ETCSL:frequencies - C6

Compositions c.6 (proverbs): overall frequencies

The frequency lists produced on the basis of the proverbs of the ETCSL are comparable to the ones produced for the whole corpus and can be used as a test-bed for how we can make use of such lists to say something about the grammar and style of subgroups as compared to the whole corpus.

The total number of proverb compositions is 31. For a comparison with the whole corpus go to the key-word section. This section is followed by lexeme bi- and trigram frequencies. To get the complete, tab-delimited lists, go to the bottom of this page. Here you will also find be a few basic ratios and the batch comparison table of all the proverb compositions.

Table 1. The 100 most frequent lexemes, words, and signs in the proverbs (c.6)
The numbers after Lexemes:, etc. are lines and items (lexeme, etc.) respectively; Freq = raw frequency, 10k = occurrences per 10,000 items, Ra = the number of compositions in which the item occurs.

Lexemes: 3,757/12,312

Lexeme	Freq	10k	Ra
lu2_N_person	296	240.4	31
dug4_V_to#say	204	165.7	29
cu_N_hand	191	155.1	28
nij2_N_thing	170	138.1	28
gu7_V_to#eat	143	116.1	25
e2_N_household	132	107.2	25
cag4_N_heart	120	97.5	24
igi_N_eye	120	97.5	25
ki_N_place	115	93.4	21
jen_V_to#go	114	92.6	22
jal2_V_to#be#located	103	83.7	23
zu_V_to#know	99	80.4	24
ak_V_to#do	94	76.3	24
tuku_V_to#have	94	76.3	19
il2_V_to#raise	89	72.3	21
sag9_V_to#be#good	87	70.7	21
jar_V_to#place	82	66.6	23
ud_N_daylight	77	62.5	22
a-na_PD_what	75	60.9	23
de2_V_to#pour	74	60.1	19
lugal_N_king	72	58.5	22
gi4_V_to#return	70	56.9	23
de6_V_to#carry	69	56.0	23
me_V_to#be	68	55.2	17
e3_V_to#go#out#or#in	68	55.2	24
iri_N_town	67	54.4	17
ur-gir15_N_domestic#dog	64	52.0	8
dam_N_spouse	63	51.2	19
dab5_V_to#seize	63	51.2	26
dijir_N_deity	62	50.4	20
la2_V_to#hang	61	49.5	21
je26_PD_I	60	48.7	19
dirig_V_to#be#superior	59	47.9	21
ka_N_mouth	59	47.9	19
geme2_N_female#slave	59	47.9	16
ama_N_mother	59	47.9	20
a_N_water	58	47.1	21
gud_N_bull	57	46.3	15
dug3_V_to#be#good	57	46.3	21
du8_V_to#spread	55	44.7	20
saj_N_head	54	43.9	20
ka5-a_N_fox	54	43.9	8
du3_V_to#erect	54	43.9	18
ninda_N_bread	51	41.4	11
kur9_V_to#enter	50	40.6	22
kud_V_to#cut	50	40.6	21
ur_N_dog	49	39.8	9
tur_V_to#be#small	49	39.8	15
MU_X_MU	49	39.8	22
gid2_V_to#be#long	49	39.8	20
hul_V_to#be#bad	48	39.0	13
gul_V_to#destroy	48	39.0	16
te_V_to#approach	48	39.0	17
gu3_N_voice	47	38.2	14
dumu_N_child	47	38.2	16
ce_N_barley	47	38.2	21
KA_X_KA	46	37.4	16
gub_V_to#stand	46	37.4	16
gal_V_to#be#big	46	37.4	18
A_X_A	45	36.5	18
u2_N_plant	44	35.7	18
cum2_V_to#give	44	35.7	19
tuc_V_to#sit	44	35.7	15
an_N_heaven	42	34.1	16
ma2_N_boat	42	34.1	15
ance_N_donkey	41	33.3	10
zig3_V_to#rise	41	33.3	14
til3_V_to#live	41	33.3	14
sa2_V_to#equal	40	32.5	14
pad3_V_to#find	40	32.5	15
en-lil2_N_Enlil	40	32.5	13
nij2-gig_N_abomination	39	31.7	14
id2_N_watercourse	39	31.7	19
NE_X_NE	39	31.7	18
1_NU_1	38	30.9	14
ur-mah_N_lion	37	30.1	10
inim_N_word	37	30.1	12
DU_V_DU	37	30.1	19
utu_N_Utu	37	30.1	16
e2-gal_N_palace	37	30.1	17
hul2_V_to#be#happy	36	29.2	15
cub_V_to#fall	36	29.2	13
kal_V_to#be#rare	35	28.4	20
mu_N_name	35	28.4	14
ra_V_to#beat	35	28.4	12
dub-sar_N_scribe	34	27.6	7
jiri3_N_foot	34	27.6	17
nam_N_destiny	34	27.6	14
a-ba_PD_who	34	27.6	15
kur2_V_to#be#different	34	27.6	12
gu2_N_neck	34	27.6	17
AN_X_AN	34	27.6	14
bal_V_to#turn#over	34	27.6	15
de5_V_to#collect	33	26.8	16
kalag_V_to#be#strong	32	26.0	15
ed3_V_to#go#down#or#up	32	26.0	11
a2_N_arm	32	26.0	15
tud_V_to#give#birth	32	26.0	13
jic_N_tree	31	25.2	17
gig_V_to#be#ill	30	24.4	11

