SIPA (shepherd)

The antediluvian section is not an original part of The Sumerian king list but was added later.

According to The Sumerian king list, there are only two kings called "shepherd" after the flood: Etana "the shepherd" and ^dLugal-banda "the shepherd."

Sumerian: sipa(d) = shepherd

Proto-cuneiform SI

Gebelein painted linen, Gebelein, ca. 3600 BC

Proto-cuneiform PA~a Proto-cuneiform PA~b

A man standing with a leashed hippo on C-Ware bowl, Egypt, ca. 3900-3650 BC

References:

https://cdli-gh.github.io/proto-cuneiform_signs/
https://collezioni.museoegizio.it/en-GB/material/S_17138
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/548385

2024/05/09 Takahiko Nakagawa