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Proverbs: collection 13

	13.1
1.	[...] /an\ ugu nam-lul-la nam-[...]
	13.2
2.	[...] /nam\-lul-la ba-gu₇-gu₇ [...]
	13.3
3.	lu₂-la-ga an-ci-ed₂-de₃ lu₂-lul-lul-/la\ [...]
	13.4
4.	lu₂-zuh-a lu₂ lu-ub₂^sar ba-ab-dab₅-be₂-ec
5.	a-na-ac-/am₃\ [...] /lul\ nu-ub-[X (X)]
	13.5
6.	lu₂-zuh-a ni₂ igi pirij-ja₂-ka
7.	lu₂ [hub₂]-sar-re ni₂ igi pirij-tur-[ra]-ka
	13.6
8.	lu₂-zuh-a en-te-na-ka zag e₂-me-ec-a-ka mu-ni-in-bur₂
	13.7
9.	lu₂-zuh-a an-bar₇-a igi mu-ni-in-du₈-uc
10.	KA ba-an-NE igi nu-mu-ni-in-du₈-uc ba-an-tum₃-e-ce
	13.8
11.	lu₂-zuh-a buru₃-buru₃-da i₃-in-sal-e
	13.9
12.	lu₂-zuh-zuh-a ab lugal [e₂]-e-ke₄ he₂-eb-kal-la-ge-e-ce
	13.10
13.	lu₂-zuh e₂ buru₃-buru₃-da mu-ni-in-dab₅-be₂-ec
14.	/lu₂\ X ur₃-ra-ka ga-mu-ni-in-us₂-e-ce
	13.11
15.	lu₂-huj-ja₂ ^giczi-gan cu an-ce₃ /zig₃\-ga^?
16.	/jic\ al-rig₅-rig₅-/ge\ [X X]-ke₄ an-na-ab-be₂
17.	ma₂-saj-ja₂-/ta\ e-ra-ab-cum₂-mu
18.	ma₂-ejer-ra-ta X ga-/e-ra\-ab-cum₂-mu
19.	a-na-am₃ e-zu-e-ce
	13.12
20.	a₂-il₂ kalag-ga lugal ce-ke₄ bi₂-ib-ra-ra-e-[ce]
	13.13
21.	galam-e /azag\-ce₃ ama-ni nu-un-/gu₇^?\
	13.14
22.	galam-e usar kac-de₂ ak-/ak\
	13.15
23.	galam-e dab₅-ba-an-ze₂-en uj₃-/bi\-ce₃ /sar-re\-en-ze₂-[en]
	13.16
24.	galam-e gu₂-un-bi mu-na-/ni^?\-dugud
25.	dug₃ min₃-kam-ma-/ka\ IG-e^? /im-da\-sig-/ge\
	13.17
26.	galam-e siki tab-ba-ni ba-ni-/in-KEC₂^?\
27.	dug i₃-li₂-ka-ni id₂-gin₇ /u₃-bi₂\-in-[X]
	13.18
28.	galam-e nij₂ nam-kug /nam\-bi₂-la₂-e-[ce]
	13.19
29.	galam-e cu gig X KA ba-an-[...]
	13.20
30.	na₄ galam-e mac-mac gij₄ [X]
	13.21
31.	ugu galam-e kalam-ma /KA\ mu-ni-in-DU
32.	u₃ e-ne galam-e ugu-na za /bi₂-ib\-dug₄
	13.22
33.	kud-ku₅-ra₂ ama-/ni\ na-ab-be₂-a
34.	ki gu-za lu₂ i₃-nu₂ jiri₃-pa_x(PAD)-ra₂-ni na-ab-/sag₉\
35.	/ama-ni\ na-ab-be₂-[a]
36.	[a]-na-am₃ ni₂ te-ni-gin₇
37.	hub₂-sar-re-zu igi u₃-bi₂-in-du₈-un-de₃-en-e-ce
	13.23
38.	kud-ku₅-ra₂ lu₂-kac₄-e igi u₃-bi₂-in-du₈
39.	erin₂ u₂-gu de₂-a me-ce₃-am₃ i₃-re₇-ec-am₃-e-/ce\
	13.24
40.	kud-ku₅-ra₂ na-ab-be₂-a jiri₃-ju₁₀ jen-na-ab-ze₂-en-e-ce
	13.25
