Sumerian Addenda

The deck — cut 4

The same cards as the drills shelf, dealt in another order. Answer out loud or on paper, then unfold and check. Next session, take another cut.

1. 𒅔IN · [in] · [in]; the verbal prefix in- [in] — what does it mean?

   in- · IN · [in]; the verbal prefix in-

2. 𒉆NAM · [nam] · fate, destiny; abstract-noun prefix — read it

   [nam] · fate · NAM · fate, destiny; abstract-noun prefix

3. 𒋧SUM · [šum] · to give [šum] — what does it mean?

   give · SUM · to give (a bundle of onions in origin)

4. 𒁕DA · [da] · side; [da] [da] — what does it mean?

   side · DA · side; [da] (comitativethe grammatical case meaning "together with" — Sumerian marks it with -da in context)

5. 𒁺DU · [du] · to go; a foot/leg in origin [du] — what does it mean?

   go · DU · to go; a foot/leg in origin

6. [ku] · seize — write it

   𒆪KU · [ku] · to seize; to sit, dwell · KU · to seize (dab₅); to sit, dwell (tuš)

7. [na] · stone — write it

   𒈾NA · [na] · [na]; stone in some words · NA · [na]; stone in some words

8. 𒅘KA×A · [naŋ] · to drink [naŋ] — what does it mean?

   drink · KA×A · to drink

9. 𒋫TA · [ta] · [ta] [ta] — what does it mean?

   from · TA · [ta] (ablativethe grammatical case meaning "from, out of" — Sumerian marks it with -ta marker in context)

10. [i] · cry — write it

    𒄿I · [i] · the bare vowel i; the cry of laments · I · the bare vowel i; the cry of laments (i-lu)

11. 𒁾DUB · [dub] · tablet [dub] — what does it mean?

    tablet · DUB · (clay) tablet

12. [ba] · allot — write it

    𒁀BA · [ba] · to allot; the verbal prefix ba- · BA · to allot; the verbal prefix ba-

13. 𒆕KAK · [du] · to build; a peg — the builder's verb of every votive — read it

    [du] · build · KAK · to build; a peg — the builder's verb of every votivegiven to a god in fulfillment of a vow — votive objects carry dedication inscriptions

14. [e] · levee — write it

    𒂊E · [e] · [e]; as a word, levee/ditch · E · [e]; as a word, levee/ditch

15. 𒌨UR · [ur] · dog; in names, "hound of" a god or king — read it

    [ur] · dog · UR · dog; in names, "hound of" a god or king

16. 𒀸AŠ · [aš] · one; single [aš] — what does it mean?

    one · AŠ · one; single

17. [tar] · cut — write it

    𒋻TAR · [tar] · to cut; to decree · TAR · to cut; to decree (nam ... tar, to decree fate)

18. [zu] · know — write it

    𒍪ZU · [zu] · to know; the -zu of "your" · ZU · to know; the -zu of "your"

19. [nin] · lady — write it

    𒎏NIN · [nin] · lady, queen, mistress · NIN · lady, queen, mistress

20. [nam] · fate — write it

    𒉆NAM · [nam] · fate, destiny; abstract-noun prefix · NAM · fate, destiny; abstract-noun prefix

21. 𒆪KU · [ku] · to seize; to sit, dwell [ku] — what does it mean?

    seize · KU · to seize (dab₅); to sit, dwell (tuš)

22. 𒌋U · [u] · ten — read it

    [u] · ten · U · ten

23. 𒈾NA · [na] · [na]; stone in some words [na] — what does it mean?

    stone · NA · [na]; stone in some words

24. 𒁹DIŠ · [diš] · one; item marker — read it

    [diš] · tally · DIŠ · one (counting); item marker

25. 𒄿I · [i] · the bare vowel i; the cry of laments [i] — what does it mean?

    cry · I · the bare vowel i; the cry of laments (i-lu)

26. 𒁀BA · [ba] · to allot; the verbal prefix ba- [ba] — what does it mean?

    allot · BA · to allot; the verbal prefix ba-

27. [du] · build — write it

    𒆕KAK · [du] · to build; a peg — the builder's verb of every votive · KAK · to build; a peg — the builder's verb of every votivegiven to a god in fulfillment of a vow — votive objects carry dedication inscriptions

28. 𒅗KA · [ka] · mouth — read it

    [ka] · mouth · KA · mouth

29. 𒂊E · [e] · [e]; as a word, levee/ditch [e] — what does it mean?

