anta [UPPER] (AJ)

116 instances

anta [UPPER] AJ (116x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, Uncertain wr. an-ta; im-ta; ŋešan-ta; ŋešan-tag "upper; upper side, upper part; language above, source language"

[1] 𒀭𒋫 an-ta
[2] 𒅎𒋫 im-ta
[3] 𒄑𒀭𒋫 ŋešan-ta
[4] 𒄑𒀭𒋳 ŋešan-tag
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 4 8 61 36 1
[2] 3
[3] 1 1
[4] 1

7 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (4x/3%)

Ur III (8x/7%)

Old Babylonian (65x/56%)

Middle Babylonian (12x/10%)

Neo-Assyrian (21x/18%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/2%)

Hellenistic (3x/3%)

Uncertain (1x/1%)

Senses:

Bibliography

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

Lexical Associations

šaqû[high one]N (// anta[upper])

an-ta = MIN<(ša₂-qu-u)> (K 02039 r ii 27).

elītu[that which is above]N (// anta[upper] sig)

an-ta sig = e-la?-tu₃ [x-x?]-x-ḫa-x-[...] (KUB 03, 099 + KBo 01, 50 o? ii' 7').


elû[upper one]N (// nukušu[~door] anta[upper])

ŋešnu-kuš₂-u₃ an-ta = e-lu-u (K 02026 r ii' 2).

šaptu[lip]N elû[upper]AJ (// nundum[lip] anta[upper])

[nundun an-ta]-ŋu₁₀ = ša-ap-ti e-[li-tum] (UET 7, 095 o 4').

References for all phrases

anta[upper]

an-ta (ED Officials 6).

an-ta = -ḫu-we (Syria 12, 234, 08 + Syria 13, 236, 11 r i 3).

an-ta = [...] (MSL 05, 046 r i 58).

an-ta = e-li- (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 50; CT 19, pl. 02, K 09961+ r i 6', r i 8').

an-ta = MIN<(ša₂-qu-u)> (K 02039 r ii 27).

anta[upper] bala[turn] ki[place]

an-ta bal ki = e-li-tum u ša₂-pil-tum (K 02039 r i 3).

anta[upper] kita[lower]

an-ta ki-ta = [...] (MSL 05, 046 r i 60).

an-ta ki-ta = e-li- u₃ šap-li-iš₃ (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 52).

anta[upper] nud[lie]

an-ta nud = MIN<(ra-ka-bu)> ša₂ MIN<(u₂-ma-mi)> (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 04352+ r ii 14).

anta[upper] sig

an-ta sig = e-la?-tu₃ [x-x?]-x-ḫa-x-[...] (KUB 03, 099 + KBo 01, 50 o? ii' 7').

anta[upper] targul[pole]

ŋešan-ta targul (OB Nippur Ura 1 313).

ŋešan-ta targul = [...] (K 08218 r ii' 19).

anta[upper] x-x

an-ta [...]-x = maḫ-ru-u (CT 19, pl. 42-43, K 00247+ o i 11''').

anta[upper] ŋeštug[ear]

an-ta ŋeštug-ŋu₁₀ = e-li-it uz-ni-ia (Fs Cagni 0758 r 5).


gu[neck] kita[lower] gu[neck] anta[upper] ak[do]

gu₂ ki gu₂ an-ta an-AK-a = e-li-tu ša₂-pil-tu i-na-aṭ-ṭu (K 00064 o i 7').

nukušu[~door] anta[upper]

ŋešnu-kuš₂-u₃ an-ta = e-lu-u (K 02026 r ii' 2).

[nu-kuš₂ an-ta] = [MIN<(nu-us-qu)> e]-lu-u (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o i 22').

nundum[lip] anta[upper]

nundun an-ta-ŋu₁₀ (OB Nippur Ugumu 99).

[nundun an-ta]-ŋu₁₀ = ša-ap-ti e-[li-tum] (UET 7, 095 o 4').

Word ID: o0024254; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0024254; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)