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58 SUMERIAN GRAMMAR
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numurmag zumbi nesi, 'lion -fiy 'l. N otice that K. 71 A rev. a
discusses fiies (lines 1-14) apart from bees (17-42). The original sign
num [REC. 165] represents a two-winged insecto The principal lists
are CT_ XIV 2 a; 8 b 9-19; K. 4373 rey. 10-20 (CT. XIV 9); II R.
246, no. 1, rev· 16 f. num represents an order often confused with the
higher winged orders on the one hand and the lower wingless orders on
the other. Notice in CT. XIV 8, that nwn lies between the beetles
(musen-pir) and the vermin (uyu) and that the fiy (lallartwn), classified
as a num K. 71, A rev. a 23, appears as a musen-pir, b 16. The feminine
lulilitum, a 37, is a nwn, but the masculine J.culilu is a musen-p'tr, b 5.
On the other hand the J.calmat samsi is placed under nwn, a 39.