The Logograms Used in the Middle Assyrian Text Corpus Project

Logogram	Akkadian	English
A	mû	water
A.AB.BA	tiāmtu	sea
A.BA	ṭupšarru	scribe
A.GAR.GAR	piqqannu	droppings (of sheep, gazelle)
A.GAR₃	ugāru	(communally controlled) meadow
A.KAL	hīlu	exudation
A.ŠA₃	bītu	house
A.ŠA₃	eqlu	field
ABUL	abullu	gate
AB₂	lītu	cow
AGRIG	mašennu	(an administrator)
ALAM	ṣalmu	effigy
ALAN.ZU₂	aluzinnu	buffoon
AM.SI	pīru	elephant
AMA	ummu	mother
AN	šamû	heaven
AN.BAR	parzillu	iron
AN.NA	annaku	tin
AN.TA	elû	upper
ANŠE	imēru	donkey
ANŠE	imēru	unit
ANŠE-TA.AM₃	imēru	unit
ANŠE.KUR.RA	sisû	horse
ANŠE.NITA₂	imēru	donkey
APIN	epinnu	(seed) plough
ARAD	wardu	slave
AŠGAB	aškāpu	leatherworker
A₂	ahātu	bank
A₂	igru	hire
BABBAR	peṣû	white
BAN	sūtu	unit
BANŠUR	paššuru	table
BAN₂	sūtu	unit
BAN₂-TA.AM₃	sūtu	unit
BAR.DUL	kusītu	robe
BULUH	baluhhu	(an aromatic plant)
BUR.GUL	parkullu	seal-cutter
BUR.ZI	pursītu	(offering) bowl
BURU₁₄	ebūru	summer
DAM	aššatu	wife
DAM.GAR	tamkāru	merchant
DAM.GAR₃	tamkāru	merchant
DAM.GAR₃	unīqu	female kid
DAM.GAR₃-MES	tamkāru	merchant
DANNA	bēru	unit
DARA₃.MAŠ	ayyalu	stag
DI.KU₅	dīnu	legal decision
DIN	nadānu	give
DINGIR	ilu	god
DU	alāku	go
DUB	kunukku	seal
DUB	šalmu	intact
DUB	ṭuppu	tablet
DUB.SAR	ṭupšarru	scribe
DUG	karpatu	pot
DUH.LAL₃	iškūru	wax
DUMU	māru	son
DUMU-ME.EŠ	māru	son
DUMU.MUNU	mārtu	daughter
DUMU.MUNUS	mārtu	daughter
DUMU.MUNUS-MES	mārtu	daughter
DU₁₀.GA	ṭābu	good
DU₈.ŠI	dušû	quartz
DU₈.ŠI.A	dušû	quartz
E.SIR	šēnu	sandal
EGIR	warki	behind
EGIR	warkû	rear
EME	lišānu	tongue
EME₅	atānu	she-ass
EN	bēlu	lord
ENGAR	ikkaru	farmer
ERIN₂	ṣābu	people
ESI	ušû	ebony
EZEN	isinnu	festival
E₂	bītu	house
E₂	eqlu	field
E₂-GAL	amīlti-ēkalli	queen
E₂-GAL	ēkallu	palace
E₂.GAL	ēkallu	palace
GA	rabû	big
GA	šizbu	milk
GAB	ša-zīzi	breast fed (child)
GAB.LAL₃	iškūru	wax
GABA	ša-zīzi	breast fed (child)
GADA	kitû	flax
GAG	sikkatu	peg
GAG.LIŠ	saparru	cart
GAG.TAG.GA	šiltāhu	arrow
GAG.U₂.TAG.GA	šiltāhu	arrow
GAL	pappaltu	coarse flour
GAL	rabbû	very big
GAL	rabû	big
GAL	rabû	big one
GAL.GAL.LA	pappaltu	coarse flour
