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Proverbs: collection 9 (Q000802)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Proverbs: collection 9 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000802 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| proverb 9.a1, | ||
| 1 | nir-ŋal₂-e a-na bi₂-in-dug₄ nu-sag₉ | What did the hero say? It is not good. |
| proverb 9.a2, | ||
| 2 | nir-ŋal₂-e a-na bi₂-in-dug₄ nu-zid | What has he done wrong? He has not been released. |
| proverb 9.a3, | ||
| 3 | nir-ŋal₂ kug-zu-am₃ ukur₃ šu dim₄-ma-am₃ | Your noble one is your silver, the ukur priestess is the hand of the god |
| 4 | šu ŋar ŋal₂-la aratta{ki}-ka | Hand of rebellious Aratta |
| proverb 9.a4, | ||
| 5 | a₂-tuku lugal ki-in-du-ka | the power of the king of Kindu |
| proverb 9.a5, | ||
| 6 | usu ka lu₂-ta am₃-ku₄-ku₄ | Power enters from the mouth of a man. |
| proverb 9.a6, | ||
| 7 | usu igi-ŋal₂-tuku nu-ub-da-sa₂ | whose strength cannot be overturned, |
| proverb 9.a7, | ||
| 8 | usu diŋir-ŋa₂ ni₂-ŋa₂ ba-til | The strength of the intercalary river is finished by itself. |
| proverb 9.a8, | ||
| 9 | nam-ŋuruš-ŋu₁₀ anše kar-ra-gin₇ haš₂-ŋa₂ ba-e-taka₄ | Like a wild donkey he has snatched it from its nest |
| proverb 9.a9, | ||
| 10 | nu-zu e₂-gal-la ba-šar₂ | The one who does not know the palace is entrusted |
| proverb 9.a10, | ||
| 11 | zu-a nu-di is-hab₂-ba-am₃ | The one who does not know the scribal art is destroyed. |
| proverb 9.a11, | ||
| 12 | kug-zu nu-mu-un-da-sa₂ | your silver will not be equalled. |
| 13 | X x E KA ka ba-tar | ... will be decided. |
| 14 | x x x-le x in-gaz-za x nu-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | ... kills ..., ... does not seize ... |
| A | NE KA ka bi₂-tar | ... he will decide. |
| B | x x ka nu-tar-ra he₂-en-gaz-i | May he smash the ... that is not opened. |
| proverb 9.a12, | ||
| 15 | šah₂ niga ab-šum-u₃-de₃ niŋ₂-ŋu₁₀ gu₇-a-ŋu₁₀ ga-an-sug₆-e-še | So that the fattened pigs are to be fed, so that I may stand by him |
| proverb 9.a13, | ||
| 16 | šah₂-ze₂-eh-tur-re šu al-gud-gu₄-ud | Hand of Šaḫ-tur |
| 17 | sag₉-ga-aš ŋe₂₆-e nu-gu₇-e-še | The good one does not eat good |
| proverb 9.a14, | ||
| 18 | dam u₃-mu-un-si gam-am₃ geme₂ ug₅-ga-am₃ | The spouse of Umunsi is dead, the slave woman is dead. |
| 19 | u₃-mu-un-si gam-am₃ arad ug₅-ga-am₃ | Umunsi is dead, her servant is dead. |
| proverb 9.a15, | ||
| 20 | šag₄-ŋu₁₀ A X IM X x | |
| proverb 9.a16, | ||
| 21 | peš₁₀ gu₂ X x | peš-fish |
| proverb 9.a17, | ||
| 22 | BA-e X x | ... ; |
| proverb 9.a18, | ||
| 23 | X X x | |
| proverb 9.b1, | ||
| 1 | na-an-ni x libir-ra mu-un-kal | ... he holds. |
| 2 | KU x lugal x e₂-gal x | ... king ... palace ... |
| proverb 9.b2, | ||
| 3 | x gi₄-in-na-x | ... the maid |
| 4 | egir₂ gi₄-in-x | Princess ... |
| proverb 9.b3, | ||
| 5 | aŋ₂ x tukum-bi x | labor of , |
| lu₂ ma-an-zi-le x {kuš}suhub₂ šu ti-a | A man who ... a šuhub-garment in his hand | |
| proverb 9.b6, | ||
| 13 | {tug₂}aŋ₂-dara₂ X {tug₂}aŋ₂-lam₂ šu ti-a | a cloak |
| proverb 9.b7, | ||
| 14 | u₃-mu-un x | Lord ... |
| proverb 9.b8, | ||
| 15 | e-re na-aŋ₂-u₃-mu-un ir-ra gi₄-in-e na-aŋ₂-ga-ša-an ir-ra x | The slave girl weeps, the slave girl trembles. |
| proverb 9.b9, | ||
| 16 | aŋ₂-e mu-x | The laborers ... |
| 17 | munus-e DIM₄ x | The woman ... |
| proverb 9.b10, | ||
| 18 | gaz x | ... , |
| proverb 9.c1, | ||
| 1 | niŋ₂ x lu₂ x | The ... of the man |
| proverb 9.c2, | ||
| 2 | ur-e x | Ur-e |
| 3 | ur-e ŋiš x | a dog |
| proverb 9.c3, | ||
| 4 | ur munus x | a female dog |
| 5 | NAGAR HI x | The carpenter ... |
| proverb 9.c4, | ||
| 6 | e₂ x | the house of |
| proverb 9.d1, | ||
| 1 | lu₂ x | ... man |
