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Proverbs: collection 9

Segment A

9.a1
(cf. 6.1.10.1, 6.2.5: IM 43438 Seg. A l. 1)
1. nir-jal2-e a-na bi2-in-dug4 nu-sag9
9.a2
(cf. 6.1.10.2)
2. nir-jal2-e a-na bi2-in-dug4 nu-zid
9.a3
(cf. 6.1.10.3-4, 6.2.2: MDP 27 216, 6.2.5: IM 43438 Seg. A l. 2)
3. nir-jal2 kug-zu-am3 ukur3 cu dim4-ma-am3
4. cu jar jal2-la arattaki-ka
9.a4
(cf. 6.1.10.5, 6.1.22: l. 190, 6.2.3: UET 6/3 80 l. 18)
5. a2-tuku lugal ki-in-du-ka
9.a5
(cf. 6.1.10.6)
6. usu ka lu2-/ta\ am3-kur9-kur9
9.a6
(cf. 6.1.10.7, 6.2.3: UET 6/3 462)
7. usu igi-jal2-tuku nu-ub-da-sa2
9.a7
(cf. 6.1.10.8)
8. usu dijir-ja2 ni2-ja2 ba-til
9.a8
(cf. 6.1.10.9, 6.1.17.b3: ll. 12-13, 5.6.7: l. 28)
9. nam-juruc-ju10 ance kar-/ra\-gin7 hac2-ja2 ba-e-taka4
9.a9
10. nu-zu e2-gal-la ba-car2
9.a10
11. zu-a nu-di is-hab2-ba-am3
9.a11
12. /kug\-zu nu-mu-un-da-sa2
{
13. X [X] E? KA /ka\ ba-[tar]
14. [X X X]-/le?\ [X] /in\-gaz-za [...] nu-ja2-ja2
}
{
(instead of lines 13-14, 1 ms. has:)
A. /NE\ KA ka bi2-tar
B. [X X] /ka\ nu-tar-ra he2?-en-gaz-i
}
9.a12
(cf. 6.1.19.b1, 6.1.21.b4, 6.1.24.2, 6.2.5: YBC 4677 ll. 1-2)
15. [cah2] niga /ab\-cum-u3-de3 [nij2]-ju10 gu7-a-ju10 ga-an-sug6-e-ce
9.a13
(cf. 6.1.19.b2, 6.1.21.b5, 6.1.24.2, 6.2.5: YBC 4677 ll. 3-4)
16. [cah2]ze2-eh tur-re cu /al\-gud-gu4-ud
17. sag9-ga-ac je26-e nu-gu7-e-ce
9.a14
(cf. 6.1.19.b5, 6.1.24.4)
18. dam u3-mu-un-/si\ [gam-am3 geme2 ug5-ga]-/am3\
19. u3-mu-un-/si\ gam-/am3\ [arad ug5-ga-am3]
9.a15
20. cag4-ju10 A X /IM\ X [...]
9.a16
21. pec10? gu2? X [...]
9.a17
22. BA?-e X [...]
9.a18
23. X X [...]
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment B

9.b1
(= Alster 1997 9 Sec. B 1 Version A; cf. 6.1.03.31, 6.1.11.18, 6.1.15.b8, 6.1.25.4, 6.2.1: Ni 4469 Seg. A ll. 9-12)
1. na-an-[ni] [...] libir-[ra mu-un-kal]
2. KU [...] /lugal\ [...] e2-gal [...]
9.b2
(= Alster 1997 9 Sec. B 1 Version B; cf. 6.1.21.c15)
3. [X] /gi4?-in?\-na-[...]
4. egir2 gi4-in-[...]
9.b3
(= Alster 1997 9 Sec. B 2 Version A)
5. aj2 [...] /tukum\-[bi ...]
9.b4
(= Alster 1997 9 Sec. B 2 Version B; cf. 6.1.21.c16: ll. 1-6; edited separately as 5.6.8 The lazy slave girl)
x.
9.b5
(= Alster 1997 9 Sec. B 3 Version A; cf. 6.1.21.c16: l. 9)
12. lu2 ma-an-zi-[le ... kuc]/suhub2\ [cu ti-a]
9.b6
(= Alster 1997 9 Sec. B 4 Version A; cf. 6.1.21.c16: l. 10)
13. tug2aj2-dara2 X [tug2aj2-lam2 cu ti-a]
9.b7
(= Alster 1997 9 Sec. B 5 Version A; cf. 6.1.21.c16: l. 11)
14. u3-mu-[un] [...]
9.b8
(= Alster 1997 9 Sec. B 6 Version A; cf. 6.1.21.c16: l. 12)
15. e-re /na?\-[aj2-u3-mu-un] [ir-ra] gi4-in-/e\ [na-aj2-ga-ca-an ir-ra ...]
9.b9
(= Alster 1997 9 Sec. B 7)
16. aj2-e mu-[...]
17. munus-e /DIM4?\ [...]
9.b10
(= Alster 1997 9 Sec. B 8)
18. gaz? [...]
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment C

9.c1
1. nij2 [...] lu2? [...]
9.c2
2. ur-e [...]
3. ur-e /jic?\ [...]
9.c3
4. ur munus [...]
5. NAGAR HI [...]
9.c4
6. e2? [...]
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment D

