// Uruk V (3500 BCE - 3350 BCE) simple proto-cuneiform signs // Extracted by CDLI parser software // Assad Ebrahim, Mathematical Science & Technologies // 2020-01-18---Sat---10:23 // 32 distinct non-numerical simple signs in 63 attestations, 5 non-numerical complex signs // non-numerical signs only on 32 tablets out of 416 artifacts (8%) DUG: 5 n. pot, tt. liquid capacity vessel (reading=dug) UDU: 4 n. sheep, small cattle (reading=udu) SIG2: 4 n. wool (reading=siki) LAGAB: 4 n. total (reading=kilib, nigin2) [early periods] n. block of wood, slab of stone, trunk of tree (reading=lagab) [late literary periods] ME: 3 n. priest (reading=iszib), n. existence (reading=me, Dasein) SUHUR: 3 n. fish (carp?) (reading=suhur) SZE: 3 n. barley; tt. weight measure = 1/180 shekel (reading=sze) ZATU753: 3 -- no match -- GADA: 2 n. flax, linen (reading=gada) TUG2: 2 n. cloth, garnment (reading=tug2) SZU2: 2 n. cover, to cover (reading=szu2) NE: 2 v. to burn, to roast (reading=bil), n. fire (reading=gum3, izi), heat (reading=kum2), adj. burning (reading=bar7), hot (reading=kum2) IB: 2 n. corner, angle (reading=ib), small place associated with a temple e.g. shrine, annex, or temple oval (reading=eb) SIG: 2 n. vessel for water for animals (reading=epig) trough? (AKE), adj. evening (reading=sig) UKKIN: 2 n. vessel of special type (from sign) ZATU697: 2 snail/lizard? (from sign) ZATU659: 2 -- no match -- ZATU644: 2 -- no match -- DUR2: 1 v. to sit; n. seat (reading=dur2) AN: 1 n. sky, heaven; deity name An (reading=an), deity (reading=dingir) NIM: 1 adj. high (reading=nim), place name Elam (reading=elam) MASZ: 1 n. goat, interest (reading=masz) AB2: 1 n. cow (reading=ab2) NUN: 1 gn. Eridu (reading=eridu), n. prince; v. to rise up; adj. princely (reading=nun) BAHAR2: 1 n. potter (reading=bahar2) DUR: 1 n. rope (reading=dur) PU2: 1 n. well, cistern (reading=pu2) BU: 1 v. to tear out (reading=bu), snake (from where?) NIR: 1 n. prince, lord (reading=nir) MA2: 1 boat, barge (reading=ma2) ZATU758: 1 -- no match -- ZATU700: 1 -- no match -- X: 132 -- no match -- N: 40 -- no match -- M157: 1 -- no match -- M072: 2 -- no match -- M026: 1 -- no match -- M017: 1 -- no match -- M009: 1 -- no match -- M387: 1 -- no match --