Unit Review #8
Non-Referential Cases
True or False
Read the following sentences and determine whether they are ‘true’ or ‘false’.
- Genitive ak π cannot co-occur with any other case maker.
- Genitive ak π never appears after a vowel.
- Genitive ak π never appears after a consonant
- Each additional genitive ak π is added to the last.
- No more than two (2) genitives will ever appear in a sequence.
- Genitive constructions follow the same order as the nominal chain.
- When a possessive pronoun is immediately followed by Genitive ak π, the final vowel becomes /a/.
- When an ordinal number modifies another noun, no additional genitive is necessary.
- There are no attestations of a cardinal number functioning as an ordinal number.
- The absolutive case marks the agent in the sentence.
Multiple Choice
Read the following sentences and choose the correct answer.
1. The Sumerian genitive case marker ak π is suffixed to the:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β a) possessed
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β b) possessor
Β
2. Which of the following cases has a βzero morphβ:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β a) absolutive
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β b) equative
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β c) genitive
Β
3. Which of the following case makers shows relationship:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β a) ak π
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β b) e π
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β c) gin7 πΆ
Fill In the Blank
Fill in the blanks with the correct Sumerian words.
1. Γ© den-ki-+__ ππππ __ It is the temple of Enki.
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β a) a-kam ππ°
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β b) ka-Γ m π ππ
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β c) kam π°
Β
2. dumu lugal-la-__ πππ·__ [performed] by the son of the king
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β a) a-ke4 ππ€
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β b) ak-e ππ
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β c) ke4 (π)π€
Β
3. aΕ‘-__ Β first
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β a) a-ka-Γ m ππ ππ
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β b) a-kam ππ°
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β c) kam π°
Β
4. lΓmmu-kam πΉπ°
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β a) a-ka-Γ m ππ ππ
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β b) a-kam ππ°
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β c) kam π°
Answers
True or False
- FALSEβGenitive ak π cannot co-occur with any other case maker.
- Correct Answer: Genitive ak π can co-occur with any other case maker.
- TRUEβGenitive ak π never appears after a vowel.
- FALSEβGenitive ak π never appears after a consonant
- Correct Answer: Genitive ak π appears after a consonant in the form of a[k], depending on what case markers or copulas follow.
- TRUEβEach additional genitive ak π is added to the last.
- FALSEβNo more than two genitives will ever appear in a sequence.
- Correct Answer: While a third genitive sometimes appears in a sequence, no more than three will.
- TRUEβGenitive constructions follow the same order as the nominal chain.
- TRUEβWhen a possessive pronoun is immediately followed by Genitive ak π, the final vowel becomes /a/.
- FALSEβWhen an ordinal number modifies another noun, no additional genitive is necessary.
- Correct Answer: When an ordinal number modifies another noun, an additional genitive may be necessary.
- FALSEβThere are no attestations of a cardinal number functioning as an ordinal number.
- Correct Answer: In some texts, cardinal numbers also function as ordinal numbers.
- FALSEβThe absolutive case marks the agent in the sentence.
- Correct Answer: The absolutive case mars the patient in the sentence.
- Β
Multiple Choice
- The Sumerian genitive case marker ak π is suffixed to the: b) possessor
- Which of the following cases has a βzero morphβ: a) absolutive
- Which of the following case makers shows relationship: c) gin7 πΆ
Fill in the Blank
- Γ© den-ki-__ ππππ __ It is the temple of Enki.
- c) kam π°
- dumu lugal-la-__ πππ·__ [performed] by the son of the king
- c) ke4 π€
- aΕ‘-__ πΈ first b) a-kam ππ°
- lΓmmu-__ πΉ__
- c) kam π°
How Did You Do?
If you got more than 4 wrong, you may want to go back and review lessons 24-27.
