L1.10: Exercises#

A. Nominal Inflection#

Translate the following phrases into Akkadian:

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Example

𒊬𒊒𒌝

  • Transliteration : šar-ru-um

  • Normalisation: šarrum

  • Translation: king

  • Status: status rectus

  • gender masculine

  • Number: singular

  • Case: nominative

𒀭𒄠

Solution

  • Transliteration : DINGIR-am

  • Normalisation: ilam

  • Translation: god

  • Status: status rectus

  • gender masculine

  • Number: singular

  • Case: accusative

𒌷𒅎

Solution

  • Transliteration : URU-im

  • Normalisation: ālim

  • Translation: city

  • Status: status rectus

  • gender masculine

  • Number: singular

  • Case: genitive

𒂗𒌑

Solution

  • Transliteration : EN-u₂

  • Normalisation: bēlū

  • Translation: lords

  • Status: status rectus

  • gender masculine

  • Number: plural

  • Case: nominative

𒊬𒊒𒌝𒆗𒉡𒌝

Tip

𒆗 = dan 𒉡 = nu

Solution

  • Transliteration : šar-ru-um dan-nu-um

  • Normalisation: šarrum dannum

  • Translation: mighty king

  • Status: status rectus

  • gender masculine

  • Number: singular

  • Case: nominative

B. Nominal Inflection with Adjectives#

Translate the following phrases into Akkadian:

Example

Mighty queen = šarratum dannatum

mātum rabûm

Solution

  • big country

narkabtam peṣâm

Solution

  • white chariot

ĝešTUKUL GAL

Solution

  • kakku rabûm = big weapon chariot

C. Explain the contraction in the adejctive of the exercise B#

rabûm

Solution

  • rabu+um: u+u = ûm

peṣâm

Solution

  • peṣu+am: u+a = âm

D.#

Give the plural of the following

Example

šarratum = šarrātum = queens

amtum

Solution

  • amātum = female slave

mārtum

Solution

  • mārātum

bītum

Solution

  • bītātum

iltum

Solution

  • ilātum

wardum

Solution

  • wardū

E. Status constructus#

Translate the following phrases into Akkadian:

Example

The servants of the queen = wardū šarratim

The lord’s eyes

Solution

inā bēlim

The wife of the lord

Solution

aššat bēlim

The head of the man

Solution

qaqqad awīlim

The weapon of the king

Solution

tukulti šarrim

The god of the city

Solution

il ālim

F. write in Cuneiform#

Write in cuneiform the phrases in exercise E.

Example

wardū šarratim = 𒉿𒅈𒁺𒌑𒊬𒊏𒋾𒅎

inī bēlīm

Solution

𒄿𒉌𒁁𒇷𒅎

The god of the city

Solution

  • il ālim

The wife of the lord

Solution

𒀸𒊭𒀜𒁁𒇷𒅎

or

𒀸𒊭𒀜𒁁𒂊𒇷𒅎

or

𒀸𒊭𒀜𒂗

The head of the man

Solution

𒋡𒋡𒀜𒀀𒉿𒇷𒅎

The weapon of the king

Solution

𒆪𒊬𒊒𒌝

The god of the city

Solution

𒀭𒌷

G. write in Akkadian#

Example

You are king = šarrum attā

You are the father of the gods

Solution

abi ilī attā

The weapon was in the house

Tip

in = ina + dative

Solution

kakkum ina bītim

You are the sons of the female slaves

Solution

mārū amātim atunnu

You are the daughter of the male slaves

Solution

marāt wardī atinna

We are the king’s slaves

Solution

wardī šarrim nīnu

Ninhursag is queen of the goddesses; she is queen of the goddesses

Solution

Ninhursag šarrat ilātim, šarrat ilātim šī

I am the mighty king, the great king, king of the universe

Tip

𒋙 = ŠU₂ = kiššatum = Universe, totality

Solution

šarrum dannum, šarrum rabûm, šar kiššatim anāku

bēl ālim

Solution

  • Lord of the city