 25.7; cf. 6.1.02.156, 6.1.02.161, 6.1.03.165, 6.1.14.23)
25. e2-/gal ki-ma-an-zi-ir\ ma-an-/ze2-ra\
26. e2-ce3! ga-jen-na /jiri3-zu\ en-nu-uj3 ak-ab
25.9
(cf. 6.1.11.56, 6.1.26.a2, 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. B l. 2)
27. e2-/gal ni2-bi-ta gam\-e-de3
25.10
(cf. 6.1.02.158, 6.1.14.22, 6.1.17.b9)
28. e2-gal ud dic-/e ama nir\-ra ud dic-e ama u3-tud-da
25.11
(cf. 6.1.02.157, 6.1.14.20, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 317)
29. e2-gal a-ri-a nu-da13-da13 gicma2-/gur8\ in-nu(source: /NU-IN\) nu-da13-da13
30. dumu-gir15 du-lum-ma nu-da13-da13
25.12
(cf. 6.1.26.a3, 6.2.5: YBC 9908, 5.6.1: ll. 95-96)
31. an-ku4-ku4 nu-si-si
32. ib2-ta-ed2 nu-silig-ge
33. nij2-gur11 lugal-la-ke4
34. igi-zu na-an-il2-en
25.13
(cf. 6.1.03.170, 6.1.26.a10, 6.2.5: BM 57994 Seg. A ll. 1-3)
35. lu2 ma2-dirig-ga lu2 ma2 gaba in-ru-gu2
36. nij2-kab2! di-de3 nij2-gig dsuen-na-kam

Print/Electronic sources

Alster 1997a, pp. 275-277, 452-453: translation, commentary, score transliteration
Gurney and Kramer 1976, pp. 36-41; 104-105: score transliteration, translation, handcopy, commentary

Cuneiform sources

OECT 5, No. 35 (Ash 1922-179)

Revision history

22.xi.2000: GZ, editor: standardisation
07.xii.2000: JAB, editor: proofreading
10.xii.2000: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
06.xi.2002: GC, editor: minor corrections
16.xii.2002: GC, editor: SGML tagging