List of Sumerian Vegetables, Fruits, and Cereals

[ummia-inim-gina]

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- SAR (sar "vegetable"), following the names of garden plants, e.g. šúmsar

vegetable
HA [VEGETABLE] wr. HAsar "a vegetable"
HI'I [VEGETABLE] wr. HI.Esar; HI.I3sar "type of vegetable" Akk. urû
HIa [VEGETABLE] wr. HI-asar "a vegetable"
abdu [VEGETABLE] wr. ab-du3 "a part of a vegetable" Akk. elītu
azugna [VEGETABLE] wr. azugna; u2azugna "a vegetable; saffron?" Akk. azupīru
dimgi [VEGETABLE] wr. dim-gisar "a vegetable" Akk. akkulakku; şippatu
ezizu [VEGETABLE] wr. e-zi-zusar "a vegetable" Akk. ezizzu
gamamtum [VEGETABLE] wr. ga-ma-am3-tum "a vegetable"
hašum [VEGETABLE] wr. ha-šumsar "type of vegetable" Akk. hašahaša
hiz [VEGETABLE] wr. hi-izsar; HIsar "a vegetable" Akk. hisu
hizurbara [VEGETABLE] wr. hi-iz-ur-bar-ra "a vegetable"
kiSAR [~LAND] wr. ki-SAR "vegetable plot"
musar [GARDEN] wr. mu2-sar "garden" Akk. mūšaru
nisig [GREENERY] wr. nisig "greenery, vegetable(s)" Akk. arqu
sar [GARDEN] wr. sar "garden; a unit of area; a unit of volume" Akk. mūšaru
sumundar [BEETROOT] wr. u2šumundasar; u2sumun-dar; u2-man-du "beetroot" Akk. šumuttu
šumGUD [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-GUD "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumdilmun [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-dilmun "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumgaz [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-gaz "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumĝešnimbar [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-ĝešnimbar "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumhuš [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-huš "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumsikil [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-sikil; šum2-sikil-lum "an alliaceous vegetable" Akk. šamaškilu
tabba [VEGETABLE?] wr. tab-basar "a vegetable?" Akk. agabu
talium [VEGETABLE] wr. ta-li2-um "a vegetable"
zahadin [VEGETABLE] wr. za-ha-din; za-ha-dinsar; šum2za-ha-din; za-ha-tisar; zu-ha-ti-nu; sum-ha-dinsar "a plant, a leek?" Akk. nušû; šuhatinnu



fruit
GIŠBIL [FRUIT] wr. GIŠ.BIL2 "fresh fruit"
bilga [FRUIT] wr. bil2-ga "fresh fruit; male ancestor" Akk. inbu
garan [BUNCH] wr. ga-ra-an "bunch (of fruit)"
girim [FLOWER] wr. gi-rin; gi4-rin; girim; ĝešgi-rim "(to be) pure; (to be) clear; a fruit; a tree; a flower; olive" Akk. ellu; girimmu; hulamīsu; illūru; serdu
gurun [FRUIT] wr. gurun "fruit, flower; ~ figurine; sexual appeal" Akk. inbu
ĝipar [TREE] wr. ĝešĝi6-par4; ĝešĝiparx(KISAL) "a type of fruit tree; fruit" Akk. libāru
kiri [ORCHARD] wr. ĝeškiri6; kiri6 "(fruit) plantation, orchard" Akk. kirû
kurdilum [FRUIT TREE] wr. kur-di-lum "fruit tree" Akk. kurdillu
lum [FRUIT] wr. lum "(to be) full, replete, satisfied (with); (to be) grown (tall); to fruit; (to be) fructified; to shine" Akk. enēbu; unnubu; namāru; šebû; šihu
mudum [FRUIT] wr. mu-dum "a fruit"
niĝdu [STRING] wr. niĝ2-du3 "string (of fruit)"
niĝsaha [FRUIT] wr. niĝ2-sa-ha "fruit" Akk. muthummu
niĝtuhum [FRUIT] wr. niĝ2-tu-hu-um "fruit" Akk. muthummu
pu [ORCHARD] wr. pu2 "fruit orchard" Akk. şippatu
šennur [PLUM] wr. šennur "plum" Akk. šallūru
šergu [STRING] wr. še-er-gu; šer7-gu; še3šer7-gu; še3-er-gu "a string of fruit" Akk. šerku
ul [FRUIT] wr. ul "fruit; bud" Akk. inbu
zulum [DATE] wr. zu2-lum "the fruit of the date-palm" Akk. suluppu
ŠEDIN [BUNCH?] wr. ŠE.DIN "bunch (of fruit)?"



