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Proverbs: collection 26

Segment A

approx. 25 lines missing
26.a1
26. [X] /mu\-ni-DU [...]
26.a2
(cf. 6.1.11.56, 6.1.25.9, 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. B l. 2)
27. /e2\-gal ni2-bi-/ce3\ [gam-e-dam]
26.a3
(cf. 6.1.25.12, 6.2.5: YBC 9908, 5.6.1: ll. 95-96)
28. an-ku4-ku4 [X X (X)]
29. ib2-ta-ed2 nu-silig-/ge\-[dam]
26.a4
(cf. 6.1.22: ll. 49-50, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 259, 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. B ll. 4-5, 6.2.5: YBC 7351, 5.6.1: l. 50)
30. ac2 a2-zig3-ga bal-e di-X-[X] dumu-nitah e2 ad-da-[na-ta] sar-ra nij2-gig dnin-urta-[ke4]
26.a5
(cf. 6.1.03.8, 6.2.1: Ni 4122 ll. 2-5)
31. uc7 dug4-ga sahar nu-gi-[a] eme ak an-bar7 an-dul3 nu-jal2-la nij2-gig dutu-ke4
26.a6
(cf. 6.1.11.66, 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. B l. 6)
32. cu gi4-gi4 nij2-gig dnin-urta-ke4
26.a7
33. nu-dug4-ga nij2-gig dnin-urta-ke4
26.a8
(cf. 6.1.03.118)
34. nij2 zu a-na-am3 ga-ra-ad-da-/be2\ nij2 nu-zu a-na-am3 lu2-ki-inim ba-ab-ed2 nij2-gig dutu-ke4
26.a9
35. ki-ta kur2 nij2-gig dnin-urta-ke4
26.a10
(cf. 6.1.03.170, 6.1.25.13, 6.2.5: BM 57994 Seg. A ll. 1-3)
36. lu2 gicma2-dirig-ga lu2 gicma2 ru-ru-/gu2\ nij2-kab2 di-dam nij2-gig dsuen-na-ke4
26.a11
(cf. 6.1.01.83, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 302, 6.2.5: YBC 8713 ll. 4-5)
37. gicma2 nij2-gen6-na ni2 ba-ab-dirig /d\utu kar gen6-na mu-un-na-ci-kij2-kij2
26.a12
38. ni2-tej3-je2 nam-sag9-ga in-tu-ud
39. er2 nam-tag al-/du8-am3\
40. sizkur nam-til3 ba-ab-tah-e
26.a13
(cf. 6.1.01.79)
41. /ac2\ dug4-ga-ju10 ac2 nu-mu-un-[gi]
42. [ac2]-/e\ gi-a-ju10 ac2 mu-un-/gi\
approx. 33 lines missing

Segment B

26.b1
1. [...] X [...]
26.b2
2. /nin\ [...] gic/li\ [...]
26.b3
(cf. 6.1.15.c2, 6.1.28.7)
3. kuca2-/si udu\ [ha-ba-cum2]
4. jic sipad [...]
5. ki saj-ki nu-jal2-/la\ [lu2 nu-dib2]
26.b4
(cf. 6.1.01.104, 6.1.11.54, 6.1.15.c3, 6.1.28.8)
6. cag4 gicjidru-kam i3 /he2\-[en-de2] lu2 na-me [nu-zu]
26.b5
(cf. 6.1.03.86)
7. cum2-ma-ab lugal-la-/kam\ [...]
26.b6
(cf. 6.1.03.86)
8. cum2-ma-ab /lugal-la?\-[kam ...]
26.b7
9. gu5-/li\ [...]
26.b8
10. /du14\ [...]
11. X [...]
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment C

