4 Pinches, Hymns to Tammuz in the Manchester Museum. 



without being certain as to the transcription, which, in 

 such a case, becomes a secondary matter. The translator 

 of such an inscription as the present, however, is thereby 

 deprived of the material for comparison, namely, the 

 word spelled out in full — a most important element. 



Having thus shown that the translation which I here 

 give, though it may not be in every particular the 

 rendering, is at least a possible rendering, as far as 

 my available material goes, I give a selection of such 

 words or roots contained in the text as may be regarded 

 as certain. 



abboy old man, elder. 



am, lord, hero. 



atna, mother. 



asaba, field. 



azaga, bright, pure, glorious, 



a-zida, right hand. 



babar, to shine brightly. 



balagi, lamentation. 



banda, powerful. 



bt, that. 



du, to come, go, bring. 



€, house. 



i, to speak. 



ely to be pure. 



elhi, hurrah ! 



erim, enemy. 



gala, great. 



gigt{giga), to return, bring back. 



gi4, to speak, cry out. 



gia, let him, (her, it) be. 



/■, to praise, glorify. 



idib, voice. 



tgi, eye, to see. 



//a, to raise, to be high. 



ki, place. 



kitiene, censer (burnt offering). 



kur, country, land. 



/«, man, he who. 



lum, to grow. 



magala, greatly. 



mara, to make. 



me, voice, word, etc. 



tnen, I am, thou art. 



mi, night, dark, black. 



mu, name, poss. pronoun, my. 



mugib, goddess, Istar, votary 



of Istar. 

 nin, lady. 

 nu, not. 



pada, to announce, invoke. 

 ra, to. 



sab, heart, middle. 

 sala, woman, to be broad. 

 sara, to cry out. 

 se, seed, grain ; to hear. 

 si, life. 



si-sa, to direct. 

 su, hand, benefit. 

 su-mala, to bow down. 

 ta, in, from, to, for. 

 tia, to receive. 

 tila, to live. 



