Proverbs: collection 8

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 6 - Proverb collections · 125 sections

D.8
a-na-aš-am3 en3 mu-e-tar-tar-re
D.9
a-zag-gun3{mušen}-gin7 igi-a aga X
Like an azag-gun bird you wear a tiara over your eyes.
D.10
[X] DU.⌈DU⌉ [X]
D.11
X ⌈mu⌉-e-de3-KU [X X (X)]
(2 lines fragmentary)
D.12
[…]-le-en-⌈de3⌉-[en]
D.13
[…] ⌈igi dar⌉ [X X (X)]
(1 line fragmentary) (approx. 20 lines missing)
gap
(approx. 20 lines missing)
E.1
{ĝiš}ĝišnimbar lugal-⌈?⌉ […]
A date-palm …… to its owner: Our …… are old (?) ……. Like a tree, they are …… to your relatives.
E.2
? NE-NE-me šu-⌈gi⌉ […]
E.3
ĝiš-gin7 su-zu-še3 a-ra-[X X]
E.4
⌈ĝiš⌉-e ? uš-bar-bi i-ni-in-X
A tree …… to its relative: You and I are brothers. Why are you afraid? Look, what am I to do? A stone stronger than me is being hurled at me, it said.
E.5
[ĝe26]-⌈e⌉ u3 za-e šeš-me-en-de3-en
E.6
⌈a-na⌉-aš-am3 šag4 ba-ni-dar-re
E.7
⌈DU⌉ ĝe26-e a-na-! ga-ba-ak
E.8
na4 dirig ĝe26-e al-kal-la-ge ugu-ĝa2 i3-ra-ra-e-še
E.9
ĝiš-e !uš-bar-bi ḫe2-eb-dar-re
Let the tree split its relative.
E.10
{ĝiš}gu-za igi-du8-a kan4-na gub-gub
A chair always stands at the doorway as an audience gift.
E.11
{ĝiš}banšur in-ḫul2 id2-da i3 mu-sur
The table rejoiced. It pressed oil into the river: The table is set before you! Whether it ate it or not, …….
E.12
⌈{ĝiš}⌉banšur igi-zu-še3 al-ĝa2-ĝa2
E.13
⌈i3⌉-gu7 nu-⌈gu7⌉ X X-⌈e mu⌉-zu-e-še
E.14
{ĝiš}ig ⌈?⌉-na-ke4 ? ?-? ?-? LI-ta la2 [X]
The cedar door …… the garment …….
E.15
{ĝiš}buniĝ(SUG)-me ĝeštin si-si-še3 ĝeštug bar-ta-am3
On our trough full of grapes the ears are hanging outside.
E.16
{ĝiš}ilar {lu2}ni2-zuḫ ugu udu keše2-da am3-šub
The thief hurls a throw-stick toward a bound sheep.
E.17
{ĝiš}ilar-e […]
A throw-stick …….
E.18
{ĝiš}kun4 ⌈?⌉-[…]
A ladder …….

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