List of Sumerian Metals

[ummia-inim-gina]

- URUDU (erida, eridu, urudu "copper"), preceding terms for metals or metal object

metal
GIRum [OBJECT] wr. GIR-um "a metal item" Akk. ?
HIla [OBJECT] wr. HI-la2zabar "a metal object; an item made of hides"
IBUM [OBJECT] wr. IB2.UM "a metal object?"
agar [LEAD] wr. a-gar5; a-bar2; e2-gar; e2-gar8; a-gar3 "lead" Akk. abārum
agugPI [OBJECT] wr. a-gug2-PI "a metal item"
ala [OBJECT] wr. uruda-la2; a-la2 "a metal object"
anna [METAL] wr. an-na "tin or lead" Akk. annaku
antasura [METAL] wr. an-ta-sur-ra "a metal" Akk. antasurrû
arab [PIN] wr. a-ra-ab "a metal pin"
armatum [~DOOR] wr. urudar-ma-tum; ar-ma-tum "a door part" Akk. armatu
ešda [VESSEL] wr. eš2-da; dugeš-da "a metal cultic vessel"
gubar [INGOT] wr. gu2-bar "metal ingot; a container; a unit of measurement" Akk. gubāru; miriqtu
hallul [OBJECT] wr. hal-lul "a metal object"
hubdum [OBJECT] wr. hub2-du-um "a metal item"
kug [METAL] wr. kug "metal, silver; (to be) bright, shiny"
kugan [METAL] wr. kug-an "a metal" Akk. amūtu
kugmea [METAL] wr. kug-me-a "bright metal"
lubi [AX] wr. urudlub-bi; ĝešlib-bi "an ax" Akk. šelliptu
lud [TABLEWARE] wr. lud "an item of tableware, a cup or bowl; a metal tool" Akk. luţţu; nalpatu
maqtarum [OBJECT] wr. ma-aq-ta-ru-um "a metal item, perhaps censer" Akk. maqtaru
masatum [LANCE?] wr. ma-sa2-tum "lance?" Akk. maššatu
mašum [OBJECT] wr. urudma-šum "metal object"
mušalum [MIRROR] wr. ma-ša-lum; zabarma-ša-lum; urudma-sal4-lum; mu-ša-lum "mirror" Akk. mušālu
niĝsua [OBJECT] wr. niĝ2-su3-a; niĝ2-su13-a "a metal object"
nun [OBJECT] wr. nun "a metal object" Akk. nunnu
riĝir [OBJECT] wr. ri2-gir2 "a metal object"
sudaĝ [METAL] wr. sud-ra2-aĝ2; sud-aĝ2; su3-ud-aĝ2 "a precious metal; (to be) shiny (a divine epithet)" Akk. elmēšu
šagaru [OBJECT] wr. urudša-ga-ru "a metal object"
šelu [METAL] wr. še-lu3 "a metal"
šendili [EWER] wr. urudšen-dili2 "a ewer" Akk. šennu
šeš [OBJECT] wr. ĝeššeš "a metal or reed object" Akk. šušû
šušala [VESSEL] wr. šu-la2; šu-ša-la2; šu-še3-la2; šu-uš-la2; šuš-la2 "a (metal) vessel" Akk. kandu
šušĝar [VESSEL] wr. šu-ša-gar; šu-uš-ĝarzabar "a metal vessel or basin" Akk. šušmarû
zahum [BASIN] wr. za-hum; za-hu-um; za-a-hu-um "a metal basin" Akk. šāhu

metal basin
šušĝar [VESSEL] wr. šu-ša-gar; šu-uš-ĝarzabar "a metal vessel or basin" Akk. šušmarû
zahum [BASIN] wr. za-hum; za-hu-um; za-a-hu-um "a metal basin" Akk. šāhu

metal bowl
zabar [BRONZE] wr. zabar; zabar3 "(to be) bright, pure; arrowhead; weapon; metal mirror; (to be) shiny; measuring vessel made of bronze; a metal bowl; bronze" Akk. ebbu; hutpu; kakku; mušālu; namru; qû; sappu; siparru

metal cultic vessel
ešda [VESSEL] wr. eš2-da; dugeš-da "a metal cultic vessel"

metal implement
alšub [TOOL] wr. ĝešal-šub; ĝešal-u3-šub "a tool" Akk. šelliptu
lubi [AX] wr. urudlub-bi; ĝešlib-bi "an ax" Akk. šelliptu

metal ingot
gubar [INGOT] wr. gu2-bar "metal ingot; a container; a unit of measurement" Akk. gubāru; miriqtu

metal item
GIRum [OBJECT] wr. GIR-um "a metal item" Akk. ?
agugPI [OBJECT] wr. a-gug2-PI "a metal item"
hubdum [OBJECT] wr. hub2-du-um "a metal item"
maqtarum [OBJECT] wr. ma-aq-ta-ru-um "a metal item, perhaps censer" Akk. maqtaru

