SUMERIAN

SOLUTION KEY TO SELECTED EXERCISES
c) P1 biluda P3 [ P1 diŋir= P4 enē= P5 ak]= P5 e
P1 rite P3 [ P1 god= P4 PL= P5 GEN]= P5 L3.NH
“the rites of the gods”
d) P1 diŋir P2 galgal-ø P3 [ P1 lagaš= P5 ak]= P4 enē= P5 e
P1 god P2 big~PL-TL P3[ P1 GN= P5 GEN]= P4 PL= P5 ERG
“the great gods of Lagash”
e) P1 e= P3 ŋu= P5 ø
P1 e= P3 1.SG.POSS= P5 ABS
“my temple”
f) P1 namtil= P3 ane= P5 ø
P1 life= P3 3.SG.H.POSS= P5 ABS
“his life”
g) P1 kisura P3 [ P1 ninŋirsuk= P5 ak]= P5 e
P1 border P3 [ P1 DN= P5 GEN]= P5 L3.NH
“to Ningirsu’s border”
h) P1 en P3 [ P1 aratta= P5 ak]= P5 e
P1 lord P3 [ P1 GN= P5 GEN]= P5 ERG
“the lord of Aratta”
i) P1 zapag= P3 zu= P5 ø
P1 cry= P3 2.SG.POSS= P5 ABS
“your cry”
j) P1 nu P2girin-ø= P5ʾa
P1 bed
“onto the flowery bed”
P2 pure-TL= P5 L2.NH
k) P1 a P2 dug-ø= P5 ø
P1 water P2 sweet-TL= P5 ABS
“sweet water”
l) P1mesalim P1 lugal P3kiš= P5 ak= P5 e
P1 PN P1 king P3 GN= P5 GEN= P5 ERG
“Mesalim, king of Kish”
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