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THE VERB 157
like the apsu he established in magnificence' 1. sag-ab-dím Zlg-Zlg-ZU,
'like the centre of the ocean thou ragest' 2.
§ 214. Occasional!y the verbal prefixes are postfixed to indicate the
imperative. sum-ma-ab ne-in-bé-es, " , give it', they said" 3. á-zid-da­
mu-súgin-na-ab árJúb-bu-mu-sú dárJ-ab, 'At my rightgo, at my Iefthelp' '.
er-da tug-ma-da, 'by the wailing he appeased'". tig-zu gur-an-si-ib,
'turn thy neck unto him' 6. su-gid-ba-an-na-ab,' take hoId of him' 7.
lal-ma, 'pay me', SAK. 62 XI 27. ás-bar-ra-a-ni bar-ra-ab,' his
decision decide', K. 3462 obv. 1.
A dependent phrase may be indicated by the ful! suffixed conjuga­
tion, as amas-ta e-da-ni, 'she who went forth from the sheepfold' 8.
lu-gdl-lu-bi u-di nig-me-gar mal-mal-da-na GIR-gal tUl' tur-dib-bi-[en),
'This man against whom woe and sorrow are instituted mightily with
pain is seized ' 9.
§ 215. Sumerian attempts to distinguish the pure imperative of
direct command from the hortative imperative or mild imperative
closely approaching the idea of a wish. The direct and pure im­
perative is original!y expressed by the simple root. é-ninnu an-ki-da
mú-a d.ningirsu zag-sal, 'Eninnu, built in heaven and earth, Oh Nin­
girsu glorify', Cyl. B 24,14-5: imperative of the compound verb zagsal
(first class). More often with overhanging voweI a,. gin-na dUlnu-mu,
ego my son"o. gar-bi lwr-a, 'eat his food (offering)'''. nigin-na, 're­
pent', IV R. 28'l' no. 4 rey. 5.
1. Oy1. A 10, 15.
2. Ibid., 8, 23.
3. POEBEL,op. laudo no. 10, 19.
4. OT. XVI 7, 264.
5. SBP. 274, 7. Notice the improper use 01 da for the instrumental.
6. ASKT.12~, 18.
7. IV R. 29"* obv. 15. Imperative 01 a compound verb 01 the second class.
8. SBP. 312,20.
9. IV R. 19 a 33.
10. OT. IV 4 obv. 28.
11. IV R. 17 a 55.
Ordinary
imperative
with suffixes
Simple
imperative
= ... "l •••••