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Proverbs: from Urim

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 6 - Proverb collections · 673 sections

  1. v98.3

    saĝ-ki DU ⌈GA⌉ [X] DA silaĝ-⌈ĝe26⌉ [X]

  2. v98.4

    igi ba-e-da-e-še

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    UET 6/3 455

  4. v99.1

    [X (X)] ud šu2-⌈am3⌉

    …… sunset …… basket …….

  5. v99.2

    X lu2 gi-gur-da [X] DU [X]

  6. v99.3

    šag4 gen6-na [X]

    …… true heart …… single …….

  7. v99.4

    [X]-bi dili nu-ub-X X

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    UET 6/2 227

  9. v100.1

    ur {ĝiš}kiri6 dur2-⌈ra⌉

    A dog sitting in a garden, a dog …… growing …… a dog …… demon of heaven and earth.

  10. v100.2

    ⌈?⌉ ? TI mu2-a

  11. v100.3

    ⌈?⌉ AN MAR gal5-la2 an ki

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    UET 6/2 229

  13. v101.1

    ur-gir15 […]

    A dog …… (2 lines fragmentary)

  14. v101.2

    amaš saĝ […]

  15. v101.3

    ⌈im⌉-mi-[…]

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    UET 6/2 242

  17. v102.1

    ⌈ur-bar⌉-ra ḫe2-gu7-[X]

    Let the wolf eat. …… may it get eye disease. No matter how small the dog is, you will make it grow.

  18. v102.2

    X UD igi ḫe2-bi2-ze2

  19. v102.3

    ⌈en⌉-na ur tur-re i3-buluĝ3-en-e-še

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    UET 6/2 247

  21. v103.1

    u5-munu4{mušen} […]

    The …… bird …… malt on the town square …… got bigger.

  22. v103.2

    munu4 tilla2 […]

  23. v103.3

    i3-ib2-buluĝ3 […]

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    UET 6/2 254

  25. v104.1

    kug-zu nam-kug-zu na-an-⌈ak⌉-[e]

    Should someone clever not act cleverly, then I ……; man's intelligence comes from god.

  26. v104.2

    u3 ĝe26-e am3-ma ni2-bi ⌈na⌉-[…]

  27. v104.3

    umuš lu2-ulu3 ki diĝir-ra-⌈kam⌉

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    UET 6/2 277

  29. v105.1

    ga-kiĝ2-zu-še3 mu-nu2 ba-an-[X]

    For your Let me work a bed has been ……. For a Let me bake! Let me bake! the owner of the oven has come home.

  30. v105.2

    ga-du8 ga-du8-⌈a⌉

  31. v105.3

    u3-mu-un {im}šu-rin-⌈na⌉-[(X)] ba-an-kur9

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    UET 6/2 295

  33. v106.1

    ḫu-mu-un-kaš4-e ḫu-mu-un-sar-re

    He who can say Let him hurry, let him run, let him be strong, and he will carry it! is a lucky man.

  34. v106.2

    ḫu-mu-un-er9 ib2-il2-⌈il2⌉

  35. v106.3

    bi2-in-dug4-ga lu2 diĝir in-tuku-am3

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    UET 6/2 299

  37. v107.1

    lu2 diĝir-ra-a-ni ⌈nu⌉-mu-un-kal-la

    A man who does not value his god is thrown out in the desert; his body is not buried and his heir does not provide his ghost with drinking water through a libation pipe.

  38. v107.2

    ⌈edin⌉-na mu-un-šub ad3-bi nu-ĝa2-ĝa2

  39. v107.3

    ibila-a-ni alal-am3 ⌈gidim⌉-ma-a-ni a nu-naĝ

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    UET 6/2 307

  41. v108.1

    {urud}tun3 nagar-ka

    The axe belongs to the carpenter, the stone belongs to the smith, the good …… belongs to the brewer.

  42. v108.2

    na4 simug-ka

  43. v108.3

    ⌈?⌉ dug3-ga ⌈lu2⌉-kurun-na-ka

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    UET 6/2 318

  45. v109.1

    i3-ĝen-ĝen-na-ke4-eš ⌈i3⌉-kaš4-kaš4-na-ke4-eš

    Because he always went, because he always ran, He carried away. He carried away! is the name assigned to him. A fool.

  46. v109.2

    ⌈ba⌉-an-tum3 ba-an-tum3 ⌈mu⌉-še3 i-ib2-la2

  47. v109.3

    {lu2}lil2

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    UET 6/2 321

  49. v110.1

    gi4-in gi4-ne na-an-[…]

    A slave girl should not …… a slave girl. …… whatever …… (1 line fragmentary)

  50. v110.2

    gi4 niĝ2-nam-ma al-[…]

  51. v110.3

    e-ne-ne zu X […]

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    UET 6/2 326

  53. v111.1

    [nam]-⌈sag9⌉-ga in-tu-ud

    Pleasure is created. Sins are absolved. Life is rejuvenated.

