Chinese and Sumerian

SUMERIAN GUN =GIN). Cf KUM, zm ENKUM, NIN-KUM, lord of the

palace,—itztles of gods.—9252.

NI-MIN, a multitude; the total; all. (Cf NI-GIN?) 10017.

NIM-GIR, lightning (dzvgz). 9020 = GIR-NIM. (NIM zs also read TUM, LAM.)

NIM, high (sagd@); cf E-NIM, Heaven (Samé). 9016; (from NUM=NUN. Also read TUM).

*NUN, creat; lord; NIN, NI, lord, lady; dial. SHIN, g.v.— 2622; 10982 f. Cf. SHAN zz GA-SHAN, lord, lady, queen, goddess. NIN-MAG, ‘The Great Lady’; a@ title of the goddess Gula. 11008. (Adso ‘The Great Lord’ = the god Ninip. 11007.) NIN, NINNI, NANNA, The Lady, par excellence; Ishtar, the Mothergoddess. 3049 ff; C. 7. xii. 11. (The pictogram NUN, great, figures a fir or pine-tree: Sign-list, No. 6.)

NIN, NINNA, the essepu-bird. Perhaps the hoopoe (> the owl). 10287.

NIN-IB, Lord of Regions (of the world); called EN KUR KUR, Lord of the Lands; a@ god of war and hunting ; (as a planet, Saturn). 1B = UB, region, area, district, territory; and plur. (= UB-DUG, UB-DU). Dial. possibly IG; cf. UG, country, and Mandacan Nérig = NIN-IG, NIN-IB (Prince).

NI-NUNNA, ‘thick (NUN) oil (NI)’ or ‘grease’, z.¢. butter. 5349. Vid. INT sapr, (El; 1; 1A).

NIR, SHER, male; hero, warrior; husband, lord, ruler, Gc. (¢dlu ; etzllum). 6280. C.7. xii. 24. Fug. D. 73.—Cf. DIL, male; NA, NI, NU, za.

NI-SAG, ‘something given’, an offering or sacrifice. (2) ‘one who gives’; offerer or priest. 6710. (NIG, NI, that; SAG, SANGA, give; a gift. See Br. 3526.) The character alludes to a monthly sacrefice. D. 93. =.

NI-SIG, ‘that which is green’ (C.7. xi.

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min, a multitude.

7917. tien, F. tieng, niang, lightning. 11201. Cf. Jap. den-kwa, lightning.

7504. lung, vault of heaven,

lung, high. 7506 (WW. 567). P. 835.

as high.

*7én, J. djin, nin, great; Zén, nyin, J. nin, djin, A. nyén, man, woman, lady (.S%z). 5610; 5624. P.goa.,

niang, néng, niong, noung, J. djo, ( zhong, shong), woman, wife, girl, young lady, mother, female, goddess. WW. p. 631; G. 8241. Niang-ma, a title of the Queen of Heaven, invoked by satlors. Tzit-sun niang-niang, ‘Sonsand-grandsons-Lady’; a@ title of the goddess who gives offspring (tzi= DU ; sun=SUR, offspring, great-grandson, Br. 8104).

zén, yém, O..S. nin, nim (P.12; 90a), a kindof bird. 5621. Perhaps the hoopoe (WW.,).

yép, yip, yi, i, eik, yik, K. ip, A. ép, a district; a city; a village; a fief or princedom. 5481.

nung, yung, ngiung, lung, K. nong, thick (of liquids). 8411.

ning, nging, ying, yin, to congeal; coagulate ; to freeze. 8339.

*shih, J. shi, A.si (shi), officer, soldier,

husband, man 27 S/z, officers; warriors;

gallant men zz Shu. 9992. R. 33. O.S. zhit, shit = sher. shang, K. sang, to give. 9735. Cf also

sung, song, to give, 10463; si, sek, siak, J. shaku, a gift, to give, 4157. [Ved. plura s.v. SI, SIG, SUM, to give. ]

ts'ing, J. sei, green. 2184.