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Proverbs: collection 11 (Q000804)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Proverbs: collection 11 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000804 |
| 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 11.4, | ||
| 5 | e₂ kišib-ba mu-un-X | He ... the house of the sealed document. |
| proverb 11.5, | ||
| 6 | til₃-la lul-la hul na-an-gu-ul-en | Do not prolong the life, do not destroy it! |
| 7 | ga-am₃ ha-la-zu mu-un-ŋal₂ | I will carry your share. |
| proverb 11.6, | ||
| 8 | u₂ degₓ(RI)-degₓ(RI)-ga kalag-ga-še₃ | for the mighty food offerings |
| 9 | sig₉-ga bar-rim₄-ma mu-un-na-tuš | He sat down in the shaded shade |
| proverb 11.7, | ||
| 10 | x HA RA NE lib-ba teš₂-ba | ... heart, understanding |
| 11 | inim-zu ukur₃ hul-a-gin₇ e₂-a hu-mu-e-da-an-til₃ | May your word, like a destroyed ukur-demon, live in the house. |
| 12 | aŋ₂ ŋa₂-a-gen₆-nam šem-bi₂ lil₂-e | “How long will you be gone?’ Its scent is a ghost. |
| 13 | u₃ li₉ bar-šeŋ₃-e he₂-gu₇-e | and the naked man shall eat. |
| proverb 11.8, | ||
| 14 | gala-a ma₂ še-ka-ni ha-ba-an-da-su-su | May the gala-priest and his barge sail away with him. |
| 15 | bar-rim₄-ma ha-ba-e-ŋen | “Let me go out to the outside! |
| proverb 11.9, | ||
| 16 | {d}am-an-ki | of Amanki |
| 17 | x x X kar-kar x X X | [......] ...[......] |
| 18 | x SU x-e-še | ... ... |
| proverb 11.10, | ||
| 19 | x RI | ...; |
| 20 | x UŠ | [x] lengths |
| 21 | x A RI | ..., |
| 22 | x-de₂ | to ... |
| 23 | x X-a | ...; |
| proverb 11.18, | ||
| 1 | na-an-ni libir-ra mu-un-kal | The old woman carries it. |
| 2 | e₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ i₃-du₃ nu-un-til | He built the temple of Enlil, but it was not finished. |
| 3 | bad₃ nibru{ki} i₃-du₃ KA ŠE x | The wall of Nippur he built |
| 4 | si-mu-ur-ru{ki} i₃-dab₅ gu₂-bi nu-X-gid₂ šag₄ hul x | Simurrum was seized, its neck was not stretched out, a terrible storm |
| 5 | ur₅ na-an-ni šag₄ sig-ga kur-še₃ ba-ra-an-de₆ | He brought me down to the netherworld in a thicket. |
| proverb 11.19, | ||
| 6 | ga-gid₂ mu-da-ku₅-ru | he cut off the scepter. |
| 7 | šu-bi ba edin x x MU x | Its hand ... the steppe |
| proverb 11.20, | ||
| 8 | gid₂-bi mu-da-ab-X | Its length ... |
| proverb 11.21, | ||
| 9 | bi₂-in-dug₄ nu-mu-un-gen₆ | he was satisfied, he did not come. |
| 10 | ab-be₂ ab-da-ab-gur | he will return it. |
| proverb 11.22, | ||
| 11 | in dub₂-dub₂-bu-ra in mu-un-na-an-ŋal₂ | When he squabbles, he raises his voice. |
| 12 | giri₁₇ ur₅ giri₁₇ mu-un-na-ur₅-e | The nose trembles for him, the nose is pouring out for him. |
| proverb 11.23, | ||
| 13 | gi₄-in al-tum₄-me na-ab-be₂-e | The maid who was brought, she should not say: |
| proverb 11.24, | ||
| 14 | diŋir u₃-mu-un-na-ke₄ hu-mu-dar-dar-e-e-še | May the Ibir of the lord keep wandering about. |
| proverb 11.25, | ||