  54. v111.2

    ⌈nam⌉-tag al-du8-e

  55. v111.3

    ⌈nam⌉-til3-la in-tu-ud

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    UET 6/2 338

  57. v112.1

    [X (X)] X u3-tud-da

    …… born …… the deities carry torches.

  58. v112.2

    ⌈diĝir⌉-re-e-ne

  59. v112.3

    ⌈gi⌉-izi-la2 al-tum2-tum2-me-eš

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    UET 6/2 381

  61. v113.1

    ga-am3-dug4 a-na-am3 šu ba-ni-in-ti aq-bi mi-nam el-qe2

    Although I spoke, what did I gain? Although I spoke, what did it add? I covered up for myself, but what success did it bring me?

  62. v113.2

    nam-ba-an-dug4-ga-aš a-na-am3 ba-ab-dirig lu!(E2) aq-bi mi-nam u2-wa-ta-ar

  63. v113.3

    niĝ2 ni2-ĝu10 ba-ab-dul-dul a-na-am3 ki-še-er ba-ab-ĝar ša ra-ma-ni-ia u2-ka-at-ti-im-ma mi-nam a-na ku-ši-ri-im aš-ku-un

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    UET 6/3 458

  65. v114.1

    [X] ⌈mušen⌉ ḫi-li sud-sud [X]

    …… bird rejoices …… bird …… not …… its call …… bird …….

  66. v114.2

    [X] NE AL mušen nu-[X]

  67. v114.3

    [X] ⌈gu3⌉ de2-a-bi AL mušen X [X]

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    UET 6/3 463

  69. v115.1

    [X] ĜIŠ ŠE3 TAG […]

    (3 lines fragmentary)

  70. v115.2

    [X] X bi2-in-[…]

  71. v115.3

    [X] BU KA×LI […]

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    U.15084 (UET 6/3 p. 84)

  73. v116.1

    [X] X […]

    (1 line fragmentary) …… following it …… belongs to the palace.

  74. v116.2

    [X] X-a us2-sa-a-bi

  75. v116.3

    […] e2-gal-la-kam

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    UET 6/2 233

  77. v117.1

    {anše}kunga2 ninda2-zu i3-zu-de3-en

    O mule, do you know your sire, and do you know your mother?

  78. v117.2

    u3 ama-zu i3-zu-de3-en

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    UET 6/2 237

  80. v118.1

    ⌈muš⌉-e ki-ur3-bi ⌈ĝiri2⌉ ki-in-dar-bi

    Let the snake find its deep hole, the scorpion its crevice, and the hyena its exit.

  81. v118.2

    ⌈?⌉-e ki-e3-bi ⌈ḫe2⌉-ni-in-kiĝ2-kiĝ2-e

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    UET 6/2 243

  83. v119.1

    ur-bar-ra gu2 a-ba-da-ak-e

    The wolf circles around it, the lion just picks it up.

  84. v119.2

    ur-maḫ-e mi-ni-ib2-il2-e

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    UET 6/2 245

  86. v120.1

    ⌈?⌉{mušen}-e ba-kur2-[kur2]

    A francolin (?) keeps changing, from the rushes to the rushes.

  87. v120.2

    {u2}numun2-ta {u2}numun2-še3

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    UET 6/2 246

  89. v121.1

    dar{mušen}-e 50-am3 ib2-tu-ud

    A francolin gave birth to fifty young. A rook tried to rise up, but could not move its wings.

  90. v121.2

    buru4{mušen}-e i3-il2-il2 a2-bi nu-sud-sud-dam

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    UET 6/2 248

  92. v122.1

    uga{mušen}-gin7 niĝ2 ka-zu-še3 i3-šub-ma

    Like a raven, when something is thrown in front of your mouth you watch your own shadow.

  93. v122.2

    ĝissu-zu-uš igi am3-bar-bar-re

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    UET 6/2 257

  95. v123.1

    lu2 niĝ2-gen6-na zi-bi ḫe2-u3-tud

    Let just men be born in good health, and let their lives last long.

  96. v123.2

    nam-til3 ḫe2-su3-ud-de3

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    UET 6/2 258

  98. v124.1

    [lu2 niĝ2]-gen6-na [zi]-ni al-su3-ud

    The just man's life lasts long. Life is the gift awarded for it.

  99. v124.2

    [nam]-⌈til3⌉ saĝ rig7-bi

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    UET 6/2 266

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