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ED Lu A (Q000003)
Lexical, Early Dynastic IIIa · c. 2900 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | ED Lu A |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000003 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Early Dynastic IIIa · c. 2900 BCE–2340 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nam₂-{ŋeš}šita | and life |
| 2 | nam₂-tuku | a fate |
| 3 | nam₂-di | to be sworn |
| 4 | nam₂-umuš | |
| 5 | nam₂-iri | the city |
| 6 | nam₂-šeš₂ | Namsvu |
| 7 | ukur₂ | |
| 8 | nam₂-engar | the plowman |
| 9 | šušₓ(|ŠE.NAM₂|) | Hand-lifting |
| 10 | PA NAM₂ SUD₂ | You pound saḫlû (‘cress’), |
| 11 | išib eš₃ | from the shrine |
| 12 | gal |BAD×DIŠ@t| | the great Dūr |
| 13 | en uraš | lord of Uras |
| 14 | šita gal | large intestines |
| 15 | abgal | the sage |
| 16 | kingal | kingal-priest |
| 17 | tiru(|GAL.TE|) | a mountain range |
| 18 | sukkal gal | chief minister |
| 19 | gada-sukkal | linen for the vizier |
| 20 | ga gal | large milk |
| 21 | tug₂ gara₂ | garment made of gara-wool |
| 22 | santana(|GAL.NI|) | santana plant |
| 23 | kisal gal | the great courtyard |
| 24 | sila₄ gal | large lamb |
| 25 | |PA.IB| gal | chief accountant |
| 26 | BU-|PA.IB| | BU-PA.IB |
| 27 | nisaŋ gal | large emmer |
| 28 | šilamₓ(|NUN.LAGAR|) gal | great vizier |
| 29 | umun₂ gal | great lord |
| 30 | adkin UMUM | adkin UMUM |
| 31 | ŠID UMUM | Hand of a Young Man |
| 32 | AB KU₃ UMUM | ... pure ... |
| 33 | GAL KU₃ UMUM | the chief of the silver |
| 34 | AK gal | large AK |
| 35 | IM gal | large tablet |
| 36 | IM tur | small tablet |
| 37 | ŠA gal | Hand of great |
| 38 | šeš₂ gal | great hero |
| 39 | ŋišgal gal | large twig |
| 40 | |GA₂×DI|-ME gal | great throne-bearer |
| 41 | saŋŋa |GA₂×GAR|-ME | regular offerings |
| 42 | saŋŋa |GA₂×SAL|-ME | regular offerings |
| 43 | |GA₂×UD| ME gal | Great <meadows> |
| 44 | IŠ gal | large fish |
| 45 | TAG gal | large unfavorable sign |
| 46 | umbisaŋ gal | chief steward |
| 47 | umbisaŋ mes | “The nursemaid of Meš |
| 48 | saŋ-dun₃ | |
| 49 | UB-SAG | UB-SAG |
| 50 | DUB₂ | Tablet of |
| 51 | BAR LAGAB ME | BAR (means) LAGAB ME. |
| 52 | abgal |KA×GAN₂@t| | chief of the gate of the field |
| 53 | GAN₂@t-ME | field |
| 54 | abgal |GA₂×GAR| | |
| 55 | arkabₓ(|ARKAB₂.IB|) | |
| 56 | arkab₂-GAR | |
| 57 | muš₃-ME | snake |
| 58 | SI-KAK-BI gal | Its big horns |
| 59 | sanga₂ gal | chief temple administrator |
| 60 | engiz(|EN.ME.GI₄|) | engiz priestess |
| 61 | endib(|EN.ME.MU|) | Endib |
| 62 | gal-niŋir | |
| 63 | niŋir IGI@g | |
