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Thursday 31 December 2020

Linguistic Archaeology: The Sumerians

 Sumerian Names

1. Adamen
2. Agarin
3. Amah
4. Anki
5. An
6. Aria
7. Biluda
8. Dagrim
9. Didila
10. Dumuzi
11. Dumuzid
12. Enki
13. Enlil
14. Ereshkigal
15. Erish
16. Eshkar
17. Edin
18. Garash
19. Garza
20. Gashan
21. Gazimbi
22. Gishimmar
23. Gishkim
24. Gitlam
25. Gizzal
26. Gilgamesh
27. Garadin
28. Harran
29. Hashur
30. Hazi
31. Henbur
32. Hirin
33. Hulla
34. Hurin
35. Inanna
36. Ikhur
37. Kirashi
38. Kishar
39. Kisher
40. Ki
41. Karadin
42. Lugalbanda
43. Lil
44. Lilla
45. Lillan
46. Malah
47. Mendalla
48. Minesh
49. Minussa
50. Musarra
51. Mushen
52. Maur
53. Munzur
54. Madala
55. Miu
56. Namkuzu
57. Namluh
58. Namshita
59. Namtilla
60. Narua
61. Nigba
62. Niggina
63. Nirgal
64. Nanaya
65. Nanna
66. Ningal
67. Ninhursag
68. Ninlil
69. Ninsumun
70. Ninsun
71. Ninurta
72. Nurma
73. Nissa
74. Nisi
75. Penzer
76. Sagar
77. Saghaza
78. Sagma
79. Sagmi
80. Shabra
81. Shapra
82. Shanesha
83. Shemush
84. Shimsusa
85. Shuhalla
86. Shusi
87. Simush
88. Shenbar
89. Shesa
90. Shezilzilla
91. Sal
92. Samana
93. Santana
94. Shandana
95. Shandan
96. Sharan
97. Sharin
98. Sharra
99. Shara
100. Sheba
101. Sheli
102. Shem
103. Tabira
104. Temen
105. Tilhar
106. Uanna
107. Urash
108. Urbarra
109. Urda
110. Urmah
111. Urtur
112. Ushar
113. Uten
114. Utena
115. Utu
116. Uli
117. Ulushin
118. Usun
119. Utur
120. Uturra
121. Uri
122. Urin
123. Zana
124. Zidmilla
125. Zigan
126. Zimah
127. Zua


Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
89  70%     25  19%    65  51%   0        0%     46       36%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
10     7%    0      0%    16  12%      0      0%      24    18%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
53  41%     0      0%    12      9%    28  22%      37     29%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
59  46%     2      1%     0      0%     48     37%    52   40%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
14  11%     0     0%     0        0%     0       0%      1       <1%

Z       %
16  12%


Popularity of use
70% A:
51% I, A:
46% N, I, A: An, Inanna, Nanna,
41% H, N, I, A:
40% S, H, N, I, A: Nissa, Nisi, Shusi, Santana,
37% R, S, H, N, I, A: Sharan, Sharin, Sharra, Shara, Aria, Harran, Hirin,
36% U, R, S, H, N, I, A: Ninsun, Uanna, Urash, Ushar, Usun, Uri, Urin, Hurin, Narua, Hashur,
29% M, U, R, S, H, N, I, A: Simush, Samana, Urmah, Shimsusa, Ninsumun, Nurma, Minussa, Musarra, Maur, Miu, Amah,
22% L, M, U, R, S, H, N, I, A: Uli, Ulushin, Shuhalla, Sal, Lil, Lilla, Lillan, Malah, Namluh, Ninlil, Hulla,
19% E, L, M, U, R, S, H, N, I, A: Shesa, Sheli, Shem, Shemush, Shanesha, Minesh, Mushen, Enlil, Erish,
18% G, E, L, M, U, R, S, H, N, I, A: Sagar, Sagma, Sagmi, Ningal, Ninhursag, Niggina, Nirgal, Garash, Gashan, Gishimmar, Gilgamesh, Agarin,
12% Z, D, G, E, L, M, U, R, S, H, N, I, A: Shezilzilla, Zana, Zidmilla, Zigan, Zimah, Zua, Munzur, Saghaza, Gizzal, Hazi, Garza, Dumuzi, Dumuzid, Shandana, Shandan, Urda, Mendalla, Madala, Edin, Garadin, Adamen, Dagrim, Didila,
11% T, Z, D, G, E, L, M, U, R, S, H, N, I, A: Uten, Utena, Utu, Utur, Uturra, Temen, Tilhar, Urtur, Namshita, Namtilla, Ninurta, Gitlam,
9% K, T, Z, D, G, E, L, M, U, R, S, H, N, I, A: Ikhur, Kirashi, Kishar, Kisher, Ki, Karadin, Namkuzu, Gishkim, Ereshkigal, Eshkar, Anki, Enki,
7% B, K, T, Z, D, G, E, L, M, U, R, S, H, N, I, A: Tabira, Urbarra, Shenbar, Sheba, Henbur, Lugalbanda, Nigba, Shabra, Biluda, Gazimbi,
1% P, B, K, T, Z, D, G, E, L, M, U, R, S, H, N, I, A: Penzer, Shapra,
<1% Y, P, B, K, T, Z, D, G, E, L, M, U, R, S, H, N, I, A: Nanaya,
0% O, C, F, J, Q, V, W, X

Conclusion: the Sumerian Culture begins at 46% with An, Inanna, and Nanna. Its followed by a cultural band gap at 41%. At this point Sumerian is a dialect variation of Ancient Egyptian.
Sumerian Culture recovers at 40% , plateauing from 29%-22% before declining at 19%.
It climbs at 18% to a cultural peak at 12%, declining from 11% down to less than 1%.

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