Abstract
Abstract:
Proverbs of animals are the largest collection of Sumerian proverbs recorded so far, as we do not find an analogue of them in the Akkadian language. The Sumerian scribe likened the qualities possessed by animals to human qualities such as sincerity, loyalty, honesty, mercy and courage, as well as disgraceful qualities such as treachery, betrayal, arrogance, boldness and gluttony, cruelty and applied them on animals believed to have such qualities to avoid confronting them and to prevent their evil. Proverbs mentioned a number of animals and focused on recording wild animals such as lion, fox, deer, bear, moose and others. As for domesticated animals such as dogs and cattle of all kinds and the rest of the animals which he domesticated and relied on in his daily life at that time. As for birds, a number of them were mentioned, such as crows and owls, and insects including locusts and flies were mentioned in some proverbs.
Proverbs of animals are the largest collection of Sumerian proverbs recorded so far, as we do not find an analogue of them in the Akkadian language. The Sumerian scribe likened the qualities possessed by animals to human qualities such as sincerity, loyalty, honesty, mercy and courage, as well as disgraceful qualities such as treachery, betrayal, arrogance, boldness and gluttony, cruelty and applied them on animals believed to have such qualities to avoid confronting them and to prevent their evil. Proverbs mentioned a number of animals and focused on recording wild animals such as lion, fox, deer, bear, moose and others. As for domesticated animals such as dogs and cattle of all kinds and the rest of the animals which he domesticated and relied on in his daily life at that time. As for birds, a number of them were mentioned, such as crows and owls, and insects including locusts and flies were mentioned in some proverbs.
Keywords
proverbs
animals
sources
cuneiform
Sumeri
Abstract
تعد الأمثال الخاصة بالحيوان أكبر مجموعة أمثال سومرية مدونة مكتشفة لحد الآن، إذ لا نجد نظيراً لها في اللغة الأكدية وقد شبه الكاتب السومري الصفات التي تمتلكها الحيوانات بما هو موجود من صفات الإنسان مثل الإخلاص والوفاء والصدق والرحمة والشجاعة، وكذلك بعض الصفات المشينة مثل الغدر والخيانة والكذب والغطرسة و الجرأة والشراهة والقسوة واسقطها على حيوانات يعتقد أنها تحمل هكذا صفات، تحاشياً لمواجهتهم واتقاءً لشرهم، وقد ذكرت الأمثال عدداً من الحيوانات وركزت في تدوينها على الحيوانات البرية مثل الأسد، الثعلب، والأيل، الدب، الغزال وغيرها اما الحيوانات المدجنة مثل الكلب والماشية بأنواعها وبقية الحيوانات التي دجنها وأعتمد عليها في حياته اليومية أنداك، اما الطيور فقد جاء ذكر عدد منها كالغراب والبومة وأيضاً ذكر في عدد من الأمثال الحشرات ومنها الجراد والذباب.
Keywords
أمثال، حيوان، مصادر، مسمارية، سومرية