Words: 3,860/12,689

Word	Freq	10k	Ra
lu2	248	195.4	30
nij2	147	115.8	27
cu	144	113.5	27
ki	102	80.4	21
igi	87	68.6	22
e2	83	65.4	21
cag4	76	59.9	21
ud	69	54.4	20
a	51	40.2	18
MU	48	37.8	21
saj	48	37.8	18
A	45	35.5	18
gu3	44	34.7	13
ka5-a	43	33.9	8
u3	43	33.9	15
u2	43	33.9	17
gud	41	32.3	13
je26-e	41	32.3	16
KA	41	32.3	16
ce	41	32.3	19
dam	39	30.7	15
ninda	39	30.7	10
ur-gir15-re	39	30.7	3
ur	38	29.9	8
a-na-am3	38	29.9	17
ance	37	29.2	9
AN	34	26.8	14
nij2-gig	34	26.8	12
dumu	33	26.0	13
NE	32	25.2	15
nam	32	25.2	14
kug	30	23.6	15
lugal	29	22.9	15
geme2	29	22.9	12
ur-mah-e	28	22.1	6
{d}utu	28	22.1	15
id2-da	27	21.3	13
DU	26	20.5	12
ni2	25	19.7	12
gu2	25	19.7	14
inim	25	19.7	12
a2	24	18.9	14
tuku	24	18.9	7
ka	24	18.9	12
hul	24	18.9	10
iri	24	18.9	8
e2-gal	24	18.9	11
cah2	23	18.1	13
GA	22	17.3	11
aj2	22	17.3	12
jic	22	17.3	15
lu2-kam	21	16.5	5
dub-sar	21	16.5	6
X-bi	21	16.5	13
iri{ki}	21	16.5	11
an	21	16.5	10
sipad	20	15.8	12
u2-gu	19	15.0	9
nu-zu	19	15.0	10
{d}en-lil2-le	19	15.0	8
zu2	18	14.2	9
ur-gir15	18	14.2	6
bar	18	14.2	12
za-e	18	14.2	10
mu	18	14.2	10
KU	18	14.2	9
jiri3	18	14.2	10
ma2	18	14.2	12
{jic}ma2	18	14.2	7
na-me	17	13.4	10
dijir	17	13.4	8
IM	17	13.4	8
ur5	17	13.4	8
si	16	12.6	10
ama	16	12.6	9
RI	16	12.6	15
im	16	12.6	8
ukur3	16	12.6	10
mucen	16	12.6	7
i3	16	12.6	11
bi2-in-dug4	15	11.8	8
kug-zu	15	11.8	9
edin-na	15	11.8	8
he2-a	15	11.8	8
E	15	11.8	11
eme	15	11.8	9
lul	15	11.8	10
BA	15	11.8	9
di	15	11.8	7
ta	15	11.8	6
na-ab-be2-a	15	11.8	8
e2-a	14	11.0	11
gaba	14	11.0	7
a-ba-am3	14	11.0	5
GI	14	11.0	8
a-ba	14	11.0	10
a-cag4	14	11.0	8
dic-am3	14	11.0	7
a-na	14	11.0	10
ama-ju10	14	11.0	11

Signs: 4,014/33,120

Sign	Freq	10k	Ra
X	4209	1270.8	30
A	1038	313.4	31
E	990	298.9	31
MU	850	256.6	31
AN	823	248.5	31
BA	701	211.7	31
NI	686	207.1	31
NA	622	187.8	31
NU	618	186.6	30
NE	613	185.1	31
GA	580	175.1	31
RA	545	164.6	31
KA	533	160.9	28
DA	501	151.3	31
BI	486	146.7	30
A.AN	460	138.9	31
GAR	419	126.5	31
EN	418	126.2	28
LU2	398	120.2	31
DU	389	117.5	29
IN	365	110.2	30
AB	365	110.2	29
RI	331	99.9	29
UN	313	94.5	30
LA	310	93.6	30
ESH2	305	92.1	30
ZU	299	90.3	29
MA	282	85.1	30
IM	271	81.8	28
KI	267	80.6	29
KU	245	74.0	30
NAM	244	73.7	26
SHE	235	71.0	27
AL	229	69.1	30
SHU	226	68.2	28
GISH	223	67.3	29
IGI	222	67.0	29
GA2	218	65.8	31
TA	213	64.3	27
ME	211	63.7	26
UD	209	63.1	31
E2	207	62.5	27
GAN	207	62.5	29
UR	198	59.8	20
GI	194	58.6	27
DIM2	194	58.6	29
KA_TIMES_GAR	172	51.9	25
SHA3	171	51.6	27
TUR	166	50.1	26
DI	163	49.2	26
IGI.DIB	159	48.0	25
KID	156	47.1	26
TAR	152	45.9	25
HI_TIMES_BAD	145	43.8	27
GI4	144	43.5	28
IG	143	43.2	25
SAR	138	41.7	26
TUK	138	41.7	22
IB	133	40.2	24
HA	133	40.2	24
BU	127	38.3	24
SI	126	38.0	27
LUL	123	37.1	21
SU	119	35.9	28
LAL	118	35.6	28
ZA	117	35.3	23
IL2	117	35.3	24
HU	113	34.1	20
LI	112	33.8	25
RU	111	33.5	24
DAM	108	32.6	24
U2	108	32.6	24
ZI	103	31.1	25
TI	103	31.1	23
KAL	100	30.2	26
SHA6	97	29.3	22
AK	96	29.0	24
HI	94	28.4	21
TUM	93	28.1	19
SAG	93	28.1	26
BAR	92	27.8	23
GAL	92	27.8	22
USH	91	27.5	25
UMUM_TIMES_KASKAL	87	26.3	19
TE	82	24.8	20
URU	80	24.2	20
GUD	79	23.9	20
I	78	23.6	21
LUGAL	77	23.2	22
ZE2	77	23.2	19
KAK	76	22.9	21
GABA	76	22.9	20
SUM	75	22.6	22
LU	75	22.6	23
UM	75	22.6	22
HI_TIMES_ASH2	74	22.3	20
GIG	73	22.0	18
KU3	72	21.7	21
UB	71	21.4	18
TUG2	70	21.1	21

