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(This file includes all unprovenanced manuscripts that consist of proverbs; some of these manuscripts are likely to be from Nibru. The manuscripts are presented in decreasing order of size. Some of the proverbs are duplicated in numbered collections.)

Proverbs: of unknown provenance

IM 62823 = TIM 9 18 (Alster 1997 p. 298)

Segment A

1. [...] X X ZI
2. [...] X-am3
3. [...]-am3
4. [...] lu2 X [(X)]-a-kam
5. [...] IG-bi [...] ki
6. [...] X X X [...] X
(cf. 6.1.03.23, 6.1.22: ll. 284-286, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 265 l. 2)
7. [kug tuku cag4] /an-hul2\ ce tuku ur5 [an]-sag9
(cf. 6.1.03.23, 6.1.22: ll. 284-286, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 265 l. 3)
8. [nij2-ur2-limmu2 tuku]-/e\ u3 nu-un-da-[ku]-/ku\
(cf. 5.6.1: l. 69)
9. [ur-saj dili na-nam dili]-/na?\ lu2 car2-ra-/am3?\
10. [...] UD ba-X
11. [...] /EN?\ is-hab2-ba X [X]
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment B

1. [...] X HA GU-bi AN [...]
2. [...] X a-a ba-an-ed3-de3-de3-en
(cf. 6.1.19.d5)
3. [ummucen] gu3 de2 nu-sag9
(cf. 6.1.19.d8)
4. [X (X)] an-na ku6-da engur-ra HAR-da mul-am3
(cf. 6.1.21.c8)
5. [ud cu2-cu2]-/ru\ X cag4 hul2-la e2-gal-la-kam
6. [X X] X geme2-a-kam
(cf. 6.1.21.c9)
7. [nu-mu]-/un\-na-kal geme2 X-ra-kam
(cf. 6.1.21.c10, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 325 ll. 1-2)
8. [gi4]-/in!\-gi4-in-ne balaj ba-ra-an-e3-ec
9. [ga-ca]-an-an-na e-duru2-ce3 tuc-tuc
(cf. 6.1.15.c15)
10. [X] X a cu! na4 an-na-kur9!
(cf. 6.1.03.36, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 325 ll. 3-5)
11. [geme2 nij2 hi-li]-/a?-ke4\ dickur dijir lugal LIL2!-e
12. [ukuc2-gin7 ki dug3] /hu\-mu-/dar?\-e-ce

BM 80722 = CT 58 30 (Alster 1997 pp. 287-288)

Segment A

1. /jicma2\ dilmun-na tum9 nu-mir ba-an-da-su
2. jic mah a-zu cu NE li-bi2-TAG
3. ki-nu2 dug3-ga-zu u3-sa2 nu-mu-ni-nu
4. id2 a mah a mi-ni-ib2-de2-a-zu
5. bar-ra!-ju10 nu-mu-sed5
6. uc11-ju10 nu-mu-ni-til
7. IM DU-da-za ce nu-mu-ni-in-la2
8. izi-jar-zu-ta gi<cu>-bil-la2-ju10 cu bar zid /li\-bi2-ak
9. gan GUG-GUG du-bu-ul-la ab-naj-a saj-ki nu-ut-tu-tu-ud-du-bi
10. ha-la-zu gan tur cu te ba-ab-HI-za nij2-bi-a GUG-a-bi-e-ce
11. [X] X X IN MU ma-an-ra
12. [...] X X mu-na-gi-e-ce
13. [...] NE-NE X
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment B

1. [...] X X lu2-dim3-ma ugu-ja2? di mu-un-dug4-dug4-e-ce
2. hi-iz-ur-bar-rasar jectin?-ka5-asar-ke4 u2ug u2/pirij?\-GI?
3. u2eme-ur-gir15-ra-ke4 u2nij2-u2-rum u2gu3-i3-ra-ke4
4. ur-mah gu3 de2-de2
5. mu li-bi2-in-tuku-e-ce
6. jic-cub lu2-dim3-ma dutu al-dim2-e
7. ur-saj-e cag4(source: ZU)-jar-ta i3-gam
8. ba-an-gam-ma-ta ki-sig10-ga in-na-ab?-du-/du\-ne

