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... Sumerian AB which is defined tamtum , the sea ' . The interchange of the labials m and b is not surprising to any one acquainted with the Chinese dialects or with Sumerian , where we meet with such equivalences as BAR = MAŠ and ÁB , AM ...
... Sumerian AB which is defined tamtum , the sea ' . The interchange of the labials m and b is not surprising to any one acquainted with the Chinese dialects or with Sumerian , where we meet with such equivalences as BAR = MAŠ and ÁB , AM ...
Page 104
... Sumerian GAL , ' demon ' ( cf. GAL , rabû , ' great ' ; ' high ' - of hills , ' violent ' - of storms ; GÁL , ' to lift ' , ' high ' ; GAL = GAN , ' clouds ' , Ch . yun , wên , hung , ' clouds ' ) ? The persistent initial vowel ( a , ĕ ...
... Sumerian GAL , ' demon ' ( cf. GAL , rabû , ' great ' ; ' high ' - of hills , ' violent ' - of storms ; GÁL , ' to lift ' , ' high ' ; GAL = GAN , ' clouds ' , Ch . yun , wên , hung , ' clouds ' ) ? The persistent initial vowel ( a , ĕ ...
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... Sumerian ELI meant thou ' ( atta ) , ' that ' GU or KU meant ' I ' ( anáku ) , SHE and < > SHI meant ' he ' · - ( Šú ) and ' that ' , ille ( šuatum ) respectively . Upon this Prof. Friedrich Delitzsch observes : Die Gleichungen des ...
... Sumerian ELI meant thou ' ( atta ) , ' that ' GU or KU meant ' I ' ( anáku ) , SHE and < > SHI meant ' he ' · - ( Šú ) and ' that ' , ille ( šuatum ) respectively . Upon this Prof. Friedrich Delitzsch observes : Die Gleichungen des ...
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LIST OF FELLOWs | 12 |
OFFICERS AND COUNCIL 191617 | 17 |
THE ANCIENT COINAGE OF SOUTHERN ARABIA By G F HILL Read | 57 |
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