Key words

Lexemes

Table 2. Positive and negative lexeme keywords in the proverbs as compared to the whole corpus
RC (reference corpus): the frequency and percentage of the item in the reference corpus
Key word	Freq	%	RC freq	RC %	Keyness
UR-GIR15_N_DOMESTIC#DOG	64	0.52	10		254.01
KA5-A_N_FOX	54	0.44	8		215.97
GEME2_N_FEMALE#SLAVE	59	0.48	31	0.02	176.28
GU7_V_TO#EAT	143	1.16	359	0.28	161.19
LU2_N_PERSON	296	2.40	1,321	1.04	143.30
CAH2_N_PIG	29	0.24	11		95.73
UKUR3_V_TO#BE#POOR	28	0.23	10		93.94
UR_N_DOG	49	0.40	68	0.05	91.34
DUB-SAR_N_SCRIBE	34	0.28	26	0.02	87.72
NIJ2-GIG_N_ABOMINATION	39	0.32	41	0.03	86.03
UR-MAH_N_LION	37	0.30	36	0.03	85.06
ANCE_N_DONKEY	41	0.33	49	0.04	84.01
MU_X_MU	49	0.40	79	0.06	82.11
NIJ2_N_THING	170	1.38	775	0.61	78.24
A-NA_PD_WHAT	75	0.61	210	0.17	74.43
DAM_N_SPOUSE	63	0.51	152	0.12	73.86
NINDA_N_BREAD	51	0.41	102	0.08	71.65
NIN-KILIM_N_MONGOOSE	16	0.13	2		65.45
GALA_N_LAMENT#SINGER	18	0.15	8		56.73
JIRI3-PAX-RA2_N_BONE	16	0.13	5		55.51
BID3_N_ANUS	10	0.08	0		48.52
NIG_N_FEMALE#DOG	10	0.08	0		48.52
TUKU_V_TO#HAVE	94	0.76	406	0.32	48.10
LU2-ZUH-A_N_THIEF	11	0.09	1		46.67
U2-GU_N_NOUN#PART#OF#MULTIWORD#VERB	20	0.16	19	0.01	46.53
1/2_NU_1/2	17	0.14	17	0.01	38.50
NA-AN-NI_N_NANNI	10	0.08	2		38.08
GU-DU_N_BUTTOCKS	9	0.07	1		37.35
UM_N_DIVING#WATER#BIRD	9	0.07	1		37.35
CUM_V_TO#SLAUGHTER	11	0.09	4		36.71
PAD_V_TO#BREAK#INTO#BITS	11	0.09	4		36.71
NIJ2-TUKU_AJ_RICH	13	0.11	8		36.65
DAM-GARA3_N_MERCHANT	12	0.10	6		36.42
DIRIG_V_TO#BE#SUPERIOR	59	0.48	234	0.18	35.30
AC2_N_CURSE	17	0.14	20	0.02	35.14
SUR12_N_THRESHING#FLOOR	10	0.08	3		35.03
UR5_N_FINANCIAL#OBLIGATION	12	0.10	7		34.51
E-SIR2_N_SANDAL	15	0.12	15	0.01	33.97
BA-ZA_N_CRIPPLE	7	0.06	0		33.96
NAM-UKUR3_N_POVERTY	7	0.06	0		33.96
NE_X_NE	39	0.32	121	0.10	33.94
GID2_V_TO#BE#LONG	49	0.40	179	0.14	33.63
KUD_V_TO#CUT	50	0.41	186	0.15	33.33
KUG-ZU_AJ_WISE	19	0.15	29	0.02	33.12
LAG_N_LUMP	12	0.10	8		32.78
A_X_A	45	0.37	159	0.13	32.53
NAM-TAR_N_DESTINY	21	0.17	38	0.03	32.11
KAL_V_TO#BE#RARE	35	0.28	105	0.08	31.83
GA_X_GA	23	0.19	47	0.04	31.66
RI_X_RI	19	0.15	31	0.02	31.53
KU_X_KU	21	0.17	39	0.03	31.42
UGU_N_SKULL	22	0.18	46	0.04	29.65
KUD-KU5-RA2_N_CRIPPLE	6	0.05	0		29.11
IN_N_ABUSE	17	0.14	27	0.02	28.78
NIJ2-DARA2_N_CLOTH#STRIP	9	0.07	4		28.36
TUR_V_TO#BE#SMALL	49	0.40	201	0.16	27.59
HA-LA_N_SHARE	14	0.11	18	0.01	27.40
DIM4_V_TO#CHECK	8	0.06	3		26.48
DUMU-NITAH_N_SON	8	0.06	3		26.48
SU-LUM_N_CONTEMPT	8	0.06	3		26.48
UR-BAR-RA_N_WOLF	12	0.10	14	0.01	24.93
BAR-RIM4_N_ARID#LAND	11	0.09	11		24.91
SIPAD-TUR_N_JUNIOR#SHEPHERD	7	0.06	2		24.80
MA2-ADDIR_N_FERRYBOAT	9	0.07	6		24.59
SAG9_V_TO#BE#GOOD	87	0.71	483	0.38	24.55
IM_N_RAINSTORM	15	0.12	25	0.02	24.48
NIJ2-GEN6-NA_N_CONSTANCY	16	0.13	29	0.02	24.43
GUD_N_BULL	57	0.46	268	0.21	24.40
ME-CE3_AV_WHERE	8	0.06	4		24.28
NU-JAR-RA_AJ_MALICIOUS	8	0.06	4		24.28
MUSSA-TUR_N_SON-IN-LAW	5	0.04	0		24.26
UD-DA-TUC_N_BUFFOON	5	0.04	0		24.26
UR-TUR_N_PUPPY	5	0.04	0		24.26
ZE2-EH_N_PIG	5	0.04	0		24.26
ZUR_V_TO#ROIL	5	0.04	0		24.26
EN-NA_C_AS#LONG#AS	12	0.10	15	0.01	23.90
U3_C_AND	29	0.24	94	0.07	23.76
LUL_V_TO#BE#FALSE	28	0.23	89	0.07	23.57