cereal
habazin [CEREAL] wr. ha-ba-zi; ha-ba-zi-in; ha-ba-zi-il "cereal" Akk. abahšinnu
innuHA [BARLEY] wr. in-nu-HA; šein-nu-HA "a type of barley" Akk. enninu
šešal [GRAIN] wr. še-šal "a grain" Akk. dillatu
utu [~CEREAL] wr. LAK384; utu2; utu5 "a cereal concoction" Akk. diktu

cereals
ašnan [GRAIN] wr. ašnan; ašnan2 "grain, cereals" Akk. ašnan
ezina [GRAIN] wr. šeezina2 "grain, cereals" Akk. ašnan


alliaceous
andahšum [PLANT] wr. an-dah-šum "a plant" Akk. andahšu
ezizu [VEGETABLE] wr. e-zi-zusar "a vegetable" Akk. ezizzu
šumGUD [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-GUD "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumdilmun [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-dilmun "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumgaz [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-gaz "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumĝešnimbar [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-ĝešnimbar "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumhuš [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-huš "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumsikil [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-sikil; šum2-sikil-lum "an alliaceous vegetable" Akk. šamaškilu
alliaceous vegetable
šumGUD [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-GUD "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumdilmun [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-dilmun "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumgaz [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-gaz "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumĝešnimbar [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-ĝešnimbar "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumhuš [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-huš "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumsikil [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-sikil; šum2-sikil-lum "an alliaceous vegetable" Akk. šamaškilu




asafoetida
nuhara [ASAFOETIDA] wr. nu-ha-rasar "asafoetida"
nuluha [ASAFOETIDA] wr. nu-luh-hasar "asafoetida"

alliaceous
andahšum [PLANT] wr. an-dah-šum "a plant" Akk. andahšu
ezizu [VEGETABLE] wr. e-zi-zusar "a vegetable" Akk. ezizzu
šumGUD [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-GUD "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumdilmun [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-dilmun "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumgaz [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-gaz "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumĝešnimbar [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-ĝešnimbar "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumhuš [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-huš "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumsikil [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-sikil; šum2-sikil-lum "an alliaceous vegetable" Akk. šamaškilu
alliaceous vegetable
šumGUD [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-GUD "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumdilmun [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-dilmun "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumgaz [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-gaz "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumĝešnimbar [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-ĝešnimbar "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumhuš [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-huš "an alliaceous vegetable"
šumsikil [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-sikil; šum2-sikil-lum "an alliaceous vegetable" Akk. šamaškilu

[ummia-inim-gina]

apple
hašhur [APPLE] wr. ĝešhašhur; hašhur; ha-šu-ur2; ĝešha-šu-ur2 "apple (tree)" Akk. hašhûru
uhašhurak [PLANT] wr. u2-ĝešhašhur "a plant" Akk. Hašhurakku

apricot
armanu [TREE] wr. ar-ma-nu "a tree" Akk. armannu; equals {ĝeš}hašhur kur-ra
ir [TREE] wr. ir "type of tree" Akk. Armannu

barley
dabin [SEMOLINA] wr. dabin "semolina, barley grits" Akk. tappinnu
e [BARLEY?] wr. e "barley?"
giršesa [OVEN] wr. gir4-še-sa "an oven for roasting barley"
hazin [BARLEY] wr. šeha-zi; šeha-zi-na "a type of barley"
innuHA [BARLEY] wr. in-nu-HA; šein-nu-HA "a type of barley" Akk. enninu
rig [EAT] wr. rig7 "to eat; to do something to barley; to pasture, tend; to drink; to sup" Akk. akālu; haţāpu; re’û; šatû; sarāpu
sahir [NET] wr. sa-hir "a net" Akk. sahirru
si e [SPROUT] wr. si e3 "to sprout roots (malted barley)"
si mu [SPROUT] wr. si mu2 "to sprout roots (malted barley)"
še’eštub [BARLEY] wr. še-eštub "spring barley" Akk. arsuppu
še [BARLEY] wr. še "barley; grain; a unit of length; a unit of area; a unit of volume; a unit of weight" Akk. uţţatu; û; uţţatu
šeĝuš [BARLEY] wr. še-muš; še-muš5 "a barley" Akk. šigūšu
šemar [PLANT] wr. še-mar "a plant; a type of barley"
urta [BARLEY] wr. urta "ear of barley" Akk. antu
yarahi [FINE] wr. yax(|A.A|)-ra-hi "fine quality (of barley)" Akk. yarahhu
zar [SHEAF] wr. zar3; zar "sheaf (of barley); stack of sheaves" Akk. Zarru

berry
abulillum [BERRY] wr. a-bu-lil-lum "boxthorn berry" Akk. bulīlu
ĝeštinkira [BERRY] wr. ĝešĝeštin-kir4-ra;

ĝešĝeštin-gir2-ra; ĝešĝeštin-kir4; ĝešĝeštin-gir2 "a berry" Akk. Amurdinnu

bunch of fruit
ŠEDIN [BUNCH?] wr. ŠE.DIN "bunch (of fruit)?"

