Proverbs: collection 1
- D.102
dur2 šaḫ2 ḫe2-gu7-e
Let her eat the ham of a pig!
- D.103
uzu i3 ab-ta-⌈ab⌉-bal-e-en
You are pouring the fat from the meat, you are pulling out the roasted barley -- when you carry the cooking pot, watch out for your feet!
- D.104
še sa-a bi2-ib-ze2-re-⌈en⌉
- D.105
lu2 utul2 da-il2-la me-ri-za en-nu-uĝ3 ak-ab-e-še
- D.106
tur5-ra dug3-ga-am3
To be sick is acceptable; to be pregnant is painful; but to be pregnant and sick is just too much.
- D.107
peš13 gig-ga-am3
- D.108
⌈peš13⌉ tur5-ra [im-ma]-⌈dirig⌉-ga-bi
- D.109
an-še3 i3-zig3 nu-mu-un-da-ma-ma
She has risen high, but cannot go on. She is low, but cannot rise.
- D.110
ki-še3 i3-ma-al nu-mu-un-da-zi-zi-i
- D.111
utul2 du-bu-ul nu-zu ?-ta ?-⌈?⌉-sig10
A brewing (?) trough not previously tried is put to the test by means of salt. A mixing jar (?) not previously tried is put to the test by means of water. A son-in-law whose behaviour (?) is unknown is put to the test by means of quarrels.
- D.112
dug sur-ra nu-zu a-ta al-⌈sig10⌉
- D.113
mussa niĝ2-DI nu-un-zu-a du14 mu2-mu2 al-sig10
- D.114
ku10-ku10-ga mu-[…]
In the darkness …… painted (?) (1 line fragmentary) someone …… attractiveness …….
- D.115
še-er-še-⌈er⌉ […]
- D.116
X […]
- D.117
lu2 […]
- D.118
ḫi-li […]
- D.119
e2-⌈gi4⌉-[a …]
A daughter-in-law …… (3 lines fragmentary) girl …….
- D.120
? X […]
- D.121
? ? […]
- D.122
TUM […]
- D.123
dumu-munus […]-?
- D.124
[…]
(5 lines fragmentary)
- D.125
[X X]-ni-in-X-[X]
- D.126
[…] ⌈?⌉-ta-X […]
- D.127
[…] X […]
- D.128
[…]-us2-e
- D.129
[…] X
(3 lines fragmentary)
- D.130
[…]-?
- D.131
[…] X X
- D.132
[…] ⌈ki⌉ aĝ2-ĝa2
…… beloved …… lives …… beloved …… lives …….
- D.133
[…] ⌈?⌉-til3
- D.134
[…] ⌈ki⌉ aĝ2-ĝa2
- D.135
[…] til3
- D.136
[…] ⌈ze2⌉-?
(3 lines fragmentary) …… don't cover the …… with your hand.
- D.137
[…]-?
- D.138
[X (X)] [X]-⌈un⌉-ze2-eĝ3
- D.139
X šu-zu
- D.140
nu-ub-tag-ge-en
- E.1
[…] IM
(4 lines fragmentary)
- E.2
[…] IM
- E.3
[…] ? IM
- E.4
[…] il2
- F.1
[…] X […] X ? ⌈?⌉ […]
(3 lines fragmentary)
- F.2
[…] ⌈ḫe2⌉-en-X […]
- F.3
[…] X X […]
- G.1
[…] pax(PAD)-ra2 ḫul gig-e
…… hate …… may he …….
- G.2
[…] ḫe2-en-RI
- G.3
[…] X NA ra-gin7
…… like …… it is yours.
- G.4
[…] X-zu-um
- G.5
[…]-⌈ka⌉-kam
(1 line fragmentary) mix …….
- G.6
[…]-⌈ta⌉-šar2
- G.7
[…] ⌈?⌉-a
Let there be …… (1 line fragmentary)
- G.8
[…] ?
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