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7. (cf. 6.1.03.23, 6.1.22: ll. 284-286, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 265 l. 2) He who has silver is happy, and he who has grain feels comfortable.
8. (cf. 6.1.03.23, 6.1.22: ll. 284-286, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 265 l. 3) He who has livestock cannot sleep.
9. (cf. 5.6.1: l. 69) The warrior is unique; he alone is the equal of many.
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3. (cf. 6.1.19.d5) The um bird's song is unpleasant!
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5. (cf. 6.1.21.c8) Dusk means joy for the palace.
6. ...... of a slave girl .......
7. (cf. 6.1.21.c9) It meant nothing to her; she is the slave girl of a .......
8-9. (cf. 6.1.21.c10, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 325 ll. 1-2) The slave girls brought out a balaj drum. Inana remained seated (?) in the village.
10. (cf. 6.1.15.c15) 1 line unclear
11-12. (cf. 6.1.03.36, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 325 ll. 3-5) The voluptuous slave girl says: "Let Ickur, ...... god ...... king ...... split the fertile ground like a cucumber."
1. A Dilmun ship sank although there was no wind.
2-3. Your water (?) will not ...... the huge trees. You will not sleep on your comfortable bed.
4-6. Although you poured out water from a river of mighty waters, it did not cool my temper. It did not put an end (?) to the sorcery affecting me.
7-8. Since you ...... and will not winnow, with your torch my reed altar (?) will not .......
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1. ...... a fool (?) ...... pronounces judgment (?) over me.
2-6. To the wolf vegetable, to the fox-grape (?) vegetable, to the lion plant, to the ...... plant, to the dog's-tongue plant, to the property plant, to the shouting plant, the lion roars out: "These have no names." The fool's lot was created by Utu.
7-8. The hero succumbed to starvation (?). After he had succumbed, they kept bringing him funerary offerings.
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1. ...... may he bear it for us .......
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4. ...... they have dragged it .......
5. ...... rejoicing ...... the gala singer .......
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7-8. (cf. 6.1.14.3, 6.1.16.c1) The farmer lifts his gaze to you (i.e.
9-10. (cf. 6.1.14.4, 6.1.15.b1, 6.1.16.c2) The herdsman lifts his gaze to you: "May Enlil look upon the city that he cursed."
11-12. (cf. 6.1.14.5, 6.1.15.b2, 6.1.16.c3) The potter lifts his gaze to you: "May Enlil look upon the city that he cursed."
13-14. (cf. 6.1.15.b3) The gardener lifts his gaze to you: "May Enlil look upon the city that he cursed." unknown no. of lines missing
1. (cf. 6.1.14.1) Let the favour be repaid to him who repays a favour.
2. (cf. 6.1.11.56, 6.1.25.9, 6.1.26.a2) A palace will fall of its own accord.
3-5. (cf. YBC 7351, 6.1.22: ll. 49-50, 6.1.26.a4, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 259) 1 line fragmentary and chasing away a son from his father's house are abominations to Ninurta.
6. (cf. 6.1.11.66, 6.1.26.a6) To take revenge is the prerogative of Ninurta. (followed by one erased line)
7. To extend ...... share ...... is an abomination to Ninurta.
1. (cf. 6.1.09.a1, 6.1.10.1) Whatever the man in authority said, it was not pleasant.
2. (cf. 6.1.09.a3, 6.1.10.3-4, 6.2.2: MDP 27 216) When the authorities are wise, and the poor are passed by, it is the effect of the blessing of Aratta.
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1-2. The lady ...... did not speak ...... destroying the father's house .......
3. ...... companion of An .......
4. (cf. 6.2.3: UET 6/2 367 l. 1, 5.6.1: l. 184) The poor man inflicts all kinds of illnesses on the rich man.
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6. Let it be your bane. Let wealth be the inheritance given to you.
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1-2. (cf. 6.1.01.1, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 291 ll. 1-2) Who could compete with righteousness?
3. (cf. 6.1.01.2, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 291 l. 3) Wickedness ...... its strength .......
4-5. (cf. 6.1.01.83, 6.1.26.a11, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 302) When a trustworthy boat is sailing, Utu seeks out a trustworthy harbour for it.
6. ...... man ...... his wife .......
7. (cf. 6.1.03.42, 6.1.22: ll. 278-279, 6.2.1: Ni 9824 Seg. C ll. 1-2) If there is a dispute at the mill, a slave girl reveals (?) what she has stolen.
8-9. An unreliable slave girl ......, a pestle (?) without a handle (?) .......
10-11. ...... together ...... ditch (?) ...... friendship .......
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1-2. (cf. 6.1.09.a12, 6.1.19.b1, 6.1.21.b4, 6.1.24.2) When a fattened pig is about to be slaughtered, one says: "Let me replace what I eat."
