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Because of the Spachbund between Sumerian and Akkadian, see there

𒋗𒈨𒊒 Akkadian: Šumeru Sumerian: eme.gi7 Hand of the Maru/Swamp/Reed

Hebrew שִׁנְעָר‎ Šinʿar, Egyptian Sngr, and Hittite Šanhar(a), all referring to southern Mesopotamia, could be western variants of Sumer.

The geographical term mat.eme.KU, or land of the Sumerian language also occurs in the late period

Kengir, the 'Country of the noble lords' (𒆠𒂗𒄀, k-en-gi(-r), lit. 'country' + 'lords' + 'noble')

𒂗𒄀 Engir Negro <> Egyptian Sngr=Sumer 𒊕𒈪 saĝ-gíg 'head' + 'black' schwarz

𒆠 KIr 𒂗 EN 𒄀 GIrδ / REed
Land of Grass/Reed Enlil/Inri 𓊹 God! 𓇔

𒆠𒂗𒄀𒊏 Kingira = Kalama(all lands), Matu(land), irsitu(earth) 𒆠𒂗𒄀𒊏 Khmer > Šumer

Sumeria
Samarra city
Semiramis 𓁹𓂍𓇳𓄟
Sa'Mariah?
𒆠 SAr KIr (city)
𒂗 Sam/Sir/Meyr (Master)
𒄀 Reed

KI-EN-GI = Sumer 𒆠 KIr land + 𒂗 EN lord + 𒄀 GI {not gir15 see notes}
𒆠Sa 𒂗Sam/Ma 𒄀Re Sumer/Syria
N-GIr Nagar the Black Headed
𒄀 Gir <> sir sharif (noble)

𒆠 country, lower 𓌨, down below 𓌨| determinative &ki; after place names | KI (gi5) [32379xxx!] = cosmic (under)world (cf ABZU) earth, land, place, ground, toward 𓇾 𓇾 𓂋 𓐍 𓏏 𓊖 𓏏 𓈉 𓏏 𓏤

𓏇𓇒𓇓𓇔 simil=white flour = samidu@Sumer!
𒄀 Reisig riese? sixty⋍geštu ge-eš-tu = 60 (or 600?) [𒄀 gi 𒌍 eš 30 + 𒌅 tu small]

In sumerian the similar-sounding words "life" [til] and "arrow" [ti] were written with the same symbol 𒋾𓋹 @ Horus 𓂚

Phrases

𒄑 𒅅 𒍝 𒇻 close the door / Lock the door

Todo: compare genders
𒅎 Der Thor, der Sturm, der Ton

Most important cities: Kish northern, semitic since 3000BC(?) Nippur center of religion Akkad destroyed by Guti Ur,Uruk,Eridu south harbors

Lagash&Umma fighting Susa Elamite partner/adversary

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