bunch of fruit
garan [BUNCH] wr. ga-ra-an "bunch (of fruit)"

chickpea
gugala [CHICKPEA?] wr. gu2-gal-la "chickpea?"

crop
gigzid [CROP] wr. gig-zid2 "a crop"
sazid [CROP] wr. sa-zid2 "a crop"
usaĝ [EARLY] wr. u2-saĝ "early crop"

crops
šeniĝturtur [CROPS] wr. še-niĝ2-tur-tur "minor crops"

cucumber
damšelum [PLANT] wr. dam-še-lum; ĝešhašhurdam-šil-lum "a plant" Akk. damšillu
dimšilum [WOOD] wr. ĝešdim-ši-lum; ĝešdim3 "a type of wood" Akk. damšillu
ukuš [CUCUMBER] wr. ukuš2 "cucumber" Akk. qiššû

cucumber-like
liligi [PLANT] wr. li-li-gi; li-li-gi4; u2-li-gu2sar; u2li-li-ga "a cucumber-like plant" Akk. liligû

cucumber-like plant
liligi [PLANT] wr. li-li-gi; li-li-gi4; u2-li-gu2sar; u2li-li-ga "a cucumber-like plant" Akk. liligû

cumin
gamun [CUMIN] wr. gamun; u2gamunsar; ga-mun; gamun2 "cumin" Akk. kamûnu
kumul [CUMIN] wr. ku-mul; ga-mul "cumin" Akk. kamunu
zibum [CUMIN] wr. zi-bi "cumin"
zibum [CUMIN] wr. zi-bi "cumin"

date
a’ansur [SPADIX] wr. a2-an-sur; a2-an-zur; an-sur "spadix; broom of date spadices" Akk. sissinnu
an [SPADIX] wr. a2-an; an "date spadix" Akk. sissinnu
bana [~PALM] wr. ĝešba-na "part of a date palm"
bubu’I [PALM] wr. bu-bu-I "wild date palm" Akk. alamittu
ĝešnimbar [PALM] wr. ĝešĝešnimbar; ĝešnimbar; mu-nim-mar "date palm" Akk. gišimmaru
mangaga [FIBERS] wr. mangaga; man-ga-ga "date palm fibers" Akk. mangagu
santanak [GARDENER] wr. santana "gardener" Akk. sandanaku
suhuš [OFFSHOOT] wr. suhušx(TUR); suhuš2 "date palm offshoot"
šidšid [PALM] wr. šid-šid "a wild date palm" Akk. alamittu
uhin [DATE] wr. u4-hi-in; u3-hu-in; u2-hi-in "fresh date" Akk. uhinnu
zulum [DATE] wr. zu2-lum "the fruit of the date-palm" Akk. suluppu

dates
barUD [~DATES] wr. bar-UD "a designation of dates"
egara [STORE] wr. egara "a building for storing dates" Akk. bīt kumurrê
šagsud [~DATES] wr. šag4-sud "a designation or quality of dates" Akk. šuşû, šişūtu
šuguru [CONTAINER?] wr. šu-guru5 "a container?" Akk. šugurrû

ear of barley
urta [BARLEY] wr. urta "ear of barley" Akk. antu

early crop
usaĝ [EARLY] wr. u2-saĝ "early crop"

early harvested grain
abahšin [GRAIN] wr. a-ba-ah-šin "early harvested grain" Akk. abahšinnu
zaginduru [GRAIN] wr. za-gin2-duru5 "early harvested grain" Akk. abahšinnu

emmer wheat
ziz [EMMER] wr. ziz2 "emmer wheat" Akk. kiššātu; kunšu

fig tree
peš [FIG] wr. ĝešpeš3; peš; peš3; mupeš3 "fig; fig tree" Akk. tittu

fodder plant
gugutum [PLANT] wr. gu-gu-tum "a plant" Akk. gugutum

fruit orchard
pu [ORCHARD] wr. pu2 "fruit orchard" Akk. şippatu

fruit tree
ĝipar [TREE] wr. ĝešĝi6-par4; ĝešĝiparx(KISAL) "a type of fruit tree; fruit" Akk. libāru
kurdilum [FRUIT TREE] wr. kur-di-lum "fruit tree" Akk. kurdillu

minor crops
šeniĝturtur [CROPS] wr. še-niĝ2-tur-tur "minor crops"

mushroom
uzudirig [MUSHROOM] wr. uzu-dirig "mushroom"

nut
lamgal [NUT] wr. ĝešlam-gal; lam-gal; lam-gal-gal; ĝešlam-hal; lam-hal "a nut" Akk. buţumtu; lapānu
lamtur [NUT] wr. ĝešlam-tur; lam-tur-tur "a nut" Akk. šer'azu

