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Proverbs: collection 12 (Q000805)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Proverbs: collection 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000805 |
| 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 12.a1, | ||
| 1 | lugal x | the king |
| 2 | šu x | Hand of |
| 3 | lu₂ X x | a man |
| 4 | igi eridug{ki} MA X X x | before Eridug |
| proverb 12.a2, | ||
| 5 | lugal-e SAR igi silaŋ-ŋe₂₆ x X | The king ... before the street |
| 6 | nu-me-X nu-gu₇-e-še | ... does not eat |
| proverb 12.a3, | ||
| 7 | lugal-e X x X arad-da-ni | the king his servant |
| proverb 12.a4, | ||
| 8 | lugal-e mu-un-zu | the king knows. |
| 9 | aŋrig-e nu-mu-un-zu | he did not know the ropes. |
| proverb 12.a5, | ||
| 10 | lugal-e da ha-ra-nu₂ u₃ nin-e muš₃-me-zu he₂-eb-ra | The king lies next to Haranu, and the lady should remove your face. |
| proverb 12.a6, | ||
| 11 | lugal e₂-e-ke₄ DIM₂-zu | The king of the temple, your servant |
| 12 | DIM₂-e {ŋiš}rab₃-am₃ | It is a reed bundle |
| proverb 12.a7, | ||
| 13 | lugal e₂-e u₃ nin e₂-e-ke₄ {ŋiš}za-na mi-ni-ib-tag-ge-ne | The king of the temple and the lady of the house kiss her lips |
| proverb 12.a8, | ||
| 14 | esaŋ₂-e šu bi₂-ib-degₓ(RI)-degₓ(RI) | The esa-priestess ... |
| proverb 12.a9, | ||
| 15 | niŋ₂ e₃ 2(MAN)-na-ne-ne-ka | their two kingships |
| 16 | ŋe₂₆-e in-ga-me-en-na-e-še | because of what I have done |
| lu₂ u₂-gu de₂-a u₂-gu de₂-a lu₂ kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂-da-aš u₂-gu i-ni-in-de₂ x u₂-gu x nu-un-de₂ x u₂-gu x mu-na-an-de₂ | (Sum) The one who ..., he ... a ... (Akk) The man who .... ... the ... of the netherworld ... | |
| proverb 12.a11, | ||
| 18 | AB šag₄ ŋiš-ur₃-bi DE₂-a-ka | In the “Babylonia that is set on its crest’ |
| 19 | lu₂ usu-bi e₂-a-na-ka | The one whose strength is in his house |
| proverb 12.a12, | ||
| 20 | lu₂ niŋ₂ hab₂-e igi-ni al-tur-tur | The one who sees himself is small. |
| 21 | X-bi ab-gu-ul | ... I destroyed. |
| proverb 12.a13, | ||
| 22 | lu₂ tug₂-ga-ni u₂-gu an-de₂ | The one whose garment hangs over the sky, |
| 23 | ga-x-X-da-kar A X-e-še | I want to ... ... |
| proverb 12.a14, | ||
| 24 | x MU | [x] years |
| 25 | x NA ri-nam-ma-ab | […] “Seize the man’s |
| 26 | x MU ga-ba-ni-ib-DI-e-še | I want to utter ... |
| proverb 12.a15, | ||
| 27 | x-a | ...; |
| 28 | x X | |
| x-ta inim-ba KA tam-ma bur₃-re nu-gur sir₅-re | ... in its words ... he does not turn back. | |
| proverb 12.a16, | ||
| 30 | sag₉-ga-ŋu₁₀ lu₂ hul dim₂-ma-ŋu₁₀ | Good one, evildoer! |
| proverb 12.a17, | ||
| 31 | x kin-kin-ne ma₂ iri{ki} sa₂ ib₂-dug₄ | The ... of the work-troops, the boat of the city, was delivered. |
| x kin-kin-ne x mu-un-ši-gi₄ x {na₄}za-gin₃-na mu-un-pad₃ | The ... of the work-troops returned and he chose the lapis lazuli ... | |
| proverb 12.a19, | ||
| 33 | x zu₂ keše₂ ak-a-še₃ | to the ... of knots |
| 34 | x lu₂-dim₃-ma-ni | ... his builder |
| 35 | x an-na-ab-be₂-en | I will say to him ... |
| 36 | x X-am₃ | ... |
| 37 | x-ib-DI-e-še | ...-ibdI-eše |
| proverb 12.a20, | ||
| 38 | x nu-tuku-a | ... who does not have |
| 39 | x X x x | |
| proverb 12.b1, | ||
| 1 | X x | |
| proverb 12.b2, | ||
| 2 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ hul₂-la-zu an-gu-lu-X | Your happy king, Angulu |
| 3 | u₃ er₂ pad₃-da-zu an-gu-lu-X | And your uttered tears ... |
| proverb 12.b3, | ||
| 4 | lugal-be₂-ne bi₂-in-kur₂-ru-uš | their kings changed |
| 5 | tug₂-ku-ru-um am₃-mur₁₀-re-eš | They are wearing a kurum garment |
| proverb 12.b4, | ||