    levee · E · [e]; as a word, levee/ditch

30. [ur] · dog — write it

    𒌨UR · [ur] · dog; in names, "hound of" a god or king · UR · dog; in names, "hound of" a god or king

31. 𒋻TAR · [tar] · to cut; to decree [tar] — what does it mean?

    cut · TAR · to cut; to decree (nam ... tar, to decree fate)

32. 𒍪ZU · [zu] · to know; the -zu of "your" [zu] — what does it mean?

    know · ZU · to know; the -zu of "your"

33. 𒎏NIN · [nin] · lady, queen, mistress [nin] — what does it mean?

    lady · NIN · lady, queen, mistress

34. 𒌓UD · [ud], utu · day; sun — read it

    [ud], utu · day · UD · day; sun

35. 𒉆NAM · [nam] · fate, destiny; abstract-noun prefix [nam] — what does it mean?

    fate · NAM · fate, destiny; abstract-noun prefix

36. 𒍝ZA · [za] · bead, precious stone; [za] — za-e, "you" — read it

    [za] · bead · ZA · bead, precious stone; [za] — za-e, "you"

37. [u] · ten — write it

    𒌋U · [u] · ten · U · ten

38. 𒌗ITI · [iti] · month — the day-sign with thirty tucked inside — read it

    [iti] · month · ITI · month — the day-sign with thirty tucked inside

39. [diš] · tally — write it

    𒁹DIŠ · [diš] · one; item marker · DIŠ · one (counting); item marker

40. 𒆕KAK · [du] · to build; a peg — the builder's verb of every votive [du] — what does it mean?

    build · KAK · to build; a peg — the builder's verb of every votivegiven to a god in fulfillment of a vow — votive objects carry dedication inscriptions

41. [ka] · mouth — write it

    𒅗KA · [ka] · mouth · KA · mouth

42. 𒌨UR · [ur] · dog; in names, "hound of" a god or king [ur] — what does it mean?

    dog · UR · dog; in names, "hound of" a god or king

43. 𒊬SAR · [sar] · to write; garden plot in origin — read it

    [sar] · write · SAR · to write; garden plot in origin

44. [ud], utu · day — write it

    𒌓UD · [ud], utu · day; sun · UD · day; sun

45. [za] · bead — write it

    𒍝ZA · [za] · bead, precious stone; [za] — za-e, "you" · ZA · bead, precious stone; [za] — za-e, "you"

46. 𒂍É · [e] · house, temple — read it

    [e] · house · É · house, temple

47. 𒈠MA · [ma] · [ma] — a spelling workhorse — read it

    [ma] · workhorse · MA · [ma] — a spelling workhorse

48. 𒌋U · [u] · ten [u] — what does it mean?

    ten · U · ten

49. 𒊏RA · [ra] · [ra] — read it

    [ra] · toward · RA · [ra] (dativethe grammatical case meaning "to, for (someone)" — Sumerian marks it with -ra marker in context)

50. 𒅆IGI · [igi] · eye; face; before — igi PN, "witnessed by" — read it

    [igi] · eye · IGI · eye; face; before — igi PN, "witnessed by"

51. 𒁹DIŠ · [diš] · one; item marker [diš] — what does it mean?

    tally · DIŠ · one (counting); item marker

52. [iti] · month — write it

    𒌗ITI · [iti] · month — the day-sign with thirty tucked inside · ITI · month — the day-sign with thirty tucked inside

53. 𒋾TI · [ti] · arrow; by rebus, life — the textbook rebus pair — read it

    [ti] · arrow · TI · arrow; by rebusborrowing a picture for its sound instead of its meaning — drawing a sun to write "son", life — the textbook rebusborrowing a picture for its sound instead of its meaning — drawing a sun to write "son" pair

54. 𒈤MAH · [mah] · great, exalted — read it

    [mah] · exalted · MAH · great, exalted

55. 𒅗KA · [ka] · mouth [ka] — what does it mean?

    mouth · KA · mouth

56. [sar] · write — write it

    𒊬SAR · [sar] · to write; garden plot in origin · SAR · to write; garden plot in origin

57. 𒄀GI · [gi] · reed — the writing tool itself; gi in Šul-gi — read it

    [gi] · reed · GI · reed — the writing tool itself; gi in Šul-gi

58. 𒄥GUR · [gur] · gur — the great capacity measure of grain accounts — read it

    [gurthe big Mesopotamian grain measure — three hundred sila of roughly a liter each, so about 300 liters of barley; the granary's counterpart to the silver-scale's mina] · bushel · GURthe big Mesopotamian grain measure — three hundred sila of roughly a liter each, so about 300 liters of barley; the granary's counterpart to the silver-scale's mina · gurthe big Mesopotamian grain measure — three hundred sila of roughly a liter each, so about 300 liters of barley; the granary's counterpart to the silver-scale's mina — the great capacity measure of grain accounts

