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Proverbs: collection 26 (Q000818)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Proverbs: collection 26 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000818 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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 26.a1, | ||
| 26 | x mu-ni-DU x | ... ... |
| proverb 26.a2, | ||
| 27 | e₂-gal ni₂-bi-še₃ gam-e-dam | The palace is to be erected by itself |
| proverb 26.a3, | ||
| 28 | an-ku₄-ku₄ x x X | Ankugkug ... |
| 29 | ib₂-ta-e₃ nu-silig-ge-dam | he has left, he will not be able to return. |
| proverb 26.a4, | ||
| 30 | aš₂ a₂ zig₃-ga bal-e di X x dumu-nitah e₂ ad-da-na-ta sar-ra niŋ₂-gig {d}nin-urta-ke₄ | The one who raises arms ..., the son-in-law, from the house of his father, the scribal art of Ninurta |
| proverb 26.a5, | ||
| 31 | uš₇ dug₄-ga sahar nu-gi-a eme ak an-bar₇ an-dul₃ nu-ŋal₂-la niŋ₂-gig {d}utu-ke₄ | The mighty one, the one who does not return the dust, the tongue that eats the horizon, the shade that cannot be overturned, the fearsome one of Utu |
| proverb 26.a6, | ||
| 32 | šu gi₄-gi₄ niŋ₂-gig {d}nin-urta-ke₄ | Hand of remission, fear of Ninurta |
| proverb 26.a7, | ||
| 33 | nu-dug₄-ga niŋ₂-gig {d}nin-urta-ke₄ | The unfavorable one, the niŋ-ghost of Ninurta, |
| proverb 26.a8, | ||
| 34 | niŋ₂ zu a-na-am₃ ga-ra-ad-da-be₂ niŋ₂ nu-zu a-na-am₃ lu₂-ki-inim ba-ab-e₃ niŋ₂-gig {d}utu-ke₄ | What can I say to you about knowing yourself? What cannot you know about yourself? The witness came out, the sick person of Utu |
| proverb 26.a9, | ||
| 35 | ki-ta kur₂ niŋ₂-gig {d}nin-urta-ke₄ | from the ground, the hostile one of Ninurta, |
| proverb 26.a10, | ||
| 36 | lu₂ {ŋiš}ma₂ dirig-ga lu₂ {ŋiš}ma₂ ru-ru-gu₂ niŋ₂ kab₂ di-dam niŋ₂-gig {d}suen-na-ke₄ | The one who carries a boat, the one who sails a ship, a fearsome fearsomeness that is to be imposed upon him, the fearsome one of Suen, |
| proverb 26.a11, | ||
| 37 | {ŋiš}ma₂ niŋ₂-gen₆-na ni₂ ba-ab-dirig {d}utu kar gen₆-na mu-un-na-ši-kiŋ₂-kiŋ₂ | The boat that he had sailed with fear he made surpassing for him. Utu, the mighty quay he brought to you. |
| proverb 26.a12, | ||
| 38 | ni₂ teŋ₃-ŋe₂₆ nam-sag₉-ga in-tu-ud | He gave birth to a fearsomeness of good fortune. |
| 39 | er₂ nam-tag al-du₈-am₃ | She sheds tears over sin. |
| 40 | sizkur nam-til₃ ba-ab-tah-e | and a sizkur prayer for the well-being was uttered |
| proverb 26.a13, | ||
| 41 | aš₂ dug₄-ga-ŋu₁₀ aš₂ nu-mu-un-gi | If he is ill, he will not return. |
| 42 | aš₂-e gi-a-ŋu₁₀ aš₂ mu-un-gi | The reed bed is returned to its place |
| proverb 26.b1, | ||
| 1 | x X x | |
| proverb 26.b2, | ||
| 2 | nin x {ŋiš}li x | the lady , |
| proverb 26.b3, | ||
| 3 | {kuš}a₂-si udu ha-ba-šum₂ | a leather bag of sheep may he carry |
| 4 | ŋiš sipad x | ... shepherd |
| 5 | ki saŋ-ki nu-ŋal₂-la lu₂ nu-dib₂ | A place that cannot be reclaimed, where no one can pass. |
| proverb 26.b4, | ||
| 6 | šag₄ {ŋiš}ŋidru-kam i₃ he₂-en-de₂ lu₂ na-me nu-zu | It is the “carrying-of-the-mouth’-plant of the scepter,‘May oil be poured out, no one knows (it)! |
| proverb 26.b5, | ||
| 7 | šum₂-ma-ab lugal-la-kam x | It is a gift of the king |
| proverb 26.b6, | ||
| 8 | šum₂-ma-ab lugal-la-kam x | It is a gift of the king |
| proverb 26.b7, | ||
| 9 | gu₅-li x | a kind of animal ... |
| proverb 26.b8, | ||
| 10 | du₁₄ x | ... slander |
| 11 | X x | |
| proverb 26.c1, | ||
| 1 | X x | |
| proverb 26.c2, | ||
| 2 | kug kalag-ga la₂ ka kalag-ga sam₂ | The mighty silver, the mighty mouth, the price |
| proverb 26.c3, | ||
| 3 | niŋ₂ sam₂-ma niŋ₂ sag₉-ga x | A good aura, a good aura ... |
| proverb 26.c4, | ||
| 4 | {ninda}gug₂ du₈ šag₄ niŋ₂-silaŋ-ŋa₂ in-nu-u₃ | he laid down a baked bread, a ni-sila offering. |
