Sumerian Vocabulary Review #7

From Lessons 22 - 24

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Match the Sumerian Word to the Cuneiform Sign

  1. a-gin7
  2. a-kam
  3. a-ke4
  4. a-rá
  5. an-ta
  • 𒀀𒁺
  • 𒀀𒄰
  • 𒀀𒁶
  • 𒀀𒆤
  • 𒀭𒋫

Match the Sumerian word to the definition

  1. ak
  2. lá (lal)
  3. sìla
  4. šár
  5. še
  • n., barley, grain; length of measurement equivalent to approximately 1.7 centimeters; surface measurement of approximately 432 square barley corns; unit of volume equivalent to approximately 1.7 liters; 1/180th of silver shekel (approx. 0.05 grams).
  • n., totality; world; horizon; ball. num., three thousand six hundred (3,600).
  • n., unit of volume equivalent to approximately 1 liter.
  • v., to be small, less, low value, insignificant; to make small, reduce, diminish, subtract; mathematical function ‘minus’.
  • v., to do, act; make into; place. part., suff., of (gen.).

Match the Cuneiform Sign to the Definition

  1. 𒁮 
  2. 𒈤 
  3. 𒌨 
  4. 𒅇 
  5. 𒌓 
  • adv., conj., and; also; but.
  • adv., conj./mod., when.
  • adv., conj., together.
  • adv., powerfully, mightily.
  • n., spouse, husband, wife.

Answers

Match the cuneiform sign to the Sumerian word

  1. a-gin7 𒀀𒁶 adv., thus.
  2. a-kam 𒀀𒄰 mut., genitive + 3rd person singular copula.
  3. a-ke4 𒀀𒆤 mut., genitive + ergative.
  4. a-rá 𒀀𒁺 prep., mathematical function ‘times’.
  5. an-ta 𒀭𒋫 adv., above.

Match the Sumerian word to the definition

  1. ak 𒀝 v., to do, act; make into; place. part., suff., of (gen.).
  2. lá (lal) 𒇲 v., to be small, less, low value, insignificant; to make small, reduce, diminish, subtract; mathematical function ‘minus’.
  3. sìla 𒋡 n., unit of volume equivalent to approximately 1 liter.
  4. šár 𒊹 n., totality; world; horizon; ball. num., three thousand six hundred (3,600).
  5. še 𒊺 n., barley, grain; length of measurement equivalent to approximately 1.7 centimeters; surface measurement of approximately 432 square barley corns; unit of volume equivalent to approximately 1.7 liters; 1/180th of silver shekel (approx. 0.05 grams).

Match the Cuneiform Sign to the Definition

  1. dam 𒁮 n., spouse, husband, wife.
  2. maḫ 𒈤 adv., powerfully, mightily.
  3. téš 𒌨 adv., conj., together.
  4. ù 𒅇 adv., conj., and; also; but.
  5. ud 𒌓 adv., conj./mod., when.

How Did You Do?

If you got more than 4 wrong, you may want to review the vocabulary from lessons 22-24

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