GAL.GAL.LA	rabbû	very big
GAŠAN	bēltu	lady
GA₂	ikû	field
GEME₂	amtu	maid
GEŠ.TIN	karānu	wine
GEŠTIN	karānu	wine
GE₆	mūšu	night
GE₆	ṣalmu	black
GI	apu	reed-bed
GI	qanû	reed
GI.ŠE	ziqpu	shoot
GIBIL	eššu	new
GIDRU	haṭṭu	stick
GID₂	arku	long
GID₂.DA	arku	long
GIG	kibtu	wheat
GIGIR	mugerru	two-wheeled vehicle
GIGIR	ša-muhhi-bīt-mugerrī	overseer of the chariot house
GIGIR	ša-narkabti	charioteer
GIN	kīnu	permanent
GIN₂	šiqlu	unit
GIN₂-TA.AM₃	šiqlu	unit
GIN₂-TAM.AM₃	biltu	load
GIN₂.TA.AM₃	šiqlu	unit
GIR₂	patru	sword
GIR₃	purīdu	leg
GIR₃	šēpu	foot
GIS.I₃.SE	šamaššammū	sesame
GIŠ	iṣu	tree
GIŠ.GAR₃	iškāru	work assignment
GIŠ.TIN	karānu	wine
GIŠ.ŠE.I₃	šamaššammū	sesame
GU.ZA	kussû	chair
GUB₃	šumēlu	left
GUKKAL	zibbatu	tail
GUN	biltu	load
GUR₂	kukuru	(an aromatic tree)
GU₂.E₃	nahlaptu	garment
GU₂.ZI	kāsu	cup
GU₄	alpu	ox
GU₄.NITA₂	alpu	ox
HA.LA	zittu	share
HA.LA₂	zittu	share
HAB	hûratu	madder
HAD₂.DU	ablu	dried
HAL	bārû	diviner
HAR	šawiru	ring
HAŠHUR	hašhūru	(a fruit tree)
HE₂.ME.DA	tabarru	red wool
HUB₂	atānu	she-ass
HUR.SAG	azupīru	saffron
IB₂.LA₂	nēbehu	band
ID₂	nārtu	ditch, canal
ID₂	nāru	river
ID₂-DIDLI	nāru	river
ID₂-TA.AM₃	nāru	river
IG	daltu	door
IGI	mahru	front
IGI	mahru	that can be placed
IGI	pānu	front
IGI	īnu	eye
IGI	šību	old one
IGI.LIM	imhur-līm	(a medicinal plant)
IGI.NIŠ	imhur-ešrā	(a climbing plant)
IGI.NU.DUH	lā-dāgilu	blind
IKU	ikû	field
IL	šupêlu	exchange
ILDAG₂	adāru	(a tree)
ILLU	hīlu	exudation
IM	ṭuppu	tablet
IN.NA	tibnu	straw
IN.NU	tibnu	straw
ITI	warhu	month
I₂.ŠUR	ṣāhitu	oil-presser
I₃	šamnu	oil
I₃.AG₂.E	madādu	measure
I₃.DU₈	atû	gatekeeper
I₃.GIŠ	šamaššammū	sesame
I₃.GIŠ	šamnu	oil
I₃.LA₂.E	šaqālu	weigh
I₃.NUN.NA	himētu	butter
I₃.ŠUR	ṣāhitu	oil-presser
KA	pû	mouth
KA-KEŠ₂	kāṣiru	tailor
KA.KAŠ₂	kāṣiru	tailor
KAK	kakku	weapon
KALA.GA	dannu	strong
KALAG.GA	dannu	strong
KAR.KID	harimtu	(temple) prostitute
KASKAL	harrānu	path
KAŠ	šikaru	beer
KA₂	bābu	gate
KA₂.GAL	abullu	gate
KI	ištu	from
KI.LAM	mahīrtu	market price
KI.LA₂	šuqultu	weight
KI.TA	šaplû	lower
KIMIN	akalu	food
KIMIN	alahhinu	miller?