| proverb 26.c5, | ||
| 5 | ninda 2(MIN) MAŠ-ta-am₃ du₈-de₃ šag₄-ŋu₁₀ {tu₂}ba-ab-tum₂-tum₂-am₃ | The bread is 2 DITTO (shekels). It is to be poured out, to be brought to an end. |
| 6 | {im}šu-rin-na-ta šu-ŋu₁₀ nu-ub-ta-e₃ | He did not come out from the šurinna |
| proverb 26.c6, | ||
| 7 | lu₂ kal-la-ŋu₁₀ la-ba-an-na-kal-e | The weak man will not eat. |
| 8 | a₂ dub₂-ŋu₁₀-ta mušen ku-dun mu-un-dug₄ | After he had shaved his arms, he fashioned a statue of himself. |
| proverb 26.c7, | ||
| 9 | lu₂ kal-la-ŋu₁₀ la-ba-an-na-kal-e | The weak man will not eat. |
| 10 | KI ŠE₃ KAL šu-na bi₂-in-dab₅ | He seized him in his own hand |
| 11 | e-ne-še₃ sahar šu-ŋu₁₀ bi₂-in-si | He filled the earth with dust. |
| proverb 26.c8, | ||
| 12 | lu₂ kaš nu-zu-gin₇ ni₂ dar-dar-ra-am₃ | Like a man who does not know beer, it is full of fear |
| proverb 26.c9, | ||
| 13 | {tum₉}u₁₈-lu igi-ŋa₂ sahar-ra bi₂-in-sig₉ | He covered the front of the cattle with dust. |
| 14 | a-na-am₃ egir-ra-ŋa₂ ne mu-un-su-ub-su-ub-be₂-en | Why do you sit behind me? |
| proverb 26.c10, | ||
| 15 | nam-tar-ŋu₁₀ ga-am₃-dug₄ in-na-am₃ | I want to speak of Namtarbu, indeed. |
| 16 | pa ga-ab-e₃ su-lum mar-am₃ | I want to make appear resplendently, it is full of splendor. |
| proverb 26.c11, | ||
| 17 | in-na in-bi-im x | Inna, its ... |
| proverb 26.d1, | ||
| 1 | X NA TAB DU X x | ... ... |
| 2 | tug₂ nam-ba-ša-ra-ge-en | Do not wear a garment |
| proverb 26.d2, | ||
| 3 | ab-ba i-degₓ(RI)-degₓ(RI)-ga ba-x | The elders ... |
| proverb 26.d3, | ||
| 4 | u₂ degₓ(RI)-degₓ(RI)-ga kalag-ga-še₃ | for the mighty food offerings |
| 5 | sig₉-ga bar-rim₄-ma ba-e-tuš | You sit on the throne-bearer's lap |
| proverb 26.d4, | ||
| 6 | en-te-en-na-ka a-šag₄ nu-ur₁₁-ru | In the thicket, a field that is not fertile |
| 7 | ud buru₁₄-a-ka šu-ni ga-rig₂ an-du₃-du₃-e | At harvest time, his hand is ready to ... |
| proverb 26.d5, | ||
| 8 | gud uš-ša numun nu-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | ox whose horns cannot bear seed |
| 9 | buru₁₄-ta gu₃-e lag nu-bur₁₂-re | From the harvest the voice is unceasing. |
| proverb 26.d6, | ||
| 10 | gud sur₁₂-ra ab-sin₂-bi ab-sag₉-sag₉ | The furrows of the oxen and sheep are beautiful. |
| proverb 26.d7, | ||
| 11 | ga-zi-in-bu lugal-ŋu₁₀ ur-saŋ mu-bi-im | The name of this (object) is “Gaza-inbu, the king, the hero. |
| proverb 26.d8, | ||
| 12 | ga-zi-in-bu su la₂-a nu₂-nu₂ | I want to lie down and lie down in the lap of a man. |
| proverb 26.d9, | ||
| 13 | gud gu₃ ra-ah lag-bi nu-bur₁₂-re | Its roaring oxen cannot be dispersed. |
| proverb 26.d10, | ||
| 14 | gud sig₉-ga sahar-ra igi-bi zid₂ ak-a | The good ox, whose eyes are filled with dust, |
| proverb 26.d11, | ||
| 15 | {u₂}numun₂-bi {gi}en₃-bar sumun₂-bi niŋ₂ izi sag₃-ge niŋ₂ an-ta ed₂-de₃ | Its seed is a reed mat, its seed is fire, it is to be carried off from the sky. |
| proverb 26.d12, | ||
| 16 | id₂ niŋ₂ ŋal₂-la he₂-gid₂-i | May the river that carries fear be long-lasting! |
| proverb 26.d13, | ||
| 17 | engar-e a-šag₄ na-ab-daŋal-la | The farmer should not carry a field |
| 18 | diŋir lu₂-u₁₈-lu šag₄-gal-la-ni nam-ba-ab-tah-e | (Sum) Do not take away the ... of a man, do not remove it from his body (Akk) May the .... of the man be taken away by his body |
| proverb 26.d14, | ||
| 19 | ŋi₆ 50-am₃ ud 50-am₃ ud lul 55-am₃ | It is the night of 50 days, it is the 50th day, the false night of 55 days. |
| proverb 26.d15, | ||
| 20 | a-da tuš kur-šag₄-ga igi du₈ | The father who sat on the throne of the netherworld was seen |
| 21 | ni₂-bi-še₃ igi nu-du₈ | because of this he cannot see. |
| 22 | x X x | |
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