Chinese and Sumerian

SUMERIAN

(5) SIG, SI, ruler, governor, or the like

(2Ssakku). 3385. Vid. PA-TE-SI. Another eguiv. 3410 (sélu, judge; ruler). Vd. (2).

(6) SIG, SI, old (adzrz). 3390. to be weak, feeble, dilapidated, of buildings (énéSu), 3384. thin, poor, of grain (zdbulu), 3413. Cf. SIG (PIG), weak (2d), 11874; SI, z@., 9463; SUN, old (dabiru), 1515; 9.0.

(7) SIG, SI, to fill (sali). 3393. to block or close, of a boundary (/amd sa limétz).

3301. Cf, SE, SI, 2a, 44135 4415.

(8) SIG, SI, to strip off, to flay, of skex or clothes (Sahkdtu). 3406.

(9) SIG, SI, light, brightness, to shine (utiru; Sartiru,;, Surruru, urrth; samt ?); to be clear, of water (zakd). 3401 et tnfra.—Cognate with SIG, to be bright, pure; SHAG, bright (C. 7. xl. 6 and 32); A-ZAG, id.; SIR, SHER, light, to shine; ¢. z.

(10) SIG, SI, to open (g2t#). 3402.

(11) SIG, SI, the base or foundation of a pillar (25%). 3411.

SI (SE), SIG, SUM (SIM), SUN, onions; garlic; Adlhaceae in gen. (Sému). 4435. Prctogram: vid. D. 138 and 519. (Lhe two plants laid one above the other look like bulb-rooted leeks. They may represent an offering of such vegetables heaped up. The following uses of the character may be called Phonetic.) (An exact || to the sertes SI, SIG, SUM, SIM, may be seen in G. 4035: si, sik, sém, sim, szvzs.)

(2) SI (SIG), SUM (SIM), to give, present, offer; hand over, deliver up, Ge. (nadinu). Cognate: SAG, a gift; g.v.—Cf. CI-AM or CI-EM=CEM, ZEM, nadinu, 4202.) to grant to,

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si, sze, or ssti; sii, si, sa, J. shi, A. ti, to control; controller; superintendent. 10250. O.S. sik (P. 158).

sik, si, hsi, J. seki, shaku, A. tik, old; of old. 4105; 4108. Cf. 10338 (suk).

sék, seik, se, sai, K. sek, se, J. soku, sai, A. ték, tai, to fill up; stuff or stop up. sai-man, to fill or stuff full (gs. SIMAL; wd. MAL=MAN, full). to block ; boundary; frontier. 9541.

shik, shek, shok, shak, sik, zi, shi, K. sok, J. seki, shaku, A. t'ak, full; to fill. 9967.

sok, siok, sia, K. siak, J. shaku, saku, A. tok, to cut off; to flay. 4309. Cf 4439 (sé, sia, sie, O..S. sik, to take off clothes).

sik, sék, si, hsi, clear, bright, white, si-si, dazzling. 4043. shu, sii, su, O.S. shok, sok, tok, the light of the rising sun; bright. 10067.

sik, si, hsi, hsik, sit, J. seki, A. tik, to split, as wood; to divide. 4oao. sik, si, hsi, the base of a pillar. 4190.

stin, suan, son, saung, sd, K. J. san, garlic ; chives; Alliaceous plants with ligulate leaves (WW.). 10381.

tsung, ch‘ung, J. sd(m), A. t‘oung, onions ; garlic(WW.). 12021. O..S. som, tom. A liaceae with fistular leaves. (P. 563.)

si, sek, siak, seik, hsi, K. sok, J. seki, shaku, A. tik, gift; to give, grant, confer. 4157.

sung, song, O..S. som, tosenda present ; to hand over; to give. 10463.