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1. (= Alster 1997 15 Sec. A 1) 1 line fragmentary
2. (= Alster 1997 15 Sec. A 2) 1 line fragmentary
3-4. (= Alster 1997 15 Sec. A 3A) Then, when you shout like a fool, someone should say: "Your ...... is a captured donkey!"
5-6. (= Alster 1997 15 Sec. A 3B) It is an insult to ....... It is the dignity of the palace.
7. (= Alster 1997 15 Sec. A 4) The well-wisher is the mother of the refugee.
8-9. (= Alster 1997 15 Sec. A 5) May the people wish you well. May your god grant what you are in agreement with (?).
10-11. (= Alster 1997 15 Sec. A 6) 2 lines unclear
12. (= Alster 1997 15 Sec. A 7) 1 line unclear
13-15. (= Alster 1997 15 Sec. A 8; cf. 6.1.19.f3) ...... food for his sustenance ...... cut ....... 1 line fragmentary unknown no. of lines missing
1-2. (cf. 6.1.14.4, 6.1.16.c2, 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. A ll. 9-10) The shepherd boy lifts his gaze to you (i.e. Enlil) : "May Enlil look upon the city he has cursed."
3-4. (cf. 6.1.14.5, 6.1.16.c3, 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. A ll. 11-12) The potter lifts his gaze to you: "May Enlil look upon the city he has cursed."
5-6. (cf. 6.2.5: UM 29-16-519 Seg. A ll. 13-14) The gardener lifts his gaze to you: "May Enlil look upon the city he has cursed."
7. (cf. 6.1.16.c4) What will the farmer with his vigilant eye do?
8-9. (cf. 6.1.25.1) It rained on the river banks but the dry land did not get a drop.
10-11. (cf. 6.2.3: UET 6/2 305, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 330) ...... you shouldn't give a lame man a staff. Enlil is his helper.
12-13. (cf. 6.1.25.2) The high priest rejected fish, he rejected leeks, and he should also reject the zaghili plant.
14-15. (cf. 6.1.03.31, 6.1.09.b1, 6.1.11.18, 6.1.25.4, 6.2.1: Ni 4469 Seg. A ll. 9-12) He started building Enlil's temple but did not complete it. He built a wall around Nibru, but ...... unknown no. of lines missing
1. 1 line fragmentary
2-4. (cf. 6.1.26.b3, 6.1.28.7) Let the herdsman whip the ox. Let the shepherd slaughter the sheep. Where there is no toughness, no man can go about his business.
5. (cf. 6.1.01.104, 6.1.11.54, 6.1.26.b4, 6.1.28.8) If oil is poured inside the shaft of a sceptre, no one would know.
6. (cf. 6.1.14.55) The stranger is leader in a foreign city.
7-9. (cf. 6.1.14.56) 3 lines fragmentary
10-12. ...... Enlil's temple, his things are counted. To his things that have been counted (?), let nothing be added. Let their names be destroyed.
13. 1 line fragmentary
14. 1 line fragmentary
15. He who carries water .......
16. The dishonest man .......
17. That which rises high .......
18-19. 2 lines fragmentary
20. A cat for its being a cat; a mongoose for doing what it does.
21-22. The rising waters rose one and a half cubits. The water was three cubits high on the quay; it covered his feet with water.
23-24. (cf. 6.2.5: IM 62823 Seg. B l. 10) The Tigris is a duck, the Euphrates is a goose. The king should not come near, .......
25. 1 line fragmentary unknown no. of lines missing
1-2. 2 lines fragmentary
3-5. 3 lines fragmentary
6. 1 line fragmentary
7-8. The ...... plant is a plant of ill fate. 1 line unclear
9-12. 4 lines fragmentary
13-15. 3 lines fragmentary unknown no. of lines missing
1. 1 line fragmentary
2. 1 line fragmentary
3. 1 line fragmentary
4-5. 1 line fragmentary ...... didn't eat .......
6. The houses of the highlands: their masters are not near.
7. 1 line fragmentary
8. ...... lion .......
9. 1 line fragmentary unknown no. of lines missing
1-2. 2 lines fragmentary
3-5. 3 lines fragmentary
6-9. 4 lines fragmentary
10. 1 line fragmentary
11-12. 2 lines fragmentary
13-14. 2 lines fragmentary
15. 1 line fragmentary
16. 1 line fragmentary