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SUMERIAN

BAR-ZIL, iron (paratllu ; written ANBAR); ZAL, 2d. (darztlu). 1780; 7787. Cf. BAR-GAL, barzilu. 1924. Prob. = ‘bright stone’. for BAR, BUR, stone, cf. 5222; 6973.

BI, to kindle; Jztr. to flare or blaze up (napiku); also read PIL (BIL), to burn, 77. (galé). Values of the Fire. character. Br. 4567; 4575. Cf. (DINGIR) BIL-GI, GI-BIL, the Firegod (BIL, fire; GI, GIN, reed). BIL from BAL; cf. also PAR, shining ; BAB-BAR, light, of fre; (DINGIR) GISH-BAR, fire (éé¢v). BAL = BAR. (D.) MU-BAR; MU, fire (2sdtum), C. I. xii. 8, (ZS).

BI (fr. BID = BAD), to speak: wad. PAD (/r. BAD), ad.

BI, Pron. Demonstr. = BA, zd. ; ¢.v.

BID, a@ value of the Hlouse-character EN, E, dttu, house; g.v. (BID /r. BAD or BaD, BUD ?)

BIL-LUD (spelled bil-lu-du), divine statute or ordinance (d2//udi ; lw.) ; commandments; laws; acode. lW~rztten stylus+god. Zhe stylus appears also zn Ch. lii, lut, statutes.

BIR, to rend, slit, cut in pieces (Sarvdtu) ; to cut off, e.g. the head; to fell trees (nakésu). Br. 8094. 8507; 8512. (Phonetic use of another character homophonous with 8094.)

BIR, to spring or leap up, of water (galécu = Ar. galasa, Eth. ganésa, spring up). Br. 7764; C. 7. xii. 6.

BIR, to break up, scatter, disperse (people ; an army) ; to destroy (Sapahu =sapihu; sagésu). Br. 8507f. BIR = BAR 3 vd, BAIR (1):

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tet, tih, K. ich‘ol (= ZIL, ZA), iron. 11156. J. tet-su; kuro-gane, black metal. Vzd. GUSH-KIN, gold=kogane; KUG (GUG, GUN), silver= gin, shiro-gane; AN, lead en, namarti; URU-DU, copper do; also aka-gane, red metal.

*fo, fu, hwo, hwi, K. A. hwa, J. ka, fire; flame; to burn. 5326. R.86. O.S. ka(t) = Mg. gal; pa(t) = bal.

pi, pét, pit, pih, A. tét, fiery; blazing. 8999. P.791. Fap.hi (pi), fire; moye, burn.

mo, mut, bwat, meh, a dull-burning fire. 8004.

pau, pao, po, O.S. pot (P. 578), to heat; to boil. 8713. Cf. also 8724 (J. bo, A. bau, scorching heat, bok, P. 983. 8728) ; 87371. (p‘ao, roast).

mit, Am. biat, met, K. myél, J. het- (pet-) destroy by fire; exterminate. 7874.

fu, K. pu, O..S. pot (P. 393), a (great)

house; apalace; astorehouse. 3682. fa-*lii, fat-lut, laws and statutes. 7548; 3366. (A code. WW.) (H. fap, K.

pop, due to assimilation.)

po, pwai, pu, pa, J.hi (pi), to cut; to rend; torn, of clothes. 9410. P. 170 (bet). V2d. also 9033; 9035 5.2. BAR (1); 9454; 9161 zézd. fa, fat, hwat, véh, J. bat-, to cut down; to fell trees. 3369. fu, fét, hut, feh, chop, hew, cut intwo. 3655 (WW.) P. 155.

fei, fét, fai, fi, fu, K. pi, pul, to bubble up. 3490. pi, A.bi, O.S. pit, zd., 8927; gush forth, 8928 (P. 132).

pi, pit, pet, bi, K. pil, A. tét, bubbling up of water. 9013; ¢f. 8908.

pou, pd, pu, O..S. pot (P. 141), to scatter, disperse. 9482. piao, piu, O.S. po(t), P. 418, to distribute; to disperse. QII5. po, put, pat, bd, pal, bat-, to spread. 9365. po, pwal, pu, pou,