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Proverbs: collection 15 (Q000808)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Proverbs: collection 15 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000808 |
| 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 15.a1, | ||
| 1 | x X X x | |
| proverb 15.a2, | ||
| 2 | a-na MUNUS A mu-na-ni-in-x | To the woman ... |
| proverb 15.a3, | ||
| 3 | ud-ba na-ŋa₂-ah-gin₇ gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂-a | In those days he spoke to him like a ... |
| 4 | X-zu anše dab₅ lu₂ hu-mu-un-e-e-še | May the one who seized your ... donkey |
| proverb 15.a4, | ||
| 5 | X RI in-bi-im | ... is its name. |
| 6 | e₂-gal me-te-bi-im | The palace is its appropriate one. |
| proverb 15.a5, | ||
| 7 | in-ga-hul₂-e ama lu₂-kar-ra-kam | He rejoices over the mother of the fugitive. |
| proverb 15.a6, | ||
| 8 | in-ga-hul₂-zu uŋ₃-e he₂-em-me | May he say to you "may your happiness be overflowing" |
| 9 | he₂-am₃-zu diŋir-zu he₂-em-me | May it be known, may it be said of you. |
| proverb 15.a7, | ||
| 10 | in-ga-hul₂-e sed-da-ka | he rejoices over me, in the calm. |
| 11 | x x E NE ban₃-da | ... raised ... |
| proverb 15.a8, | ||
| 12 | X in-ga-hul₂-a-kam x x X-am₃ al-KU | ... rejoices over me ... |
| proverb 15.a9, | ||
| 13 | x x x X ninda šag₄-gal-la-ni-še₃ | ... bread for his great banquet |
| 14 | x in-kud-da | ... inkudda |
| 15 | x X-da-šu₂ | ... his |
| proverb 15.b1, | ||
| 1 | igi sipad-tur-re mu-e-ši-in-il₂-e | He raised the eyes of the young shepherd |
| 2 | {d}en-lil₂-le iri{ki} nam ku₅-ra₂-ni ha-ba-ši-in-il₂-e | Enlil has decreed the fate of his city. |
| proverb 15.b2, | ||
| 3 | igi bahar₂-e mu-un-ši-in-il₂-e | She raises her eyes to the potter |
| 4 | {d}en-lil₂ iri nam ku₅-ra₂-ni ha-ba-ši-in-il₂-e | Enlil, may the city curse him. |
| proverb 15.b3, | ||
| 5 | igi nu-{ŋiš}kiri₆-e mu-un-ši-in-il₂-e | He does not look at the orchard, he raises his eyes. |
| 6 | {d}en-lil₂-le iri nam ku₅-ra₂-ni ha-ba-ši-in-il₂-e | Enlil has decreed the fate of his city. |
| proverb 15.b4, | ||
| 7 | engar igi uru₃-a a-na-am₃ ak-X | What have I done to the farmer in front of the city? |
| proverb 15.b5, | ||
| 8 | peš₁₀-a im al-šeŋ₃-am₃ | The clay was heaped up. |
| 9 | bar-rim₄-ma im nu-um-bi-iz | (Sum) She did not make clay stand in the outer courtyard (Akk) The outer courtyard did not stand in clay |
| proverb 15.b6, | ||
| 10 | AN ba-za {urud}šukur na-šum₂-mu-un | ... the šukur weapon is to be given. |
| 11 | {d}en-lil₂ a₂-tah-a-ni-im | Enlil, his helper |
| proverb 15.b7, | ||
| 12 | en-e ku₆ an-gi₄ ga-raš{sar} an-gi₄ | The lord returned the fish, he returned the garlic. |
| 13 | u₃ za₃-hi-li-a he₂-da-an-gi₄ | And may he return it to you. |
| proverb 15.b8, | ||
| 14 | e₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ i₃-du₃ nu-un-til | He built the temple of Enlil, but it was not finished. |
| 15 | bad₃ nibru{ki} i₃-du₃ x-in-aŋ₂ | the wall of Nippur he built, |
| proverb 15.c1, | ||
| 1 | X x x X X x | |
| proverb 15.c2, | ||
| 2 | {kuš}a₂-si unud gud ha-ba-šum₂-X | “May the leather straps of the oxen-carriers be ... |
| 3 | sipad udu ha-ba-šum-x | Shepherd of sheep ... |
| 4 | ki saŋ-ki nu-ŋal₂-la lu₂ na-an-ni-dib₂-be₂ | No one should pass through the place where he is not carried off. |
| proverb 15.c3, | ||
| 5 | šag₄ ŋidru-ka i₃ he₂-en-de₂ lu₂ na-me nu-zu | May he pour oil on the surface of the threshing floor, no one knows (about it) |
| proverb 15.c4, | ||
| 6 | gir₅ iri kur₂-ra-am₃ saŋ-ŋa₂-am₃ | It is the knife of a hostile city, it is piled up. |
| proverb 15.c5, | ||