DI-IR-GA_N_COSMIC#BOND	6	0.05	1		23.55
SU-A_N_CAT	6	0.05	1		23.55
TU7_N_BROTH	6	0.05	1		23.55
CEJ3_V_TO#RAIN	15	0.12	27	0.02	23.03
E2-GAL_N_PALACE	37	0.30	144	0.11	22.85
MA2_N_BOAT	42	0.34	177	0.14	22.48
MAR_V_TO#SMEAR	8	0.06	5		22.42
HU-RU-UM_N_SOCIAL#INFERIOR	7	0.06	3		22.30
ZUH_V_TO#STEAL	7	0.06	3		22.30
DE5_V_TO#COLLECT	33	0.27	123	0.10	21.91
KAR_V_TO#FLEE	29	0.24	100	0.08	21.73
IL2_V_TO#RAISE	89	0.72	519	0.41	21.65
E2-GI4-A_N_DAUGHTER-IN-LAW	9	0.07	8		21.64
SAR_V_TO#RUN	21	0.17	57	0.04	21.58
HUL_V_TO#BE#BAD	48	0.39	223	0.18	21.09
LU2-LUL-LA_N_LIAR	11	0.09	15	0.01	20.72
EME-GIR15_N_SUMERIAN#LANGUAGE	6	0.05	2		20.48
KINKIN_N_GRINDSTONE	7	0.06	4		20.28
DE2_V_TO#POUR	74	0.60	416	0.33	20.11
1_NU_1	38	0.31	163	0.13	19.65
U2_N_PLANT	44	0.36	204	0.16	19.41
KAC-DE2-A_N_PARTY	4	0.03	0		19.41
NAM-GU5-LI_N_FRIENDSHIP	4	0.03	0		19.41
NAM-LUL_N_TREACHERY	4	0.03	0		19.41
NIJ2-U2-ZUG4_N_POLLUTED#ITEM	4	0.03	0		19.41
SA12-TI-UM_N_EAST#WIND	4	0.03	0		19.41
DUMU-MUNUS_N_DAUGHTER	8	0.06	7		19.38
SUG6_V_TO#REPLACE	8	0.06	7		19.38
ZE2-ER_V_TO#TEAR#OUT	19	0.15	52	0.04	19.33
E2-KINKIN_N_MILL	5	0.04	1		19.04
GA-BA-AL_N_FIGHT	5	0.04	1		19.04
LU2-IM_N_CRIMINAL	5	0.04	1		19.04
LU2-ULU3_N_PERSON	21	0.17	64	0.05	18.70
HAB2_V_TO#STINK	6	0.05	3		18.21
ZU_V_TO#KNOW	99	0.80	629	0.50	17.92
DU_X_DU	27	0.22	101	0.08	17.82
AN_X_AN	34	0.28	145	0.11	17.78
IN-NU_N_STRAW	7	0.06	6		17.13
GU4-UD_V_TO#JUMP#ON	10	0.08	16	0.01	16.83
GI_X_GI	14	0.11	33	0.03	16.78
KAC4_V_TO#RUN	17	0.14	48	0.04	16.66
HU-NU_V_TO#BE#HELPLESS	6	0.05	4		16.39
IN-BUL-BUL_N_CHAFF	5	0.04	2		16.25
IS-HAB2_N_ROGUE	5	0.04	2		16.25
NAR_N_MUSICIAN	16	0.13	44	0.03	16.19
TUG2_X_TUG2	11	0.09	21	0.02	16.07
DAR_N_FRANCOLIN	7	0.06	7		15.85
NU-KIRI6_N_GARDENER	7	0.06	7		15.85
BU_X_BU	9	0.07	14	0.01	15.47
UD5_N_NANNY#GOAT	14	0.11	36	0.03	15.30
TAR_V_TO#CUT	26	0.21	543	0.43	-15.47
NAM-LUGAL_N_KINGSHIP	4	0.03	190	0.15	-15.63
ZAG_N_SIDE	12	0.10	333	0.26	-15.72
SI_N_HORN	16	0.13	400	0.32	-16.09
PA_N_BRANCH	6	0.05	236	0.19	-16.61
NIN_N_LADY	26	0.21	556	0.44	-16.68
ZA-GIN3_N_LAPIS#LAZULI	6	0.05	242	0.19	-17.43
NI2_N_FEARSOMENESS	13	0.11	377	0.30	-18.92
A2_N_ARM	32	0.26	679	0.53	-20.05
ME3_N_BATTLE	3	0.02	202	0.16	-20.68
INIM_N_WORD	37	0.30	786	0.62	-23.29
HUR-SAJ_N_MOUNTAIN#RANGE	4	0.03	246	0.19	-23.97
SAJ_N_HEAD	54	0.44	1,062	0.84	-26.36
GUB_V_TO#STAND	46	0.37	949	0.75	-26.38
JAR_V_TO#PLACE	82	0.67	1,452	1.14	-27.04
A-A_N_FATHER	11	0.09	424	0.33	-29.32
DU7_V_TO#BE#PERFECT	3	0.02	274	0.22	-32.21
SUD_V_TO#BE#DISTANT	8	0.06	432	0.34	-38.92
UJ3_N_PEOPLE	4	0.03	394	0.31	-47.69
EN-KI_N_ENKI	5	0.04	425	0.33	-48.56
ME_N_ESSENCE	16	0.13	666	0.52	-49.41
KI_N_PLACE	115	0.93	2,179	1.72	-49.50
AN_N_HEAVEN	42	0.34	1,118	0.88	-49.88
UR-SAJ_N_HERO	4	0.03	430	0.34	-53.67
INANA_N_INANA	17	0.14	723	0.57	-54.65
KALAM_N_THE#LAND	7	0.06	527	0.42	-57.09
EN_N_LORD	28	0.23	1,014	0.80	-66.18
EN-LIL2_N_ENLIL	40	0.32	1,230	0.97	-66.91
AN_N_AN	3	0.02	531	0.42	-75.98
ZID_AJ_RIGHT	17	0.14	897	0.71	-79.77
MAH_V_TO#BE#MAJESTIC	10	0.08	857	0.68	-98.46
GAL_V_TO#BE#BIG	46	0.37	1,632	1.29	-104.66
KUG_AJ_SHINING	13	0.11	1,189	0.94	-140.45
KUR_N_MOUNTAIN#LAND	18	0.15	1,356	1.07	-147.54

