Johnson 2004 - CDLI - UCLA

denoting progress also occurs in subordinate clauses and in conditional sentences
that begin with ßumma. The particle -ma functions as the discourse particle marking
temporal progress in 20 cases, u in one case and inanna in three cases. We translate
-ma and u with “(and) then,” “and (after that),” and with a contrastive nuance as
“(since) however,” “then, however,” “but later.” We translate inanna with “now”
(Streck 1999, 108).
As examples of Streck’s temporal progress, I offer here the following two examples
(equivalent to Streck 1999, 109, ex. 53 and 55):
(37) AbB 4, 94: 12-14
eqlam ... a˙˙® ab®ja imkusu¢-ma ≠ÍE±-am itbalu¢
My uncles have gathered up (the taxes on) the field, and then taken the grain for
themselves.
(38) AbB 4, 16: 8-11
Í eqel b®t ab®ja ®kamanni-ma ana re¢dîm ittadin
Í. has taken a field that belongs to the household of my father away from me, and
then given it to a soldier.
The glosses in (37) and (38) are rough translations of Streck’s own, but if I had my
preference, I would rather translate many of Streck’s examples of “temporal progress” as
result clauses as in (39) and (40), which repeat (37) and (38).
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