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INFLECTION AND POSTFIXES 81
'upon the pedestle of Ininni', RADAU, Miscel., 2, 40. ki sangu d·nin­
mar-(ki)-ka-ta, 'from tbe priest of Ninmar (be bas received)', CT. III,
19 D.
§ 123. Properly speaking su and ra in the sense of 'toward', or re­
presenting tbe function of an accusative should govern nouns in tbe
status rectus. igi-ni-sú,' into her presence'. lugal-ni-ir,' for bis king '.
a-a-ni-ir, 'unto bis father'. In tbe case of ra tbe proper syntax wiII be
found in most instances ; of course wben ra has tbe function of a dative
the oblique ending sbould be used; ma-a-ar ma-an-dúg-ga, 'he commanded
me'.
In case of sú denoting 'motion toward', yet employed with tbe
obliquus as é-a-Sú, 'to the house', tbe force is rather 'to and rest in'.
The case employed before sú wiII depend largely upon the emphasis
placed eitber upon tbe motion toward or rest in 1.
On the other hand the inherent force of da, with, ta, from, would
naturally require the oblique case; za-da, with thee, ba-da, witb it, etc.
but vowel barmony would prevent this as in mu-lu-da,. indeclinable
words as patesi-da do not conform to the rule. The cases are, however,
clearly distinguished in é d.ningirsu lugal-na-ta, 'in the temple of
Ningirsu his lord', Gud. B 1,2, and uru-ni-Sú, ' (he looked) toward bis
city', ibid., III 7'.
§ 124. The primitive method of indicating the plural seems to
have been tbe cumbrous process of doubling the word '. Few traces
of this ancient phenomenon remain. ,qud-tür-tür,' the little oxen',
TSA. 13 obv. IV. mada mada, 'lands', I R. 53 b 13. (gii'i)sam-gi(s)­
bil-la gal-gal, 'great straw fagots', TSA. 26 rev. II 1. nig-aga-aga­
da = ipseiu, 'deeds', V R. 51 b 29; ni,q-aga-aga-bi, 'bis deeds', KING,
LIH. 58,6. na-gal-gal,' great smootbed stones', CyI. A 23,24. wnun
kur-kür-ra, 'lord of lands', SBP. 90, 14• To tbisdoubling the plural
1. su, instrumental, governs the obligue case.
2. Cf. alanna-ni-Sú mu-tud, 'he fashioned (it) for his statue', Gud. e 3, 16.
3. In the case of compounds only the final element was doubléd.
4. The plural of kur is invariably written kur-kur.
GRAM. SUMo 6
The cases
with
ra alld su.
Plural.