Amherst 002, Pinches, Theophil 1908, P100840

[sheshki]

Primary publication: Amherst 002
Author: Pinches, Theophilus G.
Publication date: 1908
CDLI no.: P100840
Genre: Administrative
Language: Sumerian
Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)

>>>To make it more clear i added a marker [PN] to personal names. Example: Sheshki^[PN]<<<


ob.c1

	1. 1(aš@c) lugal-nam-gu2-su3	Lugalnamgusu[PN]
	2. gab2-kas4	runner
	3. 1(aš@c) en-lu2-sa6-ga	Enlusaga[PN]
	4. sagi	cupbearer
	5. 1(aš@c) nin-šu-sikil	Ninšusikil[PN]
	6. lukur	lukur priest

[sheshki]

ob.c2

	1. 1(aš@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6	1 Urbaba[PN]
	2. mi2-us2-sa2	brother/son in law
	3. lugal-apin-ne2	Lugalapinne[PN]
	4. 1(aš@c) dam lu2-{d}ba-ba6	1 spouse of Lubau[PN]
	5. munu4-mu2	maltster
	6. 1(aš@c) lugal-iri	1 Lugaliri[PN]
	7. 1(aš@c) ur-šu-ga-lam-ma	1 Uršugalamma[PN]
	8. dumu ur-e2	offspring of Ur´e[PN]
	9. engar guruš-ne-ka!-me	they are workers for the ploughman

[sheshki]

ob.c3

	1. 1(aš@c) ki-tuš-lu2	1 Kitušlu[PN]
	2. 1(aš@c) geme2-{d}dumu-zi	1 Geme-Dumuzi[PN]
	3. 1(aš@c) tir-ku3-ge-si	1 Tirkugesi[PN]
	4. 1(aš@c) il2	1 Il[PN]
	5. muhaldim	cook
	6. 1(aš@c) HAR-ti	1 HAR-ti[PN]
	7. nu-kiri6	gardener
	8. 1(aš@c) du10-nu-si	1 Dunusi[PN]

[hukkana]

I was wondering, is there any way to tell which of these names are male and which are female ?

[sheshki]

Sumerian doesn´t seem to distinguish between male and female names.
So the only clues one can get are from words like DAM (spouse of), DUMU.MUNUS (daughter), E₂.GI₄.A (bride) and the likes.

[hukkana]

Well, I usually found components like Lugal or the like in male names, while Ama was almost exclusively used in female names, though I did run across a small handfull of men with the component if memory serves.

[sheshki]

reverse

rev.1

	1. kiri6 gurx(|ŠE.KIN|)-gurx(|ŠE.KIN|)	some sort of a gardener	kiri6 garden,                                                                                         gur [REAP] wr. gurx(|ŠE.KIN|); gur10; gurx(|ŠE.KIN.KIN|) "to reap"  Akk.eşēdu
	2. 1(aš@c) amar-ezem	Amarezem[PN]
	3. sipa	shepherd
	4. 1(aš@c) e2-ul-le	E´ulle[PN]
	5. igi-du8	seer	igi-du8 "Seher" FAOS 6 169
	6. 1(aš@c) aš10-ša4-ne2	Aššane[PN]
	7. 1(aš@c) al-mu-ni-du11	Almunidu[PN]

rev.2

	1. šu-nigin2 2(u@c) la2 3(aš@c) lu2	in total: 17 men
	2. lu2 1(aš@c)-sze3	for 1 man
	3. ziz2 3(ban2@c)-ta	emmer 3 ban each
	4. zu2-lum 2(diš@t) sila3-ta	dates 2 sila each
	5. ukuš2 dur 1(diš@t) sila3-ta	cucumber ? 1 sila each	*still working on that*
	6. šu ba-ti	received
	7. ušur3 e2-munus	see *

*There are 3 possibilities here:
1. Ušur-emunus=personal name
2. ušur of the womans household = ušur being a title or profession
3. Ušur of the womans household = someone named Ušur somehow belonging to the womans household

I think it is 3.


rev.3

	1. sa6-sa6	Sasa[PN]
	2. dam URU-KA-gi-na	wife of Urukagina[PN]
	3. lugal	king
	4. lagaš{ki}-ka-me	of Lagaš
	5. ezem {d}ba-ba6-ka	festival of Baba
	6. e-ne-ba 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)	distributed 1 year ?	*not sure*