Dictionary

“be” Verb (intransitive)

15 lemmas across 3 languages

Akkadian: bašû Sumerian: mal, me, ŋal Hurrian: mann

861 total attestations

“sit (down)” Verb

7 lemmas across 1 language

Akkadian: ašābu, ušābu, wašābu

861 total attestations

“gold” Noun

19 lemmas across 3 languages

Sumerian: KA.DU, KU₃.UD.KI, kugsig Akkadian: ayyarahi, hurāṣu, zalhu, zūzu Ugaritic: ḫrṣ

858 total attestations

“if” Conjunction

16 lemmas across 2 languages

Sumerian: tukum, tukumbi, uda Akkadian: šumma, šummaman

855 total attestations

“rule” Noun

9 lemmas across 1 language

Akkadian: bēlūtu, šalāṭu

855 total attestations

“way” Noun

31 lemmas across 2 languages

Akkadian: alaktu, daraggu, gerru, harrānu… Sumerian: inti, kaskal

853 total attestations

“back” Noun

32 lemmas across 3 languages

Akkadian: arkiš, arkāniš, erûtu, kutallu… Sumerian: eden, egir, eŋir, gutar… Hurrian: urunni

840 total attestations

“foundation” Noun

42 lemmas across 2 languages

Sumerian: dubur, kiʾur, mul, suhuš… Akkadian: išdu, išittu, nalmu, temmēnu…

832 total attestations

“take” Verb

17 lemmas across 2 languages

Akkadian: ahāzu, laqû, leqû Sumerian: šu bad

828 total attestations

“as much as” Preposition

11 lemmas across 2 languages

Akkadian: ammar, mala Sumerian: mala

825 total attestations

“know” Verb

19 lemmas across 2 languages

Akkadian: edû, idû, lamādu, udû… Sumerian: zu

809 total attestations

“woman” Noun

36 lemmas across 3 languages

Akkadian: awīltu, issu, sinniltu, sinništu… Sumerian: ašbar, gi, harištum, kisikil… Hurrian: ašte

805 total attestations

“seal” Noun

20 lemmas across 2 languages

Akkadian: barāmu, kanāku, kunukku Sumerian: gug, kišib, kišib mu sara, kišib rah

800 total attestations

“throat” Noun

17 lemmas across 2 languages

Sumerian: gu₂.HI×AŠ₂, ŋeli Akkadian: hamurītu, harurtu, luʾu, napištu…

800 total attestations

“skull” Noun

17 lemmas across 2 languages

Akkadian: gulgullu, muhhu Sumerian: muhum, ugu

799 total attestations

“enemy” Noun

39 lemmas across 4 languages

Akkadian: amišu, ayyābu, ayābu, bēl nakri… Sumerian: erim, gubar, gudu, luʾerimdu… Ugaritic: ib, mšnʾ Hurrian: torbi

795 total attestations

“except (that)” Preposition

2 lemmas across 1 language

Akkadian: ezib

793 total attestations

“foot” Noun

22 lemmas across 4 languages

Sumerian: hub, manzila, meri, ŋiri Ugaritic: rgl Hurrian: ugri Akkadian: šēpu, šēpītu

792 total attestations

“go out” Verb

11 lemmas across 1 language

Akkadian: aṣû, aṣȗ, uṣû, waṣû

778 total attestations

“life” Noun

31 lemmas across 4 languages

Akkadian: balāṭu, bulṭu, napuštu, napšu… Sumerian: namtil, naŋtil, zi, ši Hurrian: šuǵurni Ugaritic: ḥym

777 total attestations

“plant” Noun

304 lemmas across 2 languages

Sumerian: AN.IŠ, GA₂×AN.MAŠ.UM, IGI.gi₄, LAK175.na… Akkadian: ardadillu, satālu, šammu

773 total attestations

“hear” Verb

7 lemmas across 1 language

Akkadian: šamû, šemû

769 total attestations

“skin” Noun

19 lemmas across 4 languages

Hurrian: ašhe Sumerian: kuš Akkadian: kâṣu, kūšu, mašku, pāru… Ugaritic: ʿwr

766 total attestations

“exist” Verb

6 lemmas across 1 language

Akkadian: bašû

743 total attestations

“ox” Noun

20 lemmas across 2 languages

Sumerian: agud, gud, gud gal, gud suhub… Akkadian: alpu

723 total attestations

“upper” Adjective

15 lemmas across 2 languages

Sumerian: ana, anta Akkadian: elû, elēnû

720 total attestations

“eye” Noun

16 lemmas across 2 languages

Sumerian: ibi, igi Akkadian: igû, ēnu, īnu

719 total attestations

“cut” Verb (transitive)