59. 𒌧KALAM · [kalam] · the Land — Sumer as its own texts name it — read it

    [kalam] · the Land · KALAM · the Land — Sumer as its own texts name it

60. 𒈨ME · [me] · rites, divine powers; to be — read it

    [me] · rites · ME · rites, divine powers; to be

61. 𒄄GI₄ · [gi] · to return, restore; to answer — read it

    [gi] · return · GI4 · to return, restore; to answer

62. 𒌓UD · [ud], utu · day; sun [ud], utu — what does it mean?

    day · UD · day; sun

63. 𒄩HA · [ha] · the fish pictogram; the wish-prefix ha- — read it

    [ha] · fish · HA · the fish pictogram (word read ku₆); the wish-prefix ha-

64. 𒅎IM · [im] · clay; rain, storm — read it

    [im] · storm · IM · clay; rain, storm

65. 𒍝ZA · [za] · bead, precious stone; [za] — za-e, "you" [za] — what does it mean?

    bead · ZA · bead, precious stone; [za] — za-e, "you"

66. [e] · house — write it

    𒂍É · [e] · house, temple · É · house, temple

67. [ma] · workhorse — write it

    𒈠MA · [ma] · [ma] — a spelling workhorse · MA · [ma] — a spelling workhorse

68. 𒈬MU · [mu] · name; year — read it

    [mu] · name · MU · name; year

69. [ra] · toward — write it

    𒊏RA · [ra] · [ra] · RA · [ra] (dativethe grammatical case meaning "to, for (someone)" — Sumerian marks it with -ra marker in context)

70. [igi] · eye — write it

    𒅆IGI · [igi] · eye; face; before — igi PN, "witnessed by" · IGI · eye; face; before — igi PN, "witnessed by"

71. 𒌗ITI · [iti] · month — the day-sign with thirty tucked inside [iti] — what does it mean?

    month · ITI · month — the day-sign with thirty tucked inside

72. [ti] · arrow — write it

    𒋾TI · [ti] · arrow; by rebus, life — the textbook rebus pair · TI · arrow; by rebusborrowing a picture for its sound instead of its meaning — drawing a sun to write "son", life — the textbook rebusborrowing a picture for its sound instead of its meaning — drawing a sun to write "son" pair

73. 𒀉A₂ · [a] · arm; strength; side — a₂ zid-da, the right side — read it

    [a] · arm · A2 · arm; strength; side — a₂ zid-da, the right side

74. [mah] · exalted — write it

    𒈤MAH · [mah] · great, exalted · MAH · great, exalted

75. 𒊬SAR · [sar] · to write; garden plot in origin [sar] — what does it mean?

    write · SAR · to write; garden plot in origin

76. [gi] · reed — write it

    𒄀GI · [gi] · reed — the writing tool itself; gi in Šul-gi · GI · reed — the writing tool itself; gi in Šul-gi

77. [gurthe big Mesopotamian grain measure — three hundred sila of roughly a liter each, so about 300 liters of barley; the granary's counterpart to the silver-scale's mina] · bushel — write it

    𒄥GUR · [gur] · gur — the great capacity measure of grain accounts · GURthe big Mesopotamian grain measure — three hundred sila of roughly a liter each, so about 300 liters of barley; the granary's counterpart to the silver-scale's mina · gurthe big Mesopotamian grain measure — three hundred sila of roughly a liter each, so about 300 liters of barley; the granary's counterpart to the silver-scale's mina — the great capacity measure of grain accounts

78. [kalam] · the Land — write it

    𒌧KALAM · [kalam] · the Land — Sumer as its own texts name it · KALAM · the Land — Sumer as its own texts name it

79. 𒆠KI · [ki] · earth; place — read it

    [ki] · place · KI · earth; place (determinativea silent sign at the end (in cuneiform, often the front) of a word that classifies it — person, god, place, motion — never pronounced {ki})

80. [me] · rites — write it

    𒈨ME · [me] · rites, divine powers; to be · ME · rites, divine powers; to be

81. [gi] · return — write it

    𒄄GI₄ · [gi] · to return, restore; to answer · GI4 · to return, restore; to answer

