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Post by sheshki on Sept 2, 2015 19:32:04 GMT -5
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 |
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Post by sheshki on Sept 3, 2015 8:49:26 GMT -5
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Post by sheshki on Sept 3, 2015 13:32:30 GMT -5
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Post by hukkana on Sept 3, 2015 16:23:38 GMT -5
I was wondering, is there any way to tell which of these names are male and which are female ?
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Post by sheshki on Sept 4, 2015 8:02:33 GMT -5
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.
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Post by hukkana on Sept 4, 2015 8:57:32 GMT -5
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.
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Post by sheshki on Sept 4, 2015 19:17:30 GMT -5
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