KIMIN	erû	grindstone
KIMIN	gabû	alum
KIMIN	kallu	(kind of) bowl
KIMIN	mišlu	half
KIMIN	nalbattu	brick mould
KIMIN	narūqu	leather bag
KIMIN	pasru	(a container)
KIMIN	peṣû	white
KIMIN	quppu	box
KIMIN	sīrāšû	brewer
KIMIN	sūne paṣie	(a cloth trimming) white
KIMIN	tabarru	red wool
KIN	ša-šipri	worker
KIN	šipru	sending
KIRI₆	kirû	garden
KIRI₆	kirû	orchard
KIRI₆	nukaribbu	gardener
KISAL	kisal	unit
KISAL-TA.AM₃	kisal	unit
KIŠIB	kunukku	seal
KU	kumānu	unit
KU	qēmu	flour
KUR	atāʾišu	(a plant)
KUR	mātu	land
KUR	šadû	mountain
KUR.RA	nīnû	(a medicinal plant)
KUR.RA	šadû	mountain
KURUM₆	kurummatu	ration
KUR₄.RA	kabru	thick
KUŠ	mašku	skin
KUŠ-ŠE.ŠEN	ša-maškī-šimtīšu	craftsman who glues hides
KUŠ₃	ammatu	unit
KU₂.SI₂₂	hurāṣu	gold
KU₃.BABBAR	kaspu	silver
KU₃.BABBAR	ṣarpu	reddened
KU₃.SI₂₂	hurāṣu	gold
KU₆	nūnu	fish
LAL₃	dišpu	honey
LA₂	maṭû	small
LA₂	muṭṭû	deficit
LI	burāšu	(species of) juniper
LIŠ.ŠU.DU₈.A	šāqû	steward
LUGAL	šarru	king
LUNGA	sīrāšû	brewer
LU₂	awīlu	man
LU₂	ša-narkabti	charioteer
MA.NA	manû	unit
MA.NA-TA.AM₃	manû	unit
MA.NU	ēru	(a tree)
MAN	šarratu	queen
MAN	šarru	king
MAN	šarrūtu	kingship
MAR	amru	seen
MAR.GID₂.DA	ereqqu	cart
MAŠ	nikiptu	euphorbia?
MAŠ	wāšipu	exorcist
MAŠ.DA₃	ṣabītu	gazelle
MAŠ₂	urīṣu	male goat
MAŠ₂	ṣibtu	interest
MA₂	eleppu	ship
MA₂.LAH₅	malāhu	sailor
ME	meʾatu	hundred
ME	šina	they
ME-TA.AM₃	meʾatu	hundred
MIN	šeʾu	barley
MU	humūšû	five-year-old
MU	rubūʾû	four-year-old
MU	šattu	year
MU	šudūšû	six-year-old
MU	šulūšû	three-year-old
MU	šumu	name
MU	šunūʾû	two-year-old
MUHALDIM	nuhatimmu	cook
MUN	ṭabtu	salt
MUNUS	sinništu	woman
MUNUS.TUR	ṣehhertu	young girl
MUNU₆	buqlu	malt
MURU₂	qablu	hips
MUŠEN	iṣṣūru	bird
MUŠEN.DU₃	usandû	bird-catcher
NA.GADA	nāqidu	stock-breeder
NAGA	uhūlu	potash
NAGAR	nagāru	joiner
NAM	NAM	(meaning unknown)
NAM.KIRI₆	NAM.KIRI₆	(meaning unknown)
NAM.LU₂.U₁₉.LU	amīlānu	(a medicinal plant)
NAR	nāru	musician
NA₄	abnu	stone
NA₄	gabû	alum
NA₄	kunukku	seal
NA₄-AGRIG	ša-kunukki-mašenni	seal carrier of the steward
NIG₂.KA₉	nikkassu	account
NIG₂.LAL	ṣimittu	binding
NIG₂.ZU	ihzu	learning
NIN	bēltu	lady
NIN.DINGIR.RA	entu	high priestess
NINDA	akalu	food
NINDA₂	būru	(bull) calf
NITA₂	immeru	sheep
NU	lā	not
NU.KIRI₆	nukaribbu	gardener
NUMUN	zēru	seed(s)
NU₂	mayyaltu	bed
PAN	qaštu	bow
PAP	napharu	total
PAP.NIGIN₂	napharu	total
PEŠ₃	tittu	fig (tree)
PIŠ₁₀.ID₂	kibrītu	sulphur
PU₂	būrtu	cistern
SA.SAL	šašallu	tendon of the hoof or heel
SAG	qaqqadu	head
SAG	rēšu	head
SAG	ša-rēšēn	eunuch
SAG	ša-rēšīn	eunuch
SAG.DU	qaqqadu	head
SAG.KUD	takkussu	reed-stem
SAG.KUL	sikkūru	bolt
SAGŠU	kubšu	headcloth
SAGŠU-MES	kubšu	headcloth
