Chinese and Sumerian, page 89

SUMERIAN

DUKKA-BUR, a potter ( pakdrum), Br. 5898 (wth Det. of man). (Cf DUG, last entry ; BUR, vessel, bowl, dish, &c.) (? ‘potsand pans’, or the like.)

DUMU; wd. DAMU, DUMU, son, child, boy.

DUN, to dig, of the ground (4rd sa ar ¢ittm) ; to excavate, of a canal ( pet Sa nari); to bore a hole (Zardru). Br. 9864 ff. Also read SHUL (from SHUN=DUN). Ch TULz# TULBUR, cistern, well. DUN-DUN, to eat with zest; to feast (paténu sa amél).

DUNGA, Aé as god of Singers (D.P. Aé sa zamméré), 7270.

DUR, to pour or burst forth, of springing water (labdku= 2) Heb. Cf. tabihku, Sapéku, pour out). A value of the Water-character. Br. 11319. (2) bright, clear, shining, as water (264); in ZAGIN-DUR, bright wgnd-stone (ugni 26ou). Br. 11786. Cognate: TUR, TU, the water-deep (apsé). 10220f.

DUR, foal of an ass (sméiru); written ass+male (C. 7. xii. 31; no. 38177). (=DURU, agalu. Cf. Sanh. Cyl. vi. 55; and for agalu, Ethiopic bax proles, pullus, young of any animal; zd. Dillmann, Lez. s.v.)

(EG), E, (from GUG, GEG), a small trench or channel for irrigation; (2) a bank or dike of such (hu; gabu ; gabt ; cf. Syr. SIP contain water ; md, water). Br. 5841 ff. Sigu-name égh suggests value EG; cf. also loan-word iku. (3) to become great, increase

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CHINESE

tou, tau, t’ao, toa, J. t, O..S. dok (P. 465), a pottery-kiln ; t'ou-yén, pottery-man, potter. 10831. 10821. Written tok + put, P.41+P.258. yiu, yau, yao, O..S. dok (P. 668), a kiln for tiles or pottery. 12919.

fou, peu, K. pu, O..S. pu-t (=BUR), earthenware vessels. 3604. R. 121; P, 258 (put, dok).

*chuan, siin, t'wan, dzé%, to plough. 2722. O.S.ton (P. 584). (Written earth + pig ; vzd. t'un, 12160.)

ch‘uan, chitin, ch‘én, J.sen, to bore through (rock; a wall); dig (a well; ahole). 2739.

chiin, tsun, K.chun, J. shun, A. twén, to dig. 3280.

tun, t’én, to swallow down; gobble up. 12204. tun, tén, t', K.t‘on, J. ton, to swallow; to bolt. 12288,

ch’ang, ch‘dng, tsong, to sing. 429. O.S. tong, tung. P. 496.

chu, chii, tou, chdii, tio, J. shu, to flow, of water. 2542. O,.S. tu-t=dur (P. 129; of. R. 3, P.1d.). 2612. 11927.

ch'u, chiii, t'u, dzii, clear; limpid, as water. 2656. OS. tu-t=dur (P. 124),

ch'yt, ch‘et, ch’é, tiek, K.ch‘6l, clear water: pure. 580. O.S. tet (P. 801). Cf 9943: chik, sik, shoku, t‘tk, clear water. (sug, dug=dur.) ts‘ui, A. toui, to be deep. 11921.

tu, tou, tu, du, O. S. dut (P. 355), a wild animal like a horse, perhaps the onager (WW.). A kind of wild ass. 12108,

lu, lu, K. J. ro, O..S. lu-t (=dut, dur), P. 999, an ass, 7536.

kwik, hék (4m.), k‘eik, sut, hsii, J. keki, kiaku, A. hik, a ditch, gutter, or field-

drain. 4724. kou, kwik, ditches and drains. Cf kwik, hék, yii, a moat. 13665.

1, elk, yik, yit, K. A. ik, to pour in more; to increase (P. 689), 5485 ; i, eik, ik, yit,