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Proverbs: collection 14 (Q000807)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Proverbs: collection 14 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000807 |
| 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 14.1, | ||
| 1 | šu gi₄-gi₄-ra šu he₂-en-na-gi₄ | May he turn his hand towards him, may he return his hand to him |
| {d}lum-ma lu₂ inim-ŋar sag₉-ga-ra sag₉-ga he₂-en-na-ŋal₂ niŋ₂ sag₉-ga-ra | May Lama, the one of good words, carry good things for him, and may he himself be good. | |
| proverb 14.3, | ||
| 3 | igi engar-e mu-e-ši-in-il₂-la | He raised the eye of the farmer |
| 4 | {d}en-lil₂-le iri nam ku₅-ra₂-ni ha-ba-ši-ib₂-il₂-la | May Enlil curse the city whose fate has been decided. |
| proverb 14.4, | ||
| 5 | igi sipad-tur-e mu-e-ši-in-il₂-la | He raised the eyes of the young shepherd |
| 6 | {d}en-lil₂-le iri nam ku₅-ra₂-ni ha-ba-ši-ib₂-il₂-la | May Enlil curse the city whose fate has been decided. |
| proverb 14.5, | ||
| 7 | igi bahar₂-e mu-e-ši-in-il₂-la | He raised it before the potter |
| 8 | {d}en-lil₂-le iri nam ku₅-ra₂-ni ha-ba-ši-ib₂-il₂-la | May Enlil curse the city whose fate has been decided. |
| proverb 14.6, | ||
| 9 | ud al-šu₂-šu₂-ru im nu-šeŋ₃-am₃ | The day was overcast, the wind was not blowing |
| 10 | im al-šeŋ₃ {kuš}e-sir₂ nu-du₈-a | clay, ebony, not trimmed |
| 11 | {id₂}idigna ka-ba mu-un-zur-re a-gar₃-re nu-si-si | The Tigris opens its mouth, it does not fill the meadows. |
| proverb 14.7, | ||
| 12 | x-na | na |
| 13 | x du₃ | built ... |
| 14 | x X | |
| proverb 14.15, | ||
| 1 | iri nam-uš₂ ŋal₂-la-še₃ anše-bal-a-ke₄ he₂-ni-ib₂-sar-re | May he write down the city that is to be plundered by a donkey |
| proverb 14.16, | ||
| 2 | e₂-babbar me-silim-e mu-un-du₃-a | The Ebabbar, built by Me-silim, |
| 3 | {d}na-ni lu₂ numun til-til-la šu hul mu-un-du₃-e | Nani, the one who has a fertile seed, has cursed him. |
| proverb 14.17, | ||
| 4 | e₂-e lu₂ zu-bi mu-un-gul en₃-bi-a tar-re | The one who knows the house has destroyed it, how long will he inquire after it? |
| proverb 14.18, | ||
| 5 | e₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ pa-har addir X | in the temple of Enlil, before the steward |
| 6 | šu gid₂ igi-tum₃-la₂ šu sumur niŋ₂-gig-ga-kam | Hand of a long-fleeced man, hand of the wild cow, it is an illness of the neck |
| proverb 14.19, | ||
| 7 | e₂-gal iri₁₁-gal šag₄-bi teš₂-a ab-sig₁₀-ge₅ | The palace, the great city, was struck together |
| proverb 14.20, | ||
| 8 | e₂-gal a-ri-a nu-da₁₃-da₁₃ | Palace that cannot be rivalled in battle |
| 9 | {ŋiš}ma₂-gur₈ in-nu-da nu-da₁₃-da₁₃ | The barge was not moored, |
| 10 | dumu-gir₁₅ du-lum-ma nu-da₁₃-da₁₃ | The child-bearing son of Dulum is not to be confused. |
| proverb 14.21, | ||
| 11 | e₂-gal gud-dam kun-bi he₂-dab₅ | The palace, whose tail is bound, is seized. |
| 12 | {d}utu lugal-am₃ igi-zu he₂-en-ši-ni-ŋal₂ | Šamaš, you are the king, may it carry you off! |
| proverb 14.22, | ||
| 13 | e₂-gal ud 1(DIŠ) ama tud-da-am₃ | Palace of one day, birth mother |
| 14 | ud 1(DIŠ) ama a-nir-ra-am₃ | The 1st day: “Mother of Anirra’ |
