Sumerian Vocabulary Review #6
From Lessons 19-21
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Match the Sumerian Word to the Cuneiform Sign
- a-ba
- a-na
- me-a
- ní-bi
- ní-zu
- 𒈨𒀀
- 𒀀𒁀
- 𒀀𒈾
- 𒉎𒁉
- 𒉎𒍪
Match the Sumerian word to the definition
- a-ba
- a-na
- a-na-aš
- a-na-gin7
- bé
- me-na
- ne
- ní-ĝu10
- ní-te-né
- ní-te-ne-ne
- pron., inter., how?
- pron., ref., his/herself.
- pron., inter., what?; poss. his/her (gen., loc.) (earlier periods).
- pron., dem., this/that (here).
- pron., inter., when?
- pron., ref., myself.
- pron., inter., who?
- pron., dem., this, that (similar to ‘the’). part., suff., poss., its (impers.)(erg., dir.); their (impers.) (erg., dir.); its/their (impers.) when used modifying a plural noun.
- pron., inter., why?
- pron., ref., themselves.
Match the Cuneiform Sign to the Definition
- 𒌓
- 𒊑
- 𒄯
- 𒁉
- 𒉈
- n., sun; light; day; time; weather, storm. prep., when; since.
- pron., dem., this/that (here).
- pron., dem., this, that (similar to ‘the’). part., suff., poss., its (impers.)(erg., dir.); their (impers.) (erg., dir.); its/their (impers.) when used modifying a plural noun.
- v., to anoint, rub in; to bake; adv., downstream, downward. pron., dem., this/that (over there).
- v., to be distant; to cry out. pron., dem., that, those (remoteness in space/time).
Translate English into Sumerian
- pron., ind., they/them (pers.)
Answers
Match the cuneiform sign to the Sumerian word
- a-ba 𒀀𒁀
- a-na 𒀀𒈾
- me-a 𒈨𒀀
- ní-bi 𒉎𒁉
- ní-zu 𒉎𒍪
Match the Sumerian word to the definition
- a-ba pron., inter., who?
- a-na pron., inter., what?; poss. his/her (gen., loc.) (earlier periods).
- a-na-aš pron., inter., why?
- a-na-gin7 pron., inter., how?
- bé pron., dem., this, that (similar to ‘the’). part., suff., poss., its (impers.)(erg., dir.); their (impers.) (erg., dir.); its/their (impers.) when used modifying a plural noun.
- me-na pron., inter., when?
- ne pron., dem., this/that (here).
- ní-ĝu10 pron., ref., myself.
- ní-te-né pron., ref., his/herself.
- ní-te-ne-ne pron., ref., themselves.
Match the Cuneiform Sign to the Definition
- 𒌓 n., sun; light; day; time; weather, storm. prep., when; since.
- 𒊑 v., to be distant; to cry out. pron., dem., that, those (remoteness in space/time).
- 𒄯 v., to anoint, rub in; to bake; adv., downstream, downward. pron., dem., this/that (over there).
- 𒁉 pron., dem., this, that (similar to ‘the’). part., suff., poss., its (impers.)(erg., dir.); their (impers.) (erg., dir.); its/their (impers.) when used modifying a plural noun.
- 𒉈 pron., dem., this/that (here).
How Did You Do?
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