Babyloniaca, études de philologie assyro-babylonienne.

COMPOUND VERBS IN SUMERIAN 77
double object iti4Aq-qa-ni and igi repeat ed by ni-in; ma is ethical
dative, for him ",and the subject is left unrepea ted.
22. n- igi-qgar " consider
Gud. Cyl. A I 20-21 ed-ninn aa igib-bi gal-gral-la-Am igi-m u-na-nigar = " he contemplated Eninnnti, whose secrets are grand ". The
dati-ve na leaves no uncertainty as to the case of J-ninnta since ni the
direct object must be for iqri1
c. Compounds with sag ("1 head")
23. sag-suim " give as a present"2
Gud. Cyl. A I 26 nam-n un-ni sag-ma-ab-sum-suin -"he ha s
given me the royal power as a present ". Second class; ma ethical
dative; ab repeats the object; subject omitted.
Gud. Cyl. A XVIII 20~ ka-al sig-bi sag-im-mni-dil- the sacred
basin, its brick he... ". The verb takes the direct case repeated in
ini. Cf. Cyl. A XX 7; St. E IX 3.
25. ~~ ~ sag-Mar " smite'". Dialectic for gar - mahasu
(cf. CT XX 36, I4)
CT XV I11 7 Sag-nli-mar ki-bal-a-a-zui-M "thou smitest thine
enemies ". Verb is construed with the preposition 96
26. <zsag-di " rival "
Gud. Cyl. B IIf 11-12 c'-ninnai d1-en-zti 6-tud-da sag-im-ma-da-abdi - "Eninnu- rivaled the offspring of the moon-god ", literally
"the one created by Sin ". uz-tud-da in the dative. Observe that the
idea of accompaniment in " rival ", is expressed by da, while the
dative is repeated in ma. Compound of first class.
L. On the relative phrase igib-bi gJal-gal-la-A I'in, see Babyl. 1 230.
2. The sense of present noted hut twvice in BR. 3526, is very common in classical
texts.