唐橋文准教授が、’55th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale’ で発表されました。
唐橋文准教授が、パリで開催された’55th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale’で発表されました。
発表日は、2009年7月8日(水)、場所は、Coll?ge de France です。
以下、論文の要旨です。
Nonfinite Clauses in Gudea Cylinder B, Revisited
Gudea Cylinder B tells about the inauguration of Eninnu subsequent to its construction by Gudea, which is the theme of Cylinder A. The literary style of Cylinder B is characterized by the heavy use of nonfinite constructions. Of special interest are two sections, CB 6:11-12:25 and CB 14:25-16:2, where nonfinite verbal forms occur in clusters. C. Suter (2000: 81) gives these sections the captions “Entry of Ningirsu’s Divine Staff” and “Economic Products,” respectively, with the latter caption under the heading “Inauguration Presents.” In “Entry of Ningirsu’s Divine Staff,” the form R-a-da is predominant, but R-da, R-e-da, R-u-da are also found. In the “Economic Products” section, almost all nonfinite forms are R-a-da. In order to explain the forms and meanings of such nonfinite constructions, the notions of “infinitive” and “participle” have been used from the time of Poebel, and most recently by Edzard.
Reexamining the semantic relations of the nonfinite clauses to the main clauses,
I would like to propose formulas (1) and (2) for “Entry of Ningirsu’s Divine Staff” (CB 6:11-12:25) and “Economic Products” (CB 14:25-16:2), respectively:
(1) [[NP1-x R-a-da]adjunct nonfinite clause with comitative]1-x
DN en dnin-gir2-su2-ra me-ni-da mu-na-dib-e
(2) [[NP1-x R-a-da]reduced relative clause with comitative]1-x
ensi2 e2 mu-du3-a gu3-de2-a en dnin-gir2-su-ra mu-na-da-ku4-ku4
Sumerian nonfinite verbs, although formally similar, function differently. The semantic relations of the nonfinite clauses to the main clauses are also different. We may therefore add adjunct nonfinite clauses and reduced relative clauses to the widely recognized category of purpose infinitive clauses.