Dec.3] SOCIETYOF BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY. [1889.
- The Accadian mu, iarru, "king" (=gi, iarru), may be
comparedwithmu, "shepherd," in the phrase i'ienmu,"Shepherd
of Heaven," an ancient term for a ruler. In Accadian, kings
are also called sib, the Babylonian ri'u,"shepherd." See MUH
(oldsounds,mot,mok),Fuhchaumuk,Chifumu ; under whichhead
we have alsomu, "the eye,""a director," "principalman,""leader";
mu,"majestic"; mu-mu, "royal";wang(wung,mung), "a king,''
"a title for monarchs before b.c. 220; wet, "majesty," "august,"
"lordly," "to be awed by majesty," "awful," "imperious" (cp.
Accadian me-lam, Assyrian melammu, " majesty" = Chinese wet,
" majesty" + Ian, old sound lam," splendour," " brilliance") ; wit,
"thethrone,""to assume regalsway,""to begin to reign"; wet,"to
dread,venerate,stand in awe of," "awfulness," "awe"; wu,"ma
jestic,""fierce-looking." TheAssyrianlimu,limmu,usuallyrendered
'yearof office,' 'Archontate,'maybea loan-word; cp. Chinese lin
(oldsound,l(m),Amoylim,"near,""connectedwith,""supporting,"
" assisting, as a minister his prince." Then "inalime,So-and-so,''
means " in the Associateship (with the king)of So-and-so." Cp.
alsoChineseli, "magistrate," "a deputy," "togovern." Theterm
limu does not seem to contain the Accadian mu, sattu, "a year,"
the Chinese nien,thatis, ngin, gi.
- The Accadianmu, me, Samu, " heaven," whichis the M-form
of gi-5, "heaven,"maybe compared withmitt,"theautumnalsky";
'fling, in the expression ts'ing-ming, "heaven" (= azure + dark) ;
ma (horse),* as an emblem of heaven ; mai, "a misty, foggysky " ;
man,"boundless,"expanding,"as clouds; mi-mimang-mang,"over
cast,""cloudy" mo, "dark," "cloudy,"etc. I think the termmeans
the dark sky,the cloudy canopy or curtain thatcovers the world ;
and hence is related to ge, mi, "dark," andtheircognatesalready
considered.
- The Accadianmu, saltu", "battle,"maybe connected with
ma, "to strike"; mi, "to destroy, put down"; mi, "soldiers flying";
mo (ma), "to destroy"; miu,"to oppose"; mieh,"to exterminate";
mien, "to beat";miao, "to strike";wan, "to draw the bow";
* The Chinesema, " horse," as an M-form, impliesa correlate withinitial
G(K). Nowin Accadian we have kur(KUB),KlS, "horse,"andKill,GUs,
"hair." Thehorsemayhavegot its name fromits mane ; <p. nidng, "thelong
flowingmaneof ahorse"; mao,"a horse withlonghair." Thatthe horse in
Chineseshouldbe "an emblemof heaven" the Accadian Gls,gira,(MA),ME,
MU, is suggestive, consideringthe identity of appellations.
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