UM 29-16-39 (Alster 1997 p. 300)

1. X X IM A IGI DU GA
2. X X IGI A X X de5-ga-ce3
3. X X X BA NE-NE X
4. X X /IM?\ MA nu-me nu-[X]
5. [...] X ZA cag4 [...]
6. [...] X BA lul [...]
7. [...] ki cag4 iri /MUNUS\ [X X]
8. [...]
9. [X] /BA DA\ [...]
10. GI [...]
11. TU [...]-e-ce
12. [X] JIR2 [...]-un-du3
13. lu2? lu2 IN X
14. [X X] /lu2\ he2-[X X] X
15. [...] ZI2? BA ZA KA
16. [...]-e-e-ce
17. [...] je26?-e UD DU? IN
18. [...] nu-NE-NE-e
19. [...] X-ju10-e-ce
20. [...] X ZI2? BA E
21. X E X X X GA UN

UM 29-16-519 (Alster 1997 pp. 300-301)

Segment A

1. [...] X KA-KA /he2\-me-ni-tum2-ma
2. [...] X EZEN /AN\ [X (X)] /UB?\-ju10
3. [...] /UC?\ [X X (X)] X DI
4. jic MU [...] ab-ur3-[ur3]-/re?\-e-/ec\
5. nij2 cag4 /hul2\-[la X X (X)]-/ta\ gala-ke4 na-an-/ze2?-en? GU? UL\
6. cu-/na\ [...] X NE MA? AN? ZU im-ma-/ab?\-ja2-ja2
(cf. 6.1.14.3, 6.1.16.c1)
7. /igi\ engar-/e\ [mu-e-ci-in]-/il2\-la
8. den-lil2-le iri nam ku5-ra2-ni ha-[ba-ci]-in-il2-e
(cf. 6.1.14.4, 6.1.15.b1, 6.1.16.c2)
9. igi sipad-tur-re mu-/e?\-[ci]-/in\-il2-la
10. den-lil2-le iri nam ku5-ra2-ni ha-[ba-ci]-in-il2-la
(cf. 6.1.14.5, 6.1.15.b2, 6.1.16.c3)
11. igi bahar2-/e\ mu-[e]-/ci\-in-il2-la
12. den-lil2-le iri nam ku5-ra2-ni ha-ba-ci-in-il2-la
(cf. 6.1.15.b3)
13. [igi nu-jickiri6-e mu]-/e\-ci-in-il2-la
14. den-lil2-le iri nam [ku5]-/ra2\-ni /ha\-ba-ci-/in\-il2-/la\
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment B

(cf. 6.1.14.1)
1. cu [gi4-gi4-ra cu he2-en-na-gi4]
(cf. 6.1.11.56, 6.1.25.9, 6.1.26.a2)
2. e2-/gal\ [ni2-bi]-/ce3 gam\-[e-dam]
(cf. YBC 7351, 6.1.22: ll. 49-50, 6.1.26.a4, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 259)
3. KU nu-jar-/ra!\ [(X)] X DI nu-jar-ra dab5-be2-X
4. dumu-nitah e2 /ad\-[da]-na-ka sa-ra!
5. nij2-gig dnin-urta-kam
(cf. 6.1.11.66, 6.1.26.a6)
6. /cu\ gi4-[gi4 nij2]-gig dnin-urta-kam (followed by: AC(erased line))
7. ha-la-/bi? ba?-ab?\-[X (X)] X cec?-da? gid2-i nij2-[gig] [d]nin-urta-kam

IM 43438 = TIM 9 19 (Alster 1997 pp. 298-299)

Segment A

(cf. 6.1.09.a1, 6.1.10.1)
1. nir-jal2-e a-na-am3 bi2-in-dug4 /nu-sag9?\
(cf. 6.1.09.a3, 6.1.10.3-4, 6.2.2: MDP 27 216)
2. nir-jal2-e /kug\-zu-/kam?\ <ukur3> cu dib-ba! /cu? jar?\ jal2-la [arattaki]
3. dam? KU? e2? X [...] X RA e2 [...]
4. /dam-ju10 dam? MU? DA?\ X [...]
5. /IG? DU8 X zag?\ [...] tur?-ra BI dug3-/ga\ [...]
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment B

