The Prodigal Sun: A Novel
BADTIBIRA = Land (bright land) Where the Ores are Made Final
BUZUR = God of the Deep Mines (God Who Solves Secrets)
DAMKIANNA = Mistress of Earth and Heaven
DUMUZI = Son Who is Life
EA = He Whose House is Water
EANNA = House of Anu
EBABBAR = House of the Rising Sun
EDIN (valley of Edin) = Land of Mas
EENGURRA = House of the Lord Whose Return is Triumphant
EGISNUGAL or GISNU = House Causing Light
EHURSAGKALAMMA = Mountainhead for all the Lands
EKUR or KUR or KURGAL = House Mountain (great mountain)
EKUR = House Which is Like a Mountain
EMEURANNA = House of the ME's of ANU's Hero
ENKI = Lord of Earth
ENLIL = Lord of Airspace
EZINU = Goddess of the Grain
GIBIL = One of Fire
GULA or BAU = Lady Who the Dead Brings Back to Life
HEBAT = Lady of the Skies
HURSAGMU = Mountain of the Sky-Chambers
IGIGI = Those Who See and Observe
KADINGIR = Gateway of the Gods
KIENGIR = Land of the Lord of the GIR
KINGU = Great Emissary
KISHAR = Foremost of the Firmlands
KISHARGAL = Great Princess of Firm Ground
MAGAN = Egypt
MAMMI = Mother of the Gods
NANNA = Goddess of the Moon
NANSHE = Goddess of Fish
NERGAL = Great Watcher
NINA = Lady of Water
NINAGAL = Prince of Great Waters
NINAZU = Lord Knowing the Waters
NINGISHZIDDA = Lord of the Artifact of Life
NINIGIKU = Lord Bright-Eyed
NINHURSAG = Lady of the Mountainhead
NINKASHI = Lady of Beer (Drinks)
NINLIL = Lady of Airspace
NINMULMULLA = Lady of Many Stars
NINSUNA = Lady of the Wild Cows
NINTI = Lady of Life
NINURTA = Lord Who Completes the Foundation
SABITU = Seven Wind-Gods of TIAMATU (Abyss/Ocean)
SARRAT IRKALLI = Queen of The Netherworld
SHIIMTI = House Where the Wind of Life is Breathed In
SHIN'AR or SUMER = Land of the Watchers
SHURUPPAK = Land of Utmost Well-Being
SUEN = Multiplying Lord
TIAMAT = Maiden of Life
ZIKIA = Life of Earth and Water
ZIUSUDRA = His Life-Days Prolonged (Noah)
Short Sumerian Sentences / Phrases
Ana Harrani Sa Alaktasa La Tarat = Road Whose Course Does Not Turn Back
Ati Me Peta Babka = Gatekeeper, Open Your Gate for Me
Eli Baltuti Ima''Idu Mituti = Dead Will Be More Numerous Than The Living
Erset La Tari = Land of No Return
Harsag Zalazalag = Peak Which Emits the Brilliance
Kibrat Erbettim = Regions of The Four
Kima Parsi Labiruti = Treat Her In Accordance With The Ancient Rites
Nise Matati Kisitti Qatiya = People of The Land Which I Conquered
Peta Babkama Luruba Anaku = Open the Gate for Me So That I Can Enter Here
Sa Belet Ersetim Ki'Am Parsusa = Rites of The Mistress of The Netherworld
Sada Emedu = Reach The Mountain
Usella Mituti Ikkalu Baltuti = Raise Up The Dead Here Consuming The Living
Zi Dingir Anna Kanpa! = Spirit God Of The Sky, Remember!
Zi Dingir Kia Kanpa! = Spirit God Of the Earth, Remember!
Conjunctions
And - MA
As (or like) - KIMA
As Much As - MALA
But - MA
Either ... Or - LU ... LU
From - INA
Him - SU (add to word)
He - SU
If - SUMMA
In - INA
Let - LU
Like (or as) - KIMA
On - INA
Or - U LU
That - SU or SU'ATI
The - INA (?)