Words

Table 3. Positive and negative word keywords in the proverbs as compared to the whole corpus
Key word	Freq	%	RC freq	RC %	Keyness
UR-GIR15-RE	39	0.31	0		188.19
KA5-A	43	0.34	6		172.19
NIJ2-GIG	34	0.27	3		143.79
LU2	248	1.95	1,041	0.81	130.81
UR-MAH-E	28	0.22	6		104.53
LU2-KAM	21	0.17	0		101.31
GEME2	29	0.23	13	0.01	90.38
A-NA-AM3	38	0.30	35	0.03	88.85
UR	45	0.35	61	0.05	84.07
ANCE	37	0.29	38	0.03	81.70
CAH2	23	0.18	8		77.06
UKUR3	16	0.13	1		69.76
AN-NA-AB-BE2	13	0.10	0		62.71
UR-GIR15	18	0.14	6		60.96
NIJ2	147	1.16	691	0.54	60.96
JIRI3-PAX-RA2	12	0.09	1		51.02
DUB-SAR	21	0.17	20	0.02	48.25
KA5-A-A	10	0.08	0		48.23
NIG	10	0.08	0		48.23
KU5-RA2-NI	13	0.10	3		47.83
{D}NIN-KILIM	11	0.09	1		46.36
U2-GU	19	0.15	17	0.01	45.05
ID2-DA	27	0.21	43	0.03	44.98
NU-DA13-DA13	13	0.10	4		44.91
NINDA	39	0.31	95	0.07	44.37
DAM	40	0.32	102	0.08	43.29
GALAM-E	10	0.08	1		41.72
NAM-TAR-JU10	8	0.06	0		38.59
U3	47	0.37	155	0.12	36.70
NU-IL2	13	0.10	8		36.30
DIC-AM3	14	0.11	11		35.30
DE2	10	0.08	3		34.75
BA-ZA	7	0.06	0		33.76
HA-BA-CI-IN-IL2-E	7	0.06	0		33.76
MU-E-CI-IN-IL2-LA	7	0.06	0		33.76
NINDA-NI	7	0.06	0		33.76
NINNU-AM3	7	0.06	0		33.76
PAX-RA2	7	0.06	0		33.76
X-E-CE	7	0.06	0		33.76
DE5-DE5-GA	8	0.06	1		32.49
DUMU-NITAH	8	0.06	1		32.49
E-NE-AM3	8	0.06	1		32.49
UKUR3-RE	8	0.06	1		32.49
DIC	12	0.09	8		32.46
BAR-RIM4-MA	10	0.08	4		32.23
UR-BAR-RA	11	0.09	6		32.11
U2	46	0.36	166	0.13	31.33
LUL	17	0.13	24	0.02	30.87
NU-JAR-RA	11	0.09	7		30.32
KU	18	0.14	29	0.02	29.72
DU-DU	8	0.06	2		28.95
GAM-AM3	6	0.05	0		28.94
UG5-GA-AM3	6	0.05	0		28.94
UM{MUCEN}	6	0.05	0		28.94
GU7-GU7	11	0.09	8		28.70
PE-EL-LA2	10	0.08	6		28.19
NIJ2-TUKU	9	0.07	4		28.11
A-BA-AM3	14	0.11	17	0.01	28.04
DUG4-GA-AB	13	0.10	14	0.01	27.94
MU-BI-IM	7	0.06	1		27.92
NA-AN-NI	7	0.06	1		27.92
DIJIR-RA-KAM	8	0.06	3		26.26
TUKU-E	8	0.06	3		26.26
TA	17	0.13	30	0.02	26.12
DAM-JU10	9	0.07	5		26.10
NU-X	13	0.10	17	0.01	24.84
DUMU-MUNUS	7	0.06	2		24.60
{NA4}KINKIN	7	0.06	2		24.60
HE2-GU7-E	9	0.07	6		24.35
KA-JU10	9	0.07	6		24.35
BID3-DA	5	0.04	0		24.11
DI-IR-GA-A	5	0.04	0		24.11
EME-GIR15	5	0.04	0		24.11
{CAH2}ZE2-EH	5	0.04	0		24.11
HE2-EN-DE2	5	0.04	0		24.11
KU6-TA	5	0.04	0		24.11
KUD-KU5-RA2	5	0.04	0		24.11
MU2-DA-GIN7	5	0.04	0		24.11
U3-MU-NI-IN-CUB	5	0.04	0		24.11
GALA-E	8	0.06	4		24.06
BAL-E	10	0.08	9		23.64
AN-HUL2	6	0.05	1		23.38
EN-GIN7	6	0.05	1		23.38
LU2-LUL-LA	6	0.05	1		23.38
LU2-ZUH-A	6	0.05	1		23.38
ME-TE-BI	8	0.06	5		22.20
DAM-GARA3	7	0.06	3		22.11
NI2-BI-CE3	7	0.06	3		22.11
SU-LUM	7	0.06	3		22.11
E2-GAL	24	0.19	71	0.06	21.72
