L2.8: Vocabulary & Signs

Verbs

Verbs	Translation
balāṭu (u)	to live
damāqum (i)	to be/become good, improve, prosper
danānum (i)	to be/become strong
halāqum (i)	to dissappear, go missing, get lost
kašādum (a-u)	to arrive (at a place ana or acc.), to reach, achieve, to conquer
mahāṣum (a)	to strike, to hit, smite
maqātum (a-u)	to fall, fall down, collapse
marāṣum (a)	to be/become sick, fall ill
nakāsum (i)	to cut, fell
paqādum (i)	to entrust, care for with ana
ragāmum (a-u)	to shout, to prosecute, raise claim
rapāšum (i)	to be/to become wide, broad
ṣabātum (a)	to seize, take hold of, arrest
šakānum (a-u)	to place, set, put: to establish, install
šarāqum (i)	to steal

Nouns

Nouns	Translation
Akkadûm	land of Akkad
ahum, ahhū	brother
aplum	heir, son
arnum	guilt, fault, penalty, sin
ašlum	rush, rope
ašrum	place, site
awātum	word, matter
Bēl	“Lord”, byname of the god Marduk
dajjānum	judge
īnum	eye
Marduk	Name of the god of Babylon
purussûm	decision
qātum	hand
Sîn	name of the moon god
šarrāqum	thief
Šumerum	land of Sumeria
šumum	name
ṭabtum	salz

Adjectives

Adjectives	Translation
arkum, fem. ariktum	brother
dannum, fem. dannatum	mighty
ṭabtum, fem. ṭābtum	good
kabtum, fem. kabittum	heavy, important
ṣehrum, fem. sehertum	small, young
ṣīrum, fem. ṣirtum	exalted, supreme, splendid

Prepositions

Prepostitions	Translation
aššum	because (of)
eli	on, over, above

Signs

Sign	Sign’s Nmae	Phonetic Value	Logogram
𒍢	ZI₂	ṣi, zi₂
𒅀	IA	ia
𒄿	I	i
𒁲	DI	di, ṭi	SILIM = šulmum “well-being”
𒆠	KI	ki, qí	KI = ašrum “place”; ki = determinative before place names
𒁀	BA	ba
𒍪	ZU	zu, su₂, ṣu₂
𒋢	SU	su	KUŠ = maskum “skin”, kuš = determinative before leather obejcts.
𒁴	DIM	dim, tim
𒂗	EN	en,	EN = bēlu; Bēl = Name of the god Marduk, written dEN