1. nin u3-ma-ta-CEC-CEC li-bi!-/dug4\-[(X)]
2. e2 ad-ta gul-gul [(X)]
3. TUM?-bi gu5-li an?-na [(X)]
(cf. 6.2.3: UET 6/2 367 l. 1, 5.6.1: l. 184)
4. lu2 nij2-tuku lu2 nij2 nu-tuku gig-ce3 in-[jar]
5. i3-jal2 nam-tar!-zu ad nu-ni-jal2
6. /nij2-gig\-zu he2-a nij2-tuku ha-la ba-zu he2-a
7. NI ur-idim-bi ur-gir15 ur X-ra
8. lu2 ur-a [X]

YBC 8713 (Alster 1997 p. 302)

(cf. 6.1.01.1, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 291 ll. 1-2)
1. nij2-gen6-na-[da]
2. a-ba mu-un-/da\-[sa2]
(cf. 6.1.01.2, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 291 l. 3)
3. nij2-erim2-me /a2\-[bi (...)]
(cf. 6.1.01.83, 6.1.26.a11, 6.2.3: UET 6/2 302)
4. [jic]ma2 nij2-gen6-[na ni2 ba-ra-dirig]
5. d[utu] /kar\ gen6-na [...-kij2-kij2]
6. lu2 X dam-a-ni X [X (X)]
(cf. 6.1.03.42, 6.1.22: ll. 278-279, 6.2.1: Ni 9824 Seg. C ll. 1-2)
7. e2-kinkin(HAR)-na du8 he2-jal2 geme2 [(X)] ha-ba-ra-be2-[e-ce]
8. geme2 lul-la kar? HAR X (X) [X X]
9. jic-gan-na cu-dib nu-tuku [(X)]
10. igi ba-KAL-KAL tec2-bi la2 [(X)]
11. /pa5?\ ba-X nam-gu5-li ba-X [(X)]
12. [X] X /MU\ [X] nu-X X [...]

YBC 4677 (Alster 1997 pp. 301-302)

(cf. 6.1.09.a12, 6.1.19.b1, 6.1.21.b4, 6.1.24.2)
1. cah2 /niga he2-cum?\-e
2. nij2 i3-gu7-a ga-ra-ab-gi4?
(cf. 6.1.09.a13, 6.1.19.b2, 6.1.21.b5, 6.1.24.2)
3. cah2ze2-eh tur-e al-gud-gu4-ud-de3
4. sag9-ga-ac je26-e nu-ub-gu7
(cf. 6.1.01.16)
5. nij2 am3-da-tuku-tuku igi am3-da-uru3-e
(cf. 6.1.01.7)
6. nij2 ha-lam-ma dijir-ra-kam
7. cu tu-tu nu-ub-zu
(cf. 6.1.03.25, 6.1.19.c1)
8. den-lil2-le a-na-am3 in-/ak\
9. in-/bul-bul\ urudcukur! ma-an-e3!
10. su-ju10 ib2-te-te
(cf. 6.1.03.24)
11. den-lil2 i3-zig3-ge-en-na-ju10 /tug2\nij2-dara2-ju10 du-um

MLC 618 (Alster 1997 p. 329)

1. den-lil2 in?-[X]
2. in?-a nij2-gig
3. mac2 /ba?-da-DU\
4. /MAC2\ [X] X X
5. /ur2?\ [(X)] X
6. MU X [(X)]
7. X X X X

UM 29-15-748 (Alster 1997 p. 299)

1. /lu2\ X [X X] /nij2? ma?\-an-[X]
2. X X RI KU tar-re
3. [(X)] cec-gal-la sun5-/sun5\-[X]
4. cec-e dam mu-un-X
5. X mu-un-ne-X a2?-a bi2-in-taka4
(cf. 6.1.14.45, 6.1.22: ll. 35-37)
6. cah2-e nij2 mu-un-la2 [me-a dam]-ju10 im-me
7. /nam\-[tar] /u3\-mu-un-/na-te\

BM 57994 (Alster 1997 pp. 109, 288)

Segment A

(cf. 6.1.03.170, 6.1.25.13, 6.1.26.a10)
1. /lu2\ jicma2 /lu2?\ X (X) /nij2\ kab2?-a di-/da\
2. [gal4]-la tug2-ga cu tag-ga
3. /nij2\-gig dsuen-na-kam
unknown no. of lines missing

Segment B

1. nin? [...]
2. X [...]
3. X [...]

