SUMERIAN

LESSON 16
(506) NG 32 obv. 3 (Lagash, 21st c.) (P110613)
arad ur- d kuš- d ba-u₂-ka nu-u₃-me-en 3
arad urkušbauk=ak=ø S1nu- S2 i- S12 me- S14 en
slave PN=GEN=ABS NEG-FIN-COP-1.SG.S
“I am not a slave of Ur-Kuš-Bau.”
(507) E-ana-tum 1 rev. 10:23-25 (RIME1.9.3.1) (Lagash, 25th c.) (P222399)
na-ru₂-a, mu-be₂, lu₂-a nu
narua=ak mu=be=ø lu=ak nu
stele=GEN name=3.SG.NH.POSS=ABS person=GEN NEG
“The stele’s name is not that of man.”
(508) The Lament for Urim and Sumer A95 (ETCSL 2.2.3)
dam-ŋu₁₀ nu
dam=ŋu=ø nu
wife=1.SG.POSS=ABS NEG
“(The father turned away from his wife saying:) ‘She is not my wife’.”
16.4 Explain the form of the negative prefix in the example below!
(509) Gudea Statue B 4:10 (Lagash, 22nd c.) (P232275)
usan₃ la-ba-sag₃
usan=ø S1 nu- S5 ba- S12 sag- S14 ø
whip=ABS NEG-MID-hit-3.SG.S
“No one was whipped.”
16.5 Explain the meaning of the modal-prefix, the form of the locative3 prefix, and
the tense of the verb in the following example!
(510) Gudea Statue B 1:17–19 (Lagash, 22nd c.) (P232275)
sa₂-dug₄-na, e₂ d nin-ŋirsu-ka-ta,
sadug=ane=ʾa e ninŋirsuk=ak=ta
offering=3.SG.NH.POSS=L2.NH house DN=GEN=ABL
inim ḫe₂-eb₂-gi₄
inim=ø S1 ḫa- S2 i- S5 b- S10 (i>)ø- S12 gi- S14 ø
word=ABS MOD-FIN-3.SG.NH-L2.SYN-return-3.SG.S
“May his regular offering in the temple of Ningirsu be withdrawn!”
16.6 Negate the following modal forms!
a) iri mete-na, šu ḫe-na-zig₃
iri nite=ane=ʾa šu=ø S1 ḫa- S2 i- S6 nn- S7 a- S10 n- S12 zig- S14 ø
city self=3.SG.H.POSS=L1 hand=ABS MOD-FIN-3.SG.H-DAT-L1.SYN-rise-3.SG.S
“May there be a revolt against him in his own city!”
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