26.c1
1. X [...]
26.c2
(cf. 6.1.18.6)
2. kug kalag-ga /la2\ [ka kalag-ga sam2]
26.c3
3. nij2-sam2-ma nij2-/sag9\ [...]
26.c4
(cf. 6.1.01.52)
4. ninda-gug2 du8 cag4 nij2-silaj-ja2 /in\-[nu-u3]
26.c5
(cf. 6.1.01.53)
5. ninda min sa9-/ta\-am3 du8-/de3?\ cag4-ju10 ba-ab-tu2)tum2-«CE»-tum2-am3
6. im-cu-rin-na-ta cu-ju10 nu-ub-ta-ed2
26.c6
7. lu2 kal-la-ju10 la-ba-an-na-kal-e
8. a2 dub2-ju10-ta mucen ku-dun mu-un-dug4
26.c7
9. lu2 kal-la-ju10 la-ba-an-na-kal-e
10. KI CE3 KAL cu-na bi2-in-dab5
11. e-ne-ce3 sahar cu-ju10 bi2-in-si
26.c8
12. lu2 kac nu-zu-gin7 ni2 dar-dar-ra-/am3\
26.c9
(cf. 6.1.03.142)
13. tum9-u18-lu igi-ja2 sahar-ra bi2-/in\-[sig9]
14. a-na-am3 ejer-ra-[ja2] ne mu-un-su-ub-su-ub-[be2-en]
26.c10
(cf. 6.1.02.2, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 292 ll. 1-2)
15. nam-tar-ju10 ga-am3-/dug4\ [in-na-am3]
16. pa ga-ab-/ed2\ [sulummar-am3]
26.c11
(cf. 6.1.01.80)
17. in-na in-/bi\-[im ...]
approx. 25 lines missing

Segment D

26.d1
1. X na tab DU X [...]
2. tug2 nam-/ba\-ca-ra-ge-[en]
26.d2
(cf. 6.1.02.132)
3. [ab]-ba i-rig5-rig5-ga ba-[...]
26.d3
(cf. 6.1.02.133, 6.1.11.6, 6.1.22: l. 80)
4. u2 rig5-rig5-ga kalag(source: /SIG9\) -[ga-ce3]
5. sig9(source: KALAG) -ga bar-rim4-ma ba-e-[tuc]
26.d4
(cf. 6.1.02.20)
6. en-te-en-na-ka a-cag4 nu-ur11-/ru\
7. /ud\ buru14-a-ka cu-ni ga-rig2 an-du3-du3-e
26.d5
(cf. 6.1.02.87-88)
8. gud uc-ca numun nu-ja2-ja2
9. buru14-ta gu3-e lag nu-bur12-re
26.d6
(cf. 6.1.02.86, 6.1.05.17)
10. gud su7-ra ab-sin2-bi ab-sag9-sag9
26.d7
11. ga-zi-in-bu lugal-ju10 ur-saj mu-bi-im
26.d8
(cf. 6.1.02.84)
12. ga-zi-in-bu su la2-a nu2-nu2
26.d9
13. gud gu3 ra-ah lag-bi nu-bur12-re
26.d10
(cf. 6.1.02.90)
14. gud sig9-ga sahar-ra igi-bi zid2 ak-a
26.d11
15. u2numun2-bi gien3-bar sumun2-bi nij2 izi sig3-ge nij2 an-ta ed2-de3
26.d12
16. id2 nij2 jal2-la he2-gid2-i
26.d13
(cf. 6.1.02.131)
17. /engar\-e a-cag4 na-ab-dajal-la
18. /dijir\ lu2-u18-lu cag4-gal-la-ni /nam\-ba-ab-tah-e
26.d14
(cf. 6.1.14.62)
19. /ji6\ ninnu-am3 ud ninnu-/am3 ud\ lul 55-[am3]
26.d15
(cf. 6.1.02.149, 6.1.11.69)
20. [a]-da tuc kur-cag4-ga /igi\ [du8]
21. [ni2]-bi-ce3 [igi nu-du8]
22. [X] X [...]
approx. 23 lines missing

Print/Electronic sources

Alster 1997a, pp. 278-281, 454-456: translation, commentary, score transliteration

Cuneiform sources

BM 80001 (CT 58 69; coll. J. Taylor)

Revision history

23.i.2002: JT, editor: standardisation
26.iii.2002: JAB, editor: proofreading
16.xii.2002: GC, editor: SGML tagging