NA-AB-BE2-A	15	0.12	30	0.02	20.70
NIJ2-GEN6-NA	13	0.10	22	0.02	20.66
IB2-GU7	6	0.05	2		20.32
NU-DUG3-GA	6	0.05	2		20.32
U3-MU-UN-SI	6	0.05	2		20.32
DU	31	0.24	115	0.09	20.17
BU	9	0.07	9		20.15
AL-AK-E	7	0.06	4		20.09
GI4-IN	7	0.06	4		20.09
NIR-JAL2-E	7	0.06	4		20.09
NU-SAG9	7	0.06	4		20.09
AB-GU-UL	4	0.03	0		19.29
AL-CEJ3	4	0.03	0		19.29
AL-CU2-CU2-RU	4	0.03	0		19.29
AL-ED3-DE3	4	0.03	0		19.29
AL-ZE2-EB	4	0.03	0		19.29
AN-BA	4	0.03	0		19.29
AN-SAG9	4	0.03	0		19.29
CA-AN-CA-CA-DA	4	0.03	0		19.29
EN-NA-BI-CE3-AM3	4	0.03	0		19.29
{TUG2}NIJ2-DARA2-JU10	4	0.03	0		19.29
{TUM9}SA12-TI-UM	4	0.03	0		19.29
GA-AB-X	4	0.03	0		19.29
GIRI17-ZAL-CE3	4	0.03	0		19.29
HUL2-LA-AB	4	0.03	0		19.29
I3-GU7-A-JU10	4	0.03	0		19.29
I3-GU7-E-EN	4	0.03	0		19.29
I3-GUL-E	4	0.03	0		19.29
IB2-TU-UD	4	0.03	0		19.29
IN-BUL-BUL	4	0.03	0		19.29
IN-KUR9-MA	4	0.03	0		19.29
IN-NU-DA	4	0.03	0		19.29
LAG-GA	4	0.03	0		19.29
MA-AN-X	4	0.03	0		19.29
ME-TE-BI-IM	4	0.03	0		19.29
MU-E-CI-IN-IL2-E	4	0.03	0		19.29
MUSSA-TUR	4	0.03	0		19.29
NA-AB-TA-AB-KUR2-RU-DE3-EN-ZE2-EN	4	0.03	0		19.29
NAM-GU5-LI	4	0.03	0		19.29
NAM-UKUR3-RA	4	0.03	0		19.29
NU-A	4	0.03	0		19.29
NU-GU7-E-CE	4	0.03	0		19.29
NU-RI	4	0.03	0		19.29
NU-UN-ZU-A	4	0.03	0		19.29
PEC13	4	0.03	0		19.29
U5-MUNU4{MUCEN}	4	0.03	0		19.29
NU	16	0.13	37	0.03	19.21
E2-GI4-A	8	0.06	7		19.17
ARAD	9	0.07	10		19.00
GA-BA-AL	5	0.04	1		18.90
LU2-IM	5	0.04	1		18.90
NAM-SAG9-GA	5	0.04	1		18.90
NIJ2-UR2-LIMMU2	5	0.04	1		18.90
NU-DU8	5	0.04	1		18.90
SAG9-GA-AC	5	0.04	1		18.90
TU7	5	0.04	1		18.90
GUD	41	0.32	185	0.14	18.50
AM3-X	6	0.05	3		18.04
I3-PAD3	6	0.05	3		18.04
MIN	6	0.05	3		18.04
NU-GU7	6	0.05	3		18.04
{KUC}E-SIR2	9	0.07	11		17.95
RI	16	0.13	40	0.03	17.68
TUKU	24	0.19	84	0.07	17.13
LAG	7	0.06	6		16.94
AC2	11	0.09	20	0.02	16.49
A-RI-A	5	0.04	2		16.11
BA-TIL	5	0.04	2		16.11
KAR-RA-GIN7	5	0.04	2		16.11
X-AM3	12	0.09	25	0.02	15.95
UD5-DE3	8	0.06	10		15.73
GID2	7	0.06	7		15.67
GA	32	0.25	139	0.11	15.62
JE26-E	41	0.32	201	0.16	15.33
{D}INANA-KE4	3	0.02	166	0.13	-15.55
INIM	25	0.20	524	0.41	-15.80
{D}EN-LIL2	9	0.07	284	0.22	-16.40
A2	24	0.19	523	0.41	-17.10
CUL	3	0.02	179	0.14	-17.55
KI-A	3	0.02	179	0.14	-17.55
KI	105	0.83	1,585	1.23	-17.65
NUN	3	0.02	215	0.17	-23.23
NIN	7	0.06	302	0.23	-23.69
KUR-RA	5	0.04	270	0.21	-24.91
KUG	30	0.24	733	0.57	-29.61
LUGAL-JU10	3	0.02	263	0.20	-31.06
KALAM-MA	3	0.02	271	0.21	-32.39
MAH	6	0.05	463	0.36	-51.84
KUR	6	0.05	486	0.38	-55.60
ZID	6	0.05	521	0.40	-61.37
ME	7	0.06	548	0.43	-61.78
EN	10	0.08	793	0.62	-90.02
GAL	5	0.04	751	0.58	-105.46

