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Proverbs: from Unug

Sumerian literature (ETCSL) · 6 - Proverb collections · 39 sections

1. head

   VAT 21604 (+) 21605 (AUWE 23 120-121)

2. v1.A.1

   [… mu]-⌈?-?⌉-de2-e

   (4 lines fragmentary)

3. v1.A.2

   […] X X

4. v1.A.3

   […] X X

5. v1.A.4

   […] X

6. v1.B.1

   […] X X […]

   (1 line fragmentary)

7. v1.B.2

   [an an-guru3 ki] šu-ni-še3 an-[la2]

   He holds up the sky, letting the earth dangle from his hands.

8. v1.B.3

   ⌈{d}⌉[en-lil2-le] ⌈šer7⌉-da gu-la-[ni] ⌈šag4⌉-[ĝar]-⌈ra⌉-am3

   Enlil's greatest punishment is hunger.

9. v1.B.4

   šul-a-lum-bi al-il2-⌈il2⌉

   He bears the responsibility for it.

10. v1.B.5

    lu2 ?-šum lu2 ⌈BA⌉ X X […] X

    When he …… the man's assassin, he became his opponent.

11. v1.B.6

    al-me-a [lu2] du14-de3-ka-[na ba-an-kur9]

12. v1.B.7

    u2-a-⌈gin7⌉ [saĝ]-⌈gu2⌉-?-⌈?⌉-[ra …]

    As a provisioner, …… upon those who speak proudly (?).

13. v1.B.8

    ⌈tum9⌉ [X X] X […] X

    The …… wind …… harmful (?). The east wind is a rain-bearing wind; the west wind is greater than those who live there. The east wind is a wind of prosperity, the friend of Naram-Suen.

14. v1.B.9

    […] X [… sig10]-⌈ga⌉-am3

15. v1.B.10

    [{tum9}sa12-ti]-⌈um⌉ tum9 šeĝ14-ĝa2-kam

16. v1.B.11

    [{tum9}mar-tu] ⌈lu2⌉ <til3>-ba dirig-ga

17. v1.B.12

    [{tum9}sa12-ti-um] tum9 ḫe2-ĝal2-la

18. v1.B.13

    [gu5-li] {d}na-ra-am-{d}suen

19. head

    VAT 21587 (AUWE 23 117)

20. v2.1

    […] X X NU X [X X X]

    (1 line fragmentary)

21. v2.2

    [X X X] ? DI NA MA X X [(X)]

    (1 line fragmentary)

22. v2.3

    [mu]-⌈?⌉-?-de2 A ŠEŠ na-an-⌈?⌉

    …… poured it out for him …….

23. v2.4

    [X X] ? šar2-ra ? ? NI ḫul [X X]

    (1 line fragmentary)

24. v2.5

    [X X]-⌈ni⌉-in-tu-ud-[X]-ud

    …… gave birth …… like a nindiĝir priestess, the young girl …… coming out, the young girl …… returned it …….

25. v2.6

    [X X] ⌈? ? nin⌉-diĝir-gin7 ki-sikil X X-a-ni

26. v2.7

    [X] RI GAG ed2-da-ni ki-sikil TUR-⌈?⌉

27. v2.8

    […] X ba-ši-in-gi4

28. v2.9

    [X X] X A X ? PAD X GA uĝ3-e

    (1 line fragmentary)

29. head

    VAT 21570 (AUWE 23 119)

30. v3.1

    […] X ZA X […]

    (1 line fragmentary)

31. v3.2

    […] X X […]

    (1 line fragmentary)

32. v3.3

    […] X X […]

    (1 line fragmentary)

33. v3.4

    […] ĜAR SAR […]

    (1 line fragmentary)

34. v3.5

    […] ⌈?⌉ X […]

    (1 line fragmentary)

35. head

    VAT 21544 (AUWE 23 118)

36. v4.1

    […] X X X […]

    (1 line fragmentary)

37. v4.2

    […] X-e ĝar-ĝar MA […]

    (1 line fragmentary)

38. v4.3

    […] X RA X

    (1 line fragmentary)

39. v4.4

    […] SAR X […]

    (1 line fragmentary)

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