udsakar [MOON] N (701x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ud-sakar; ^ŋešud-sakar; ud-sakar^zabar; u₂₂-sakar; ^na₄ud-sakar; sakar; u₂-sakar; ud-sakar^kug-^babbar; ud-sakar^kug-^sig₁₇; us₂-ka-ar "crescent moon; new moon; crescent-shaped object; semi-circular line; half wheel; whiskers; month"

[1]	𒌓𒊬	ud-sakar
[2]	𒄑𒌓𒊬	^ŋešud-sakar
[3]	𒌓𒊬𒌓𒅗𒁇	ud-sakar^zabar
[4]	𒌗𒊬	u₂₂-sakar
[5]	𒎎𒌓𒊬	^na₄ud-sakar
[6]	𒊬	sakar
[7]	𒌑𒊬	u₂-sakar
[8]	𒌓𒊬𒆬𒌓	ud-sakar^kug-^babbar
[9]	𒌓𒊬𒆬𒄀	ud-sakar^kug-^sig₁₇
[10]	𒍑𒅗𒅈	us₂-ka-ar
+	--ra=r.a (20x/3%); --re=r.e (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			9		3	3	540	62	32	5
[2]								15	5
[3]									7
[4]			4				1	1
[5]									6
[6]							3
[7]								2
[8]									1
[9]									1
[10]								1

36 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (13x/2%)

Old Akkadian (3x/0%)

Lagash II (3x/0%)

Ur III (544x/78%)

Old Babylonian (81x/12%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (14x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (19x/3%)

Neo-Babylonian (10x/1%)

Hellenistic (8x/1%)

unknown (5x/1%)

Senses:

1. crescent moon (661x/94%)

2. new moon

3. crescent-shaped object (24x/3%)

4. semi-circular line (3x/0%)

5. half wheel (10x/1%)

6. whiskers (2x/0%)

7. month (1x/0%)

Akk. uskāru; warhu.

Bibliography

[1999] E. Robson, Mesopotamian Mathematics 40.

[1997] N. Veldhuis, EEN 184.

[1993] W. Sallaberger, Kalender 39-40 wn164.

[1990] A. Kilmer, Artistic Environments 86.

[1972] M. Powell, ZA 62 189-190 n57.

Lexical Associations

uskāru[crescent (moon)]N (// udsakar[moon])

u₄-sakar = is-qa-⸢ru⸣ (K 04177+ o ii 20').

u₄-sakar^zabar = us-ka-ri (Ura 12 Seg.1, 131; SpTU 3, 111 o iii 26).

warhu[month]N (// udsakar[moon])

u₄-sakar = ⸢ar^?⸣-[ḫu] (K 02033 (+) K 04573 r i 5).

uskāru[crescent (moon)]N (// udsakar[moon] dušia[stone])

^na₄u₄-sakar du₈-ši-a = us-ka-ri (TCL 06, 36 o i 36).

^na₄u₄-sakar du₈-ši-a = uskāru (Ura 16 Seg.1, 38).

sāhiru[turning]N (// udsakar[moon] gal[big])

^ŋešu₄-sakar gal = sa-ḫi-rum (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 r i 10').

sāhiru[turning]N (// udsakar[moon] ig[door])

[^ŋešu₄-sakar ^{ŋeš^?}]⸢ig⸣ = sa-ḫi-ru (K 09970+ r ii' 15').

būru[(bull) calf]N warhu[month]N (// amar[young] udsakar[moon])

[amar] ⸢u₄⸣-sakar = MIN<(bu-ur)> ar₂-ḫu (Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r iii 3').

amar u₄-⸢sakar⸣ = MIN<(bu-ru)> ar₂-ḫu (LTBA 1, 68 o 16; Ura 13 Seg.2, 3; CT 14, pl. 11, BM 093080 r ii' 3').

bītu[house]N warhu[month]N (// e[house] udsakar[moon])

e₂ u₄-⸢sakar⸣ = ⸢E₂⸣ ar-ḫi (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 r ii 6).

sikkatu[peg]N x (// gag[nail] udsakar[moon])

gag u₄-sakar = ⸢si^?⸣-[kat ...] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r i 2').

pāšu[axe]N niggallu[sickle]N (// kin[sickle] DU udsakar[moon])

^urudkin ⸢DU^?⸣ [u₄]-sakar = pa-aš nig₂-gal (BM 085983 o v 7).

rēšu[head]N warhu[month]N (// saŋ[head] udsakar[moon])

saŋ u₄-sakar = MIN<(re-eš)> ar-ḫi (Oriento 23/2, 1-19 o ii 16).

