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14.2.5. [iginzu]
igi-zu, i-gi 4 -in-zu (and other variant spellings, see Wilcke 1968, 229)
“as if ” mainly introduces hypothetical comparisons.
alam igi-zu d Nin-∞gír-su-ka-kam “a statue, as if it were one of
Ningirsu” Gudea Stat. B vii 58–59.
Note: See (Th. Jacobsen, apud) Wilcke 1968, 232, and correct Edzard 1997, 36.
[d]ur 9 “u àm-kar-kar-re, i-gi 4 -in-zu ní-te-a-ni-“è, lugal-a-ni-“è-àm “the
donkey stallion runs along as if it were for himself, (but) it is for his
master” UET 6, 275; see J. Bauer, Fs. W. W. Hallo (1993) 39.
Note: The etymology of [iginzu] is still unknown, as Wilcke’s discussion of alleged
“the eye noticed” makes clear (Wilcke 1968, 238 f.).
C. Wilcke, Das modale Adverb I-GI 4 -IN-ZU im Sumerischen, JNES 27 (1968)
229–242, with additions added to offprint; Attinger 1993, 170.