N-grams

Table 4. The 100 most frequent lexeme bi- and trigrams in the proverbs

Bigrams

Bigram	Freq
gu3_N_voice de2_V_to#pour	29
igi_N_eye du8_V_to#spread	23
cu_N_hand te_V_to#approach	20
u2-gu_N_noun#part#of#multiword#verb de2_V_to#pour	20
ki_N_place aj2_V_to#measure	16
nam_N_destiny kud_V_to#cut	16
ud_N_daylight cu2_V_to#cover	14
iri_N_town nam_N_destiny	14
im_N_rainstorm cej3_V_to#rain	13
kud_V_to#cut il2_V_to#raise	13
en-lil2_N_Enlil iri_N_town	13
a-na_PD_what ak_V_to#do	13
en3_N_noun#part#of#multiword#verb tar_V_to#cut	12
cu_N_hand gi4_V_to#return	12
nij2-gig_N_abomination nin-urta_N_Ninurta	12
ki_N_place gul_V_to#destroy	11
gu3_N_voice ra_V_to#beat	11
ud_N_daylight 1_NU_1	11
nij2_N_thing ud_N_daylight	10
ud_N_daylight zal_V_to#pass	10
nij2_N_thing gu7_V_to#eat	10
e2_N_household lu2_N_person	10
u3_N_sleep ku_V_to#sleep	10
lu2_N_person na-me_PD_any	10
e2_N_household du3_V_to#erect	9
si_N_horn sa2_V_to#equal	9
nij2_N_thing na-me_PD_any	8
e2_N_household en-lil2_N_Enlil	8
dam_N_spouse tuku_V_to#have	8
su-lum_N_contempt mar_V_to#smear	8
e2_N_household ad-da_N_father	8
sa2_V_to#equal dug4_V_to#say	8
ninda_N_bread pad_V_to#break#into#bits	8
e2_N_household til3_V_to#live	8
ni2_N_fearsomeness te_V_to#approach	8
1_NU_1 ama_N_mother	8
cu_N_hand bar_V_to#set#aside	8
jiri3-pax-ra2_N_bone de5_V_to#collect	8
ce_N_barley tuku_V_to#have	7
ur_N_dog mu2_V_to#grow	7
u2_N_plant gu7_V_to#eat	7
nam_N_destiny tar_V_to#cut	7
nij2-gig_N_abomination utu_N_Utu	7
geme2_N_female#slave nij2_N_thing	7
cag4_N_heart hul2_V_to#be#happy	7
cu_N_hand jar_V_to#place	7
zu2_N_tooth kud_V_to#cut	7
cu_N_hand la2_V_to#hang	7
lu2_N_person ce_N_barley	7
a-ba_PD_who sa2_V_to#equal	7
a_N_water de2_V_to#pour	7
igi_N_eye bar_V_to#set#aside	7
me_N_essence ha-lam_V_to#be#lost	7
lu2_N_person nij2_N_thing	7
e2_N_household gul_V_to#destroy	7
me-ta_AV_type#of#time#and#place#adverbial de6_V_to#carry	7
cu_N_hand gid2_V_to#be#long	7
a-na_PD_what dug4_V_to#say	7
lu2_N_person jen_V_to#go	7
cag4_N_heart dirig_V_to#be#superior	6
kug_N_precious#metal tuku_V_to#have	6
niga_AJ_fattened cum_V_to#slaughter	6
udu_N_sheep hi_V_to#mix#up	6
lu2_N_person zu_V_to#know	6
nij2_N_thing sag9_V_to#be#good	6
u2_N_plant dam_N_spouse	6
a_N_water naj_V_to#drink	6
a-na_PD_what de6_V_to#carry	6
i3_N_fatty#substance de2_V_to#pour	6
hul_V_to#be#bad gig_V_to#be#ill	6
nij2-gig_N_abomination suen_N_Suen	6
lu2_N_person ma2_N_boat	6
ma2_N_boat su_V_to#sink	6
lu2_N_person nij2-tuku_AJ_rich	6
je26_PD_I til_V_to#complete	6
ensi2_N_city#ruler gam_V_to#bow#down	6
ku6_N_fish jiri3-pax-ra2_N_bone	6
ka_N_mouth lu2_N_person	6
ac2_N_curse gi4_V_to#return	6
kac4_V_to#run dug4_V_to#say	6
ama_N_mother tud_V_to#give#birth	6
cag4_N_heart hul_V_to#be#bad	5
e-ne_PD_he#she dub-sar_N_scribe	5
pa_N_branch e3_V_to#go#out#or#in	5
na-an-ni_N_Nanni libir_V_to#be#old	5
dam_N_spouse nu-jar-ra_AJ_malicious	5
di-ir-ga_N_cosmic#bond ki_N_place	5
igi_N_eye jal2_V_to#be#located	5
id2_N_watercourse dirig_V_to#be#superior	5
al_N_desire dug4_V_to#say	5
nam-til3_N_life tud_V_to#give#birth	5
tur_V_to#be#small cu_N_hand	5
er2_N_tear cec2_V_to#weep	5
eme_N_tongue sig_V_to#be#low	5
a-na_PD_what tur_V_to#be#small	5
me-ce3_AV_where jen_V_to#go	5
cu_N_hand jal2_V_to#be#located	5
ki_N_place jen_V_to#go	5
cu_N_hand dim4_V_to#check	5
nir-jal2_AJ_authoritative a-na_PD_what	5