82. [ha] · fish — write it

    𒄩HA · [ha] · the fish pictogram; the wish-prefix ha- · HA · the fish pictogram (word read ku₆); the wish-prefix ha-

83. [im] · storm — write it

    𒅎IM · [im] · clay; rain, storm · IM · clay; rain, storm

84. 𒂍É · [e] · house, temple [e] — what does it mean?

    house · É · house, temple

85. 𒈠MA · [ma] · [ma] — a spelling workhorse [ma] — what does it mean?

    workhorse · MA · [ma] — a spelling workhorse

86. 𒆤KID · [lil], kid · air, spirit — the LIL of Enlil — read it

    [lil], kid · spirit · KID · air, spirit (lil₂) — the LIL of Enlil

87. [mu] · name — write it

    𒈬MU · [mu] · name; year · MU · name; year

88. 𒊏RA · [ra] · [ra] [ra] — what does it mean?

    toward · RA · [ra] (dativethe grammatical case meaning "to, for (someone)" — Sumerian marks it with -ra marker in context)

89. 𒅆IGI · [igi] · eye; face; before — igi PN, "witnessed by" [igi] — what does it mean?

    eye · IGI · eye; face; before — igi PN, "witnessed by"

90. 𒋾TI · [ti] · arrow; by rebus, life — the textbook rebus pair [ti] — what does it mean?

    arrow · TI · arrow; by rebusborrowing a picture for its sound instead of its meaning — drawing a sun to write "son", life — the textbook rebusborrowing a picture for its sound instead of its meaning — drawing a sun to write "son" pair

91. [a] · arm — write it

    𒀉A₂ · [a] · arm; strength; side — a₂ zid-da, the right side · A2 · arm; strength; side — a₂ zid-da, the right side

92. 𒈤MAH · [mah] · great, exalted [mah] — what does it mean?

    exalted · MAH · great, exalted

93. 𒄀GI · [gi] · reed — the writing tool itself; gi in Šul-gi [gi] — what does it mean?

    reed · GI · reed — the writing tool itself; gi in Šul-gi

94. 𒇲LAL · [la] · to hang, to weigh out; the spelling la₂ — read it

    [la] · weigh · LAL · to hang, to weigh out; the spelling la₂

95. 𒂄DUN · [šul] · young man in his prime, hero — Šulgi's own name-word — read it

    [šul] · hero · DUN · young man in his prime, hero (šul) — Šulgi's own name-word

96. 𒄥GUR · [gur] · gur — the great capacity measure of grain accounts [gurthe big Mesopotamian grain measure — three hundred sila of roughly a liter each, so about 300 liters of barley; the granary's counterpart to the silver-scale's mina] — what does it mean?

    bushel · GURthe big Mesopotamian grain measure — three hundred sila of roughly a liter each, so about 300 liters of barley; the granary's counterpart to the silver-scale's mina · gurthe big Mesopotamian grain measure — three hundred sila of roughly a liter each, so about 300 liters of barley; the granary's counterpart to the silver-scale's mina — the great capacity measure of grain accounts

97. 𒈗LUGAL · [lugal] · king — read it

    [lugal] · king · LUGAL · king

98. 𒉡NU · [nu] · not — the negation — read it

    [nu] · not · NU · not — the negation

99. 𒄘GU₂ · [gu] · neck; riverbank; total — read it

    [gu] · neck · GU2 · neck; riverbank; total (in accounts)

100. 𒌧KALAM · [kalam] · the Land — Sumer as its own texts name it [kalam] — what does it mean?

     the Land · KALAM · the Land — Sumer as its own texts name it

101. [ki] · place — write it

     𒆠KI · [ki] · earth; place · KI · earth; place (determinativea silent sign at the end (in cuneiform, often the front) of a word that classifies it — person, god, place, motion — never pronounced {ki})

102. 𒈨ME · [me] · rites, divine powers; to be [me] — what does it mean?

     rites · ME · rites, divine powers; to be

103. 𒆬KU₃ · [ku] · pure, holy; precious metal — read it

     [ku] · pure · KU3 · pure, holy; precious metal

104. 𒄄GI₄ · [gi] · to return, restore; to answer [gi] — what does it mean?

     return · GI4 · to return, restore; to answer

105. 𒄩HA · [ha] · the fish pictogram; the wish-prefix ha- [ha] — what does it mean?

     fish · HA · the fish pictogram (word read ku₆); the wish-prefix ha-

106. 𒅎IM · [im] · clay; rain, storm [im] — what does it mean?

