ab [WINDOW] N (119x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ab; a-ab; ^ŋešab "window, window opening; roof vent; specification of a mash-tub"

See aba daŋal tag[widen out the opening]V/t.

[1]	𒀊	ab
[2]	𒀀𒀊	a-ab
[3]	𒄑𒀊	^ŋeš ab
+	--ba=b.a (22x/18%).

	ED IIIb	OAkk	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	3	1	49	31	29	2
[2]					3
[3]	1

14 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (4x/3%)

Old Akkadian (1x/1%)

Ur III (49x/41%)

Old Babylonian (31x/26%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (19x/16%)

Neo-Babylonian (4x/3%)

Hellenistic (7x/6%)

unknown (2x/2%)

Senses:

1. window, window opening (98x/82%)

2. roof vent

3. specification of a mash-tub (21x/18%)

Akk. aptu.

Bibliography

[2008] M. Stol, NABU 2008/1.

[2009] W. Heimpel, Workers 184; 277.

[1987] M. Civil, AuOr 5 32-33.

ab

(OB Nippur Ea 285).

= aptum (K 04263+ o iii 7').

= e-x (SpTU 4, 186 o ii 5').

Lexical Associations

aptu[window]N (// ab[window])

ab = ap-tum (K 04263+ o iii 7'; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 o ii 8).

kiskirru[(a wooden board)]N aptu[window]N (// x ab[window])

[... ab]-⸢ba⸣ = ki-is-kir ap-tum MIN<(bir-ri)> ša₂ KA₂ x-x (BM 045859 o 11').

birru[grille]N (// barda[crossbar] ab[window])

^ŋešMIN<(bar-du₃-a)> MIN<(ab-ba)> = bir-ru (CT 18, pl. 46, K 02028 r ii' 6a').

kiskirru[(a wooden board)]N aptu[window]N (// dur[board] ab[window])

dur₂ a-ab-ba = MIN<(ki-iš-kar₃-rum)> ap-ti (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 15).

nalbattu[brick mould]N aptu[window]N (// ušub[brick-mold] ab[window])

[u₃]-⸢šub a⸣-[ab]-⸢ba⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(la-al-ba-at-tum)> ⸢ap⸣-ti (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iii 63').

[^ŋešu₃]-⸢šub ab⸣-ba = MIN<(na-al-bat-tum)> ap-tum bir-ri ša₂ KA₂ ⸢x⸣-[x] (BM 045859 o 10').

References for all phrases

ab[window]

ab (OB Nippur Ea 285; OB Nippur Lu 834).

ab = ⸢e⸣-[...] (SpTU 4, 186 o ii 5').

ab = ap-tum (K 04263+ o iii 7'; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 o ii 8).

ab[window] ti[rib] ša[that] ina[in] aptu[window] ṣēlu[rib] palāsu[look (at)]

ab ti-ti ša₂ ina ap-tum ṣe-lu ip-pal-la-su (CBS 08801 o 4).

ab[window] ša[that] ina[in] aptu[window] šurru[bow down]

ab-ta ša₂ ina ap-ti u₂-šar-ri (CBS 08801 o 2).

ab[window] šugur[ring]

ab šu-gur (OB Nippur Lu 839).

ab[window] šukur[lance]

ab šukur (OB Nippur Lu 838a).

ab[window] šuš[cover]

ab-ba šuš₂-šuš₂ (OB Nippur Lu 835).

x ab[window]

[... ab]-⸢ba⸣ = ki-is-kir ap-tum MIN<(bir-ri)> ša₂ KA₂ x-x (BM 045859 o 11').

barda[crossbar] ab[window]

^ŋešbar-da₃ a-⸢ab⸣-[ba] = [...] (ZA 04, 156, K 05449A+ o ii' 3'').

^ŋešMIN<(bar-du₃-a)> MIN<(ab-ba)> = bir-ru (CT 18, pl. 46, K 02028 r ii' 6a').

dur[board] ab[window]

^ŋešdur₂ ab-ba (OB Nippur Ura 1 510; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c i 22; MSL SS 1 96 c i 46').

dur₂ a-ab-ba = MIN<(ki-iš-kar₃-rum)> ap-ti (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 15).

ušub[brick-mold] ab[window]

^ŋešu₃-šub ab-ba (UET 6, 0677 + 0678 + UET 7, 087 + 091 r iii 39'; TCVC 782 r i 11; OB Nippur Ura 1 484; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iii 41; MSL SS 1 96 c i 42'; IB 1512c + o iv 25; IB 1618 1).