Noun Pronouns in Sumerian language –

Mohammed, Othman Ghanim; Sulaiman, Muayad

doi:10.33899/aa.2025.144905.1064

	Noun Pronouns in Sumerian language – "Curse of Agade" as a case study
Athar al-rafedain
Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2025, Pages 221-232 PDF (462.52 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.33899/aa.2025.144905.1064
Authors
Othman Ghanim Mohammed^* ¹; muayad sulaiman²
¹قسم اللغات العراقیة القدیمة/ کلیة الآثار/ جامعة الموصل
²University of Mosul/ College of Archeology/ Department of Ancient Iraqi Languages.
Abstract
Abstract: The Sumerian text" The Curse of Agade " is one of the important literary historical texts that received the attention of scribes in the Old Babylonian era since the beginning of the second millennium BC, and even since the time of its codification, which dates back at least to the beginning of the Twenty-First Century BC in the era of the Third Dynasty of Ur, there have been at least a hundred copies of this text, most of which were written in the Old Babylonian period, and some of them date back to Ur III period. This study dealt with the grammar of the Sumerian language - the text "Curse of Agade" is a model, specifically the emphasis was placed on the pronouns of the name, as it is no secret to researchers the importance of studying pronouns in any language, they connect the parts of sentences, and have a benefit in brevity, brevity and removing confusion in speech, as it is known that the pronoun stands for a name, or something that has already been mentioned or is known from the context of speech, hence the research came to highlight the study of the pronouns of the name in the Sumerian language contained in the text of the Curse of Agade in order to identify one of the important aspects in the grammar of the Sumerian language.
Keywords
Curse of Agade; pronouns; possessive pronouns; reflexive pronouns; demonstrative pronoun

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Noun Pronouns in Sumerian language – "Curse of Agade" as a case study