9.d1
1. /lu2\ [...]
9.d2
(cf. 6.1.19.e2, 6.2.3: UET 6/3 464 ll. 1-2)
2. kug-/zu\ [...]
3. gal-/an\-[zu]
9.d3
(cf. 6.1.13.29, 6.1.19.e3, 6.2.3: UET 6/3 464 l. 3)
4. is-hab2 ki-bid3 X X
5. cu ca-an-ca-ca-da cu-ni bid3-da ba-ni-ib-gid2
9.d4
(cf. 6.2.1: N 4248 Seg. A ll. 8-13, 6.2.1: Ni 9824 Seg. B ll. 3-5, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 315 ll. 10-13)
6. kac4 <dug4>-ga-ab lugal-[la-kam]
7. kug-ja2-ke4-ec kug-sig17-ja2-[ke4-ec]
8. dub-cen!-[ja2-ke4-ec (...)]
9. je26-e [ba-til-de3-en]
9.d5
10. X X X [...]
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment E

9.e1
1. me [...]
2. dumu-ni [...]
9.e2
3. ZA /KID2\ [...]
4. dam igi sila3 X [...]
5. jectug-ga [...]
9.e3
6. IL2 MU UB [...] igi mu-ni-in-du8
7. ga-ba-jen lu2 nij2-lul-la-ka
9.e4
8. dutu di-kud-me-en di-ju10 kud-de3
9. ka-ac bar-bar-re-me-en ka-ac-ju10 bar-ra
10. mac2-ji6 igi ba-ni-in-du8-a sag9-ga-ac kur9-ni-ib2
9.e5
11. si sa2-bi ga-jen tab-ba-ju10 sa2 ga-am3-dug4
9.e6
12. gi4-in ma2 gid2 u3-sa2 dab5
13. gi4-in u3-sa2 dab5 kaskal-la du
9.e7
14. nam-sun5-na-da a-ba in-da-sa2 sag9-ga an-ci-jal2
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment F

9.f1
1. X /UN\ [...]
9.f2
2. /dub?-sar\ [...]
9.f3
3. dub?-/sar\ [...]
9.f4
4. kuc/e?\-[sir2 ...]
9.f5
5. ki /lu2?\ [...]
9.f6
6. kug [...]
9.f7
7. /BU?\ [...]
9.f8
8. /BU\ [...]
9.f9
9. X [...]
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment G

9.g1
(= Alster 1997 p. 187 N4304 1')
1. /UN\ [X] GU UL [...]
2. /GU\ UL [...]
9.g2
(= Alster 1997 p. 187 N 4304 2')
3. [X X] nij2 ce [...]
4. [X X X] /ze2\-ej3 NE [...]
9.g3
(= Alster 1997 9 Sec. G 1)
5. [...] /NA\ X am3-[...]
6. [...] ma-ni-in-CUB X [...]
9.g4
(= Alster 1997 9 Sec. G 2)
7. [...] /mu\-tum2-ma mu-/un\-da?-X
8. [...] X mu-tum2-ma mu-un-da-an-ci?-lu?-lu
9. [...] /RI\ nam-dumu-na /lu2\-dsuen-na-ka
9.g5
(= Alster 1997 9 Sec. G 3; cf. 6.1.16.e7)
10. [kur kug] ba-al-gin7! lu2 dim2-ma nu-sag9
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment H

9.h1
1. [...] EC [...] X /gi4\
9.h2
2. [...] X LA [X]
3. [...] LA X AN NA X
4. [...] JAR cu!-nir? cu-na bi2-sig9
5. [...] /TU?\ sahar-ra! cu-ja2 la-ba-ni-in-si?
9.h3
6. [...] lu2-bi? nu-zu-gin7
7. [...] X NUN?-ra mu-e-mur10-e
8. [...] X kug tur-ra sa2 bi2-/in\-dug4
9.h4
9. [...] an-ne2 cej3
10. [...]-la a!-na-am3 ad-us2-bi
9.h5
11. [...] BU?-ra-gin7
12. [...]-za ab-gub-be2-en
9.h6
13. X [...]-ta igi-za an-tum3
14. /KU?\ [...] di-kud-gin7-nam
15. /jic?\ [X] X-da a-ra-ci-nu2

Print sources

Alster 1997a, p. 176-187, 419-421: composite text, translation, score transliteration

Alster 1999a: commentary

Veldhuis 2000c, p. 392: commentary

Cuneiform sources

CBS 14189

N 4304

NBC 9763

Ni 4077 (TAD8/2 pl.35) (+) Ni 2757 (SLTNi 149)

Ni 4360 (ISET 2, 103) (+) Ni 4444b

Ni 4444d (ISET 2, 103)

Ni 9797 (ISET 2, 110) (+) UM 29-15-512

Ni 9867 (ISET 2, 113)

Revision history

15.iv.2002-22.iv.2002: JT, editor: standardisation
01.x.2002: JAB, editor: proofreading
16.xii.2002: GC, editor: SGML tagging
20.vi.2003: JE, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
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