41.	kud-ku₅-ra₂ a₂-ki-te-a kac₄ di bi₂-ed₂ lu₂ na-ab-/be₂\-[a]
42.	en-na nam-kud-ku₅-ra₂-/zu\ nu-ub-da-ak-e-[ce]
	13.26
43.	dug₃ /^kuc\e-sir₂-bi u₂-/gu\ i-ni-in-de₂
44.	lu₂ cu ti-a-/bi\ me-ce₃-am₃ ab-tum₂-mu je₂₆-ce₃ X [...]
	13.27
	(cf. 6.2.1: Ni 13186 Seg. A ll. 7-8)
45.	sig₇-a 1/3 ma-na X
46.	lu₂ cu gid₂-i-ni sa₉ ma-[na X (X)]
	13.28
47.	sig₇-a uru₂-bar-ra-ce₃ er₂ al-ja₂-ja₂-ne
48.	lu₂ u₃-bi₂-in-us₂ kaskal sa₉-a-ka ud-ne-ne ba-ni-[X X]
49.	[X (X)] lu₂ cu gid₂-i-ni an-na-ab-be₂ ki mu-e-re-jen-na MU X [...]
	13.29
	(cf. 6.1.09.d3, 6.1.19.e3, 6.2.3: UET 6/3 464 l. 3)
	{
50.	[...] X u₃-um-jen /cu ca\-an-ca-ca-da /cu\ [...]
51.	[...]-bi^? NUNUZ mucen X mu-u₈^?-gur^? mu-u₈-X [...]
52.	[cu-ni] bid₃-da ba-ni^?-gid₂^? /nam-tag^?-ga\ A KA A X [...]-bi
	}
	{
	(instead of lines 50-52, 1 ms. has:)
A.	[...] /BA\ RA NI [...]
	}
	13.30
53.	[...] X X NE MU
	13.31
54.	[...] X-bi lilib-ba-ju₁₀-da^? mu-da-X [...]
55.	[...] X-ni ma-da ba-ni-ib^?-X-X-bi a sed₄ X [...]
	13.32
56.	[...] X X X NE mu X [...] X [...]
	13.33
57.	[...]-/a^? na₄ UR₂ ab te te mu-e-ne-mur₁₀\ [...]
	13.34
58.	[...] /bur₁₂\-ra-gin₇ a uru₂-ke₄ gu₃ al-de₂-de₂-[e]
	13.35
59.	{[...]-e ni₂ nu-mu-ni-te} {(1 ms. has instead:) [X] X E LAG mu-ni-ib₂-gi₄} a-na-am₃ iri-bar-ra a₂ dur₂-zu-e-ce
	13.36
60.	[X] X-e iri^ki ja₂-ja₂ u₃ je₂₆-e he₂-em lu₂ /na-me\ he₂-em-[e-ce]
	13.37
61.	[X X] X bar-me-en a-ba mu-da-gu₇-en /HAR-ra\-me-en a-ba ma-ni-ib^?-sag₉-sag₉^?-e-[ce]
	13.38
62.	[^gikid]-/ma₂^?\-cu₂-a-gin₇ dul-da en₃ ab-tar-tar-re-en
	13.39
63.	[...] X hub₂-bi-gin₇ igi lu₂-dun-a-za-ka ti nu-mu-ni-ib₂-bal-e-en
	13.40
64.	/lu₂\-zuh-a-gin₇ ni₂-zu jarza₂-ce₃ i₃-ja₂-ja₂-an
	13.41
65.	lu₂-gub-/ba\ e₂ lu₂-ce₃ in-kur₉-ma dam-ba nitah-am₃ ib₂-tu-ud
66.	/sun₇\-na ed₂-da-ni-ta dumu dag-gi₄-a-ce₃ an-na-ab-be₂ munus-e ib₂-tu-ud
67.	ud /dam-ba nitah\ ib₂-tu-ud-da dumu dag-gi₄-[a]-/ce₃\ u₃-bi₂-dug₄
68.	mu kug-zu nu-hul-hul X X ne-e e-ra-dug₄-e-ce
	13.42
69.	lu₂-gub-ba ka₂ ^dinana-ka u₃-bi₂-in-gub
70.	dumu-munus-a-ni erin₂-na an-na-ab-be₂
71.	/inim\ ama-ju₁₀ lul-ac gen₆-na-/am₃\-e-ce
	13.43
