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232 SUMERIAN GRAMMAR
2. NISAG, Chief. nisag, ne·sag = asaridu, kabtu, sakkanakku. Probably a deriv­
ative from sag, chief and prefix nig (here concrete).
NISIG, Green, luxuriant. Originally abstract noun, nig and sig bright, hence
nisig = ar!pl, verdure. Adj. al'¿w, green. gissar nisig·ga, a verdant
garden, Cyl. B 5, 15. men nisig-ga, a shining crown, 6, 18. ana nisig­
ga, the radiant heaven, Cyl. A 21,14. {tal'sag nisig-ga, the green moun­
tain, Cyl. B 1, 4.
1. NUM, High. In d'a-num = Anu. nu-um-ma = elítu, height. numme tákaltu
top part of the liver, Boissier, DA. 11,19.
2. NUM, Fly, zumbu. Two winged insecto nu-um-ma (musen) = zíbu.
NUN, Prince, I'ubü. See nin 1.
NUSAG, Priest who conducts sacrifices. nu-sag of d'Ningirsu, DP. 51 V 1.
1. PA, Reservoir, canal. pá=palgu, pa=pattu. BM. 93070,obv. 1. Originally
pap.
2. PA, To name, announce. pa (for pad) = nabú.
3. PA, Bird. pá = i.~.~ul'u. For pago
1. PAD, Break into bits. pácl= pasasu. na-I'ú-a-bi bara-pád-clu, may he not
destroy this statue, SI. Vaut. obv. 21, 3; Ent. Cone 1, 19; 2, 38. Noun;
pad = kusapu, pussasu, morsel of bread broken from the lump, crumb,
biscuit. Del' gipacl = passu, and loan-words patta, gipü, basket for bread.
kug pacl-du=sibil'tu, money to pay for bread.
2. PAD, a) To name, choose, swear by a name. pacl=zakal'u. cnem-zu anna mu­
un-pad-cla, thy word they proclaim in heaven, IV R. 9 a 59. tamú. {tepacl=
la tamát, be thou accursed. mu lugal-la in-pacl·cle-e.~,in the name
of the king they have sworn. a-na ib-pad-cli-in nu·ub-~u, what he has
sworn 1 lmow not, CT. IV 4 a 22. Often with mu. mu-pacl=súmu zakaru,
to mention by name. mu-pacl-cla cl'nil1gil'su, named by Ningirsu. galu
1I1U·pad-da nu-tuk-a, who has no name mentioned, CT. X VI 10 V 13. pad,
choose. sag azag-gi ne-pad, the pure hearthas chosen, Cyl. A 27, ~3. sag­
gi pacl-da d'ningil'su-ka-ge, chosen in heart of Ningirsu, Gud. D 1, 11.
b) Examine,oversee. pad=atú, amal'U, pa¿.-adu. Perhaps not the same
root as a). aba mu-un-pacl-dé-nam, who sees thee? SBH. 96, 8. kisal éninna-ka
ki-gub pad-dé-da, to oversee the court placed in Eninnn, Cyl. B
6, 20.
3. PAD, in u-pad. weep, ba¿ai. igi er-pacl-cla, eye which weeps, Cyl. B 10, 17.
1. PAP, Male. pap=zikl'u" father, aba. Dignitary, asal'idu. High-priest, I'ubü
.~a ul'igallu, CT. XII 16 a 10-15. pap-pap-gal, great priest, uI'igallu, II R.
29 a 63. Also in pap-sukal, messenger, !Iap-nun an-ki, greatpriestess 01
heaven and earth, Zarpanit.
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