M272 A iv 17 ki-in-ṣu OV(l) – R and T have incorrect case
R 6 kin- T iv 5 kin-ṣṣa i vowels for the nominative singular.^319
(^) M273 A iv 17 (^) mul UD.KA.DUḪ.A (^) OV – The preposition determinative
R 6 T iv 5 múlmul UD.KA.DU UD.KA[ Ḫ.A is written as MÚL in R, against MUL in A.
M274 A iv 18 R 7 GUB-zu-ma GUB-ma OV – A and T lack the phonetic complement. (^320)
T iv 6 GUB-ma
M275 A iv 18 mul is OV – The preposition determinative is written as MÚL in R, against MUL
R 7 in A and T.
múl is
T iv 6 mul i[s
(^) M276 A iv 19 (^) mul UD.KA.DUḪ.A (^) OV – The preposition determinative
R 8 T iv 7 múmull UD.KA.DU UD.KA.D[UḪḪ.A in A and T. is written as MÚL in R, against MUL
M277 A iv 19 O iii 3 mu ]KA.DUl UD.KA.DUḪḪ.A OV(l) – Possible difference in gram-matical form. (^321)
R 8 múl UD.KA.DUḪ.A
M278 A iv 20 mul SIPA.ZI.AN.NA OV – The preposition determinative is written as MÚL in R, against MUL
R 9 in A and T.
múl SIPA.Z[I
T iv 8 mul SI[PA
(^319) The noun belongs to the phrase kin (^) ṣu ša Nimri, “the Knee of the Panther.” Thus the nominative form is
technically correct while the forms in R and T do not make grammatical sense. In the light of Rule 3 the
variation in syllabic spelling between A and the other two sources is not counted here as it belongs to the
same semogenic unit as the linguistic variant. 320
In contrast to M261, where the phonetic complement added to the plural form has a function that is more
accurate, R has a phonetic complement that does not in fact reflect the actual pronunciation of the word.
The compliment “-zu” doesn’t seem to fit the singular verb form izzazma. It is possible that the phonetic
complement served as a signal to the scribe as to which lexeme the logogram GUB denoted rather than as
an accurate reflection of the pronunciation of the verb form itself. 321
The final sign ‘A’ is a possible Sumerian genitive ending. The noun is part of the construction “a-si-du
šá mulUD.KA.DUḪ(.A),” asīdu ša Nimri, “the Heel of the Panther,” so the genitive ending fits the context.
See also variant M210 above.