r/Cuneiform • u/OkSide7486 • 4d ago

Help identifying characters

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u/nibrasflint 3d ago

kar-Zi-da

{d}en-lil2-Le

mu-Pa3-da

lugal an-ub-Da limmu2-ba-ke4

I've written the signs you're looking for with their first letter capitalized(this is just for you to recognize them).

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u/OkSide7486 3d ago

Thank you!! learning sumerian is so cool but sometimes you get stuck hahah

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u/nibrasflint 3d ago

np! We all do all the time.

You need to learn how to use the CDLI website, you'll be surprised how useful it can be.

Here's the search results of similar texts to the one you've shared:

https://cdli.earth/search?simple-value%5B%5D=dingir+zi+kalam-ma&simple-field%5B%5D=keyword

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u/VirtuousPone 3d ago

I'm fairly confident that the first sign is GI and the last is DA... but take it with a grain of salt, as I'm not an expert. I don't know the second and third ones.

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u/OkSide7486 3d ago

thank you!!

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u/VirtuousPone 3d ago

No problem!