     storm · IM · clay; rain, storm

107. 𒀝AK · [ak] · to do, to make — read it

     [ak] · do · AK · to do, to make

108. [lil], kid · spirit — write it

     𒆤KID · [lil], kid · air, spirit — the LIL of Enlil · KID · air, spirit (lil₂) — the LIL of Enlil

109. 𒈬MU · [mu] · name; year [mu] — what does it mean?

     name · MU · name; year

110. 𒀉A₂ · [a] · arm; strength; side — a₂ zid-da, the right side [a] — what does it mean?

     arm · A2 · arm; strength; side — a₂ zid-da, the right side

111. 𒃻GAR · [niŋ] · thing, property; to place — read it

     [niŋ] · thing · GAR · thing, property (niŋ₂); to place (gar)

112. [la] · weigh — write it

     𒇲LAL · [la] · to hang, to weigh out; the spelling la₂ · LAL · to hang, to weigh out; the spelling la₂

113. [šul] · hero — write it

     𒂄DUN · [šul] · young man in his prime, hero — Šulgi's own name-word · DUN · young man in his prime, hero (šul) — Šulgi's own name-word

114. [lugal] · king — write it

     𒈗LUGAL · [lugal] · king · LUGAL · king

115. [nu] · not — write it

     𒉡NU · [nu] · not — the negation · NU · not — the negation

116. 𒂵GA · [ga] · milk; [ga] — read it

     [ga] · milk · GA · milk; [ga]

117. [gu] · neck — write it

     𒄘GU₂ · [gu] · neck; riverbank; total · GU2 · neck; riverbank; total (in accounts)

118. 𒉈NE · [ne] · brazier/fire; [ne] — read it

     [ne] · brazier · NE · brazier/fire; [ne]

119. 𒆠KI · [ki] · earth; place [ki] — what does it mean?

     place · KI · earth; place (determinativea silent sign at the end (in cuneiform, often the front) of a word that classifies it — person, god, place, motion — never pronounced {ki})

120. 𒊒RU · [ru] · to dedicate — a mu-na-ru, the votive's closing verb — read it

     [ru] · dedicate · RU · to dedicate — a mu-na-ru, the votivegiven to a god in fulfillment of a vow — votive objects carry dedication inscriptions's closing verb

121. [ku] · pure — write it

     𒆬KU₃ · [ku] · pure, holy; precious metal · KU3 · pure, holy; precious metal

122. 𒀀A · [a] · water — read it

     [a] · water · A · water

123. 𒉌NI · [ni], i₃ · [ni]; oil, butter as i₃ — read it

     [ni], i₃ · oil · NI · [ni]; oil, butter as i₃

124. 𒆤KID · [lil], kid · air, spirit — the LIL of Enlil [lil], kid — what does it mean?

     spirit · KID · air, spirit (lil₂) — the LIL of Enlil

125. [ak] · do — write it

     𒀝AK · [ak] · to do, to make · AK · to do, to make

126. 𒌅TU · [tu] · to be born — read it

     [tu] · born · TU · to be born (tu-ud)

127. [niŋ] · thing — write it

     𒃻GAR · [niŋ] · thing, property; to place · GAR · thing, property (niŋ₂); to place (gar)

128. 𒆗KAL · [kal] · mighty, strong; precious — read it

     [kal] · mighty · KAL · mighty, strong (kalag); precious

129. 𒇲LAL · [la] · to hang, to weigh out; the spelling la₂ [la] — what does it mean?

     weigh · LAL · to hang, to weigh out; the spelling la₂

130. 𒂄DUN · [šul] · young man in his prime, hero — Šulgi's own name-word [šul] — what does it mean?

     hero · DUN · young man in his prime, hero (šul) — Šulgi's own name-word

131. 𒈗LUGAL · [lugal] · king [lugal] — what does it mean?

     king · LUGAL · king

132. 𒌉TUR · [dumu], tur · child, son; small — read it

     [dumu], tur · child · TUR · child, son (dumu); small (tur)

133. 𒀭AN · [an], diŋir · heaven; god — read it

     [an], diŋir · heaven · AN · heaven; god (determinativea silent sign at the end (in cuneiform, often the front) of a word that classifies it — person, god, place, motion — never pronounced {d})

134. 𒉡NU · [nu] · not — the negation [nu] — what does it mean?

     not · NU · not — the negation

135. [ga] · milk — write it

     𒂵GA · [ga] · milk; [ga] · GA · milk; [ga]

