Chinese and Sumerian, page 80

SUMERIAN

DIL, sckaru or édu, e§tin. DAD-DIL resembles zkaru gardu, a common title of king's, e.g. San, 1.7.) (Written KUKISH adove KU-KISH = rudd &rsSatz, repeated, Br. 12234.) DIL=DIN, male, man: wd. GI, GIN, zd.

(DAG), DAB, zz (NI-DAG), NI-DAB; TEG, NAG, zx the group AN-SHEELTEG, AN-SHE-NAG (Midaéa, Nisaba),a kindof grain, perhaps barley. 74,53 f.

DAG, DAB (TAB), to add to (eépu ; rudd, Br. 3762; 3767; 4535; 4538). to help, aid, assist (zardru; vigd ; Br. 4536 f).

DAG, ZA, GI (SI, ZI), NA (=SHA), stone (aénu). Br. 5223 ff. (=DIG, zd. 3921.) Also read BAR; g.v.—

DAL, DALLA, brilliant, splendid (s77). Br. 1875. DAL, DI, to shine forth, sparkle, flash,—of stars (zaédétu), Br. 2549 f.: cf DE-DAL, flame, fire (¢allum), 4612. (TE, s@p2, 7708.) Cognate with ZAL, id.; cf. UD-ZAL, day-shine, dawn.

DAM (aso read LAM), man, husband ; woman, wife (mdétu ; assatu, &c.). Vid. NITA-DAM, NITA-LAM. Written female + male; RAG + GISH (= USH), z.2 vulva+ penis modified , cf. ku-wén forms of G.1572. (G. 1572 perhaps=DAM-TAB, secondary or companion-wife; Assyr. gerritum, Heb. my. TAB =tiep.)

DAM, like (£2ma); Br. 11112. Cf GIM, DIM, likeness ; like (4¢ma) ; TUM(A), zd., Br. 10.93; TAM, TAN, 2d., Br. 3970; DIM, DEN, thus, Br. 9121; 4613 (DEN=GIN, Br. 2425); NANAM, thus (Acém, umma, Br. 1597).

DAM, thou (a¢éa); DIM, thee (Adu).

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‘CHINESE

ting, teng, ten, an adult male. 11253.

lai, li, fiei, K. re, ne, J. rai, barley. 6679. O7 S. la-k, dak, P. 409.

tap, ta, dm. tap, tak, da, toaddto. 10485. Gf10483, 11327.

cho, Am. tiok, to place; put on or add (WW.). 2394.

chu, cho, zu, zo, J. djo, O. S. dok (P. 370). 2600. to help, aid, &c.

tso, K. cha, A. ta, O..S. tsap, dap (P. 136), aid, help, assist. 11754.

*shek, shih, shak, zi, zah, sik, si, J. seki, djaku, A. tak, stone. 9964.

chi, Am. chiat, A. chiet, starlight; to twinkle. 1928. O.S. tit=til (tal, dal), P. 326. ead ché, to illumine. Cf Mongol jol, candle; lamp; pi, pit, Amoy tét (=til, tal), fiery; blazing, 8999.

*tsip, ts‘iap, ch‘iek, ch‘teh, K.ch‘dp, J. sho, A. tiep, handmaid, concubine, ‘woman’, @g. of the camp. 1572, P. 388 (wth lip, P. 128, Phon.); dab= dam; lab=lam. (Char.= Sum. ; vid. ku-wén forms.)

ts‘l, ts‘ai, ch‘ae, J. sai, A. t‘e, wife as opp. to last. 981. ts‘ip (=dip, dap), P. 405.

lang, a man (A moy) = lam.

nam, nan, lam (47.), male; man; husband. 8139. Cf also 5624.

ts6ng, siang, siong, ch‘iong, K. sang, A. tong, to be like ; likeness; like. 4287 f. tung, tong, dung, K. tong, together ; the same as; alike. 12269.

*zéng, ying, yin, dzing, A. nying, as; according to; in like manner; thus (WW.). 5636. rom nim, dim; P.8 (ff. P. 564). (Zhe char. P.8 zs the Sum. char. DIM reversed.)

jim (Amoy), nin, nina, you. 8322.

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