amru [BEAM] N (24x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian wr. am-ra; ^ŋešamra; ^ŋešam-ra; am-ru; amra "beam, timber"

[1]	𒄠𒊏	am-ra
[2]	𒄑𒄑𒈣𒊏	^ŋeš amra
[3]	𒄑𒄠𒊏	^ŋešam-ra
[4]	𒄠𒊒	am-ru
[5]	𒄑𒈣𒊏	amra

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			13				8
[2]								2
[3]							1
[4]
[5]

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (13x/54%)

Ur III (9x/38%)

Old Babylonian (2x/8%)

Senses:

1. beam, timber (24x/100%)

Akk. amrû.

Bibliography

[2011] W. Heimpel, Garšana Studies 82.

[1992] M. Powell, BSA 6 117.

{ŋeš}amra

= amrûm (OB Nippur Diri 213).

Lexical Associations

amrû[beam]N (// amru[beam])

^ŋešamra = am-ru-um (OB Nippur Diri 213; MSL 15, 008 A r ii 10).

References for all phrases

amru[beam]

^ŋešamra = am-ru-um (OB Nippur Diri 213; MSL 15, 008 A r ii 10).

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