136. 𒄘GU₂ · [gu] · neck; riverbank; total [gu] — what does it mean?

     neck · GU2 · neck; riverbank; total (in accounts)

137. [ne] · brazier — write it

     𒉈NE · [ne] · brazier/fire; [ne] · NE · brazier/fire; [ne]

138. [ru] · dedicate — write it

     𒊒RU · [ru] · to dedicate — a mu-na-ru, the votive's closing verb · RU · to dedicate — a mu-na-ru, the votivegiven to a god in fulfillment of a vow — votive objects carry dedication inscriptions's closing verb

139. 𒆬KU₃ · [ku] · pure, holy; precious metal [ku] — what does it mean?

     pure · KU3 · pure, holy; precious metal

140. [a] · water — write it

     𒀀A · [a] · water · A · water

141. [ni], i₃ · oil — write it

     𒉌NI · [ni], i₃ · [ni]; oil, butter as i₃ · NI · [ni]; oil, butter as i₃

142. 𒂠EŠ₂ · [še] · rope; the terminative -še₃ — read it

     [še] · rope · EŠ2 · rope; the terminativethe grammatical case meaning "to, toward, up to" — Sumerian marks it with -še₃ -še3

143. 𒀝AK · [ak] · to do, to make [ak] — what does it mean?

     do · AK · to do, to make

144. [tu] · born — write it

     𒌅TU · [tu] · to be born · TU · to be born (tu-ud)

145. 𒃻GAR · [niŋ] · thing, property; to place [niŋ] — what does it mean?

     thing · GAR · thing, property (niŋ₂); to place (gar)

146. [kal] · mighty — write it

     𒆗KAL · [kal] · mighty, strong; precious · KAL · mighty, strong (kalag); precious

147. [dumu], tur · child — write it

     𒌉TUR · [dumu], tur · child, son; small · TUR · child, son (dumu); small (tur)

148. [an], diŋir · heaven — write it

     𒀭AN · [an], diŋir · heaven; god · AN · heaven; god (determinativea silent sign at the end (in cuneiform, often the front) of a word that classifies it — person, god, place, motion — never pronounced {d})

149. 𒂵GA · [ga] · milk; [ga] [ga] — what does it mean?

     milk · GA · milk; [ga]

150. 𒉈NE · [ne] · brazier/fire; [ne] [ne] — what does it mean?

     brazier · NE · brazier/fire; [ne]

151. 𒊒RU · [ru] · to dedicate — a mu-na-ru, the votive's closing verb [ru] — what does it mean?

     dedicate · RU · to dedicate — a mu-na-ru, the votivegiven to a god in fulfillment of a vow — votive objects carry dedication inscriptions's closing verb

152. 𒀀A · [a] · water [a] — what does it mean?

     water · A · water

153. 𒃲GAL · [gal] · big, great — read it

     [gal] · big · GAL · big, great

154. 𒉌NI · [ni], i₃ · [ni]; oil, butter as i₃ [ni], i₃ — what does it mean?

     oil · NI · [ni]; oil, butter as i₃

155. [še] · rope — write it

     𒂠EŠ₂ · [še] · rope; the terminative -še₃ · EŠ2 · rope; the terminativethe grammatical case meaning "to, toward, up to" — Sumerian marks it with -še₃ -še3

156. 𒍣ZI · [zi] · breath, life; true, righteous — read it

     [zi] · breath · ZI · breath, life; true, righteous (zid)

157. 𒌅TU · [tu] · to be born [tu] — what does it mean?

     born · TU · to be born (tu-ud)

158. 𒊮ŠA₃ · [ša] · heart, midst, mood — read it

     [ša] · heart · ŠA3 · heart, midst, mood

159. 𒆗KAL · [kal] · mighty, strong; precious [kal] — what does it mean?

     mighty · KAL · mighty, strong (kalag); precious

160. 𒅥KA×GAR · [gu] · to eat — read it

     [gu] · eat · KA×GAR · to eat

161. 𒌉TUR · [dumu], tur · child, son; small [dumu], tur — what does it mean?

     child · TUR · child, son (dumu); small (tur)

162. 𒀭AN · [an], diŋir · heaven; god [an], diŋir — what does it mean?

     heaven · AN · heaven; god (determinativea silent sign at the end (in cuneiform, often the front) of a word that classifies it — person, god, place, motion — never pronounced {d})

