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Proverbs: collection 28 (Q000820)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Proverbs: collection 28 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000820 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Ur |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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 28.1, | ||
| 1 | {ŋiš}tukul mu-ni nu-pad₃-da su-ni i₃-pad₃-da | “If he does not find a weapon, his name will not be found, his body will be found. |
| proverb 28.2, | ||
| 2 | iri{ki} mu hu-mu-kur₂-kur₂ mu-ŋu₁₀ hu-mu-gen₆-na | May the city change its name, may it be brought into being. |
| proverb 28.3, | ||
| 3 | {d}nin-kilim ni₂ diŋir-ra nu-zu | Ninkilim, whose fearsomeness is unknown |
| proverb 28.4, | ||
| 4 | ŋiš-šub us₂-sa ama-zu hul₂-la | It is the “first-fruits-offering’ of your happy mother |
| 5 | kaš₄ tuku-ma diŋir-zu hul₂-la | The one who has beer, rejoice over your libation. |
| proverb 28.5, | ||
| 6 | te₈{mušen} ka lu₂-kam ba-an-kur₉ | The tēmû-priest opened the mouth of a man. |
| proverb 28.6, | ||
| 7 | nim kur₉-ra-am₃ ka-zu ba-nim-am₃ | It is a rising flood, your mouth is rising. |
| proverb 28.7, | ||
| 8 | {ŋiš}ŋidru gud ha-pa-gaz {kuš}a₂-si udu ha-pa-šum₂ | The ox is slaughtered, the sheep is smeared with blood. |
| 9 | ki saŋ-ki nu-ŋal₂-ta lu₂ nu-dib₂ e-ne sukkal-a | From a place where no one crosses, no one passes, what is the vizier to do? |
| proverb 28.8, | ||
| 10 | šag₄ {ŋiš}ŋidru-kam i₃ he₂-en-de₂ | May he pour oil on the surface of the reed fence. |
| proverb 28.9, | ||
| 11 | lu₂ diŋir-ra-a-ni nu-mu-un-kal-kal lu₂-bi ki nu-tum₃ | (Sum) The one of the intertwined chariot, he does not hold back (Akk) The man of the multitudinous weapon is not held back, this man does not bring himself |
| 12 | ibila-a-ni a nu-de₂ AN saŋ x x-ke₄ | His heirs who do not drink water ... |
| 13 | ha-ma-da-gub-be₂ x x X | May he stand with me ... |
| proverb 28.10, | ||
| 14 | er₂ geme₂-kam U₈ x | It is a weeping of a female worker ... |
| 15 | dumu geme₂-kam dam x | son of the slave-girl, wife of |
| 16 | ambar-a-ni ma₂ x | His marshes ... |
| 17 | gu₂ ambar-a-ni x | His ... bank of the marshes |
| 18 | x X BU IGI X x | first appearance ... |
| 19 | x x x X x | |
| proverb 28.16, | ||
| 20 | X šeš šeš x | ... ... |
| proverb 28.17, | ||
| 21 | dam nu-ŋar-ra tu-ku-a-ŋu₁₀-ne | If he does not kiss a spouse, |
| proverb 28.18, | ||
| 22 | tur₅-ra šag₄-ga lu₂ x | In the stall, the ... |
| proverb 28.19, | ||
| 23 | u₄-ma e₂ nu-tuku e₂ de₂-a x x | The storm that has no house, the house of Ea ... |
| proverb 28.20, | ||
| 24 | utul₂ tu-KA šu bar ŋal₂ sahar nu-ši-x niŋ₂-gig {d}utu-kam | It is the utul-vessel of TUKA, the hand that carries dust, the niŋ-gig of Utu. |
| proverb 28.21, | ||
| 25 | nitah du-du niŋ₂ pad₃-da | the mighty man chosen by his own aura |
| 26 | munus du-du niŋ₂ ugu bi₂-ib-de₂ | (Sum) The woman screamed at her own expense (Akk) The man cried out to her own self |
| proverb 28.22, | ||
| 27 | lu₂ huŋ še sa-ra ha-bi₂-ib-gi₄ | May a happy man return the barley to its place |
| proverb 28.23, | ||
| 28 | saŋ i-bi₂ dug₄-ga | good quality emmer |
| proverb 28.24, | ||
| 29 | e₂-gal {ŋiš}tir-ra-am₃ | The palace is a tirra |
| 30 | lugal ur-mah-e {d}nun-gal {ŋiš}sa-uš-gal ŋuruš-e gam-gam | The king, the lion, Nungal, sa-us-gal, and buruš-e, he defeated. |
| proverb 28.25, | ||
| 31 | e₂-ta e₃ sila-ta kur₉-ra geme₂ nin-a-ni-ta ŋišbun-ni bi₂-in-ŋar | After leaving the house, after leaving the street, the slave-girl of her mistress shook her head. |
| proverb 28.26, | ||
| 32 | še nu-ŋal₂ šu iri{ki}-kam | Hand of the city |
| 33 | gi nu-ŋal₂ nam-ukur₃ nam-ukur₃{ur₂} dirig-ga | The reed that cannot be carried off, the niphu-demon that is to be swept away, |
| proverb 28.27, | ||
| 34 | hu-su ga-me-en ašgab-e-ne | I am a ḫusu-demon, I am one of the physicians |
| 35 | zi {d}en-ki-a u₂ za₃-le {lu₂}azlag₂-e-ne | the life of Enki and the praise of the musicians |
| proverb 28.28, | ||
| 36 | ku₆ al-šeŋ₆-ŋa₂ ha-ra-ab-sed₆-sed₆-de₃ | May the fish be cooled for you there! |
| 37 | ŋiri₃-pad-ra₂ degₓ(RI)-degₓ(RI)-ga | “May the biripada tremble |
| 38 | x x nam-ba-DU ŋe₂₆-e x x-hul₂-le-e | ... rejoices over it. |
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