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Proverbs: collection 22

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 6 - Proverb collections · 207 sections

1. 282

   ⌈?⌉-ge-ne ba-e-DU

2. 283

   [šeš]-zu edin-na [ta-am3] mu-un-na-ak-e-še

3. 284

   [kug] ⌈tuku⌉ šag4 an-ḫul2

   He who has silver is happy. He who has grain feels comfortable. But he who has livestock cannot sleep.

4. 285

   [še] ⌈tuku⌉ ur5 an-sag9

5. 286

   [niĝ2-ur2]-⌈limmu2⌉ tuku-e [u3 nu-un-ši]-ku-ku

6. 287

   […] AN

   (1 line fragmentary) (approx. 3-4 lines missing)

7. gap

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