Nov.s] PROCEEDINGS. [1889.AXA-KIA= Same u irsitum. kingira is plainly ki + ngira). The
Accadianfor " god," therefore,is " shining oneof heaven," which
explains why the ideogram is a star (--],orig. jjfc). Both roots
exist in Chinese, gingira,a title of Istar, may= gi + ngira, and
so be a dialectic formof the same term.
Tabulatingtheseresultsfor the sake of reference, we have :
Accadian. Chinese.cud,gu {hgud, iigu)," ox." niu (nyu), ngu.
gi d, " long." yti, " long " ; yf, " tall."
gab,"breast." yi', "breast."
g'ul,"bad." yti, "sorrowful."
g'ul,"glad." yti, "joyful"; yi\ "happy."
g'u,G'E," plenty," " overflow." yti, "fat," "rich,""fertile"; yi\
" abundant."
g'al,"to flow." yff,"plenty";yin,"full,""abun
dant."
gur,"to rush," "to flow,""run." yti, " to rain," " rain "; yin, " rising
of waters," " to drench."
gur," the ocean." yti, "towalk rapidly"; yi", "to
pourout."
gu," the neck." yi', " the throat."
GU," to interpret " {ragamu). yi', "to interpret between two
parties,"" to translate."
gin, "to send," "message," yin, "a reply," "news," "anor-
" order." der."
CI, ciGi, "toreturn,""to answer."
gam, gin, "to bend," "bow," yin, "to bend a bow" (Bogen)
beugen,biegen. (cp. Cantonese Ram, " to lean
'over.")
GU, gu-5, "bright,""glittering." yin (gUn, gin),"silver."
guS-kin,"gold." yi2, "puregold,""precious";
gin,gi, za-gin, "gleaming." yti, "jasper-likestone,"etc
gun,"to shine," "bebright." yti', "blaze of the sun," "bright
gub, "bright,""pure." light"; yang, "therisingsun."
gar,"glitter,""glisten." yti', "sheen of fire," "glorious,"
g'ud, " to become bright." "shining."
(g)ud,"thesun,""day."
gudibir,Merodach.
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