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You may see Temple Zagduku using terms with which you are not familiar. While our terminology comes from Sumerian¹,² words, not every term is a direct translation. Some words or phrases have been adapted to meet our needs while still staying as close as possible to the original meanings. To assist you in understanding our terminology, refer to the following guide:
Nin-Dingir: High Priestess Namen: High Priest Lukur³: Priestess Lukurrene: Priestesses Lukur-kug: Priestess who is fully initiated Lukur-kugene:
Priestesses who are fully initiated Shuba: Priest Shuba-ene:
Priests Shuba-kug: Priest who is fully initiated Shuba-kugene: Priests who are fully initiated Sangar: Counselor, Advisor Dubsar: Scribe Enkum: Treasurer Sasug: Librarian Zagduku: Dark threshold ¹ Halloran, John A. Sumerian Lexicon, Version 3.0. 11 Aug. 1999 Sumerian Language Page. 31 May 2001 <http://www.sumerian.org/sumerlex.htm>. ² Hayes, John L. A Manual of Sumerian Grammar and Texts, Second Revised and Expanded Edition. Malibu, CA: Undena Publications, 2000. ³ Lukur, Lukurrene, Shuba, and Shuba-ene are all more generic terms that can refer to clergy persons who are not fully initiated or to all ordained clergy persons (depending on gender/number specified). Lukur-kug, Lukur-kugene, Shuba-kug, and Shuba-kugene are specific terms that only refer to fully initiated clergy persons and are never used to refer to all clergy generically. |