Sumerian Proverbs - page 2

The wood pigeon's voice is the glory of the garden. The francolin's voice is the glory of the fields. (Sumerian Proverb)
I will feed you even though you are an outcast. I will give you drink even though you are an outcast. You are still my son, even if your god has turned against you. View proverb
Sumerian Proverb
While you still have light, grind the flour. View proverb
Sumerian Proverb
To eat modestly doesn't kill a man, but to covet will murder you. To eat a little is to live splendidly. View proverb
Sumerian Proverb
When the sun is setting outside so that you cannot even recognise the hand in front of you, go indoors! View proverb
Sumerian Proverb
Nanni cherished his old age. [...] He captured Simurrum, but [...] he never saw mighty kingship. Thus Nanni was carried off to the nether world. View proverb
Sumerian Proverb
Nanni cherished his old age: "I am what an old man should be." View proverb
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He who insults is insulted. He who sneers is sneered at. View proverb
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As the sun rises, decisions are made. By the time the sun is up, kingship is conferred. View proverb
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The battle-club would not find out your name -- it would just find your flesh. View proverb
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Enlil's greatest punishment is hunger. (Sumerian Proverb)
Where there is no grain, this is a sign of vengeance turned towards a city. Where there are no reeds, it is the worst of all poverty. View proverb
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Something offered is not offered. Something finished is not finished. Nothing changes. View proverb
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Flies enter an open mouth. View proverb
Sumerian Proverb
Punishment is assigned for the swaggerer; he is afflicted with diseases. View proverb
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May Inana pour oil on my heart that aches. View proverb
Sumerian Proverb
A man's personal god is a shepherd who finds pasturage for the man. Let him lead him like sheep to the food they can eat. View proverb
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He who entered Elam -- his lips are sealed. He who has to live in Elam -- his life is not good. View proverb
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He who keeps fleeing, flees from his own past. View proverb
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Whether it is roasted or not, you should sprinkle the grain. View proverb
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Let me drink beer shandy and sit in the seat of honour! (Sumerian Proverb)
A good word is a friend to numerous men. View proverb
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My drink is a river. The place where I sleep is a place of reed mats. View proverb
Sumerian Proverb
If the sieve is not shaken, his flour will not drop from it. View proverb
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Coveting and spying are abominations to Ninurta. View proverb
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