They - SUNU
This - ANNU
Through - INA
Thus - KI'AM
Unto - ANNA
What - MINU or SA
Whatever - MIMMA
Where - ASAR
Which - AYYU or SA
Whichever - AYYUMMA
Who - MANNU or SA
Whoever - MAMMAN
Why - AMMENI
A
Abandon - WUSSURU
Able - LE'U
Abomination - ANZILLU
Above - ELENU
Abyss (ocean) - TIAMATU
Accuse - EBERU
Accuser - MUBBIRUM (an accuser)
After - WARKI
Afterwards - WARKANUM
Against - ELI
Aid - TAPPUTU
All - GABBU or KALU or SIHIRTU or GIMRU or GIMIRTU
Alliance - KATARU (to make an alliance)
Alone - INA AHISA or EDIS
Amen - CACAMA
Antimony - GUHLU
Anything - SUMSU MIMMA (anything whatsoever)
Army - UMMANATE or ERIMHA
Arrive - KASADU
Artisans - UMMANI
Ashes - DITALLU
Assembly - PUHRUM
Attacker - GUDANNA (Anu`s attacker)
At My Feet - ANA SEPIYA
Aura - NI (awesome aura)
Awake - NEGELTU
Awesome - KASHURRA (pure which opens)
Axe - ALANI (axe that produces power)
B
Back - SERU
Bad - LEMNU
Badly - LEMNIS
Barely - SHE
Bat - SUTINNU
Battle - TAHAZU
Battle Line - SIDRU
Battle Onslaught - INA QITRUB TAHAZI
Be - BASU
Bear - NASU (verb, to bear)
Bed - GISNU or ERSU or ISERSU
Beer - SIKARU
Before - LAPAN or INA PANI
Beginning - APSU (one who exist from the beginning)
Behold - ANNITU or ME
Belly - TITI
Belong - SA
Besieged - ALME
Bestow - TALAMU (to bestow on)
Bird - ESSURU
Bird City - SIPPAR
Bite - NASAKU
Black - SALMU
Black - SALAMU (to become black)
Body - ZUMRU
Bond - DURANKI (bond heaven-earth)
Born - MUMMU (one who was born)
Bow - ISQASTU or GISBAN
Bowl (reed) - KUNINU
Bracelet - SEMIRU
Break - PALASU
Break Out - NAPAHU
Breast - IRTU
Bridle - RAPPU
Bright - NEPERDU
Bright - MELAMMU (awe-inspiring luminosity)
Bright - LARAAK (seeing the bright glow)
Brightness - ENIR (house of brightness)
Bring (to hurl) - NADU
Bring to Naught - ADI LA BASI ALAKU
Broke Out - INNAPIH
Bronze - ZABARDIBBA (he who bronze obtains and divides)
Brother - AHU
Build - TABANNUSI
Burn - QAMU
Buyer - SAYYAMUM
C
Cage - QUPPU
Calm Down - NAHU
Came - ILLIKAM (he went there)
Campaign - GIRRU
Carry - WABALU
Case - DINUM
Case of - DIN
Celestial Body - MUL (who shine in the heights)
Celestial Body - MULKI (the celestial body that had been cleaved apart)
Celestial Horizon - ANUR
Change - ENU
Changed - USEMI (turned into)
Chariot - ISNARKABTU or GISGIGIR
Chariot - MARGIDDA (celestial chariot)
Cheek - LETU
Child - AMELSERRU or DAMU
Chocolate - SUKULUTU
Choice - RESTU
Choral
Bands - KHAUIKI
Citizens - MARE ALI
City - ALU
City (the city) - UR
City Gate - KAGAL or ABULLU
Claim - RUGUMMUM
Clay - TIDDU or IM
Clay - DUGGAE (lifeless mass of clay)
Close - QITRUBU (to draw near)
Clothed - LABASU (to be clothed)
Come - ALKA
Commanded - ALAKSU QABU
Commanders - SUT RESI (those of the head)
Compensate - RABU
Concubines - SINNIS.SEKRETU
Confine - KALU
Conquered - IKSUDA
Container - HABANNATU
Contract - RIKISTU
Convict - KANU
Corpse - PAGRU
Count - MANU (to count)
Course - ALAKTU
Creature of Enki - ENKIDU
Crevice - NIGISSU or KIINDAR
Crossing - NIBIRU (planet of the crossing)
Crown - AGU or AGA
Crownlike - DUGA (dark)
Cult Figure - ASSINNU
Cut - PARASU
Currency - KASPAM (money)