163. 𒋗ŠU · [šu] · hand — read it

     [šu] · hand · ŠU · hand

164. 𒆳KUR · [kur] · mountain; foreign land — read it

     [kur] · mountain · KUR · mountain; foreign land

165. 𒇽LU₂ · [lu] · man, person — read it

     [lu] · man · LU2 · man, person

166. 𒊑RI · [ri] · [ri]; distant — ud ri-a, "in those days" — read it

     [ri] · distant · RI · [ri]; distant — ud ri-a, "in those days"

167. [gal] · big — write it

     𒃲GAL · [gal] · big, great · GAL · big, great

168. 𒋛SI · [si] · horn; to fill — read it

     [si] · horn · SI · horn; to fill

169. 𒂠EŠ₂ · [še] · rope; the terminative -še₃ [še] — what does it mean?

     rope · EŠ2 · rope; the terminativethe grammatical case meaning "to, toward, up to" — Sumerian marks it with -še₃ -še3

170. [zi] · breath — write it

     𒍣ZI · [zi] · breath, life; true, righteous · ZI · breath, life; true, righteous (zid)

171. 𒆷LA · [la] · [la]; abundance — read it

     [la] · abundance · LA · [la]; abundance

172. 𒁉BI · [bi] · its/that; [bi] — read it

     [bi] · its · BI · its/that; [bi] (a vessel in origin)

173. [ša] · heart — write it

     𒊮ŠA₃ · [ša] · heart, midst, mood · ŠA3 · heart, midst, mood

174. [gu] · eat — write it

     𒅥KA×GAR · [gu] · to eat · KA×GAR · to eat

175. 𒊺ŠE · [še] · barley; grain — read it

     [še] · barley · ŠE · barley; grain

176. 𒊕SAG · [saŋ] · head; first — read it

     [saŋ] · head · SAG · head; first

177. 𒁲DI · [di] · lawsuit, judgment; to speak — read it

     [di] · verdict · DI · lawsuit, judgment; to speak (di)

178. 𒂗EN · [en] · lord; high priest — read it

     [en] · lord · EN · lord; high priest

179. 𒂼AMA · [ama] · mother — read it

     [ama] · mother · AMA · mother

180. [šu] · hand — write it

     𒋗ŠU · [šu] · hand · ŠU · hand

181. [kur] · mountain — write it

     𒆳KUR · [kur] · mountain; foreign land · KUR · mountain; foreign land

182. [lu] · man — write it

     𒇽LU₂ · [lu] · man, person · LU2 · man, person

183. [ri] · distant — write it

     𒊑RI · [ri] · [ri]; distant — ud ri-a, "in those days" · RI · [ri]; distant — ud ri-a, "in those days"

184. 𒃲GAL · [gal] · big, great [gal] — what does it mean?

     big · GAL · big, great

185. [si] · horn — write it

     𒋛SI · [si] · horn; to fill · SI · horn; to fill

186. 𒅔IN · [in] · [in]; the verbal prefix in- — read it

     [in] · in- · IN · [in]; the verbal prefix in-

187. 𒍣ZI · [zi] · breath, life; true, righteous [zi] — what does it mean?

     breath · ZI · breath, life; true, righteous (zid)

188. [la] · abundance — write it

     𒆷LA · [la] · [la]; abundance · LA · [la]; abundance

189. [bi] · its — write it

     𒁉BI · [bi] · its/that; [bi] · BI · its/that; [bi] (a vessel in origin)

190. 𒋧SUM · [šum] · to give — read it

     [šum] · give · SUM · to give (a bundle of onions in origin)

191. 𒁕DA · [da] · side; [da] — read it

     [da] · side · DA · side; [da] (comitativethe grammatical case meaning "together with" — Sumerian marks it with -da in context)

192. 𒁺DU · [du] · to go; a foot/leg in origin — read it

     [du] · go · DU · to go; a foot/leg in origin

193. 𒊮ŠA₃ · [ša] · heart, midst, mood [ša] — what does it mean?

     heart · ŠA3 · heart, midst, mood

194. 𒅥KA×GAR · [gu] · to eat [gu] — what does it mean?

     eat · KA×GAR · to eat

195. [še] · barley — write it

     𒊺ŠE · [še] · barley; grain · ŠE · barley; grain

196. [saŋ] · head — write it

     𒊕SAG · [saŋ] · head; first · SAG · head; first

197. 𒋫TA · [ta] · [ta] — read it

     [ta] · from · TA · [ta] (ablativethe grammatical case meaning "from, out of" — Sumerian marks it with -ta marker in context)

