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allusion to the perfection and strength of youth, the ideograph with which 

 it is generally expressed being composed of the character for ' young ' 

 followed by that for ' strong.' Semitic astu. 



6. For ki el, see the note to Col. III., line lo. Asni. Of this word I 

 have not come across a probable explanation. 



7. Various explanations for u-da am and u-da didi are possible, but as 

 the remainder of the line is practically the same as line i8 of Col. IV., one 

 would expect something of the nature of field-produce to be referred to — as, 

 in fact, the syllable u, with which the two groups begin, indicates. It may 

 therefore be conjectured that these words stand for two kinds of vegetable 

 food used by the Babylonians. In emidi we have what may be regarded as 

 a confirmation of the explanation of meden given in the note to Col. IV., 

 line 18, e being a Sumerian prefix meaning 'thou,' and ot?;/? (written for 

 medi) the root of meden. As already remarked, it is probably the dialectic 

 form oigid, ' to bring along.' Nulisha.?, already been discussed in the note 

 referred to. 



9. All seems to be an exclamation, corresponding either with ' O !' or 

 'ah !' Asaba is the commonest word for 'field,' and da, which follows it, 

 seems to be a post-position, with the meaning of ' to.' It is possible, 

 however, that this da may be the prefix to the word iru, which follows. 

 With regard to the latter, a considerable amount of doubt exists as to the 

 root, whether it be ru, one of the meanings of which is ' to return,' or ir, 

 ' to smell sweet.' In the latter case, da would be the verbal prefix. 



10. Gis-izi means, literally, ' wood of fire.' Lu is the usual word for 

 'man.' Zi, ' faithful,' is for 02(/«. Di, with the pronunciation of silini, is 

 equivalent of the Semitic salmu, ' perfect, luckbringing, right.' Ig-mara- 

 zu-ku is apparently formed of ig, 'that which,' mara, 'to sit,' zu 'thy,' and 

 ku or su, 'to.' Ig-mara would therefore mean 'that which is a seat,' or 

 ' dwelling.' 



11. Zidamen is composed of zida, 'true, faithful, everlasting,' and the 

 suffix of the second person singular. The ku at the end of the line has 

 somehow disappeared. 



12. Umun is the usual dialectic word for ' lord.' Guli is probably a 

 form oi gala, 'great,' also spelled gula. Ana is explained by the Semitic 

 mala, 'as much as.' 



13. Mu-til. The second character of the name is one which I have 

 not been able to find in this exact form elsewhere, but it seems to be that for 

 ' wine,' gislin, with an extra wedge at the beginning. If this be the case, it 

 is either used with a phonetic complement f?iu at the beginning, or else (as 

 is more probable), it has here simply the value of iil. As will be seen from 

 the reference to the cylinder in the possession of the Earl of Southesk, the 

 reading of Mutil, the dialectic form of Gistin, would seem to be certain. 