metal kettle or cauldron
šendili [EWER] wr. urudšen-dili2 "a ewer" Akk. šennu

metal mirror
mušalum [MIRROR] wr. ma-ša-lum; zabarma-ša-lum; urudma-sal4-lum; mu-ša-lum "mirror" Akk. mušālu
zabar [BRONZE] wr. zabar; zabar3 "(to be) bright, pure; arrowhead; weapon; metal mirror; (to be) shiny; measuring vessel made of bronze; a metal bowl; bronze" Akk. ebbu; hutpu; kakku; mušālu; namru; qû; sappu; siparru

metal object
HIla [OBJECT] wr. HI-la2zabar "a metal object; an item made of hides"
ala [OBJECT] wr. uruda-la2; a-la2 "a metal object"
hallul [OBJECT] wr. hal-lul "a metal object"
mašum [OBJECT] wr. urudma-šum "metal object"
niĝsua [OBJECT] wr. niĝ2-su3-a; niĝ2-su13-a "a metal object"
nun [OBJECT] wr. nun "a metal object" Akk. nunnu
riĝir [OBJECT] wr. ri2-gir2 "a metal object"
šagaru [OBJECT] wr. urudša-ga-ru "a metal object"

metal object
IBUM [OBJECT] wr. IB2.UM "a metal object?"

metal or reed item
šeš [OBJECT] wr. ĝeššeš "a metal or reed object" Akk. šušû

metal or reed object
šeš [OBJECT] wr. ĝeššeš "a metal or reed object" Akk. šušû

metal pin
arab [PIN] wr. a-ra-ab "a metal pin"

metal tool
lud [TABLEWARE] wr. lud "an item of tableware, a cup or bowl; a metal tool" Akk. luţţu; nalpatu

metal vessel or basin
šušĝar [VESSEL] wr. šu-ša-gar; šu-uš-ĝarzabar "a metal vessel or basin" Akk. šušmarû

metal weapon
masatum [LANCE?] wr. ma-sa2-tum "lance?" Akk. maššatu

metallurgy
suGAN [~METALLURGY] wr. su-GAN; su3-GAN "a material used in metallurgy"

metals
zarin [LOW QUALITY] wr. za-ri2-in "low quality, of metals, bricks, wool" Akk. zarinnu

meteoric
kugan [METAL] wr. kug-an "a metal" Akk. amūtu

[ummia-inim-gina]

a'ašĝar [AX] wr. a2-aš-ĝar; ^uruda2-aš-ĝar "an ax"

al [HOE] (919x: ED IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Early Old Babylonian, Old Babylonian) wr. al; ĝešal; ^urudal "hoe, pickax; hoeing" Akk. allu

ala [OBJECT] (3x: Ur III) wr. ^uruda-la2; a-la2 "a metal object"

alal [TUBE] (7x: Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. alal; ^urudalal "tube, pipe" Akk. alallu

alan [STATUE] (399x: ED IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. alan; ^urudalan "statue; form" Akk. şalmu

armatum [~DOOR] (7x: Ur III) wr. ^urudar-ma-tum; ar-ma-tum "a door part" Akk. armatu

asi [STRAP] (19x: Lagash II, Old Babylonian) wr. kuša2-si; ^uruda2-si; kuša-si "whip; hinge; strap"

bulug [NEEDLE] (56x: Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. bulug; ^urudbulug; mu-lu-ug; bu-lu-ug "needle; stake; boundary; seal pin" Akk. pulukku

buluggur [SCYTHE?] wr. ^urudbulug-gur10 "scythe?"

gabla [OBJECT] (6x: Old Akkadian, Ur III) wr. ^urudagab2-la2 "an object"

gag [NAIL] (304x: ED IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. ĝešgag; gag; ^urudgag "arrowhead; peg, nail" Akk. sikkatu; ūşu

gag.SUH [NAIL] (1x: Old Babylonian) wr. ^urudgag-SUH "nail"

gida [SPEAR] (26x: Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. gid2-da; ĝešgid2-da; ^urudgid2-da "lance, spear" Akk. ariktu; mašaddu

giĝ [AX] (18x: ED IIIa, Old Babylonian) wr. giĝ4; ^urudgiĝ4 "ax, adze" Akk. pāšu

guMUR [THROAT] (1x: Old Babylonian) wr. gu2-MUR "throat" Akk. urʾudu

ĝiri [DAGGER] (198x: ED IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. ĝiri2; ^urudĝiri2; me2-er; me-er; me-ri "razor; sword, dagger" Akk. naglabu; patru

habuda [HOE] (324x: Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. ^urudha-bu3-da; ha-bu3-da; ha-bu3-da^urud; ĝešha-bu-da; ^urudha-bu-da; ĝešha-bu3-da; ĝešha-bu6-da "hoe, ax" Akk. hapūtu

hazin [AX] (128x: Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. ^urudha-zi-in; ^urudha-zi; ^urudha-zi2-in "ax" Akk. haşşinnu

henzer [PIN?] (1x: Old Babylonian) wr. ^urudhenzer "pin?"

