SUMERIAN

SOLUTION KEY TO SELECTED EXERCISES
c) gud-gen₇, ud-ne-na na-an-gaz-e
gud=gen ud=nēn=ʾa S2 nan- S12 gaz- S13 ed- S14 ø
ox=EQU day=DEM=L1 MOD-kill-PF-3.SG.S
“He should not be slaughtered like an ox on the very day!”
d) urim₅ ki -e gil-sa-aš, ba-ra-mi-ak
urim=e gilsa=eš S2 bara- S4 m- S5 b- S10 i- S11 n- S12 ak- S14 ø
GN=L3.NH treasure=ADV MOD-VEN-3.SG.NH-L3-3.SG.H.A-act-3.SG.P
“He certainly did not donate (the drained swamp) to Urim for ever.”
e) inim-ba nam-mu-da-gub-be₂
inim=be=ʾa S2 nan- S4 mu-S6ʾ- S8 da- S10 n- S12 gub- S13 ed- S14 ø
word=DEM=L1 MOD-VEN-1.SG-COM-L1.SYN-stand-PF-3.SG.S
“May she not stand with me in this matter!”
f) an-ta ḫe₂-ŋal₂ ba-ra-mu-ra-ta-ŋen
an=ta ḫeŋal=ø S2 bara- S4 mu- S6 r- S7 a- S9 ta- S12 ŋen- S14 ø
sky=ABL abundance=ABS MOD-VEN-2.SG-DAT-ABL-go-3.SG.S
“Abundance certainly does not come down to you from heaven.”
g) niŋ₂ ki-en-gi-ra ba-a-gu-la
niŋ kengir=ʾa S5 ba- S10 e- S12 gul- S14ø-S15ʾa=ø
thing homeland=L2.NH MID-L2-destroy-3.SG.S-SUB=ABS
kur-ra
ba-ra-am₃-mi-ib-gu-ul-le-en
kur=ʾa
S2 bara- S4 m- S5 b- S10 i- S11 b- S12 gul- S14 en
foreign.land=L2.NH MOD-VEN-3.SG.NH-L2-3.SG.NH.P-destroy-1.SG.A
“Whatever has been destroyed in the homeland, I shall not destroy in the foreign
lands!”
16.7
In the first clause of the first example the 1st ps. speaker expresses his intention to
duck down his head. His second clause is a negated imperative. In the first clause of the
second example, the speaker expresses epistemic certainty. His second clause is negated
epistemic certainty.
16.8
a) ḫa-bu₃-bu₃, u₃-na-a-dug₄,
ḫabubu=ra S1 u- S6 nn- S7 a- S11 e- S12 dug- S14 ø
PN₁=DAT.H ANT-3.SG.H-DAT-2.SG.A-speak-3.SG.P
1(ban₂) ziz₂, lu₂- d iškur-ra, ḫa-mu-na-ab-šum₂-mu,
1 ziz=ø luiškur=ra S1 ḫa- S4 mu- S6 nn- S7 a- S11 b- S12 šum- S14 e
1 emmer=ABS PN₂=DAT.H MOD-VEN-3.SG.H-DAT-3.SG.NH.P-give-3.SG.A
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