ūmu[day]N arhu[half-brick]N (// ud[sun] udsakar[moon])

ūmu[day]N warhu[month]N (// ud[sun] udsakar[moon])

[ud] ⸢u₄⸣-sakar = MIN<(u₄-mi)> ar₂-ḫu (MSL 05, 004 mu o 14').

⸢ud⸣ u₄-sakar = MIN<(u₄-mu)> ar₂-ḫi (Iraq 06, 22 o ii' 6', r ii' 3').

ud u₄-sakar = MIN<(u₄-mu)> ar₂-⸢ḫu⸣ (Iraq 06, 54 o ii' 5', r i' 7').

immeru[sheep]N warhu[month]N (// udu[sheep] udsakar[moon])

udu u₄-sakar = [MIN<(UDU])> ar₂-ḫu (Ura 13 Seg.1, 121).

patru[sword]N uskāru[crescent (moon)]N (// ŋiri[dagger] udsakar[moon])

ŋiri₂ u₄-sakar^zabar = MIN<(patar)> us-ka-ri (SpTU 3, 111 o ii 3).

ŋiri₂ u₄-sakar^zabar = MIN<(pat-ri)> us-ka-ri (Ura 12 Seg.1, 56).

patru[sword]N x (// ŋiri[dagger] udsakar[moon])

ŋiri₂ u₄-sakar^zabar = MIN<(patar)> [...] (private possession 4; AOAT 275, 606, BM 073048 r 4').

References for all phrases

udsakar[moon]

u₄-sakar = ma-⸢ŠAR^?⸣ PA-[...] (K 04177+ o ii 21').

⸢u₄-sakar⸣ = [...] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r i 1').

u₄-sakar-ŋu₁₀ (OB Nippur Ugumu 118).

u₄-sakar^!(IN)⸢^kug-^babbar⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 r iv 23).

u₄-sakar^kug-^sig₁₇ (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 r v 5').

⸢u₄⸣-sakar^zabar (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 r iii 27).

[^ŋešu₄]-sakar (UET 6, 0677 + 0678 + UET 7, 087 + 091 r iv 43'; OB Nippur Ura 1 576; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c i 4; N 6044 o i' 4'; MSL SS 1 96 b ii 10').

u₄-sakar = is-qa-⸢ru⸣ (K 04177+ o ii 20').

u₄-sakar^zabar = us-ka-ri (Ura 12 Seg.1, 131; SpTU 3, 111 o iii 26).

u₄-sakar = ⸢ar^?⸣-[ḫu] (K 02033 (+) K 04573 r i 5).

udsakar[moon] dušia[stone]

^na₄u₄-sakar du₈-ši-a = us-ka-ri (TCL 06, 36 o i 36).

^na₄u₄-sakar du₈-ši-a = uskāru (Ura 16 Seg.1, 38).

udsakar[moon] gal[big]

^ŋešu₄-sakar gal = sa-ḫi-rum (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 r i 10').

udsakar[moon] gimuš[pole]

^ŋešu₄-sakar gi-muš (CUNES 49-03-036 o 2).

udsakar[moon] ig[door]

[^ŋeš]u₄-⸢sakar ig^?⸣ (YBC 01991 o 11'; OB Nippur Ura 1 390; IB 1512c + o i 18').

[^ŋešu₄-sakar ^{ŋeš^?}]⸢ig⸣ = sa-ḫi-ru (K 09970+ r ii' 15').

udsakar[moon] kugbabbar[silver]

u₄-sakar kug-babbar (OB Nippur Ura 2 601).

u₄-sakar kug-babbar (Ura 12 Seg.1, 204; CT 12, pl. 31, BM 093067 r i' 4).

udsakar[moon] kugsig[gold]

[u₄-sakar kug]-sig₁₇ (Ura 12 Seg.2, 50'; BM 047553 r 17a).

udsakar[moon] margida[cart]

^ŋešu₄-⸢sakar⸣ [mar-gid₂-da] (UET 6, 0677 + 0678 + UET 7, 087 + 091 r i 33'; RSO 5/1, p. 281 fig. 34c r iii' 14'; OB Nippur Ura 1 370; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 r iv 16'; CUNES 49-13-178 o 7).

udsakar[moon] zagin[lapis]

^na₄u₄-sakar za-gin₃ (AlT 447 ii 3).