| 15 | ugula a₂ ŋiš ŋa₂-ŋa₂ nu-zu saŋ sag₃-ge nu-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | The foreman does not know how to raise arms, and cannot raise heads. |
| proverb 11.26A, | ||
| 16 | a-ša₄ ŋiš-gi-a nam-mu-nu₂-de₃-en | You should not lie down in the field of the reedbed |
| proverb 11.26B, | ||
| 17 | peš₂-ŋiš-gi-ke₄ i₃-gu₇-e-en | You are the one who eats pešgi |
| proverb 11.29, | ||
| 23 | x X | |
| 24 | x X-me-en | I am ... |
| 25 | x en-nu-uŋ₃ | ... watch |
| 26 | X ba-ra-gid₂ | ... he did not extend |
| proverb 11.35, | ||
| 1 | X x | |
| proverb 11.36, | ||
| 2 | x | |
| proverb 11.37, | ||
| 3 | u₂ šah₂ x | ... plant |
| proverb 11.38, | ||
| 4 | niŋ₂ gu x | fearsomeness |
| 5 | igi ba-da-an-X x | before ... |
| proverb 11.39, | ||
| 6 | si nu-e-da-il₂-i | did not raise its horns, |
| 7 | a-na-aš-am₃ si il₂-i-de₃-en | Why do you raise your hands? |
| 8 | i₃-du-de₃-en | I will go. |
| proverb 11.40, | ||
| 9 | sukud-gin₇ x x | like a ... |
| 10 | nu-X x il₂-i x X | ... raising ... |
| 11 | ab-il₂ x X | raised ... |
| proverb 11.41, | ||
| 12 | X x x x A x TI | [If ...]: he will recover. |
| 13 | x x-še₃ pa₄-ugur₂-še₃ dug₄-ga | to the ... of the pa’ugur |
| 14 | x X MUNUS nu-DI | ... woman not married |
| proverb 11.42, | ||
| 15 | gir ab-ba saŋ ni₂-ba sal-sal | The feet of the sea are swollen by fear. |
| proverb 11.43, | ||
| 16 | id₂-da-ta {d}ga-ša-an-an lu₂-ŋu₁₀ he₂-gu₇-gu₇ | From the river, may Gašanan devour the man! |
| proverb 11.44, | ||
| 17 | peš₂ ki ba-ba-al-ba-al | The earth trembled |
| proverb 11.51, | ||
| 1 | x X x x x šeš-za x X | your hand |
| 2 | x X gi₄-in-na | ... maidservant |
| 3 | X MU gi₄-in-a-kam | ... is the slave girl. |
| proverb 11.52, | ||
| 4 | aŋ₂-ŋa₂ aŋ₂ gal-la-am₃ | It is a labor of great labor. |
| 5 | me-ŋu₁₀ me gal-la-am₃ | Me, it is the great me |
| proverb 11.53, | ||
| 6 | šag₄-bi zig₃-ga ugula nam-me | Its branches are raised, foreman: Namme |
| 7 | sipad engar nam-me | You are the shepherd and farmer. |
| proverb 11.54, | ||
| 8 | saŋ {ŋiš}ŋidru-ka i₃ he₂-en-de₂ | May he pour oil into the sa-biš-bidru-vessel. |
| proverb 11.55, | ||
| 9 | šag₄ ŋiš-ta dilim₂ a-ba-am₃ | Who is equal to you in battle and battle? |
| proverb 11.56, | ||
| 10 | e₂-gal ni₂-bi-še₃ gam-e-dam | The palace is to be erected by itself |
| proverb 11.57, | ||
| 11 | sig-sig a-ga-de₃{ki}-še₃ i₃-gi₄-in | he returned to the lowlands of Agade. |
| 12 | a-ga-de₃{ki}-a a-na-am₃ i₃-ak maš₂-ŋi₆ zid-da | What did Agade do, the true goat? |
| proverb 11.66, | ||
| 1 | šu gi₄-gi₄ niŋ₂-gig {d}nin-urta-kam | Hand of remission is a sin of Ninurta |
| proverb 11.67, | ||
| 2 | gu₅-li-ŋu₁₀ sag₉-ga he₂-am₃-me-am₃ hul-me DU-am₃ | “May it be good for you, may it be bad for you! |
| 3 | sag₉-ga-zu ma₂ kar sag₉-ga-gin₇ kar-ra he₂-em-us₂ | Your beautiful one, like a boat with a beautiful harbor, may he set it up at the harbor. |
| proverb 11.68, | ||
| 4 | hul-zu a-ŋi₆-a-ŋi₆ id₂-da-gin₇ iri-ni-še₃ ha-ba-gi₄ | Your evil will be returned to his city like a river flood. |
