Linguistic Archaeology: The Sumerians (Part 5)

 E. Sumerian English Dictionary

Sumerian       English Dictionary
1. DARISAM (Forever)
2. ABUM/AD (Father)
3. ADARU (Fear)
4. DAL (Feather)
5. DAKU (Executed, to be executed, Kill)
6. REDU (Lead)
7. LAMADU (Learn, or to teach)
8. MUDUTU (Knowledge)
9. MUDU (Know, one who knows)
10. ANKIDA (Joining, heaven=earth joining)
11. ERIDU (Home, faraway, going afar)
12. DADMESUN (Homes, their homes)
13. EMEDU (Impose)
14. NADANU (Give, to pay)
15. DUDITTU (Ornament)
16. KASADU (Overcome)
17. EDUKU (Mound, house of the holy mound)
18. SADU (Mountain)
19. SUD (Nurse)
20. SA DUL (Meadow)
21. MUDI (Seers, oracle readers)
22. NADINUM (Seller)
23. SANDU (Red)
24. TANADDASSI (Throw it Down)
25. KAD (Tie/Bind)
26. DANNUM/KAL (Strong)
27. EDUBBA (Tablets, house of scribal tablets)
28. DIMTU (Tear, Tower)
29. REDUM (Soldier)
30. MARU/DUMU (Son)
31. DIM (Spouse)
32. EDU (Single)
33. DURU (Wall)
34. ADARU (Worry)
35. DINUM (Verdict)
36. BEL ADE U MAMIT (Vassal)
37. ADI (Until, Up to)
38. DANU (Try, to try a case)
39. MANDATTU (Tribute)
40. ADANNU (Time, appointed time)
41. AHU (Brother, Arm)
42. NAHU (Calm Down)
43. GISBAN (Bow)
44. HAS/ED=IN (Boundary)
45. GUR (Big)
46. KESHDA (Bind)
47. SHE (Barely)
48. NEGELTU (Awake)
49. KASHURRA (Awesome, pure which opens)
50. GISNU (Bed)
51. GUDANNA (Attacker, Anu`s attacker)
52. ERIMHA (Army)
53. GUHLU (Antimony)
54. SAG USH (Always)
55. INA AHISA (Alone)
56. SIHIRTU (All)
57. GIMRU (All)
58. GIMIRTU (All)
59. GABBU (All)
60. SEHERU (Diminish)
61. GUG (Direction, direction determining)
62. NAGU (District)
63. NAG (Drink)
64. KASHI (Drinks, beer)
65. GISIG (Door)
66. DALKHU (Demons, evil spirits)
67. MUNAGGIRU (Denouncer)
68. AGU (Crown)
69. AGA (Crown)
70. DUGA (Crown like, dark)
71. NIGISSU (Crevice)
72. HABANNATU (Container)
73. DUGGAE (Clay, lifeless mass of clay)
74. KUD/HU (Clan)
75. KAGAL (City Gate)
76. RUGUMMUM (Claim)
77. KHAUIKI (Choral Bands)
78. GISGIGIR (Chariot)
79. MARGIDDA (River, river of the night, Chariot, celestial chariot)
80. SANG (Chief)
81. GIRRU (Campaign)
82. KA HARSAG (Gateway Peak)
83. IGISUM (Gift)
84. TUG (Garment, toga=like garment)
85. TUGTUSHE (Garment, garment worn wrapped around)
86. GIR (Foot)
87. BADGALDINGIR (Fortified, great fortified place of the gods)
88. ALHALSU (Fortification)
89. IMTAHAS (Fought, he fought)
90. HAAKI (Fishes, place of the water=fishes)
91. HAMSUM (Five)
92. DINGERGISBAR (Fire)
93. MASH (First)
94. GIRRU (Fire)
95. HAMSU (Fifth)
96. KIAG (Feeling/Care)
97. MIGRU (Favorite)
98. DUGNAMTAR (Fate Speaker)
99. GUD (Family)
100. HE (Fat)


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