ETCSLglossingSignSign name: SUM
Values: si3, sig10, sum, šum2
Proverbs: collection 23 (c.6.1.23), line c6123.C.23.18.13
kušummudzilu2-kam
ummudzilu2
waterskinlife (breath)person
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Paragraph t6123.p13 (line(s) 13-18) Click line no. for paragraph-aligned layout of transliteration and translation.
(cf. 6.1.19.c7, 6.1.21.c1, 6.1.24.8)A man's waterskin is his life. A man's sandals are his eyes. A man's wife is his ……. A man's son is his protective shade. A man's daughter is his eager servant (?). A man's daughter-in-law is his policeman.
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