ara [HAND-MILL] N (10x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. ^na₄ara₃; ara₃; ^na₄ḫar-kam "hand-mill; lower grindstone"

[1]	𒎎𒄯	^na₄ ara₃
[2]	𒄯	ara₃
[3]	𒎎𒄯𒄰	^na₄ḫar-kam

	ED IIIb	OAkk	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]			1	4
[2]	1	1			2
[3]				1

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/10%)

Old Akkadian (1x/10%)

Ur III (1x/10%)

Old Babylonian (5x/50%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/10%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/10%)

Senses:

1. hand-mill (10x/100%)

2. lower grindstone

Akk. erû.

Bibliography

[1999] G. Rubio, JCS 51 9.

[1993-1997] L. Milano, RlA 8 394-395.

[1989] P. Steinkeller, SDU 37 n73.

uruₓ(|HI×AŠ₂|)

= erû (Ea 05 118).

Lexical Associations

erû[grindstone]N (// ara[hand-mill])

uruₓ(ḪI×AŠ₂) = ⸢e⸣-[ru]-⸢u₂⸣ (Ea 05 118).

References for all phrases

ara[hand-mill]

uruₓ(ḪI×AŠ₂) = [...] (CT 12, pl. 24, BM 038129 o ii 38).