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54. sun 7.na.da e 2 na.an.da.œa 2.œa 2.≠an± You should not establish a home with an
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arrogant man,
55. gi 4.in.ße 3 du.de 3 ßi.me.ßi.ib.ßub.ßub He will make your life that of a slave girl,
56. ki.tuß lu 2.ka na.ab.ta.bala.e.de 3
You’ll not be able to pass by anyone’s place,
57. ßi.du.un ßi.du.un “Restore it! Restore it!” they will tell you,
ßi.me.ßi.ib 2.be 2.e.ne
58. gi.sig.ga œiß kiri 6.ka da.ga nam Inside the garden’s reed fence, you should
bi 2.du 8.e.en not hold a social gathering,
59. su.ga.ab su.ga.ab “Restore it! Restore it!” they will tell you,
ßi.me.ßi.ib 2.be 2.ne
Line 58 corresponds to line 63 in Alster’s edition (1974, 38). The context of line 58 is
particularly difficult: the meaning of the preceding lines, for example, is entirely up for
grabs. The translation above is close to that of ETCSL, but Alster translates it quite
differently: “(55) When you go to the slave girl, she will throw it back to you, (56) “Do
not transgress people’s dwelling places (Alster 1974, 37). The proper interpretation of
line 58 is equally unclear.
(16) The Instructions of Shuruppak [5.6.1], ll. 245-249 (Alster 1974, 82-83; Cooper 1983,
248)
œiß
[ Topic (dumu.œu10)] [ Presupposition mi.si.IÍ.a [Focus lag nam] bi2.ßub.be2.en] My son, it is not A CLOD that you should throw into the strongbox, (but rather
GOLD that you should throw in it),