Chinese and Sumerian, S. 93

SUMERIAN

divisions (magegaru, magcartu, nagar). Br. 2848-2850. (EN from GEN, GAN ; NUN from NGUN ?)

ER, IR (from GIR), to go, to walk (aléku); trans. to bring (abalu); to take away; to lead away or drive off as captives; to make booty of; to plunder (¢addlu; habétu, salélu); to seize; to bind; to take prisoner (Lam? , Liki ?). Cognate: GIR, MER, foot (sep); walk, path, way (¢allaktu). Br. 5379-5390. Vid. GIN, RA(G), TUM, LAG, words expressed by the Foot-pict., for similar meanings. With (G)IR, to bind, cf KUR (GUR), zd. Br. 10202; KESH, zz KESH-DA, 7d. With IR (GIR), to plunder, ¢/. KAR, zd. (=GAR), 2 R. 48, 52 cd ff (mast'u = Salalv); ESH, zd.

ER, ERI (UR, URU), slave, servant (ardu). Br. 5858; 956f. Wrttten with symbol for male (penis). D. 26f. ER, ERU, slave, servant (aéduz). Br. 3658. Written head + woman (SAG+SAL); of. Ch. nu, slave, written woman+ hand (£e-wéx, hand+woman), (ERU 2s also fem., like its Ch. equivalent, G. 4065. tis then written head with woman zuserted: Br. 3676, ERU= stnmistum.)

E-RIM, enemy; hostile, wicked; fighters, warriors, army (dyaéu,; rageu; muuntahcé). Br. 4603-4607. Written (man) firethrow. Vid. DU, DUG, enmity; fighting. (RIM, RIN=GIM, GIN? ¢& URIN, URUN, vead GIN, bitter; C. Z. xii. 30; GASH, KASH = RASH; Br. 4455.) Cognate: GWAN (written GU-A-NA), battle ; army (gablu). Vid. also SHUNSHUN or SHIN-SHIN, battle. GUL (from GUN), evil ; hostile.

E-RIM, the ocean (¢dmtim). Br. 4608. (RIM=DIM, DAM ; whence perhaps taam-tu, tim-tu. Cf. DE, DIM, to pour out, irrigate; IM, RIM, to dip or dye; I-DIM, the ‘Well’ of the Deep or Ocean.)

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kéng, ken, keing, kén, K. keng, kyéng, a night-watch ; to change. 5990.

1, ngi, K.ye, J.gei, A. nge, Am. gé, Sh. ni, to go to; to reach. 5537. O.S. gi-t?=gir. ki, O. S. ki-t (P. 776), to arrive at. 954. i, yi, O.S. gi-t (P. 186), to send; to bring. 54009. i, O..S. yit, to take (P. 208). 5462. 1, yei, Am. é, K. y6l, J. et-, to drag; to lead away. 5475f. hi, J. gei, path. 4070. P. 663.

hi, k'wei, yi, to lead by the hand, to bring with one; to carry off. 4118.

hi, hei, i, yi, to bind. 4104. O.S. kit. Cf 1470.

két, kiet, kieh, K. kil, to seize firmly ; to pursue. 1466.

kit, ket, kieh, K. ky6l, to tie. 1470; of

1473; 4384. kit, ket, ye, yih, K. hidl, to plunder. 1472. (kit = kir, gir.) hi, i, yi, hé, J. gei, kei, O. S. gi(t) = gir, a servant. 4063. ‘Servants and dependants’ (Ed. P. 663). 4064; 4065

(weth Det. woman: a maidservant).

kwén, kiiin, kung, J. gun, kun, an army, 3276. P. 515, kon. (Vid. ku-wén forms ap. Luh-shu Tung; three of which envolue the Fire-symbol.)

hung, hiung, hsiung, J. kyd, ku, bad; unlucky ; violent ; wicked ; aggressive, —of an army. 4689f; O.S. kom, P. 109.

yang, yong, yong, O.S. dom (R. 123), the ocean. 12847. Cf ch'én, tim, ting, A. trém, to sink; deep; a lake or tarn, 649; t'am, tan, deifi, dam, a pool; alake; deep; vast, 10676; and many other words.