Cuneiform exercises 5

When you are learning these signs, you may find it helpful to try some of the methods suggested on the Tips for Learning page. Before you try the exercises, you may like to look at the Akkadian language page on the Gt, Gtn, and N stems. The solutions to the exercises are all on a separate Answers page.

Signs to learn

Sign values that you will need for the Texts to read exercises are shown in bold.

Cuneiform sign Syllabic values Logographic values
π’€Š ab, ap
π’„΄ ah, eh, ih, uh;
aΚΎ2, eΚΎ2, iΚΎ2, uΚΎ2
𒀝 ag, ak, aq AK = epΔ“šum, "to do" (e/u)
π’…ˆ ar
𒁺 du; gub, kub, qub DU or GEN = alākum, "to go" (irregular)
GUB = izuzzum, "to stand" (irregular)
TUM2 = wabālum, "to bring"
π’…… ig, ik, iq;
eg, ek, eq		 GAL2 = bašûm, "to exist"
IG = daltum, "door"
π’…‹ il, el2 IL = šaqûm, "to be(come) high" (i/i)
𒆳 kur, qur2 KUR = mātum, "land"
KUR = šadûm, "mountain"
KUR = kašΔdum, "to reach, to conquer" (a/u)
kur = determinative for names of lands
π’ˆ¬ mu MU = šattum, "year"
MU = šumum, "name"
MU = zakārum, "to speak, to name" (a/u)
π’Š ra
𒍝 za, αΉ£a, sa3
π’ͺ zu, su2, αΉ£u2 ZU = idûm, "to know" (i/i)
ZU = lamādum, "to learn" (a/a)
π’€² ANŠE = imΔ“rum, "donkey"
π’Œ· IRI or URU = ālum, "city"
(plural ālū or irregular ālānū)
iri = determinative for city names
π’„ž GU4 or GUD = alpum, "ox, cattle"

Phrases to read

Transliterate, normalise, and translate these words and phrases.

  1. π’Œ π’ˆ  𒉑 π’‰Ž π’‹« π’„΄ π’„© π’ͺ
  2. 𒍝 𒁍 π’‰Ž π’‹« π’€œ π’„© π’ͺ
  3. 𒆳 π’ˆ¨π’Œ π’‰Ž π’‹« π’„© π’ͺ
  4. π’„ž π’…‹ π’‹« π’Š π’ͺ π’Œ
  5. π’Œ¨ π’ˆ¨π’Œ π’…‹ π’‹« π’Š π’ˆ¬
  6. π’€² π’…– π’Š‘ π’…… π’ˆ  𒀉 π’‹Ύ π’‹— π’…‹ π’‹« π’€œ π’ͺ π’Œ
  7. π’€€ π’ˆΎ π’€­ π’‹— π’„Ώ π’…— π’…ˆ π’Š π’€Š
  8. π’€€ π’ˆΎ π’€­ π’ˆ¨π’Œ 𒀝 π’‹« π’ˆΎ π’…ˆ π’Š π’€Š
  9. π’€€ π’ˆΎ π’€­ π’Œ“ π’‹« 𒀝 π’‹« π’…ˆ π’Š π’€Š
  10. π’ˆ¬ π’…— π’Š π’‹« π’ˆΎ 𒀝 π’…— π’…ˆ
  11. π’ˆ— π’€€ π’ˆΎ π’Œ‰ π’Š© π’‹— 𒀉 𒁕 π’ˆΎ π’€Š 𒁍 π’Œ’
  12. π’Œ· π’…… π’‹— π’Œ“
  13. π’Œ· π’…… π’…— π’…† 𒀉
  14. π’Œ· π’ˆ¨π’Œ π’…… π’…— π’€Έ π’Š­ 𒁺
  15. π’€€ π’ˆ 𒀉 π’‹« 𒀝 π’Š­ π’€œ
  16. π’€² π’…– π’Š­ π’…ˆ π’Š‘ π’……
  17. 𒆬 π’Œ“ π’…” π’ˆΎ π’€œ 𒁲 π’…”
  18. 𒆬 π’Œ“ π’€€ π’ˆΎ π’‚— π’…” π’ˆΎ 𒁲 π’…” π’ˆ  𒀉 π’‹« π’€Έ π’Š‘ π’……
  19. π’Œ· π’ˆ¨π’Œ 𒆳 π’…€ 𒀉 π’‹« 𒀝 π’…— π’€Έ π’Š­ 𒁺
  20. π’ˆ¬ π’ˆ— π’„‘ 𒍝 𒀝 π’…— π’…ˆ

Extra vocabulary

Content last modified on 22 Dec 2012.

Eleanor Robson

Eleanor Robson, 'Cuneiform exercises 5', Knowledge and Power, Higher Education Academy, 2012 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/knpp/cuneiformrevealed/learningsigns/cuneiformexercises/exercise5/]

 
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