Curse - EZERU
Cutting - NIKSUM
D
Daily - UMISAM
Dangerous - AKSU
Dark - ETU (to be dark)
Dark - DUGA (crownlike)
Dark Room - ITIMA or KISSUM
Darkness - ETUTU or ASBU
Date - SULUPPU
Dead - MITU
Dead Ones - MITUTU
Dead Person - MITU
Decide - PARASU (to render)
Decision - PURUSSUM
Declare Innocent - EBEBU
Deeds - DAMQATI
Deep Water - APSU
Defeat - DABDU
Demons - DALKHU (evil spirits)
Denouncer - MUNAGGIRU
Deport - NASAHU
Destroy - ABATU or NAPALU
Die - ANA SIMTIM ALAKU (to go one`s fate)
Die - ADI LA BASI ALAKU (to bring to naught)
Difficult - NAMRASU
Diminish - SEHERU
Direction - GUG (direction determining)
Disease - MURSU
District - NAGU
Divide - ZAZU
Dogs - KALBI
Dog of Death - URBAT
Door - DALTU or GISIG
Dragons - TAMMABUKKU (from the Land of Mas)
Draw Near - QITRUBU
Drink - NAG
Drink - ASATTA (I will have to drink)
Drinks (beer) - KASHI
Dust - EPRU
Dwell - ETUTI
Dwell in Darkness - INA ETUTI ASBU
Dwelling - SUBTUM
Dwelling Place - MANZAZU
E
Ear - UZNUM
Earth - KI or GI or KIA
Eat - AKALU or IKUL
Earth - ERSETU or KI
Eighth - SAMNU
Encourage - TAKALU
Enemy - AMELNAKRU or LUKUR
Enlarge - RAPASU
Enter - ERIBU (those who enter)
Enter - ANA BITI SA ERIBUSU (house to which those who enter it)
Entered - ERUMMA
Envelope - SAHAPU (to envelope)
Environs - LIMETISUNU (their environs)
Escape - NAPARSUDU
Established - UKINNU
Equal - MASALU (to make equal)
Ever - ISTU
Ever Since - ISTU ULLANUMMA
Evil Eye - NEKELMU (look at malevolently)
Eye - INU
Eye - ASAR (all-powerful, awesome, all-seeing eye)
Excavation - KILA
Executed - DAKU (to be executed)
Exit - ASU (those who exit)
Extinguish - BELU
F
Face - PANA
Fall - MAQATU
Far - RUQU
Falsehood - SARRATUM
Fashioned - IBTANI
Fate - SIMTUM
Fate Speaker - DUGNAMTAR
Father - ABUM
Father of - ABI
Favorite - MIGRU
Fear - ADARU or PALAHU
Female - SINNIS
Flee - ABATU
Fifth - HAMSU
Fifty - ENINNU (house of fifty)
Field - EQLUM
Fire - GIRRU or ISATUM or DINGERGISBAR
First Gate - ISTEN BABA
Fishes - HAAKI (place of the water-fishes)
Five - HAMSUM
Flood - AMARUBAURRATA (the flood swept thereover)
Food - AKALUM or BUBUSSUNU
Foot - SEPU or GIR
Forbidden - IKKIBU (forbidden thing)
Force - EMUQA (by force)
Foremost - BELET or GAL
Forests - KHARSAANU SAQUUTU (thick forests)
Forever - DARISAM
For the Purpose of - ANA
Fortified - BADGALDINGIR (great fortified place of the gods)
Fortification - ALHALSU
Fortresses - BIT DURANI
Fought - IMTAHAS (he fought)
Fourth - REBU
From - ULTU or ISTU
Front - ELLAMU
Furious - EZEZU
Furnishings - NUMATU
G
Garment - TUG (toga-like garment)
Garment - TUGTUSHE (garment which is worn wrapped around)
Gate - BABU
Gatekeeper - ATU or AMELATU
Gateway Peak - KA HARSAG
Gaurd - NASARU
Gave (he gave) - ISRUK
Gave - ISRUKAM (he gave to me)
Ghosts - BU'IDU
Gift - IGISUM
Give - NADANU
Give (to pay) - NADANU
Go - ALAKU or ALIK or DU
God (a god) - ILU
Goddess - ILATI
Going - SITU (going out)
Gold (money) - HURASAM or GUSKIN
Good - DAMIQ
Glowing - DIRGA (dark glowing chamber)
Grains - SE'IM
Great - RABUM
Great - RABU (to make great, to rear)
H
Hair - MALU (long hair)
