anam [WHAT] N (62x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. a-na-am₃; nam; e-ne-am₃ "what"

[1]	𒀀𒈾𒀀𒀭	a-na-am₃
[2]	𒉆	nam
[3]	𒂊𒉈𒀀𒀭	e-ne-am₃

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								23	15	4
[2]								17	1
[3]									2

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (40x/65%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (11x/18%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/3%)

Persian (2x/3%)

Hellenistic (2x/3%)

unknown (4x/6%)

Senses:

1. what (62x/100%)

Akk. mīnu.

Bibliography

[2002] J. Hoyrup, Lengths Widths Surfaces 43.

Lexical Associations

mīnu[what?]QP (// anam[what])

a-na-am₃ = mi-nu ku-it (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 22).

e-ne-am₃ = <(mi^?-nu)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 39).

mīnu[what?]QP (// anam[what] hepû[broken])

nam-<ŋu₁₀^?> ḫe-pi₂ = <mi^?>-nu (MSL 04, 130 r iii 36).

References for all phrases

anam[what]

[a-na]-am₃ = mi-in-šum (MSL 04 46 IB + Ia (+) Ib + unpubl. fragment [OBGT I/2] ii 29'=5').

[a]-na-am₃ = mi-nu-um (MSL 04 46 IB + Ia (+) Ib + unpubl. fragment [OBGT I/2] ii 26'=2').

a-na-am₃ = mi-nu ku-it (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 22).

e-ne-am₃ = <(mi^?-nu)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 39).

anam[what] hepû[broken]

nam-<ŋu₁₀^?> ḫe-pi₂ = <mi^?>-nu (MSL 04, 130 r iii 36).

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