Elementary Sumerian Glossary

sá to be equal to (-da-), match; to rival, vie with (-da-);
to make (accounts) balance
sá - du11 to reach, arrive at, attain, obtain, overtake
(Attinger, Eléments 632-652)
sá-du11(-ga) regular offering
sá - sè to plot, plan strategy
sa4 → mu - sa4, še21
sa6(g), ša6(g) to slaughter (sheep, goats) (reading
uncertain, cf. perhaps sìg/sàg to strike, also šár to
slaughter sheep)
sa6(g), ša6(g) to be good, beautiful; to be pleasing to; to
be pleased with (-da-); cf. igi-a - sa6 to be a favorite of
(sa6 is now the preferred reading, at least for OB and
earlier)
sa6(-ga), ša6(-ga) good, beautiful, pleasing
sa7(g) to be well-formed, perfectly formed, beautifully
created (probably connect with sa6)
sa7-ga well-formed
sa10 to buy (with -ši-); to sell (with -ta/ra-, secondary
development). Originally and in math. the meaning was
"to measure out grains as equivalents for other goods"
(cf. sá). See Steinkeller, Sale Documents 153-162.
Older reading šám is often still seen. Cf. sám.
sa12-du5 (or saĝ-du5) field or land registrar (šassukku)
(Falkenstein, NSGU III 153)
ság - du11 to scatter, disturb, dislodge, disrupt,
dissipate, diminish (Attinger, Eléments, 655-664)
Linked with sàg(SÌG) "to beat" by ePSD.
sàg → sìg
sag8(KAL), sag10 → sig5
sagi cupbearer
saĝ head; front, fore, beginning; surface; man, person,
human being; slave, servant (G. Farber, AV Klein 108-
115)
saĝ first, foremost, principal; prime, first rate; firstborn;
saĝ-bar head hair
saĝ-bi-šè - è to go to the fore, be foremost, most
excellent
saĝ-du head
saĝ-du5 → sa12-du5
saĝ - du11 to achieve, complete, create with great care
(Attinger, Eléments 653-655)
saĝ - ĝar (ĝá-ĝá) to proceed, venture against, attack,
(dare to) oppose
saĝ-gaz - a5 to commit murder
saĝ-gíg(-ga) Black Headed Ones (native designation
for the Sumerians)
saĝ ĝiš - ra to commit murder, kill
saĝ-ĝiš-ra-a murder
saĝ - íl to lift, raise, hold the head high, be proud
saĝ-íl-la proudly, with head held high
saĝ - kal to give preference, prefer
saĝ-kal first rank, preeminent, foremost (some read
saĝ-rib, others cautiously prefer saĝ-KAL)
saĝ - kéš to organize
saĝ-kéš - a5 to pay attention to (-šè/-e) , heed
saĝ-ki forehead
saĝ-ki - gíd to furrow the brow, frown
saĝ-ki-zalag - bar to look upon with a shining
countenance
giš saĝ-kul bolt, lock
saĝ-men crown
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