Chinese and Sumerian

PRELIMINARY LIST OF SIMILAR WORDS

CHINESE mu (/vom mu-k), mother.

mu, muk, tend cattle; shepherd.

mu, mou, wu, sorcerer.

nga, ngwa, wa, tiles; glazed bricks.

ngan, 1 ; ngo, wo, nga, ga; wu, ngu, ngou, ngo, I, me; my.

ngi, i, er (tir), the ear.

ni, li, yi, ti, grease; fat.

niang, niong, néng, woman; lady.

nim, nien, nydm, niom, to repeat or recite, eg. charms, liturgies, &c.

nin, nien, nieng, nen, a year.

ngu, niu, giu, ox. san, swan, a box; a basket. shak, shek, shi, sik, zi, zah, t‘ak, stone.

shéng, a sage; a Prophet. san, swan, siin, son, to reckon. séng, a priest.

shik, shit, shih, to eat; food.

shi (from shik), si, swine.

shou, su, the hands.

shu, writing ; book.

sik, si, to split; divide.

sik, si, J. seki, formerly; of old.

sin, sien, sen, before ; ancient.

sin, sien, si, hsien, to wash.

sin, sien, sen, tien, sleet.

sing, seng, hsing, smell; odorous; rank. sing, a name.

sing, form; figure.

sing, a Star.

sung, pines, firs, &c.

sung, to give.

suk, su, J. soku, shoku, grain.

siit, set, siok, hswik, shéh, snow ; ice.

T‘ai-poh, the planet Venus; T‘e-bah. tan, only ; single.

té, ték, tik, toku, to get.

ting, adult male.

tien, tin, tieng, ten, heaven.

tien, tin, diefi, tieng, ten, a field. tien, tin, tieng, ten, mad; raving.

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SUMERIAN MUG, parent of either sex; U-MU, mother. MU, shepherd (S° 308) [?]. MU, charm; spell; incantation.

-GA-R, MA-R (=WA-:R), flat bricks.

GAL (=GAN); GIN; GAE, MAE; GA, MA; MU, I, me; my.

GE; BUR (=MUR, WUR); the ear.

NI, LI, I, 1A, oil; fat; anoint. (4dso read DIG.)

a= NIN, lady.

I-NIM, E-NEM, utterance, prayer, spell or incantation.

LIM, a year,—of office[?]; As. evn, limtu.

GU, GUD, ox.

PI-SAN, a box; a coffer, &c.

DAG, DIG, SI, ZA, values of the char. for stone.

GA-SHAM, wise,—in oracles, &c.

SAM, SAN, reckoning ; price.

SANGU, a priest.

SHUKU, food; SUG-SUG, SUD-SUD, to eat (Br, 6058).

SHAG, SIG, swine.

SHU, the hand(s).

SHU, writing; the scribe’s art.

SIG, SI, to split; divide.

SIG, SI, old.

SUN, old.

SHUN-SHUN, pure.

TEN zz EN-TENA, cold.

IR-SIM, fragrance; sweet odour.

SIM, to call; to name.

SIG (=SING), form; figure.

SIG, bright; light.

SHIM (¢ Det. GISH, tree), scented trees.

SUM, SUN, SIG, SI, to give.

SHUG, SHE, grain.

SHED, SID, SHEG, SHE, frost; snow; ice (C. T. xii. 11); IM-SHESH, zd; A-SHUGI, frost.

DIL-BAD; 4eregdr (Fesych.).

TAN, Det. after Numerals.

TUG, TUKU; to get:

TIN, MU-TIN, a male; a man.

I-DIM; (I-DIN), heaven,

E-DIN, the field, steppe, &c.

I-DIM, mad; raging.