| proverb 11.69, | ||
| 5 | a-da ab-tuš kur-šag₄ igi du₈ | The father who sits on the throne looks at the foreign land |
| 6 | ni₂-bi-še₃ igi nu-du₈ | because of this he cannot see. |
| proverb 11.70, | ||
| 7 | a-da-ab-e niŋ₂ im-ba nu-zu | The adab priest does not know himself. |
| 8 | kur-šag₄-ge di-di | I want to go to the netherworld |
| proverb 11.71, | ||
| 9 | til₃-la til₃-la | alive, alive! |
| 10 | en-gin₇ til₃-la | as long as he lives |
| proverb 11.82, | ||
| 1 | X x | |
| 2 | X x | |
| 3 | X x | |
| proverb 11.83, | ||
| 4 | x | |
| 5 | x | |
| 6 | x | |
| proverb 11.84, | ||
| 7 | lu₂ x | ... man |
| 8 | lul x | falsehood |
| 9 | lu₂ x | ... man |
| 10 | dam-gara₃ x | the merchant |
| 11 | tab-ba X x | ... ; |
| proverb 11.85, | ||
| 12 | kud-kud-a gi-gur ba-ab-dab₅ | The reed mat was seized. |
| 13 | inim-ma-ni-ra lu₂ al-sag₃-e | The man trembles at his word. |
| proverb 11.g1, | ||
| 1 | GAN x | [Month IX, ...] |
| 2 | AB ZA x | ... |
| proverb 11.h1, | ||
| 1 | x X-ba | ...; |
| 2 | x X-še₃ | to ... |
| 3 | x-e | ..., |
| 4 | x X | |
| proverb 11.130, | ||
| 1 | X X x | |
| 2 | aŋ₂ ama-ŋu₁₀ x | labor of the mother |
| proverb 11.131, | ||
| 3 | lu₂ ur₃ an-nu₂ lu₂ e₂ an-til₃-la | The one lying down on the roof, the one living in the house. |
| 4 | al-zalag-e-še | to shine forth |
| proverb 11.132, | ||
| 5 | inim dug₃-ga re | a good word |
| 6 | ma₂ 60 gur bi₂-x X | A boat of 60 gur ... |
| proverb 11.133, | ||
| 7 | ur₅ nu-luh-ha x X niŋ₂ {d}utu ur₅ ak | The nuḫaḫa-demon ... the fear of Šamaš |
| 8 | x X | |
| proverb 11.134, | ||
| 9 | sag₉-ga-e na-x | Good ... |
| 10 | hul na-an-X x | Evil ... |
| 11 | hul na-x | evil ... |
| 12 | MU x | Year |
| proverb 11.146, | ||
| 1 | dub-sar-me-en mu ni₂-za nu-zu | I am the scribe, I do not know your own name. |
| 2 | igi ni₂-za sag₃-ga | in your own face scattered, |
| proverb 11.147, | ||
| 3 | šag₄ ki aŋ₂ niŋ₂ e₂ du₃-du₃-u₃-dam | To build a house in a place of fear and fear |
| proverb 11.148, | ||
| 4 | šag₄ hul gig niŋ₂ e₂ gul-gul-lu-dam | The destructive storm, which destroys houses by itself |
| proverb 11.149, | ||
| 5 | sag₉-a-za ma-la-ga-ni | Your beautiful one, his girlfriend |
| 6 | im-ma-da-ab-ši-degₓ(RI)-ge₄-e-še | he will be able to set for me |
| proverb 11.150, | ||
| 7 | ezem-ma-kam dam na-an-tuku-tuku-un-e-še | They should not have a spouse at the festival |
| proverb 11.160, | ||
| 1 | x MU x | [x] years |
| 2 | gi₄-gi₄ x X | Return ... |
| proverb 11.161, | ||
| 3 | šag₄-bi ab-sedₓ(|A.MUŠ₃×A.DI|)-de₃-en | We shall cool its interior |
| proverb 11.162, | ||
| 4 | dub-sar sag₉-ga-me-en | I am a good scribe |
| 5 | saŋ ki-bi ma-an-ŋal₂ | he has carried off its soil. |
| 6 | dul nam-šag₄-tam-še₃ x-ŋu₁₀ ga-ab-ši-de₆ | I want to bring ... the work of šagtam |
| 7 | x x X-bi mu-zu | ... knows. |
| 8 | x e₃-a x X AŠ | coming out ... |
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