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stands next before it. A fifth word, preceded by the same 
determinative, follows, which necessarily signifies either a foal 
generally, or the foal of a camel in particular. The second 
character in the word is different in two different copies of the 
inscription, and neither copy appears to be correct. ‘This ren- 
ders doubtful the second consonant in the word. I read it 
zukkari, taking it for a puhal form of the root zakar, * to 
beget ;’ a signification of the root which has hitherto been 
considered doubtful, but which the word before us seems to 
confirm. The passage in the inscription terminates a sentence 
in this manner :—‘ Oxen and sheep, camels, she camels with 
their foals, I received.’ 
‘¢ A seventh word to which this determinative is prefixed 
is parrii, which occurs in the seventh line of the inscription on 
Bellino’s cylinder, where the booty abandoned by the Baby- 
lonians, and captured by the Assyrians on the actual field of 
battle, is mentioned. It consisted of chariots, waggons, horses, 
mares, asses, camels and parri#, which I take to be put for 
pardii, and to signify ‘mules.’ The Assyrians assimilated 
adjoining consonants to a very great extent ; and when we find 
anna for anka, ‘tin’ or ‘lead,’ and gallu for gadlu, ‘ great,’ we 
cannot be surprised at parrit for pardin. Mules are fre- 
quently represented in Assyrian sculptures. 
‘* An eighth word occurs in a fragment of the Annals of 
Tiglath-pileser II. (B. M. 52, 2nd part, 11). We have here 
‘horses, parti, oxen,’ &c., enumerated as a tribute or spoil. 
It is possible that this may be a modification of the preceding 
word; but I rather think it means ‘asses,’ corresponding to 
another Hebrew word pere, N7P. 
‘« Tn the sculptures from the North-west Palace at Nimriid 
the Assyrian king is represented hunting and killing wild bulls 
and lions. In the pavement inscription from the same palace, 
where he relates his exploits, he says that he killed forty of 
one kind of animals, and took eight alive; of another he killed 
twenty, and took twenty alive. The name of the first kind 
