Babyloniaca, études de philologie assyro-babylonienne.

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ST. LANGDON

out, of, with "; they both have this force in verbal forms. When
the form is passive, the ta and da repeat the idea of agent, expressed
or understood. Cf. Eannatum, Gal. A VI 6-7 e'-an-na-Uir-da nim saye-dA-sig - II Elam was smitten by Eannatum ". For a full analysis
of passives and the usages of da and ta, of. Babyl1. 1 22'a f.
Gud. Cyl. A XVI 22-23 qrug-gi-rin-e me-lu/i-lw-ta S'1-M117-ka-kr-ez
he caused porphyry to be brought from Melufiha ". The dative
na is here ethical, ie. " for himself ". The la " from " is not
repeated but in line 21 the form is complete kuir-bi-ta muz-na-ta-&ne.
Su-kir is variant of which is the familiar phrase in the
dates of historical documents, contracts, lists, etc. BR. 7238
gives the meaning paharu. Cf. CT VI 7 a (date); 11cc. Tab. Glhald.
4 col 3i; 276 obv. 1, 20; 277 (date) and passim. The ideogram is of
the second class.
ii. ~ ~ Su-gid" observe
Gud. Cyl. A XII 16 malg-ba'r-bair-i-a S'u-mu-qid-de'_z2" he observed the pure presage "'. One should notice here in addition to the
dative object that the oblique ending a is expressed only with the
adjective, not with >-~A (Var. of 4 = figipil, BR. 1738). The
scribe, of course, read mas'a. In all syllables where the vowel is
not indicated, the word must be inflected direct or oblique according
to the syntax. Ibid. 17 mniiA-a SW-ni-qrid- " he observed the presage a nisa mni~-a-ni n-4g-"the presage was favorable " Cyl.
A XX 53 mag'-a ~ii-ni-grid =idem. Compound of first class.
1 6. r- ( g~u-dO' " to complete ". For the equivalent
asaima " adorn " see OLZ VIII 3 rev. 5i; IV R 12 rev. 8.
Gud. Cyl. A II 15 me s'u-ga-mu-ra-ab-d12== I would execute
the oracles for thee "
Gud. Cyl. B V 23 e'-a nam-igib-ba S'u-mi-ni-diui in the temple
he executed the oracles ". ni object reproduces SW. The compound
takes the dative.
1 7. 'p"4y c:- u-gar "wash ". This maeaning is evident from