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Proverbs: collection 28

Segment A

28.1
(cf. 6.1.03.84)
1. /gic\tukul! mu-ni nu-pad3-da su-ni i3-pad3-da
28.2
2. iriki mu hu-mu-kur2-kur2 mu-ju10 hu-mu-/gen6\-na
28.3
3. dnin-kilim ni2 dijir-/ra\ nu-zu
28.4
(cf. 6.1.01.145, 6.1.19.c3, 6.1.22: ll. 87-88)
4. jic-cub us2-sa ama-zu hul2-/la\
5. kac4 tuku-ma dijir-zu hul2-/la\
28.5
6. /te8mucen ka lu2\-kam ba-an-/kur9\
28.6
7. nim kur9-ra-am3 ka-zu ba-/nim\-am3
28.7
(cf. 6.1.15.c2, 6.1.26.b3)
8. gicjidru gud ha-pa-gaz kuca2-si udu ha-pa-cum2
9. ki saj-ki nu-jal2-ta lu2 nu-dib2 e-ne sukkal-a
28.8
(cf. 6.1.01.104, 6.1.11.54, 6.1.15.c3, 6.1.26.b4)
10. cag4 gicjidru-kam i3 he2-en-de2
28.9
11. lu2 dijir-ra-a-ni nu-mu-un-kal-kal lu2-bi ki nu-tum3
12. ibila-a-ni a nu-de2 AN /saj\ [X X]-/ke4?\
13. ha-ma-da-gub-be2 [X X] X
28.10
14. er2 geme2-kam u8 [...]
15. dumu geme2-kam /dam\ [...]
16. ambar-a-ni ma2 [...]
17. gu2 ambar-a-ni [...]
18. [X] X bu ci X [...]
19. [X X X] X [...]
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment B

28.16
20. X cec cec [...]
28.17
(cf. 6.1.01.151, 6.1.14.40)
21. /dam\ nu-jar-ra tu-[ku-a-ju10-ne]
28.18
22. tur5-ra /cag4-ga\ lu2 [...]
28.19
23. u4-ma e2 nu-tuku e2-/de2?-a\ [X X]
28.20
24. utul2 tu-KA cu-bar jal2 sahar nu-/ci\-[X] nij2-gig dutu-kam
28.21
25. nitah du-du nij2 pad3-da
26. munus du-du nij2 ugu(source: GUL) bi2-ib-de2
28.22
27. lu2-huj ce sa-ra ha-bi2-ib-gi4
28.23
28. saj i-bi2 dug4-ga
28.24
(cf. 6.1.02.155, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 209 ll. 1-3, 1.8.1.5: ll. 193-199)
29. e2-gal gictir-ra!-am3
30. lugal ur-mah-e dnun-/gal\ gicsa-uc-gal! juruc-e gam-gam?
28.25
(cf. 6.1.03.41, 6.1.19.d9)
31. e2-ta ed2 sila-ta kur9-ra geme2 nin-a-ni-ta jicbun-ni bi2-in-jar
28.26
(cf. 6.1.03.106)
32. ce nu-jal2 cu iriki-kam
33. gi [nu]-/jal2\ nam-ukur3(source: USAR?) nam-ukur3(source: USAR) ur2 dirig-ga
28.27
(cf. 6.1.03.148, 6.1.22: ll. 191-193)
34. hu-su ga-me-en acgab(source: LU2) -e-ne
35. zi den-ki-a u2 za3-le lu2-azlag2-e-ne
28.28
(cf. 6.1.03.112, 6.1.22: ll. 19-20, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 311 ll. 4-5)
36. ku6 al-cej6-ja2 ha-ra-ab(source: BA) -sed6-sed6-de3
37. [jiri3]-/pax(PAD)\-ra2 rig5-rig5-ga
38. [X X] nam-ba-DU je26-e [X X]-/hul2?\-le-e

Print/Electronic sources

Alster 1997a, pp. 285-286, 459: translation, score transliteration, commentary

Cuneiform sources

UET 6/2 336

Revision history

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