| 6 | lu₂ tug₂ bir₇-bir₇-ra na-ab-be₂-a | One should not say “It is a multicoloured garment!" |
| 7 | kal-kal-la al-kal-la-ge-e-še | mighty one, who is mighty, |
| proverb 12.b5, | ||
| 8 | lu₂ an il₂-la še₁₀ nu-ub-dur₂-re | The one who raises An does not dwell there |
| proverb 12.b6, | ||
| 9 | lu₂ gi duru₅ ak-gin₇ lu₂-lu₂-u₃-ra | To the one who acts as if he were a dead reed, |
| 10 | niŋ₂-gen₆-na inim nu-mu-un-da-ab-bal-e | He will not raise a claim against her. |
| proverb 12.b7, | ||
| 11 | lu₂ {gi}pe-el X-e | the one who the reed mat |
| 12 | lu₂ pu₂-a a-ab-sig₁₀-ge | The man in the well ... |
| proverb 12.b8, | ||
| 13 | lu₂ gud X zuh-a | the man who ... the oxen |
| 14 | buru₁₄-e si mu-un-X-e-še | When he ... the harvest |
| proverb 12.b9, | ||
| 15 | lu₂ dug₃ dab₅-ba {d}nin-tur₅-re | the one who is seized by Nintur, |
| 16 | inim-ma nu-mu-na-an-sig₁₀-e-še | did not agree with him in a matter |
| proverb 12.b10, | ||
| 17 | lu₂ ha-la X x X-ba-ni-ta | The one who the share ... |
| 18 | BA X x X NE | ... V |
| proverb 12.b11, | ||
| 19 | kug-zu da-x X A NA | Your silver ... |
| proverb 12.c1, | ||
| 1 | X x lu₂-inim KA x | ... the witness |
| 2 | inim sig gu₇-gu₇ KA x mu-ni-ib-be₂ | ... speaks a bitter word. |
| proverb 12.c2, | ||
| 3 | lu₂ na-me ŠUL dug₄ X x | No one ... protective deity ... |
| 4 | ŋeštug₂-ga-ni u₃-bi₂-x | His garment ... |
| 5 | lugal ŠUL-še₃ an-na-ab-x | The king ... for him |
| 6 | ŋa₂-nu ŠUL-zu u₂ x | Your strength ... |
| 7 | nam-erim₂ ga-bi₂-x | I want to ... evil |
| proverb 12.c3, | ||
| 8 | lu₂ še lum-lum er₂ al-še₈-še₈ | The one who is full of sweet beer is weeping |
| 9 | lu₂ a de₂-a ka-bi nu-ba-e | The one who pours water does not open his mouth. |
| proverb 12.c4, | ||
| 10 | lu₂ {kuš}a₂-ŋa₂-la₂-ni nu-keše₂-da gu₅-li-ni-da šag₄ bi₂-in-dab₅ | He seized the man who did not tie his sandals to his neck. |
| proverb 12.c5, | ||
| 11 | lu₂ si sa₂-ra {na₄}kinkin id₂-da mu-na-ab-dirig-dirig | a man who the horns of a šēdu stone in the river he sprinkled for him. |
| proverb 12.c6, | ||
| 12 | lu₂ niŋ₂-tuku u₂ x-bi he₂-gu₇-e | May a person with fearsomeness eat ... food. |
| 13 | ukur₃ zid₂-kukkuš-bi he₂-gu₇-e | May he eat the ukur-flour and kukkuš-beer |
| proverb 12.c7, | ||
| 14 | lu₂ mun til-la x al-us₂-sa A x | A man who is finished with malt ... |
| proverb 12.c8, | ||
| 15 | lu₂ šag₄ X x | the one who ... |
| proverb 12.c9, | ||
| 16 | lu₂ x | ... man |
| proverb 12.d1, | ||
| 1 | UD x | [Month ...] |
| 2 | itid x X a-na-am₃ x | What month ...? |
| proverb 12.d2, | ||
| 3 | lu₂ en-nu-uŋ₃ X x a-šag₄ x | The watchman ... the field |
| 4 | ŋiš gub-ba-še₃ AD x | standing ready to go |
| proverb 12.d3, | ||
| 5 | šeg₉-bar {ŋiš}asal₂ X | šegbar juniper |
| 6 | x x X x | |
| proverb 12.e1, | ||
| 1 | x TI | he will recover. |
| 2 | x-bi ur₂ bi₂-x-gen₆ | Its ... was ... on its base. |
| 3 | x-gin₇-nam mu-ak-en-x-en-e-še | Like a ... they ... |
| 4 | x X NE an-gu-lu-uš | Anguluš |
| 5 | x lu₂-a la-ba-ŋal₂-le-eš | a man will not bring |
| 6 | x X X-gu₇-e | ... eats |
| proverb 12.f1, | ||
| 1 | x X a mu-ni-dul-am₃ | ... covered with water. |
| proverb 12.f2, | ||
| 2 | x X x X ne₃ nu-tuku-a | ... who has no fear. |
| proverb 12.f3, | ||
| 3 | x TI-a šu bar-ra lu₂ sig₁₀-ge₅ ak ba-da-ab-x | ... outside, a person who does evil ... |
| proverb 12.f4, | ||
| 4 | x dam-ni-še₃ keše₂-keše₂-da | ... with his spouse |
| 5 | ŋiš₃-a-ni sila₃ GI ab-kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂-e | his son, a sila3 of reed he shall measure out. |
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