hubum [WHEEL] (27x: Ur III, Early Old Babylonian) wr. ^urudhu-bu-um; ĝešhu-bu-um; ĝešhu-bu3-um "a wheel" Akk. hūpu

idgurum [LADLE?] (2026x: ED IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III) wr. id-gurum; ^urudid-gurum "ladle?" Akk. itqūru

imittu [SPEAR] (1x: Old Babylonian) wr. i-mi-tum; ^urudi-mit-tu2; ^urudi-mi-it-tum "a spear" Akk. imittu

išme [STONE] wr. ^urudiš-me "a stone" Akk. ešmekku

kibir [IMPLEMENT] (3x: Old Babylonian) wr. ĝeškibir2; ^urudkibir2 "a sharp implement" Akk. makaddu

kiĝtur [INSTRUMENT] (1x: Old Babylonian) wr. ^urudkiĝ2-tur "type of instrument"

kin [SICKLE] (140x: Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. ^urudkin; gin; kinx(|ŠE.KIN|); ^urudŠU.KIN "sickle" Akk. niggallu

lubi [AX] (5x: Old Babylonian) wr. ^urudlub-bi; ĝešlib-bi "an ax" Akk. šelliptu

lugura [REAPER] (1x: Old Babylonian) wr. lu2-^urudgur10-a "reaper"

mar [SHOVEL] (131x: ED IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. ĝešmar; ^urudmar "shovel" Akk. marru

mašum [OBJECT] wr. ^urudma-šum "metal object"

mušalum [MIRROR] (34x: Old Akkadian, Ur III) wr. ma-ša-lum; zabarma-ša-lum; ^urudma-sal4-lum; mu-ša-lum "mirror" Akk. mušālu

namzaqum [KEY] (2x: Old Babylonian) wr. ^urudnam-za-qum "key" Akk. namzaqu

niĝdea [MOULD] (1x: Old Babylonian) wr. ^urudniĝ2-de2-a "mould" Akk. pitqu

niĝdimdim [FORM] (7x: Old Babylonian) wr. ^urudniĝ2-dim2-dim2 "manufactured object; physical form, shape" Akk. ni(g)dimdimmû

niĝdimgul [BOLT] (1x: Old Babylonian) wr. ^urudniĝ2-dim2-gul "bolt"

niĝgida [ROD?] (2x: Old Babylonian) wr. ^urudniĝ2-gid2-da "rod?" Akk. urāku

simda [BRAND] (14x: Ur III) wr. si-im-da; ^urudsi-im-da "brand, branding mark"

šagaru [OBJECT] (2x: Ur III) wr. ^urudša-ga-ru "a metal object"

šen [CAULDRON] (107x: ED IIIa, ED IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. šen; ^urudšen "cauldron" Akk. ruqqu

šendili [EWER] (11x: Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. ^urudšen-dili2 "a ewer" Akk. šennu

šukur [LANCE] (60x: ED IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. ^urudšukur; ĝeššukur "lance, spear" Akk. šukurru

šumgamme [SAW] wr. šum-gam-me; ^urudšum-gam-me "a saw" Akk. šaššāru

šumme [SAW] (25x: ED IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. ^urudšum; šum^urudu; ^urudšum-me; šum-mezabar "saw" Akk. šaššāru

šusar [STRING] (38x: Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. šu-sar; ^urudšu-sar "string, cord, wire" Akk. pitiltu

tuditum [TOGGLE PIN] (48x: Ur III, Old Babylonian) wr. tu-di-da; ^urudtu3-di3-da; tu-di-tumzabar; ^urudtu3-di-da; ^urudtu-di3-da "toggle pin" Akk. tudittu

tun [AX] (184x: ED IIIb, Old Babylonian) wr. ^urudtun3; tun3 "ax, adze" Akk. pāšu

urud [COPPER] (992x: ED IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Early Old Babylonian, Old Babylonian, unknown) wr. urud; urud2 "copper" Akk. erû

zagšu [BRAND] (52x: Old Akkadian, Ur III) wr. zag-šu4; zag-šu2; ^urudzag-šu2 "brand"

zamiritum [INSTRUMENT] (19x: Ur III) wr. za3-mi-ri2-tum; ^urudza3-mi-ri2-tum "a musical instrument"

zamzam [INSTRUMENT] (12x: Old Babylonian) wr. za-am-za-am; ^urudza-am-za-am "a musical instrument; a type of song"

zermušku [WORKER] (4x: ED IIIa) wr. zermuškux(|TAK4.ALAN|); ^urudzermušku "metal worker, copper smith" Akk. qurqurru

zir [SLIP] (2x: Old Babylonian) wr. zi-ir; ^urudzi-ir "slip"