| proverb 9.d2, | ||
| 2 | kug-zu x | Your silver ... |
| 3 | gal-an-zu | |
| proverb 9.d3, | ||
| 4 | is-hab₂ ki-bid₃ X X | he smashed the earth ... |
| 5 | šu ša-an-ša-ša-da šu-ni bid₃-da ba-ni-ib-gid₂ | The hand of Šanšada, his hand was smashed |
| proverb 9.d4, | ||
| 6 | kaš₄ dug₄-ga-ab lugal-la-kam | It is the king's beer. |
| 7 | kug-ŋa₂-ke₄-eš kug-sig₁₇-ŋa₂-ke₄-eš | The gold, the gold |
| 8 | dub-šen-ŋa₂-ke₄-eš X | The scribes |
| 9 | ŋe₂₆-e ba-til-de₃-en | I will finish it. |
| proverb 9.d5, | ||
| 10 | X X X x | |
| proverb 9.e1, | ||
| 1 | me x | Me ... |
| 2 | dumu-ni x | his son |
| proverb 9.e2, | ||
| 3 | ZA KID₂ x | ... . |
| 4 | dam igi sila₃ X x | the spouse before sila3 ... |
| 5 | ŋeštug-ga x | a garment |
| proverb 9.e3, | ||
| 6 | IL₂ MU UB x igi mu-ni-in-du₈ | ... he looked at him. |
| 7 | ga-ba-ŋen lu₂ niŋ₂-lul-la-ka | I want to speak to the one who lies. |
| proverb 9.e4, | ||
| 8 | {d}utu di-kud-me-en di-ŋu₁₀ kud-de₃ | Šamaš, you are the judge, the judge to be judged. |
| 9 | ka-aš bar-bar-re-me-en ka-aš-ŋu₁₀ bar-ra | I am the one who is torn out, I am tearing out. |
| 10 | maš₂-ŋi₆ igi ba-ni-in-du₈-a sag₉-ga-aš kur₉-ni-ib₂ | When he looked at the extispicy, he changed it into something good. |
| proverb 9.e5, | ||
| 11 | si sa₂-bi ga-ŋen tab-ba-ŋu₁₀ sa₂ ga-am₃-dug₄ | I want to ... its horns, I want [to ...] it. |
| proverb 9.e6, | ||
| 12 | gi₄-in ma₂ gid₂ u₃-sa₂ dab₅ | labor-troops, barge punted, seized |
| 13 | gi₄-in u₃-sa₂ dab₅ kaskal-la du | “Lady, you are the one who is seized, go on the road! |
| proverb 9.e7, | ||
| 14 | nam-sun₅-na-da a-ba in-da-sa₂ sag₉-ga an-ši-ŋal₂ | Who compares favorably with him? |
| proverb 9.f1, | ||
| 1 | X UN x | ... ; |
| proverb 9.f2, | ||
| 2 | dub-sar x | the scribe |
| proverb 9.f3, | ||
| 3 | dub-sar x | the scribe |
| proverb 9.f4, | ||
| 4 | {kuš}e-sir₂ x | sandals |
| proverb 9.f5, | ||
| 5 | ki lu₂ x | with a man |
| proverb 9.f6, | ||
| 6 | kug x | silver |
| proverb 9.f7, | ||
| 7 | BU x | ... . |
| proverb 9.f8, | ||
| 8 | BU x | ... . |
| proverb 9.f9, | ||
| 9 | X x | |
| proverb 9.g1, | ||
| 1 | UN x GU UL x | ... ... |
| 2 | GU UL x | ... |
| proverb 9.g2, | ||
| 3 | x x niŋ₂ še x | ... ... |
| 4 | x x x ze₂-eŋ₃ NE x | sweet ... |
| proverb 9.g3, | ||
| 5 | x NA X am₃-x | ... ... |
| 6 | x ma-ni-in-ŠUB X x | Manin-ŠUB |
| proverb 9.g4, | ||
| 7 | x mu-tum₂-ma mu-un-da-X | ... brings ... with him. |
| 8 | x X mu-tum₂-ma mu-un-da-an-ši-lu-lu | ... he brought, he made it abundant. |
| 9 | x RI nam-dumu-na lu₂-{d}suen-na-ka | of the sonship of Lu-Suen |
| proverb 9.g5, | ||
| 10 | kur kug ba-al-gin₇ lu₂ dim₂-ma nu-sag₉ | Like a silver mountain that has been plundered, no one compares with me. |
| proverb 9.h1, | ||
| 1 | x EŠ x X gi₄ | ... returned |
| proverb 9.h2, | ||
| 2 | x X LA x | ... ; |
| 3 | x LA X AN NA X | ... ... |
| 4 | x GAR šu-nir šu-na bi₂-sig₉ | ... he sealed in his hand. |
| 5 | x TU sahar-ra šu-ŋa₂ la-ba-ni-in-si | ... he did not fill his hand with dust |
| proverb 9.h3, | ||
| 6 | x lu₂-bi nu-zu-gin₇ | like one who does not know ... |
| 7 | x X NUN-ra mu-e-mur₁₀-e | ... you will see the prince. |
| 8 | x X kug tur-ra sa₂ bi₂-in-dug₄ | ... he beat the small silver. |
| proverb 9.h4, | ||
| 9 | x an-ne₂ šeŋ₃ | ... of An |
| 10 | x-la a-na-am₃ ad-us₂-bi | ... what is its support? |
| proverb 9.h5, | ||
| 11 | x BU-ra-gin₇ | like ... |
| 12 | x-za ab-gub-be₂-en | I stand in your ... |
| proverb 9.h6, | ||
| 13 | X x-ta igi-za an-tum₃ | ... before you, Antu |
| 14 | KU x di-kud-gin₇-nam | ... like a storm. |
| 15 | ŋiš x X-da a-ra-ši-nu₂ | ... I shall lay down for you |
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