SAHAR	eperu	earth
SA₅	sāmu	red
SES	murru	bitterness
SI	qarnu	horn
SI	qarnānû	horned
SIG₂	šīpātu	wool
SIG₂-MEŠ-TA.AM₃	šīpātu	wool
SIG₄	libittu	mudbrick
SIG₅	damqu	good
SIG₅	dumqu	goodness
SIG₅.GA	damqu	good
SILA₃	qû	unit
SILA₃-TA.AM₃	qû	unit
SILA₄	parratu	female lamb
SILA₄	puhādu	lamb
SIMUG	nappāhu	smith
SIPA	rēʾû	shepherd
SISKUR	nīqu	offering
SUHUR	ṭēhu	immediate vicinity
SUKKAL	šukkallu	(a court official)
SUM	nadānu	give
SUMUN	labīru	old
TA	ištu	from
TA	nadānu	give
TAB.BA	tappûtu	companionship
TAR.MUŠEN	tarmuš	lupin
TIR	qištu	forest
TUG₂	ṣubātu	textile
TUKU	išû	have
TUKUL	kakku	weapon
TUR	TUR.TUR	fine flour
TUR	ṣehru	small
UD	ūmu	day
UDU	immeru	sheep
UDU.MAŠ₂	urīṣu	male goat
UDU.NIM	hurāpu	spring lamb
UDU.NITA	immeru	sheep
UDU.NITA₂	immeru	sheep
UDUN	utūnu	kiln
UGU	muhhu	skull
UGU	ša-muhhi-ginê	offerings overseer
UGU-E₂	ša-muhhi-bīt-mugerrī	overseer of the chariot house
UGU-E₂	ša-muhhi-bīt-tillī	overseer of the arsenal
UGU-E₂	ša-muhhi-bīti	overseer of the household
UGU-KU₃.SI₂₂	ša-muhhi-hurāṣi	overseer of the gold
UGULA	waklu	overseer
UN	nišu	people
UR.MAH	nēšu	lion
URU	ālu	city
URU-DIDLI	ālu	city
URUDU	werû	copper
UR₂	rapaštu	loin
UR₂	sūnu	(a cloth trimming)
UR₅	erû	grindstone
UTUL₂	diqāru	large bowl
UZU	šīru	meat
UZ₃	enzu	goat
UZ₃.MAŠ₂	enzu	goat
UŠ.BAR	išpartu	female weaver
UŠ.BAR	išparu	weaver
UŠ₂	dāmu	blood
U₂	šammu	plant(s)
U₄	ūmu	day
U₈	gurratu	ewe
ZA.GIN₃	uqnû	lapis lazuli
ZA.GIN₃.GI₆	takiltu	purple (wool)
ZA.GIN₃.SA₅	argamannu	purple
ZA.HI.LI	sahliu	cress
ZABAR	siparru	bronze
ZADIM	sasinnu	bowyer
ZA₃	imittu	right
ZI	masāku	be(come) bad
ZI₃	qēmu	flour
ZI₃.DA	qēmu	flour
ZI₃.KASKAL	ṣidītu	(travel) provisions
ZU₂	ṣurru	obsidian
ŠAB	šappu	bowl
ŠAH.GI	šahapu	wild boar
ŠAMAN₂.LA₂	šamallû	purse-bearer
ŠAM₃	šīmu	price
ŠA₂.NIGIN	napharu	total
ŠA₃	libbu	interior
ŠA₃.BA	libbu	interior
ŠA₃.KAL	šakkullu	(a wood used for furniture)?
ŠE	ziqpu	shoot
ŠE	šeʾu	barley
ŠE.GIŠ.I₃	šamaššammū	sesame
ŠE.HAR	ŠE.HAR	(a tree)
ŠE.I₃.DU	šamaššammū	sesame
ŠE.I₃.GIŠ	šamaššammū	sesame
ŠE.LILLAN	lilliannu	stalk with ripe ears
ŠE.NUMUN	zēru	seed(s)
ŠE.PAD	uṭṭatu	barley
ŠE.ŠEN	šimtu	mark
ŠEŠ	ahu	brother
ŠIM	rīqu	aromatic substance
ŠIM.ŠAL	šimiššalû	(type of) box-tree?
ŠU	qātu	hand
ŠU.BA.AN.TI	leqû	take
ŠU.BA.AN.TI.E	leqû	take
ŠU.BA.TI	leqû	take
ŠU.LIŠ.DUH.A	šāqû	steward
ŠU.LIŠ.DU₈.A	šāqû	steward
ŠU.NIGIN₂	napharu	total

Øyvind Bjøru

Øyvind Bjøru, 'The Logograms Used in the Middle Assyrian Text Corpus Project', Archival Texts of the Middle Assyrian Period, TCMA, 2021 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/tcma/Signs/Logograms/]