3-4. (cf. 6.1.09.a13, 6.1.19.b2, 6.1.21.b5, 6.1.24.2) As the piglet roots around (?), it says: "I do not eat for pleasure."
5. (cf. 6.1.01.16) He who possesses many things is constantly on his guard.
6-7. (cf. 6.1.01.7) What has been destroyed belongs to a god. No one is able to take it away.
8-10. (cf. 6.1.03.25, 6.1.19.c1) What did Enlil make? Chaff! The lance struck. It went into the flesh.
11. (cf. 6.1.03.24) Enlil, when I am aroused (?), my loincloth is gone (?).
1-2. Enlil ...... abomination .......
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2-3. ...... elder brother ...... authority (?).
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6-7. (cf. 6.1.14.45, 6.1.22: ll. 35-37) A pig was carrying something (?): "Where is my sow?" it said. As it neared its fate .......
1-3. (cf. 6.1.03.170, 6.1.25.13, 6.1.26.a10) If a ...... boatman ...... demands an inspection, or if the hand touches a woman's genitals over her clothes -- it is an abomination to Suen. unknown no. of lines missing
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1-2. 1 line fragmentary "How can the thing that I have just eaten be standing here?"
3-5. A snake charmer had a snake. He pulled out the tooth ...... 1 line fragmentary
1-5. The clown ...... 1 line fragmentary ...... your pot ....... The clown ...... 1 line fragmentary
1-3. He who despises a just decision, who loves wicked decisions, is an abomination to Utu.
1-3. A bird ...... a bird ...... fat ...... bowl.
1-3. An elderly bull running around said, after it had stopped running: "My former strength has returned (?) to myself." After it had been driven out (?) from the other side of the town, it said: My strength is conjectural!
1-3. (cf. 6.1.11.85) The cripple (?) took a reed basket. For (?) his words a man beats him. Mankind is .......
1-3. (cf. UM 29-16-519 Seg. B ll. 4-5, 6.1.22: ll. 49-50, 6.1.26.a4, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 259, 5.6.1: l. 50) A judge who despises justice, cursing with the right hand, and the chasing away of a younger son from the house of his father are abominations to Ninurta.
1-3. Thanks to the word of his personal god, the fate of the man who speaks just words is favourable, and he is with him throughout the day.
1-2. My king, the lord perfect in heaven, built a house in the barren marshes.
1-2. If the roof does not stand upright for its owner, its gutter cannot let out water.
1-2. (cf. 6.1.02.61, 6.2.1: Ni 3318 l. 6) If the hearing of the fox is bad, its foot will be crippled.
1-2. Your exuberance is something that creates a household; the young people (?) get married.
1-2. The god of the river ordeal will admire the hearts of those who bear words of truth.
1-2. (cf. 6.2.3: UET 6/2 251 ll. 1-2, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 252 ll. 1-2, 4.06.1: Seg. C ll. 3-4, 5.2.4: l. 9) A man without a personal god does not procure much food nor even a little food.
1-2. (cf. 6.1.03.188) If a leader is being consumed by fire, those behind him don't say: "Where is the leader?"
1-2. My wild stag's pen is lordly: the clan is fifty strong, for they multiply in the grass.
1-2. May the criminal (?) ...... for you ....... May the farmer in charge of the oxen put out (?) your wages for you.
1-2. (cf. 6.1.25.12, 6.1.26.a3, 5.6.1: ll. 95-96) Property. A king's property -- it enters, but does not go straight (?); it goes out, but never stops.
1-2. (cf. 6.1.12.c4) The man who did not tie up his water-skin made his friend angry.
1. Granting him a name, a dog (?) by the command of Cakkan.
1. The lady found the bull calf of heaven -- but has not yet found it.
1. (cf. 6.1.14.2) May Lumma grant prosperity to him who performs good deeds.
1. (cf. 6.1.02.d13) They are present on Enlil's offering table.
1. (cf. 6.1.03.1, 1.8.1.1: l. 28) Who has the breath for that, as they say?
1. (cf. 6.1.01.66, 6.1.02.119) In the city of the lame, the halt are couriers.
1. Like a grinding stone, it has no sharp edge.
1. "The father is attractive, the father is bound, he is a slave (?)!" said the mother.
1. The voice of the forest kujanun bird is the glory of the tamarisks.
1. The voice of the duck (?) is the glory of the marshes.
1. (cf. 5.6.1: l. 99) Were I to go up to the man who said: "Let me give it to you!"
1. The king is a scribe, the king is a mighty bond blocking the river.
1. (cf. 6.1.12.c5) A millstone will float in the river for a righteous man.
1. (cf. 6.1.03.75, 6.1.07.17) "I am stretching my legs on your behalf," says a man delivering sesame.