Sumerian Vocabulary Review #3

From Lessons 10 - 12

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Match the cuneiform sign to the Sumerian word

  1. ga
  2. ku6
  3. kur
  4. mul
  5. na
  • 𒆳
  • 𒄩
  • 𒈾
  • 𒀯
  • 𒂵

Match the Sumerian word to the definition

  1. eden
  2. ì
  3. íb
  4. in
  5. ni
  • n., abuse, insult, offense. part., stand-alone agent prefix ‘he/she/it’ (pers.).
  • n., butter, oil, fat, cream; oil container. part., stand-alone agentive prefix ‘I’; conjugational prefix (indicates distance from speaker).
  • n., desert, plain, steppe, open country.
  • n., hips; middle. v., to be angry; to curse. part., stand-alone agent prefix ‘he/she/it’ (impers.).
  • part., locative infix indicating ‘where’.

Match the Cuneiform Sign to the Definition

  1. 𒀀𒀀
  2. 𒂼
  3. 𒀲
  4. 𒂍𒃲
  5. 𒁾𒊬
  • n., donkey, equid, pack animal.
  • n., father.
  • n., mother.
  • n., palace.
  • n., scribe.

Answers

Match the cuneiform sign to the Sumerian word

  1. ga 𒂵
  2. ku6 𒄩
  3. kur 𒆳
  4. mul 𒀯
  5. na 𒈾

Match the Sumerian word to the definition

  1. eden n., desert, plain, steppe, open country.
  2. ì n., butter, oil, fat, cream; oil container. part., stand-alone agentive prefix ‘I’; conjugational prefix (indicates distance from speaker).
  3. íb n., hips; middle. v., to be angry; to curse. part., stand-alone agent prefix ‘he/she/it’ (impers.)
  4. in n., abuse, insult, offense. part., stand-alone agent prefix ‘he/she/it’ (pers.).
  5. ni part., locative infix indicating ‘where’.

Match the Cuneiform Sign to the Definition

  1. 𒀀𒀀 n., father.
  2. 𒂼 n., mother.
  3. 𒀲 n., donkey, equid, pack animal.
  4. 𒂍𒃲 n., palace.
  5. 𒁾𒊬 n., scribe.

How Did You Do?

If you got more than 5 wrong, you may want to review the vocabulary from lessons 10 – 12.

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