DIRI compound

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A diri compound is used to describe a logogram in the Sumerian language when it is composed of two or more characters that together result in a new reading. The term diri compound is modern and is named after the prime example of the logogram diri , cf. Table with examples.

Thanks to the use of diri compound words, a separate logogram was not necessary for every Sumerian term, which on the one hand simplified the script, but on the other hand required the reader to recognize the diri compound .

Examples

Transliteration Character-by-word translation reading translation
SI.A "fill in" - "water" diri Encore
PA.AL "Overseer" - "Hoe" šabra Administrator
KUŠ.A.EDIN.LA 2 "Leather" - "Water" - "Steppe" - "Wear" ummud Water hose *
PA.TE.SI ensi 2 Prince, city prince
ŠIR.BUR.LA (ki) Lagas City of Lagas

(*) Comment: "Leather that carries water through the steppe"