38 PRINCE— PRONOUNS AND VERBS OF SUMERIAN. [April 23, 



They-Thee 



Precative class : ka xa-ra-ab-sa-sa-gi-ne = li-is-te-mi-ga-kiim, 

 ^may show reverence unto thee,' P. p. 110. 



They-Him 



Precative class: xe-e-en-na-ab-dim-e-ne^li-hu-su-him, 'may 

 they make for him/ P. No. 142, rev. 2, 17. 



Mu-CLAss : mu-un-ni-in-PA-TVG-BV-a, ' when they had given to 

 her as a gift,' P. p. 112. mii-na-an-si-mu-us-a = i-ti-nitr-sum, 'when 

 they had given it or gave it to him,' P. p. 104. mu-na-an-gi-ni-es-a 

 = u-ki-in-nu-su'm, 'when they had made secure for him,' P. p. 104. 



I(n) -class: in-na-ah-ka-la-gi-ne^=u-dan-ni-nu-siim, 'they shall 

 pay him,' P. p. 104. na-an-na-ab-dim-e-ne = la i-pi-sii-sum, 'may 

 they not make for him,' P. No. 142, rev. 2, 18. 



Commentary. 



1. Ba-, 'I' {s.v. i-him) ; cf. also IV. R. 14, obv. 20 a: ki-bi-gar-ra ba-ni- 

 ib-dur-ru =^ ina tdkulti lusesib, 'I will invite (them) to a feast'; probably 

 first person, but the text is broken. 



2. Ba-, 'thou' {s.v. thou-him) ; not an uncommon usage. Cf. AJSL. XIX., 

 §20; IV. R. 17, 45 a; in IV. R. 30 nr. 3, rev. 15, there occurs a series of 



ba ne forms all ^ 2 p. It is possible that the Assyrian scribe changed 



them from a 3 p. which perhaps was used for a general " you " like German 

 man; French on. 



3. Ba-, 'third person' {s.v. he-him) ; occurs passim. 



4. Bi-, ' I ' {s.v. i-him) ; an unusual prefix in this sense. 



5. Bi-, 'thou' {s.v. thou-him) ; an unusual prefix in this sense. Bi-, as 

 a prefix, is unusual in any case, even as the third person, as it is a common 

 third personal suffix. 



6. Bi-, . . . -es, 'they' {s.v. they-me) ; not common, although, if bi- is 

 used in the singular 3 p., it is natural to find bi-, . . . es for the plural. 



7. Ga-, 'I' {s.v. i-thee; i-him); a very common first personal prefix, 

 probably from the cohortative ga; in fact, ga- was really cohortative origi- 

 nally, although it is frequently used in the sense " I will." Cf. Del., § 157, 

 and AJSL. XIX., §23. It also = i p. in HT. 119, obv. 22: ga-nu ga-ni-lax-en 

 = alkam I nilliksu, ' come let us go.' Note that is i p. plural here. On the 

 other hand, ga- is used for the 2 p., IV. R. 11, 45 b: en-nun ga-ne-tus (ku) 

 = ana maccarti tusesib, ' thou shalt sit in the watch ' ; cf . AL.3 134, obv. i : 

 an-sud ud-ag bil-gim sar-ki-ta sa-e si-in-ga-me-en bil = nur same sa kima 

 isatim ina mdtim napxat atttma, ' the light of the heaven which like fire in the 

 land shines art thou, fire.' Ga- also may be used for the 3 p.; IV. R. ix, 

 19-20 b: mu-us-ku-pi azag-ga-na-ta a-an ga-mti-ri-a-bi = ina usnisu elliti 

 minam ixsusa, ' what has he planned with his brilliant ears.' 



8. Im-, 'I' {s.v. i-him); cf. also IV. R. 6, 41 b: ki-ta im-mi-in-ri, 'I 