CBS 6565 (Veldhuis 2000c fig. 2)

1. X X [...]
2. a-na-gin7-/nam\ nij2 i3-gu7-a-ju10 gub-ba-e-ce
3. muc-lah5-e muc an-da-/jal2\
4. zu2 mu-ra-ze2-X
5. [X] X [...]

CBS 6855 (Alster 1997 p. 292)

1. ud-da-tuc A CEN [...]
2. X [...]
3. igi-a utul2-zu /KA\ [...]
4. /ud\-da-tuc A X [...] X [...]
5. [X] X [...]

Free Library of Philadelphia unnumbered (Alster 1997 p. 334)

1. /di nij2\-gen6!-na hul-a
2. di nij2-erim2-e ki aj2
3. nij2-gig dutu-kam

MM 1134 (Molina 2000 p. 755)

1. /mucen\ [...]
2. mucen A MU X /saj\ [...]
3. mucen i3-udu mucen-bi bur [...]

YBC 7301 (Alster 1997 p. 330)

1. gud cu-gi4 ki ni10-ni10-da kac4 u3-bi2-in-du
2. usu nij2 ud-bi-da-ju10 ni2-me-en gur?-e-ce
3. iri re-ta e-da i3-me-am3 usu-ju10 nij2-tukum-ta-e-ce

YBC 7345 (Alster 1997 p. 331)

(cf. 6.1.11.85)
1. kud-kud gi-gur ba-an-dab
2. inim-ma-a-ni-ra lu2? al-sag3-e
3. ZA AD? RA?-a lu2-/ulu3?\ al-NI?-DI

YBC 7351 (Alster 1997 p. 332)

(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)
1. di-kud nij2-gen6-na hul-a ac2 a2 zid-da bal-e
2. dumu-nitah tur-ra e2 ad-da-na-ka ib2-ta-an-sar-re
3. nij2-gig dnin-urta-ke4

YBC 7352 (Alster 1997 p. 332)

1. lu2 inim gen6-na bal-bal
2. inim dijir-ra-ni-ta nam-tar sag9-ga-am3
3. ud cu2-uc mu-da-jal2

Emory 106 (Alster 1997 p. 334)

1. lugal-ju10 en an-na cu du7
2. ambar a-ri-a e2 bi2-in-du3

NBC 8070 (Alster 1997 p. 329)

1. ur3 lugal-bi-ir nu-gub-ba
2. jicalal-bi a nu-um-de2-e-ce

P 374 (Alster 1997 p. 334)

(cf. 6.1.02.61, 6.2.1: Ni 3318 Seg. A l. 6)
1. ka5-a jectug-bi al-gig
2. jiri3-bi al-guz-e

YBC 7320 (Alster 1997 p. 331)

1. a-la-zu ni e2 du3-du3-a
2. nam-tur-ra X dam tuku

YBC 7331 (Alster 1997 p. 331)

1. inim-inim nij2-si-sa2 tum2-ma
2. did2-lu2-<ru>-gu2 cag4-bi u6 di-e

YBC 7344 (Alster 1997 p. 331)

(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)
1. lu2-ulu3 dijir-da nu-me-a
2. nu la-ba-gu nu la-ba-tur-ra

YBC 7347 (Alster 1997 p. 331)

(cf. 6.1.03.188)
1. lu2 igictu-ke4 izi /al-gu7\-e
2. lu2 ejer na-/ab-be2\ me-am3 lu2 du11-/saj\

YBC 7348 (Alster 1997 p. 332)

1. amac ceg9-bar-ju10 en-nam
2. ildum2 50-am3 u2-a ba-an-lu

YBC 7693 (Alster 1997 p. 332)

1. jic-gu2-ka ha-mu-ra-an-KU TAR HU
2. engar gu4-ra-ke4 addir ha-mu-ra-an-/sag3\-ge

YBC 9908 (Alster 1997 p. 333)