onion
kišumak [GARDEN] wr. ki-šum2-ma; ki-šum2sar "garlic or onion plot" Akk. šikin šumi
šum [GARLIC] wr. šum2; šum2sar "garlic; onion" Akk. šūmū
šumsikil [VEGETABLE] wr. šum2-sikil; šum2-sikil-lum "an alliaceous vegetable" Akk. šamaškilu
zahadin [VEGETABLE] wr. za-ha-din; za-ha-dinsar; šum2za-ha-din; za-ha-tisar; zu-ha-ti-nu; sum-ha-dinsar "a plant, a leek?" Akk. nušû; šuhatinnu

part of a vegetable
abdu [VEGETABLE] wr. ab-du3 "a part of a vegetable" Akk. Elītu

phps. beetroot
sumundar [BEETROOT] wr. u2šumundasar; u2sumun-dar; u2-man-du "beetroot" Akk. Šumuttu

phps. mustard
gazi [CONDIMENT] wr. gazi; gazi2 "mustard seed or licorice" Akk. Kasû

phps. plum
šennur [PLUM] wr. šennur "plum" Akk. Šallūru

plum
šennur [PLUM] wr. šennur "plum" Akk. Šallūru

pomegranate
hab [MALODOROUS] wr. hab2; hab "(to be) malodorous, fetid; (to be) redolent; (to be) dark or stained; (to be) bittersweet" Akk. alappānu; bīšu; ekēlu; happu
kiraši [BEER] wr. kiraši "bitter-sweet taste; emmer beer" Akk. alappānu
kiraši [EMMER] wr. ki-ra-ši "a type of emmer" Akk. alappānu
laldar [POMEGRANATE] wr. ĝešlal3-dar "pomegranate" Akk. nurmû
nurma [POMEGRANATE] wr. ĝešnu-ur2-ma; gešnu-ur2 "pomegranate" Akk. Nurmû

raisin
ĝeštinaha [RAISIN] wr. ĝesĝeštin-ah3-a "raisin" Akk. Muzīqu

spring barley
še'eštub [BARLEY] wr. še-eštub "spring barley" Akk. Arsuppu

sweet pomegranate
hab [MALODOROUS] wr. hab2; hab "(to be) malodorous, fetid; (to be) redolent; (to be) dark or stained; (to be) bittersweet" Akk. alappānu; bīšu; ekēlu; happu
kiraši [BEER] wr. kiraši "bitter-sweet taste; emmer beer" Akk. alappānu
kiraši [EMMER] wr. ki-ra-ši "a type of emmer" Akk. Alappānu
wheat
kib [WHEAT] wr. gig; gib "wheat" Akk. kibtu
zidgig [FLOUR] wr. zid2-gig "wheat flour"
ziz [EMMER] wr. ziz2 "emmer wheat" Akk. kiššātu; kunšu
wheat flour
zidgig [FLOUR] wr. zid2-gig "wheat flour"
wild date palm
bubu'I [PALM] wr. bu-bu-I "wild date palm" Akk. alamittu
šidšid [PALM] wr. šid-šid "a wild date palm" Akk. Alamittu



acacia
kišig [ACACIA] wr. u2kišig2; kišig2; ĝeškišig2; ĝeškišig; u2kiši10; u2kišig; u2kiši5; kišix(|KI.SAG@n|) "an acacia" Akk. ašāgu

alfalfa
numun [GRASS] wr. u2numun2; u2|ZI&ZI|; šu-mu; u2|A.ZI&ZI|; u2|ZI&ZI.A|; u2|ZI&ZI.EŠ2.ŠE|; šu-mu-un "alfalfa grass" Akk. elpetu
alfalfa grass
numun [GRASS] wr. u2numun2; u2|ZI&ZI|; šu-mu; u2|A.ZI&ZI|; u2|ZI&ZI.A|; u2|ZI&ZI.EŠ2.ŠE|; šu-mu-un "alfalfa grass" Akk. elpetu

alkali
nimur [ASHES] wr. ne-mur; nimur "alkali, potash; coal; ashes; charcoal" Akk. idrānu; tumru
alkali-rich
naĝa [POTASH] wr. naĝa; na-ma "potash, soap" Akk. uhūlu
naĝasi'e [PLANT] wr. naĝa-si-e3 ; naĝa-si "a plant" Akk. uhūlu
alkaline
innuš [PLANT] wr. in-nu-uš2 "a plant" Akk. maštakal
teme [PLANT] wr. teme; teme2 "a plant" Akk. šāmitu
alkaline plant
innuš [PLANT] wr. in-nu-uš2 "a plant" Akk. maštakal
teme [PLANT] wr. teme; teme2 "a plant" Akk. šāmitu