ašuba [STONE] (3x: Old Babylonian) wr. a₂-šuba; ^na₄a₂-šuba "a stone"

sipad [SHEPHERD] (2463x: ED IIIa, ED IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Early Old Babylonian, Old Babylonian) wr. sipad; su₈-ba; ^lu₂sipad; šuba "shepherd; herder" Akk. rē'û

šuba [MULTICOLOURED] (34x: Old Babylonian) wr. šuba; šuba₂ "(to be) multicoloured; (to be) manly; young man; (to be) pure; (to be) clear; (to be) bathed" Akk. bitrāmu; ellu; eţlu; ramku

šuba [STONE] (106x: Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III) wr. šuba₃; ^na₄šuba; šuba₄; šuba_x(MUŠ); šuba_x(|MUŠ.ŠA|) "a precious stone" Akk. šubû