(cf. 6.1.25.12, 6.1.26.a3, 5.6.1: ll. 95-96)
1. nij2-gur11 [nij2]-gur11 lugal
2. an-ku4-ku4 nu-si-sa2 ab-ta-e3-a nu-silig-ge

YBC 9916 (Alster 1997 p. 333)

(cf. 6.1.12.c4)
1. lu2 kuca2-ja2-la2-ni nu-kece2-da gu5-li-ni-da
2. cag4 bi2-in-dab5

Homsy Collection no. 21 (Waetzoldt 2001 p. 538)

1. /mu\ sa4-sa4 ur? inim dcakkan2-/ta\\

Homsy Collection no. 22 (Waetzoldt 2001 p. 539)

1. nin amar? an-na pad3-da nu-pad3-da

NBC 8072 (Alster 1997 p. 329)

(cf. 6.1.14.2)
1. dlum-ma lu2 nij2 sag9-ga-ra sag9-ga-ac he2-na-jal2

P 376 (Alster 1997 p. 334)

(cf. 6.1.02.d13)
1. jicbancur den-lil2-la2-ka ba-jal2-la

TIM 10/1 2 (Alster 1997 p. 334)

(cf. 6.1.03.1, 1.8.1.1: l. 28)
1. a-ba zi-bi mu-un-tuku-e-ce

UIOM 1999 (Alster 1997 p. 334)

(cf. 6.1.01.66, 6.1.02.119)
1. iri ad4-lu2-u3-ka ba-za lu2-kac4(source: DU)-e-kam

YBC 1993 (Alster 1997 p. 329)

1. na4 kalag-ga-gin7 ki-zu2-ur5?-ra nu-tuku

YBC 7282 (Alster 1997 pp. 329-330)

1. a-a hi?-/li\ a-a kece2 saj /ama\ bi2-dug4

YBC 7297 (Alster 1997 p. 330)

1. KU.JA2.NUN-/tir\-ramucen gu3 de2 jiccinig-am6 me-te-bi

YBC 7300 (Alster 1997 p. 330)

1. TUR.UZ.ZAmucen gu3 de2 ambar-am3 me-te-bi

YBC 8934 (Alster 1997 p. 332)

(cf. 5.6.1: l. 99)
1. ga-ra-ab-cum2-bi lu2-ra ga-ni-in-us2

YBC 8937 (Alster 1997 p. 333)

1. lugal dub-sar lugal dur mah id2-da gib-ba

YBC 9906 (Alster 1997 p. 333)

(cf. 6.1.12.c5)
1. /lu2\ si sa2-/ra na4\kinkin(HAR) id2-«UD»-/da\ mu-na-«cu2»-dirig-dirig

YBC 9912 (Alster 1997 p. 333)

(cf. 6.1.03.75, 6.1.07.17)
1. hac2 ba-ra-an-gid2-nam lu2 ce-jic-i3 /bi2\-ib2-il2-il2

Print sources

Alster 1997a, p. 287-302, 329-334: commentary, score transliteration, translation

Alster 1999a: commentary

Molina 2000a, p. 755, 760: score transliteration, translation, photograph, handcopy, commentary (MM 1134)

Veldhuis 2000c, p. 394-396: score transliteration, translation, handcopy, commentary (CBS 6565)

Waetzoldt 2001, p. 538-539: score transliteration, translation, commentary (Homsy Collection No. 21, 22)

Electronic sources

Krecher 1995: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

MLC 618

NBC 8070

NBC 8072

YBC 1993

YBC 4677

YBC 7282

YBC 7297

YBC 7300

YBC 7301

YBC 7320

YBC 7331

YBC 7344

YBC 7345

YBC 7347

YBC 7348

YBC 7351

YBC 7352

YBC 7693

YBC 8713

YBC 8934

YBC 8937

YBC 9906

YBC 9908

YBC 9912

YBC 9916

Emory 106

Free Library of Philadelphia, unnumbered

P 374

P 376

TIM 10/1 2

UIOM 1999

CBS 6565

BM 80722 (CT 58, 30; coll. J. Taylor)

IM 62823 = TIM 9, 18

IM 43438 = TIM 9, 19

UM 29-16-519

UM 29-16-39

UM 29-15-748

CBS 6855

MM 1134

BM 57994

Homsy Collection No. 21

Homsy Collection No. 22

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