72.	lu₂-gub-ba-me-en u₃ KID-zu en₃ /bi₂\-tar-re-en
	13.44
73.	[...] tug₂ u₂-gu mu-ni-in-de₂
74.	tug₂-/nij₂-dara₂^?\ ne-en nu-ub-gu-ul
75.	[X X (X)]-ke₄ an-na-ab-be₂
76.	nam-erim₂ [...] X-ku₅-ru-de₃-en-na
77.	[X] in-nu tug₂-nij₂-dara₂ dug₄-ga-ab-e-ce
	13.45
78.	[...] kal-la-gin₇ aj₂-ja₂ e₂-e-ke₄ i₃-ja₂-ja₂-an
	13.46
79.	[...] dug-bi inim am₃-jar
80.	lu₂ zag-tag^?-ke₄-ne a-na-ac-am₃ dug-ba inim am₃-jar
81.	[X] an-ne-ec lu₂ kalag-ga-zu-ne-ne-a jecpu₂-ce₃ he₂-en-ma-an-zi-zi-zi-e-ce
	13.47
82.	[X X (X)] id₂ kaskal he₂-en-na-til iri-ce₃^?-am₃ mu-ni-ib-gid₂-i-de₃
	13.48
83.	/dumu lu₂\ nu-^gickiri₆-ke₄-ne u₃-mu-un-sar-re-ec
84.	dic-am₃ ki ba-an-gub dic-am₃ sag₉-sag₉-da^? /gu₇\
85.	lu₂ jic-a ba-da-an-gub-ba huj-ga₂ nu-ed₂
86.	ni₂-ta en-/na\ je₂₆-e im-ci-ed₃-de₃
87.	lu₂ igi-za-ke₄-ne u₃ je₂₆-e ga-mu-e-ci-ed₃-de₃
88.	lu₂ gub dab₅-/ba\ an-na-ab-be₂
89.	nam-giri₁₇-cu-du₃-/a sag₉\
90.	e₂ ad-da-za-ka nu-cub-be₂-en-e-ce
	13.49
91.	e₂ ur₅-ra e₂ cag₄-ga nu-un-zalag
	13.50
92.	e₂ ur₅-ra i-bi₂ he₂-em-ed₃-de₃
	13.51
93.	e₂ ur₅-ra lugal-e mu-un-sar-re-ec
	13.52
94.	lu₂-IM kug ba-an-zuh lu₂ gen₆-na gij₄ mu-ni-in-ak-de₃
	13.53
95.	lu₂-IM bancur-zu-uc /kur₉\-re-ec zi ba-an-ir-ec cu bi₂-ib-ur₃-ru-ne
	13.54
96.	[lu₂]-IM im-gig /al\-DU ma-da ha-lam-e-de₃ /an-na\-[ab-be₂]
	13.55
97.	/lu₂\ X-ra^? mu-cub^ub-ba ezen [...]
	13.56
98.	[...] X nam X X [...]
	13.57
99.	gir₅-ra in-na-an-hul-le-ec
100.	X MU ka₂-na^? a-ab^?-[X]-/ke₄\
101.	nij₂-gig [^dnin]-/urta\-am₃
	13.58
102.	[X] NE-a lu₂ X X-na-ka tec₂-ba [X X (X)]-/re\ dumu-ni KA [X]-na
	13.59
103.	X [...]-ri-ri a₂-ni u₂-gu /de₂\ [...]
104.	[...]-ri lu₂-zuh-a ba-[...]

Print/Electronic sources

Alster 1997a, pp. 206-215, 428-430: composite text, translation, score transliteration
Veldhuis 2000c, p. 393: commentary

Cuneiform sources

CBS 5877
CBS 14056
N 5919 + 6162
Ni 9607 (ISET 2, 21)
3N-T 324 (= IM 58425)

Revision history

29.i.2002-16.iv.2002: JT, editor: standardisation
26.ix.2002: JAB, editor: proofreading
16.xii.2002: GC, editor: SGML tagging

Proverbs: collection 13

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