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172 SUMERJAN GRAMMAR
kalag ki-el-bi lal-e- ne, 'Male and maid they bind' '. an-ki-bi-ta,' in
heaven and earth', (passim).
ni. § 230. Traces of the conjunction of persons in classical inscriptions
are sufficient to warrant the assumption that originally Sumerian ob­
served the distinction of persons and things here also. arad-dé lugal-ni
zag-mu-da-gín-am,, Servant and lord walked together'·. gím nin-a­
ni mu-da-di-ám, 'Maidservant and mis tres s walked together' 3.
Juxtaposition. § 231. The idea of co-ordination may be expressed by simple juxta-
position. arad-de lugal-e, 'Servant and lord' 4. gan-ga gan-íd mu­
na-ni-gar-a, '(When) he had entrusted tú him hill and valley' 5.
bi-cla § 232. The postfix da possessing the inherent force of association
may be employed either alone or ih connection with the ordinary con­
junction bi to indicate co-ordination. 'For the temple ... me-bi an-ki­
da gú-lal-a, magnifying its decrees in heaven and earth' 6. sá-tar an­
ki-da me-en, 'judge of heaven and earth art thou' 7. má-gí-lum gud­
elim-bi-da irn-ma-ab-dúr-e, 'A magilwn-boat and a mighty steer he
caused to repose therein' R. nazagin-na guskin. rus-a azag-me-a-bi-da­
ta, 'with lapis lazuli, glowing gold and with silver'·. For da the
variant ta appears, an early confusion of two very different suffixes.
su-nigin 90 úz mas-bi-ta, 'Total of 90 she-goats and kids' 10. If the text
be certain in Gud. Cyl. B 7, 8 we have there an example of ta-bi for
bi-da,. ku-(r)-a nag-a-ta-bi, 'food and drink'.
1. IV 19 a 13.
2. Gud. St. B 7, 32.
3. Gud. CyI. B 17. 20. Notice that the verb is not plural since the conjunctipn
unites the nouns into a single concepto
4. Ibid, 17, 2l.
5. SAK. 86 1) II l.
6. Gud. eyI. A 17,19.
7. V R. 50 a 21.
8. Gud. Cyl. A 26, 13-4.
9. Date of Samsuditana.
10. NIK. 194 obv. 15.