SumerianGrammar

SUBSTANTIVES
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Note: a-ab-ba-sig-ta-ta “from the Lower Sea” in Lugal-zagesi 1 ii 4–5 (Steible
1982/II 317) is no exception to the rule because -ta is added to a frozen expression,
sig-ta “from-below” = “lower”. See the discussion by Wilcke 1990, 471–475,
who also offers comparable examples for ... -ta-(a)k and ... -ta-“è.
On the other hand, any of the case particles 2 to 10 may be added
to genitive (3) [(a)(k)], yielding the sequences [ake], [aka(k)], [aka],
[a(k)ra], [a(k)da], [a(k)ta], [a(k)“e], [ake], [a(k)gin].
The case system is more restricted in the plural of person class
where as well as the locative (4) and the ablative (7), which are
incompatible with person class, the absolutive (1) and equative (10)
are unrepresented.