SumerianGrammar

THE VERB 139
12.14.4.3. 3rd sg. person-class ¢am†u: an-gin 7 ri-ba-ni ki-gin 7 ri-ba-ni
[rib-a-(a)ni] “(someone who) was enormous as the skies, enormous
as the earth” Gudea Cyl. A iv 15–16.
enkara... zà-ga-na lá-a-ni “having tied the e.-weapon to (the king’s)
side” Martu A 49.
a-ba me-a-nu a-ba me-a-ni “(who not being, who his/her being =)
who was it at all” Gudea Cyl. A iv 23.
ku 4 -ra-ni “when she entered” (see above p. 138).
The verb “to come, go” in Ur III administrative (messenger) texts
merits special attention because of its irregular behaviour; see below
12.14.4.11.
12.14.4.4. 3rd sg. non-person class ¢am†u: sig 4 é-“è sa∞g íl-la-bi “as
(more and more) bricks raised (their) heads =) were piled up for
the house” Gudea Cyl. A xix 17.
[gú íd Bu]ranuna-kù-ga-ka §rú-a-bi [ íd Bu]ranuna a na 8 -na 8 -da-bi “when
(the tree) had been planted at [the bank] of the sparkling Euphrates,
when it was drinking water (in =) from the Euphrates” Gilg., Enkidu
and the Netherworld 28–29.
12.14.4.5. 3rd pl. person class ¢am†u: gen-na-ne-ne “when they
had gone (to take away . . .)” TUT 213 r. 7; see RTC 330:7;
335:8.
12.14.4.6. 1st sg. marû: u 4 zal-la-∞gu 10 -ne e-ne di-da-∞gu 10 -ne “when I
spent the day, when I was playing around” = “when I spent the
day playing around” TMH NF 3, 25:1 (cf. C. Wilcke, AfO 23
[1970] 84 ff.).
Note: For discussion of the element -ne see 12.14.4.13.
zi-zi-da-∞gu 10 -ne “when I get up” Schooldays 18.
te-∞ ge 26 -e-da-∞ gu 10 -ne “when I was approaching” Letter Coll. A 1:12.
kur-“à-ga du 7 -du 7 -da-∞gu 10 -ne “when I am goring at the innermost
part of the foreign country” Inana/Ebe¢ 28.
12.14.4.7. 2nd sg. marû: ku 4 -ku 4 -da-zu-ni “when you are about to
enter” CT 42 no. 3 ii 17, see D. Charpin, Le clergé d’Ur (1986)
282 f.: 7 (= Rìm-Sin D).
Note: For the element -ni (var. of -ne) see 12.14.4.13.
me-lim 5 -nam-lugal-la mu 4 -mu 4 -da-zu-ne “when you robe yourself with
the splendour of kingship” Samsu-iluna 50.