198. 𒅘KA×A · [naŋ] · to drink — read it

     [naŋ] · drink · KA×A · to drink

199. [di] · verdict — write it

     𒁲DI · [di] · lawsuit, judgment; to speak · DI · lawsuit, judgment; to speak (di)

200. [en] · lord — write it

     𒂗EN · [en] · lord; high priest · EN · lord; high priest

201. [ama] · mother — write it

     𒂼AMA · [ama] · mother · AMA · mother

202. 𒁾DUB · [dub] · tablet — read it

     [dub] · tablet · DUB · (clay) tablet

203. 𒋗ŠU · [šu] · hand [šu] — what does it mean?

     hand · ŠU · hand

204. 𒆳KUR · [kur] · mountain; foreign land [kur] — what does it mean?

     mountain · KUR · mountain; foreign land

205. 𒇽LU₂ · [lu] · man, person [lu] — what does it mean?

     man · LU2 · man, person

206. 𒀸AŠ · [aš] · one; single — read it

     [aš] · one · AŠ · one; single

207. 𒊑RI · [ri] · [ri]; distant — ud ri-a, "in those days" [ri] — what does it mean?

     distant · RI · [ri]; distant — ud ri-a, "in those days"

208. 𒋛SI · [si] · horn; to fill [si] — what does it mean?

     horn · SI · horn; to fill

209. [in] · in- — write it

     𒅔IN · [in] · [in]; the verbal prefix in- · IN · [in]; the verbal prefix in-

210. 𒆷LA · [la] · [la]; abundance [la] — what does it mean?

     abundance · LA · [la]; abundance

211. 𒁉BI · [bi] · its/that; [bi] [bi] — what does it mean?

     its · BI · its/that; [bi] (a vessel in origin)

212. [šum] · give — write it

     𒋧SUM · [šum] · to give · SUM · to give (a bundle of onions in origin)

213. [da] · side — write it

     𒁕DA · [da] · side; [da] · DA · side; [da] (comitativethe grammatical case meaning "together with" — Sumerian marks it with -da in context)

214. [du] · go — write it

     𒁺DU · [du] · to go; a foot/leg in origin · DU · to go; a foot/leg in origin

215. 𒆪KU · [ku] · to seize; to sit, dwell — read it

     [ku] · seize · KU · to seize (dab₅); to sit, dwell (tuš)

216. 𒊕SAG · [saŋ] · head; first [saŋ] — what does it mean?

     head · SAG · head; first

217. 𒊺ŠE · [še] · barley; grain [še] — what does it mean?

     barley · ŠE · barley; grain

218. 𒈾NA · [na] · [na]; stone in some words — read it

     [na] · stone · NA · [na]; stone in some words

219. [naŋ] · drink — write it

     𒅘KA×A · [naŋ] · to drink · KA×A · to drink

220. [ta] · from — write it

     𒋫TA · [ta] · [ta] · TA · [ta] (ablativethe grammatical case meaning "from, out of" — Sumerian marks it with -ta marker in context)

221. 𒄿I · [i] · the bare vowel i; the cry of laments — read it

     [i] · cry · I · the bare vowel i; the cry of laments (i-lu)

222. 𒁲DI · [di] · lawsuit, judgment; to speak [di] — what does it mean?

     verdict · DI · lawsuit, judgment; to speak (di)

223. 𒂗EN · [en] · lord; high priest [en] — what does it mean?

     lord · EN · lord; high priest

224. 𒂼AMA · [ama] · mother [ama] — what does it mean?

     mother · AMA · mother

225. [dub] · tablet — write it

     𒁾DUB · [dub] · tablet · DUB · (clay) tablet

226. 𒁀BA · [ba] · to allot; the verbal prefix ba- — read it

     [ba] · allot · BA · to allot; the verbal prefix ba-

227. 𒂊E · [e] · [e]; as a word, levee/ditch — read it

     [e] · levee · E · [e]; as a word, levee/ditch

228. [aš] · one — write it

     𒀸AŠ · [aš] · one; single · AŠ · one; single

229. 𒋻TAR · [tar] · to cut; to decree — read it

     [tar] · cut · TAR · to cut; to decree (nam ... tar, to decree fate)

230. 𒍪ZU · [zu] · to know; the -zu of "your" — read it

     [zu] · know · ZU · to know; the -zu of "your"

231. 𒎏NIN · [nin] · lady, queen, mistress — read it

     [nin] · lady · NIN · lady, queen, mistress

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