Chinese and Sumerian

SUMERIAN

(8) SI, SIG, to cover; overwhelm; quell enemies or rebels (sapamiz). 4420. Cognate c. SU, sapinu, 7605.

SI, a metal-founder or smelter of copper, iron, G’c.; a worker in metals (zappaku). SI-MUG, zd. Akin to SIG, bright, pure, to make bright (C. 7. xii. 32), 9444; 9449; SHAG, to purify or refine metals (dummugu), 7290; perhaps DUG, to smelt (dzl/ulz), 8214. Pictogram: D. 89 f.

SIB, SIBA, shepherd; J/et. leader, ruler, ‘Shepherd of Mankind’ (7éZ ; of. réh nisé). Br. 5687 ff. [MU]U, vt, S°308(?). SIB zs cowherd and horseherd, as weld as shepherd; vzd. the Lexx. ILdeogram: rod (or strike) + cattle (D. 71); f Br. 5576; 10678.

SI-DI, straight; J/et. upright, right; to put straight, direct, manage, govern, (esaru ; SutéSuru). 3460ff. Vid. SI, SIG, to be or go straight.

SIG, to be soothed, pacified, set at rest (pasthu). 5584. Cognate with SHEG, SHE, SHED, SID, to be quiet; to appease: 9. v.

SIG, green (argu); to be green (araqu). 7009f. Cognate: RIG, green; vid. URIG; (RIM=IM, to dye ?).

(2) SIG, the iris of the eye; ¢he contractile curtain, perforated by the pupil, and forming the coloured surface of the eye; SIG-SIG ENA-NI-SHU, for his irises or eyeballs (ana aharrigini sa inisu). 7016. ENA-NI, his eye; 4 R® 40. 11, Col. i.

(3) SIG, bright, clear; pure (ani). BPS. 37-38. _Adso smiling, joyous,—of the face. 4 R, 24. 124.

CHINESE

dim (P. 233). ying, yin, J. yei, A. zing, O. S. nim; dim (P..564), to fill; befull; overflowing; abundant. 13292. zén, to stuff; to fill. 5600 (nin = sin).

si, sik, sék, hsi, to cover a fire; to quench ; to quell, e.g. arebellion ; to obliterate tracks. 4036. (Phonetic values of character sik, sim: vid. 4035.)

siu, siau, sio, hsiao, O..S. sok (P. 380), to fuse metal; to smelt ores.

sho, ch‘dk, sak, J. saku, shaku, A. t‘dk, to melt, fuse, refine metal; to polish or burnish it. Bright; shining. 10175. Am. sok (WW.).

chu, tsu, J. shu, O..S. zhok, dok (P. 942), to fuse metal; to cast. 2613.

wu, wok, yuk, to wash or plate with silver or gold. 12794. (wu, wok= MU-G; yuk=GUG. Cf P. 91.)

tsip, sip, tsap, tsi, K. chip, A. tép, to flock together; to collect. 906.

muk, mu, 4. bok, Fap. boku (cf. bokusha, shepherd, cowherd; pastor), to tend cattle ; shepherd ; cowherd; ruler or governor. 8073. ‘Heaven's Shepherds’ = governors of the people. Character ; cattle + strike.

chik, chi, tit, zék, straight; upright; honest. 1846.

chih, chi, ti, to govern; to manage; to prepare. 1845.

si, sik, hsi, sit, seik, K. sik, J. seki, A. tik, to stop; torest; toappease. 4034.

ts'ing, ching, J. sei, A. t'aing, the hues of nature—the green of plants, the blue of sea and sky; dark green; sallow, pale, Gc. (WW.). 2184. P. 420 (sim, tim=sig, tig), whzch zs ts‘ai, 2 II515, and syn 2 1755-1759. Used for next in phrase ts'ing-ku, look at with wris,—t. e. kindly.

tsing, ching, tsief, iris; pupil; eyeball. 2130. yen-tsing, eyes; yen= Sw. EN, ENA, eye. (P. 420.)

ts'ing, ching, tsin, J. sei, sho, A. t'aing, pure; clear; bright. 2188. Cf 2186, tsien, syn, J. sen, smiling ; fair. 1758.