Hand - QATU
Hands Conquered - IKSUDA QATAYA
Hang - ALALU
Happy - NEPERDU
Have - ISU
Head - SAG
Hear - NISME
Heart - LIBBU
Heaven - AN
Heaven - ANUNNAKI
Heavenly - ANU (the heavenly one)
Heavens - ANZU (he who knows the heavens)
Heavens - KUAN (opening the heavens)
Heavy - KABITU
Heir - APLUM
Help - RESUSSUN (to their assistance)
Herald - NAGIRU
Hide - MASKU
High - UL (high as the sky)
Hire - AGARU
Hold - KALU
Holy of Holies - BARAGGAL
Home - ESHARRA (home of the ruler/prince)
Home - ERIDU (home in the faraway)
Home - ERIDU (home of going afar)
Homes - DADMESUN (their homes)
Horn - QANNU
Horse - SISU
Hour - KASPU (two hours)
House - E or BITUM
House - EHUS (terrifying house)
House of - BIT
Hunter - SHARUR (supreme hunter)
Hurrah - KARRA
I
Idea - ZIKRU
Immediately - HAMTA
Impose - EMEDU
Impregnate - ERU
Imprison - ESERU
Incantation - NUSKU (incantation word, budding branch)
Innocent - UTEBBIBASSU
Innumerable - LA NIBI
Inscribe - SATARU (to have inscribed)
Instead - KIMA (instead of)
Interruption - BATLU
Iron - PARZILLU
Ivory - SINNU
J
Joining - ANKIDA (heaven-earth joining)
Joyfully - HADIS
Judge - DAYYANUM
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bsp; Judges - DAYYANI
Judgeship - DAYYANUTUM
K
Kill - DAKU
King - SARRUM
King of - SAR
Kings (of) - SARRU/I
Kingship - SARRUTUM
Kiss - NASAQU
Know - IDU
Know - MUDU (one who knows)
Knowledge - MUDUTU
L
Lack - SAMU (to thirst)
Lady - BELETI
Land - MATUM or KUR
Law Case - DINUM
Lead (to lead) - REDU
Lead - Duggae (pot of lead)
Learn - LAMADU (or to teach)
Leave - EZEBU or WASU
Liar - SARRU
Lie Down - UTULU or NAPARQUDU
Life - NAPISTUM or TI
Life - TIIT (that which is life)
Life - SHI (breath of life; soul)
Life - ZIANA (heavenly life)
Life - GISHTIL (vehicle of life)
Light - NURU or IMMARU
Light - SUMMU NURA (they are deprived of light)
Lightning - ZAMANI (?)
Lightning - BARAQU (to strike with lightning)
Lip - SAPTU
Live - BALTU
Live - TITAAN (those who in heaven live)
Liver - KABATTU
Living Ones - BALTUTU
Living Person - BALTU
Lock - SIKKURU
Look At - NEKELMU (evil eye)
Lord - BELUM or EN
Lord of - BEL
Lose (to lose) - HALQU
Lost - HALQU
Love - ARAMMU
Lower - SAPLU
Luxurious - ULMASH (glittering)
M
Made Out - EZEBU (to have made out something)
Male - ZIKAR
Man - LU
Man (a man) - AWILUM
Man of - AWIL
Mankind - SALMAT QAQQADI
Mankind - NAMLUGALLU (civilized mankind)
March - ALLIK (war march)
Message - WU''URU (to send a person a message)
Messenger - RAKBU
Metal - ANBAR (heavenly metal)
Metal - ZABAR (gleaming double metal)
Metals - ZAG (the shine of metals)
Middle - INA QABAL (in the middle of)
Midsts - INA QEREB (in the midst of)
Mist - IMBARU or IMDUGUD
Month - WARHUM
Moon - NANNA
Mother - UMMUM
Mound - EDUKU (house of the holy mound)
Mount - SAHATU (to mount)
Mountain - SADU or SHADU or KUR
Mountains - HURSANU or HURSAG or GABRI
Mountainhead - IMKURGAR (who beside the mountainhead abides)
Mouth - PU or IPUSMA
Murder Charge - NERTUM
N
Name - SUMSU
Near - QEREBU (to draw near)
Netherworld - KURNUGI or ERSET LA TARI
Newness - ESSUTU
Nimbus - MELAM
Ninth - TISU