| 64 | enkum(|EN.PAP.IGI@g.NUN.ME.EZEN×KASKAL|) | enkum priestess |
| 65 | ninkum(|SAL.TUG₂.PAP.IGI@g.NUN.ME.EZEN×KASKAL|) | |
| 66 | saŋŋa suhur | (a kind of grass) |
| 67 | suhur gal | large suhur-plant |
| 68 | MAR-APIN | Amurru-ereš |
| 69 | BU-nun | BU-nun |
| 70 | saŋŋa BU-nun | BU-nun |
| 71 | saŋŋa NUN | regular offerings of the prince |
| 72 | GAL-TUK | chief of trade, |
| 73 | EZEN gal | great festival |
| 74 | MUŠ₃-EZEN | pigeon |
| 75 | DU-EZEN | DU-EZEN |
| 76 | isimud | Isimud |
| 77 | nar gal | great singer |
| 78 | balaŋ gal | great reign |
| 79 | šud₃ gal | large offering |
| 80 | enkudₓ(ZAG) gal | large enkud-vessel |
| 81 | enkudₓ(ZAG) nisaŋ | enkud-vessel for nisa-flour |
| 82 | enkudₓ(ZAG) PA-DAG | enkud-vessel |
| 83 | enkudₓ(ZAG) dilmun | enkud-vessel of Dilmun |
| 84 | enkudₓ(ZAG) {d}SUD-PA-EL | the enkud-priest of Ud-PA-EL |
| 85 | enkudₓ(ZAG) sugₓ(|SUD.PA.EL|) | enkud-vessel |
| 86 | enkudₓ(ZAG) idigna | Enkud of the Tigris |
| 87 | labₓ(LAGAR@g) gal | large lab |
| 88 | labₓ(LAGAR@g) kur | mountain goat |
| 89 | labₓ(LAGAR@g) par₄ | |
| 90 | labₓ(LAGAR@g) BA-KU | |
| 91 | labₓ(LAGAR@g) TAR | |
| 92 | unud gal | great rejoicing |
| 93 | unud NUN-EN | “Light of the prince’s |
| 94 | unud TAR | |
| 95 | PA-|GU₂×NUN| gal | chief ... |
| 96 | kurušda gal | large fat-tailed sheep |
| 97 | ŠID kurušda | ŠID means kurûda. |
| 98 | ušumgal | |
| 99 | saŋŋa ab₂-udu | regular offerings of sheep |
| 100 | lagar ab₂-udu | cow fattener |
| 101 | PA-LAGAR@g ab₂-udu gal | PA-LAGARg, chief cowherd |
| 102 | nagar gal | chief carpenter |
| 103 | DUN₃ gal | large excavated field |
| 104 | ašgab gal | large ašgab-plant |
| 105 | zadim gal | great zadim stone |
| 106 | simug gal | chief smith |
| 107 | PA-dim gal | great PA-dim |
| 108 | gal e₂ | chief of the house |
| 109 | gal kiri₆ | the great orchard |
| 110 | UŠ gal | large UŠ |
| 111 | ŋuruš gal | large emmer |
| 112 | GAL-muš | chief cook |
| 113 | munu₄ gal | large malt |
| 114 | ŠID gal | large reed bundle |
| 115 | sandaₓ(ŠID) gana₂ gal | large field sand |
| 116 | hursaŋ(|PA.DUN₃|) gal | great mountain range |
| 117 | tidimₓ(TI) gal | great tidim |
| 118 | tidimₓ(|PA.ŠA₆|) gal | large tidim fish |
| 119 | luhšu nirₓ(GAL) | |
| 120 | hub₂ gal | large hub |
| 121 | |(MUŠ&MUŠ)×KAK| gal | |
| 122 | |TAK₄.ALAN| gal | large ‘seal’ |
| 123 | PA-URUDA gal | great PA-URUDA |
| 124 | HAL-|GU₂×KAK| gal | |
| 125 | bahar₂ gal | large potter |
| 126 | MES-KEŠ₂ gal | large MESKEŠ |
| 127 | gal E₂ | the great house, |
| 128 | kid | kid |
| 129 | kid gal | large kid |
Sources & licences
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