37 lemmas across 2 languages

Sumerian: aŋtag, bur, guruš, kid… Akkadian: nakāsu

716 total attestations

“vine” Noun

17 lemmas across 2 languages

Akkadian: karānu, tillatu, tillutu Sumerian: mutin, tillat, tin, ŋeštin

715 total attestations

“load” Noun

14 lemmas across 2 languages

Akkadian: biltu Sumerian: gun, mun, u

712 total attestations

“leave” Verb

15 lemmas across 2 languages

Sumerian: dag, e, pag Akkadian: ezābu, ezēbu, waṣû

707 total attestations

“lower” Adjective

14 lemmas across 2 languages

Sumerian: dul, kita Akkadian: šaplû, šupālû

707 total attestations

“ask” Verb

13 lemmas across 2 languages

Sumerian: aš tar, en tar Akkadian: šaʾālu, šâlu

705 total attestations

“bread” Noun

41 lemmas across 2 languages

Akkadian: akalu, aklu, kusāpu Sumerian: gagartum, gargar, hamarmašum, kagu…

700 total attestations

“child” Noun

23 lemmas across 2 languages

Sumerian: aʾea, bunga, dumu, genna… Hurrian: hani

697 total attestations

“daughter” Noun

17 lemmas across 2 languages

Akkadian: bintu, bukurtu, marʾutu, mārtu Sumerian: dumumunus, dumununus

696 total attestations

“be(come) permanent” Verb

9 lemmas across 1 language

Akkadian: kuānu, kânu, kūnu, kȃnu

690 total attestations

“permanent” Adjective

10 lemmas across 1 language

Akkadian: kayamānu, kayyamānu, kēnu, kīnu

681 total attestations

“eponym (of year)” Noun

3 lemmas across 1 language

Akkadian: līmu

672 total attestations

“small” Adjective

29 lemmas across 3 languages

Sumerian: aŋtur, gi, lal, niŋtur… Akkadian: maṭû, nahtu, wīṣu, zīru… Hurrian: sugi

669 total attestations

“four” Number

20 lemmas across 2 languages

Akkadian: arbaʾu, erbe, limmu Sumerian: limmu, pešgi

667 total attestations

“scribe” Noun

24 lemmas across 3 languages

Proper Noun: Ina-teši-eṭir, Nabu-naṣir, Nabu-zera-ikṣur, Šamaš-naṣir Sumerian: dubsar, dubsargal, dubsartur, dubŋal… Akkadian: ṭupšarru

666 total attestations

“earth” Noun

38 lemmas across 3 languages

Sumerian: arali, ganzer, imkugsig, kig… Ugaritic: arṣ Akkadian: eperu, epru, erṣetu, qaqqaru

664 total attestations

“neck” Noun

16 lemmas across 2 languages

Sumerian: gu Akkadian: gubāru, gupāru, kišādu, tikku

655 total attestations

“distant” Verb (intransitive)

31 lemmas across 2 languages

Sumerian: asilal, ri, sud, ul Akkadian: bēru, patiu, rēqu, rūqu

645 total attestations

“lift” Verb

15 lemmas across 2 languages

Sumerian: gur, ŋa Akkadian: matāhu, našû

645 total attestations

“appointee” Noun

4 lemmas across 1 language

Akkadian: šaknu

638 total attestations

“say” Verb

12 lemmas across 2 languages

Sumerian: gu de Akkadian: qabû

636 total attestations

“pure” Verb (intransitive)

36 lemmas across 4 languages

Sumerian: dan, ilu, kug, maš… Akkadian: ellu, qašdu, zakû Hurrian: šehel Ugaritic: ṭhr

631 total attestations

“palm” Noun

9 lemmas across 2 languages

Sumerian: bu.bu.I, munimmar, ŋešnimbar, šidšid Akkadian: humātu

628 total attestations