Trigrams

Trigram	Freq
iri_N_town nam_N_destiny kud_V_to#cut	13
nam_N_destiny kud_V_to#cut il2_V_to#raise	13
en-lil2_N_Enlil iri_N_town nam_N_destiny	13
ud_N_daylight 1_NU_1 ama_N_mother	8
ku6_N_fish jiri3-pax-ra2_N_bone de5_V_to#collect	6
cu2_V_to#cover im_N_rainstorm cej3_V_to#rain	5
nir-jal2_AJ_authoritative a-na_PD_what dug4_V_to#say	5
e2_N_household ad-da_N_father sar_V_to#run	5
di-ir-ga_N_cosmic#bond ki_N_place gul_V_to#destroy	5
na-an-ni_N_Nanni libir_V_to#be#old kal_V_to#be#rare	5
tuku_V_to#have u3_N_sleep ku_V_to#sleep	5
a-na_PD_what cu_N_hand te_V_to#approach	5
jidru_N_sceptre i3_N_fatty#substance de2_V_to#pour	5
u2_N_plant dam_N_spouse dug3_V_to#be#good	5
cah2_N_pig niga_AJ_fattened cum_V_to#slaughter	5
cej3_V_to#rain e-sir2_N_sandal du8_V_to#spread	4
il2_V_to#raise dumu_N_child il2_V_to#raise	4
e2-gal_N_palace ni2-bi_PD_itself#themselves gam_V_to#bow#down	4
bar_N_outside udu_N_sheep hi_V_to#mix#up	4
a_N_water hur_AV_ever ri_V_to#direct	4
sag9_V_to#be#good je26_PD_I gu7_V_to#eat	4
nij2-ur2-limmu2_N_four-legged#creature tuku_V_to#have u3_N_sleep	4
kug-zu_AJ_wise ukur3_V_to#be#poor cu_N_hand	4
dam_N_spouse il2_V_to#raise dumu_N_child	4
idigna_N_Tigris ka_N_mouth zur_V_to#roil	4
ud_N_daylight cu2_V_to#cover im_N_rainstorm	4
im_N_rainstorm cej3_V_to#rain e-sir2_N_sandal	4
cu_N_hand jar_V_to#place jal2_V_to#be#located	4
nij2_N_thing kab2_N_gauge dug4_V_to#say	4
geme2_N_female#slave nij2_N_thing zuh_V_to#steal	4
jic-cub-ba_N_lot us2_V_to#be#adjacent ama_N_mother	4
ma2_N_boat nij2-gen6-na_N_constancy ni2_N_self	4
cag4_N_heart jidru_N_sceptre i3_N_fatty#substance	4
nij2_N_thing u2-gu_N_noun#part#of#multiword#verb de2_V_to#pour	4
dumu-gir15_N_citizen du-lum_N_toil taka4_V_to#leave#behind	4
ma2-gur8_N_processional#boat in-nu_N_straw taka4_V_to#leave#behind	4
nij2_N_thing ud_N_daylight da-ri2_AJ_eternal	4
nij2_N_thing gu7_V_to#eat sug6_V_to#replace	4
ze2-eh_N_pig tur_V_to#be#small cu_N_hand	4
nir-jal2_AJ_authoritative kug-zu_AJ_wise ukur3_V_to#be#poor	4
igi_N_eye sipad-tur_N_junior#shepherd il2_V_to#raise	4
udu_N_sheep cu_N_hand gi4_V_to#return	4
1_NU_1 ama_N_mother tud_V_to#give#birth	4
tur_V_to#be#small cu_N_hand gu4-ud_V_to#jump#on	4
guru3_V_to#bear ki_N_place cu_N_hand	4
an_N_heaven guru3_V_to#bear ki_N_place	4
e2-gal_N_palace e2-ri-a_N_wasteland taka4_V_to#leave#behind	4
cu_N_hand bar_N_outside edin_N_open#country	4
ki_N_place cu_N_hand la2_V_to#hang	4
jar_V_to#place jal2_V_to#be#located aratta_N_Aratta	4
lu2-ulu3_N_person dijir_N_deity me_V_to#be	4
us2_V_to#be#adjacent ama_N_mother hul2_V_to#be#happy	4
jarza_N_rite jiri3_N_foot kur2_V_to#be#different	4
bad3_N_wall nibru_N_Nibru du3_V_to#erect	4
igi_N_eye bahar2_N_potter il2_V_to#raise	4
u3_C_and ce_N_barley a-na_PD_what	4
dam_N_spouse ensi2_N_city#ruler gam_V_to#bow#down	3
ninda_N_bread pad_V_to#break#into#bits cum2-sikil_N_white#onion	3
cag4_N_heart hul_V_to#be#bad gig_V_to#be#ill	3
lu2_N_person ce-jic-i3_N_sesame il2_V_to#raise	3
kur-cag4_N_centre#of#mountain igi_N_eye du8_V_to#spread	3
nitalam_N_spouse ku6_N_fish jiri3-pax-ra2_N_bone	3
igi_N_eye engar_N_farmer il2_V_to#raise	3
tur_V_to#be#small e2_N_household ad-da_N_father	3
i3-nun_N_clarified#butter gu2_N_neck la2_V_to#hang	3
cag4_N_heart sig_V_to#be#low kur_N_mountain#land	3
cu_N_hand bid3_N_anus gid2_V_to#be#long	3
lu2_N_person zid_AJ_right du3_V_to#erect	3
ka_N_mouth lu2_N_person kur9_V_to#enter	3
nam-ukur3_N_poverty a2_N_arm jar_V_to#place	3
ki_N_place dug3_V_to#be#good dar_V_to#split	3
sig_V_to#be#low bar-rim4_N_arid#land tuc_V_to#sit	3
ad_N_voice ca4_V_to#make#noise sag9_V_to#be#good	3
ukuc2_N_cucumber ki_N_place dug3_V_to#be#good	3
sipad_N_shepherd engar_N_farmer me_V_to#be	3
ki_N_place saj-ki_N_forehead jal2_V_to#be#located	3
e3_V_to#go#out#or#in sila_N_street kur9_V_to#enter	3
saj_N_head bul_V_to#shake id2_N_watercourse	3
gam_V_to#bow#down arad_N_slave uc2_V_to#die	3
geme2_N_female#slave balaj_N_type#of#instrument#and#composition e3_V_to#go#out#or#in	3
kar_N_quay gen6_V_to#be#firm kij2_V_to#seek	3
bar_N_outside edin_N_open#country DU_V_DU	3
ce_N_barley tuku_V_to#have ur5_N_liver	3
zig3_V_to#rise ugula_N_overseer me_V_to#be	3
dub-sar_N_scribe mu_N_name ni2-zu_PD_yourself	3
ukur3_V_to#be#poor cu_N_hand dim4_V_to#check	3
me-a_AV_where dam_N_spouse dug4_V_to#say	3
niga_AJ_fattened cum_V_to#slaughter nij2_N_thing	3
inim_N_word bal_V_to#turn#over me-ta_AV_type#of#time#and#place#adverbial	3
dumu-nitah_N_son jissu_N_protective#shade lu2_N_person	3
dug3_V_to#be#good edin_N_open#country mu2_V_to#grow	3
in_N_abuse dub2_V_to#tremble in_N_abuse	3
pad_V_to#break#into#bits cum2-sikil_N_white#onion zil2_V_to#be#pleasing	3
a2-tuku_AJ_powerful lugal_N_king ki-in-du_N_stretch#of#earth	3
e2_N_household lu2_N_person zid_AJ_right	3
bal_V_to#turn#over me-ta_AV_type#of#time#and#place#adverbial de6_V_to#carry	3
cu_N_hand gi4_V_to#return nij2-gig_N_abomination	3
gam_V_to#bow#down ha-la_N_share jal2_V_to#be#located	3
cum_V_to#slaughter nij2_N_thing gu7_V_to#eat	3
gul_V_to#destroy kug-sig17_N_gold gul_V_to#destroy	3

Basic ratios

Type-token ratio 0.43
Lexeme-token ratio 0.12
Lexeme-type ratio 0.28
Verb-noun ratio 0.70

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