^na₄u₄-sakar za-gin₃ (TCL 06, 36 r i 36; Ura 16 Seg.1, 103; SpTU 3, 112 r 1a).

amar[young] udsakar[moon]

[amar] ⸢u₄⸣-sakar = MIN<(bu-ur)> ar₂-ḫu (Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r iii 3').

amar u₄-⸢sakar⸣ = MIN<(bu-ru)> ar₂-ḫu (LTBA 1, 68 o 16; Ura 13 Seg.2, 3; CT 14, pl. 11, BM 093080 r ii' 3').

e[house] udsakar[moon]

e₂ u₄-⸢sakar⸣ = ⸢E₂⸣ ar-ḫi (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 r ii 6).

gag[nail] udsakar[moon]

[^ŋešgag u₄]-sakar (UET 6, 0677 + 0678 + UET 7, 087 + 091 r iv 44'; OB Nippur Ura 1 577; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c i 5; N 6044 o i' 5'; MSL SS 1 96 b ii 11').

gag u₄-sakar = ⸢si^?⸣-[kat ...] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r i 2').

gag[nail] udsakar[moon] margida[cart]

^ŋešgag u₄-sakar mar-gid₂-da (OB Nippur Ura 1 371).

gana[field] udsakar[moon]

[gana₂] u₄-sakar (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 294).

kin[sickle] DU udsakar[moon]

^urudkin ⸢DU^?⸣ [u₄]-sakar = pa-aš nig₂-gal (BM 085983 o v 7).

saŋ[head] udsakar[moon]

saŋ u₄^!(UD×U.U.U-)sakar (Emar 6/1, p. 127, Msk 731046 r i 6').

saŋ u₄-sakar = re-eš ITI (MSLSSI, 17-27 i 54).

⸢saŋ⸣ u₄-sakar = [...] (K 02033 (+) K 04573 r i 6).

saŋ u₄-sakar = MIN<(re-eš)> ar-ḫi (Oriento 23/2, 1-19 o ii 16).

sila[lamb] udsakar[moon]

[sila₄^? u₄]-⸢sakar⸣ (OIP 011, 044 r i 33).

ud[sun] udsakar[moon]

ud ⸢u₄⸣-[sakar] = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2027 o 1'; Iraq 06, 22 o iii' 5'; CT 19, pl. 10, K 05434B+ o ii' 25'; MSL 05, 001 F r 1').

[ud] ⸢u₄⸣-sakar = MIN<(u₄-mi)> ar₂-ḫu (MSL 05, 004 mu o 14').

⸢ud⸣ u₄-sakar = MIN<(u₄-mu)> ar₂-ḫi (Iraq 06, 22 o ii' 6', r ii' 3').

ud u₄-sakar = MIN<(u₄-mu)> ar₂-⸢ḫu⸣ (Iraq 06, 54 o ii' 5', r i' 7').

udu[sheep] udsakar[moon]

udu u₄-⸢sakar⸣ = [...] (AOAT 275, 244, BM 036384 r 3'; CTMMA 2, 055 o iii 17).

udu u₄-sakar = [MIN<(UDU])> ar₂-ḫu (Ura 13 Seg.1, 121).

utul[tureen] udsakar[moon]

[utul₂] u₄-sakar (Emar 6/2, p. 409, Msk 74160f i' 3').

ŋiri[dagger] udsakar[moon]

ŋiri₂ u₄-sakar^zabar = MIN<(patar)> us-ka-ri (SpTU 3, 111 o ii 3).

ŋiri₂ u₄-sakar^zabar = MIN<(pat-ri)> us-ka-ri (Ura 12 Seg.1, 56).

ŋiri₂ u₄-sakar^zabar = MIN<(patar)> [...] (private possession 4; AOAT 275, 606, BM 073048 r 4').

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