| proverb 14.23, | ||
| 15 | e₂-gal ki-ma-an-ze₂-er x | The palace of Kimanze’er ... |
| proverb 14.24, | ||
| 16 | x x X x | |
| proverb 14.37, | ||
| 17 | x X x | |
| proverb 14.38, | ||
| 18 | id₂-da ba-an-sig₁₀-ga x | The river that was struck ... |
| proverb 14.39, | ||
| 19 | dam tuku-tuku lu₂-ulu₃-kam | The one who has a spouse is a man. |
| 20 | dumu tuku-tuku diŋir-ra-kam | The one who has a son is a bīr-demon. |
| proverb 14.40, | ||
| 21 | dam nu-ŋar-ra tuku-a-ŋu₁₀-ne | Those who do not have a spouse |
| 22 | dumu nu-ŋar-ra tud-da-ŋu₁₀-ne | When they gave birth to children that were not born |
| proverb 14.41, | ||
| 23 | dam-ŋu₁₀ ma-dub-be₂ | the wife of the scribal apprentice |
| 24 | dumu-ŋu₁₀ ma-an-aŋ₂-e | The child-bearing mother |
| 25 | mu-ud-na-ŋu₁₀ ku₆-ta ŋiri₃-pad-ra₂ ma-ni-ib₂-degₓ(RI)-degₓ(RI)-ge | “Did you see the man who sank the fish in the marshes? |
| proverb 14.42, | ||
| 26 | u₂ dam-gin₇ ze₂-ba edin-ta nu-un-mu₂ | Like a sweet spouse she does not grow in the steppe. |
| proverb 14.43, | ||
| 27 | u₂ dam-ŋu₁₀ na-ma-ab-il₂-i-X pe-en-ze₂-er-ŋu₁₀ u-gun₃ la-ba-ak-e | You should not raise the food for a spouse, you should not spread it out. |
| proverb 14.44, | ||
| 28 | dam nu-ŋar-ra e₂-a til₃-la a₂-sag₃-a₂-sag₃-a dirig-ga | The one who does not divorce a spouse, the one who lives in the house, surpassing in the asag offerings. |
| proverb 14.45, | ||
| 29 | šah₂-e niŋ₂ mu-un-la₂ me-a dam-ŋu₁₀ im-me | The pig carries fear, where is my spouse? |
| 30 | nam-tar u₃-mu-un-na-te u₂ šurum-ma-ŋu₁₀ im-me | The fate of the lord, the grass of abundance, she says. |
| proverb 14.46, | ||
| 31 | e₂-gi₄-a ta {gi}kid-ma₂-šu₂-a ak | The bride, what did she do with her sandals? |
| proverb 14.46a, | ||
| 32 | mussa-tur ta mu-un-i-ra-bi | What did the young man bring to you? |
| 33 | ušbar₇-e ta am₃-bur₂-ra-bi | What has been released by the storm? |
| proverb 14.47, | ||
| 34 | mussa(|MI₂.US₂.SA₂|)-tur-re ba-an-de₆ | The young woman was carried off. |
| 35 | x la-ba-an-e₃ | ... did not come out. |
| proverb 14.55, | ||
| 1 | gir₅ iri kur₂-ra-am₃ saŋ-ŋa₂-am₃ | It is the knife of a hostile city, it is piled up. |
| proverb 14.56, | ||
| 2 | x nu-si-si-me-en | I am one who does not ... |
| 3 | x mu-da-ŋal₂ | he carried. |
| 4 | x mu-da-ŋal₂ | he carried. |
| proverb 14.57, | ||
| 5 | x he₂-en-na-ba | ... may he be. |
| 6 | x-ga-am₃-e-še | to ... |
| proverb 14.58, | ||
| 7 | x-na mu-un-sa₉ | ... is good. |
| proverb 14.59, | ||
| 8 | x X | |
| 9 | x X x x | |
| 10 | x-ed₃-de₃ | to ... |
| 11 | x bi₂-ib₂-ed₃-de₃ | he will bring out ... |
| proverb 14.60, | ||
| 12 | x-bi-še₃ še muš₅-a-kam | It is its ..., it is the barley of a snake |
| proverb 14.61, | ||
| 13 | x šir LUL | ... falsehood |
| proverb 14.62, | ||
| 14 | ŋi₆ 50-am₃ | It is the 50th canal |
| 15 | ud 50-am₃ | It is the 50th day. |
| 16 | x X-bi-še₃ | ... its |
| 17 | x gal-bi-še₃ | to its great |
| proverb 14.63, | ||
| 18 | x i-im-DU | [x], ImDU; |
| 19 | x UR₄ | [x] ...; |
| proverb 14.64, | ||
| 20 | x ŋal₂-la | ... carried off; |
| 21 | x gid₂ | ... long |
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