Babyloniaca, études de philologie assyro-babylonienne.

COMAPOUbND VERBS IN SUMERIAN

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sig7-=" his name unto the limits of heaven will enrich the nations"
Second class, ma ethical dative: " for himself ".
Gud. Cyl. A X 27-29 6-ba-gui ki —bans'ur-ra-mu dingjir-gal-gral Sirbur-la-(hi)-a-ge-ne gci-ma-sig-sig-ne==: "Ithe great gods of Sirpurla
will enrich the house Baga, my dining-hall ". d' direct case as the
mu with the noun in apposition shows. The nuance of ma is
obscure. Subject and object omitted. Compound of second class.
Gud. Cyl. A XV 10 gl'-de-a uru-ni gjir-su-(ki)-~O g6tn-u-na-sig-,
sigr=" ' Gudea gathered (wood) for' his city Girsu";gathered " in
sense of "Imake abundant ".
31. 7 in a difficult construction Ur-Bau, St. VI 6
nin gcz-a sigj-a-ra =="for the lady who... ". Here sig is the verb and
goor tig is in the instrumental case. Cf. IV R 30 b 5-7 gt4-siq-sig
-=pahtiru.
Gud. Cyl. B XI 21-23 gan-lzid-bi.. -. ga-gar-bar... 9ft-gur-gur-rada " that the sacred field might fill the clean granaries, ". The construction is closely parallel to the gerund construction in Latin pro
campo fructum ferendo, although one expects the oblique case g-anzid-ba with da.
Gud. Cyl. B XV 2-4 a-gal-gal-c ~e-sig-sig-a gcur-dul-ga~r-bar ki-s'trbur-la-(ki)-ge gio-gur-gur-ra-da "that the great waters (ie.
canals) might fill the granaries of Sirpurla with much grain". Notice
again the infinitive governed by da with subject in the nominative.
gr. Comouds with ka("muh)
3 3. ka-ke~da "1choose, appoint" (original sense:
''tie the tongue " ie. '' bInd under oath")
Gud. St. D III 8-10 galu mal-go(r-hi nu-banda-bi ka-mu-na-kes'da
I-I the sailors and the captains he appointed (enlisted?) ". Second
class; na ethical dative.
Urukagina, Cone B XII 26-28 d. nin-gir-su-da uru-ka-gi-na inim-.bi
ka-e-da-ke' -I "with Ningirsu, Urukagina made this compact ".