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Proverbs: collection 23: composite text

SEGMENT A

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Proverb no. 23.1

¹[X] mu id₂^?-da X [...]
²[X] DIM₂^?-bi^? si^?
3[X] DUG₃ a-pa₄ lu₂ su ba^?-a
⁴[X] sikil-ra a-pa₄ an-dul₃ nu-lu-a

Proverb no. 23.2

⁵[X]-ju₁₀ dijir-ju₁₀ dumu gir₁₅-ju₁₀ me-ju₁₀
⁶[X]-ju₁₀ e₂ um-ma ed₂^?-a^?
7[X]-ce₃ e₂^? DU^?-de₃
⁸[mu-ud-na]-ju₁₀ ku₆-a jiri₃-pad ma-ri-ri
⁹[X] X gi ga edin-na nu-me-am₃

Proverb no. 23.3

¹⁰[X] X hi-li-na
¹¹[X] X-bi dug₃-ga-X
¹²[X] X ga in-nu-uc X
¹³[X] X dug₃-ga

Proverb no. 23.4

¹⁴[X] ki^?-gub ga-mu-da-[X]
¹⁵[...] DAR^? [X]
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SEGMENT B

Proverb no. 23.6

¹[X] gi^? X dam^? [...]
²u₃ nu-mu-da^?-be₂ X [...]

Proverb no. 23.7

³hi-li sipad KU cir-[a-ni]
⁴nu-^jickiri₆ suhur-[a-ni]
^5kuca₂-ja₂-la₂-ce₃ cu^! il₂ [X]
⁶dam nu-il₂ dumu nu-[il₂]
⁷lu₂ lul-la e₂-[a-ni nu-mu-un-da-du₃]
⁸e₂ ku-li-ju₁₀ ^jical-tar-re [ba-gub]
⁹lu₂ lul-la gal₅-la^! [ba-an-us₂]
¹⁰lu₂ nu-jar-ra ^jiccu-kij₂ 2-[am₃]
¹¹e₂ lu₂ zid-da du₃-a
¹²lu₂ lul-la ba-gul

Proverb no. 23.8

¹³nu-mu-un-na-du-du jiri₃ <nu>-mu-na-ja₂-ja₂
¹⁴nam-til₃-la a-gin₇ i₃-dib₂-be₂ (1 ms. has instead: e-ne-gin₇ mu-ni-in-dib₂-be₂)
¹⁵lu₂ zid nu-kal^!-la nam-uc₂-ta dirig (1 ms. has instead: nam-til₃ /li\-bi₂-in-/cum₂\)
¹⁶nu-kug-gin₇ mu-un-TI JAR-e nu-tar^!-[re] (1 ms. has instead: mu-un-ni-cub en₃-na nu-/tar\-re)
¹⁷tug₂-gin₇ i₃-mu₄-mu₄
¹⁸nam-tag dugud un-jar-ra
¹⁹a-ba mu-ni lu₂ dam lu₂-kam ba-nu₂^! (1 ms. has instead: a-ba-am₃ e-ne lu₂ dam lu₂-ka in-da-nu₂-a)

Proverb no. 23.9

²⁰an u₂-ga^mucen ki ^dnin-kilim
²¹edin-na ur-mah-e ki-dur₂-a-bi X X-ju₁₀ /me^?\-am₃ ga-ba-jen
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SEGMENT C

Proverb no. 23.14

¹[...] ri
²[...]-ja₂-ja₂
³[...] X ga na-am₃
⁴[X] X /DI\ nu^?-um nam-ma-an-/ga^?\

Proverb no. 23.15

⁵ [X] mu nij₂-ju₁₀ ed₂-a nij₂ LU X-ba ed₂-a
⁶ [X] /ku^?\-nu-da

Proverb no. 23.16

⁷[X] nu nam-<mu>-un-da-ku₄-ku₄
⁸[(X)]-bappir^?-re cu nam-kar₂-kar₂-de₃
⁹[X] tum₃^? am₃-ba nu-ub-kur₉
¹⁰[X]-me cul dijir-zu he₂-du₈

Proverb no. 23.17

¹¹[X] X ga ba X X
¹²[X] X X

Proverb no. 23.18

¹³[^kuc]/ummud\ zi lu₂-kam
¹⁴[^kuc]e-sir₂ igi lu₂-kam
¹⁵[dam] ma^!-ma lu₂-kam
¹⁶[dumu]-/nitah\ jissu lu₂-kam
¹⁷[dumu]-/munus^?\ saj cum₂-ma lu₂-kam
¹⁸[e₂]-/gi₄\-a mu-la lu₂-kam

Proverb no. 23.19

¹⁹[...] AB^? DU
²⁰[...] X NE
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21.xi.2000 : GZ : standardisation
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