| 7 | x lu₂-ra nu-si-si-me-en | ... I do not silence a man. |
| 8 | x MU mu-da-ŋal₂ | he carried. |
| 9 | x MU mu-da-ŋal₂ | he carried. |
| proverb 15.c6, | ||
| 10 | X X X X A X e₂ {d}en-lil₂-la₂ niŋ₂-ni ab-šid-šid-de₃ | ... to make the house of Enlil tremble |
| 11 | niŋ₂-ni šid-a-de₃ nam-ba-ab-tah-e | He should not take his own life away from it |
| 12 | mu-ne-ne he₂-ha-lam-e | they shall destroy their names. |
| proverb 15.c7, | ||
| 13 | mu-un-il₂-la kaskal-la X x | The one who raises ..., the journey ... |
| proverb 15.c8, | ||
| 14 | mu-un-il₂-il₂ niŋ₂ HAR x | He carried ... |
| proverb 15.c9, | ||
| 15 | a il₂-la bi₂-ib-i-x | ... raised water. |
| proverb 15.c10, | ||
| 16 | lu₂-IM lu₂ SU x | A messenger ... |
| proverb 15.c11, | ||
| 17 | niŋ₂ al-sukud-ra₂ X x | (Sum) The fearsome one ... (Akk) Fearsome one, ... |
| proverb 15.c12, | ||
| 18 | x X-am₃ an-gu-x X LUL-ni im-x | ... his false ... |
| 19 | x-bi nu-gul x | ... is not destroyed ... |
| proverb 15.c13, | ||
| 20 | su-a su-a-bi-še₃ {d}nin-kilim niŋ₂ ak-ak-bi-še₃ | Ninkilim, by means of his own strength |
| proverb 15.c14, | ||
| 21 | a zig₃-ga 1 1/2 kuš₃ im-ma-an-zig₃ | He raised the rising water by 1 1/2 cubits |
| 22 | 3 kuš₃ a kar-ra ŋal₂-la ŋiri₃-na ba-ni-in-si | 3 hides of ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ water that had been carried away, he filled them with birina flour |
| proverb 15.c15, | ||
| 23 | {id₂}idigna uz{mušen}-am₃ {id₂}buranun-na kur-gi₄{mušen}-am₃ | It is the Tigris, it is the snake of the Euphrates. |
| 24 | lugal nam-ba-teŋ₃-ŋe₂₆ šu na₄ ba-an-kur₉ | The hand of the king was struck with stone |
| proverb 15.c16, | ||
| 25 | X X X x | |
| proverb 15.d1, | ||
| 1 | x X | |
| 2 | x X X | |
| proverb 15.d2, | ||
| 3 | x X X | |
| 4 | x BA X | ...; |
| 5 | x X X X | |
| proverb 15.d3, | ||
| 6 | x-da daŋal X x X-X-an-tum₃ | ... carrying ... |
| proverb 15.d4, | ||
| 7 | {u₂}X{sar} u₂ nam-tar gig-ga-kam | It is a ... plant, the plant of bitter fate |
| 8 | NE ta am₃-ir | ... what has carried it away? |
| proverb 15.d5, | ||
| 9 | IM X X x-la-ba | Tablet of ... |
| 10 | e₂ X X x-la-ba | The house ... |
| 11 | ŊA₂ x x x-an-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | labor of ..., |
| 12 | x-ab-DU | -abDU |
| proverb 15.d6, | ||
| 13 | x i₃-pad₃-de₃ | he will find ... |
| 14 | x X i₃-pad₃-de₃ | ... he will find. |
| 15 | x X x | |
| proverb 15.e1, | ||
| 1 | X x RA X TI | ... will recover. |
| proverb 15.e2, | ||
| 2 | id₂ x X | the river ... |
| proverb 15.e3, | ||
| 3 | x X |KA×LI|-bi | its ... gate |
| proverb 15.e4, | ||
| 4 | X x x x mu-un-de₂ | he brought ... |
| 5 | X x X NE ŊA₂ nu-un-gu₇-e | ... does not eat ... |
| proverb 15.e5, | ||
| 6 | e₂ igi-nim-ma lugal-bi nu-ub-us₂ | The king did not establish the house in front of it. |
| proverb 15.e6, | ||
| 7 | KU-e bar e₃ x x | ... coming out ... |
| proverb 15.e7, | ||
| 8 | ur-mah x x X x | lion [......] |
| proverb 15.e8, | ||
| 9 | AN x | Mars? |
| proverb 15.f1, | ||
| 1 | x-X-de₃-en | ... we shall ... |
| 2 | x-du-du-de₃-en | We go ... |
| proverb 15.f2, | ||
| 3 | x X-un | ...; |
| 4 | x X | |
| 5 | x-gi₄-gi₄-in | ..., |
| proverb 15.f3, | ||
| 6 | x-me-en | I am |
| 7 | x X X | |
| 8 | x sig₉-ga | good quality |
| 9 | x X-in-X-e-še | to ... |
| proverb 15.f4, | ||
| 10 | x X im-dar-ra mu-e-DUB | ... you write a tablet. |
| proverb 15.f5, | ||
| 11 | x tur-ra di-de₃ ba-da-dug₄ | ... was good for going to the small ... |
| 12 | x GA AL X X | ... ... |
| proverb 15.f6, | ||
| 13 | x X X x X | |
| 14 | X X-ab-DU-x x | -abDU- |
| proverb 15.f7, | ||
| 15 | x 1(DIŠ) GAN x x | 1 GAN |
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