ara [TIMES] N (7360x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. a-ra₂; a-ra; a-ra₂-a-ra₂; a^a-^rara₂; iri; iri^ki; a-ri-a "times (with numbers); step (math.); way; trip; omen; calculation"

[1]	𒀀𒁺	a-ra₂
[2]	𒀀𒊏	a-ra
[3]	𒀀𒁺𒀀𒁺	a-ra₂-a-ra₂
[4]	𒀀𒀀𒊏𒁺	a^a-^rara₂
[5]	𒌷	iri
[6]	𒌷𒆠	iri ^ki
[7]	𒀀𒊑𒀀	a-ri-a

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			8		196	19	6470	572	47	38
[2]								6
[3]								1
[4]									1
[5]								1
[6]								1
[7]

22 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (8x/0%)

Old Akkadian (196x/3%)

Lagash II (19x/0%)

Ur III (6470x/88%)

Old Babylonian (581x/8%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (7x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (20x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (12x/0%)

Hellenistic (8x/0%)

unknown (38x/1%)

Senses:

1. times (with numbers) (7244x/98%)

2. step (math.)

3. way (107x/1%)

4. trip

5. omen (1x/0%)

6. calculation (8x/0%)

Akk. alaktu.

Bibliography

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 210.

[2002] J. Hoyrup, Lengths Widths Surfaces 21-22; 43.

[1997-1998] R. de Maaijer and B. Jagersma, AfO 44-45 282-283.

[1990] K. Maekawa, BSA 5 119.

a-ra₂

= alaktum (CT 11, pl. 28, K 08503 o i' 3').

= ṭēmu (KUB 03, 103 o 7', o 8', o 9', o 10', o 11', o 12', o 13').

Lexical Associations

adi[until]PRP (// ara[times])

a-ra₂ = a-di ku-it-[ma-an] (KUB 03, 103 o 13').

alaktu[way]N (// ara[times])

[a]-ra₂ = a-lak-tum (K 02056 o i 34'; OB Nippur Diri 316; MSL 15, 008 A r iv 24; CT 11, pl. 28, K 08503 o i' 3').

a^a-^rara₂ = [a]-lak-[tum] (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ o ii 7').

arû[calculation]N (// ara[times])

a-ra₂ = a-ru-ru-u₂-um (OB Nippur Diri 317; MSL 15, 008 A r iv 25).

erṣetu[earth]N (// ara[times])

a-ra₂ = MIN<(er-ṣe-tu)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iv 65').

mašāru[drag]V (// ara[times])

a-ra₂ = me-ta-aš-šu-ru kat-ta [...] (KUB 03, 103 o 12').

milku[advice]N (// ara[times])

a-ra₂ = me-el-a-ku ḫa-at-[...] (KUB 03, 103 o 8').

a-ra₂ = mil-ku par₂-qa-⸢a^?⸣-[...] (KUB 03, 103 o 9').

warādu[descend]V (// ara[times])

a-ra₂ = a-ra-a-du kat-ta ⸢x⸣-[...] (KUB 03, 103 o 11').

šahāṭu[jump]V (// ara[times])

a-ra₂ = ša-ḫa-a-du wa-at-⸢ku⸣-[wa-ar] (KUB 03, 103 o 10').

ṭēmu[(fore)thought]N (// ara[times])

a-ra₂ = ṭe-mu-um (OB Nippur Diri 315; MSL 15, 008 A r iv 23).

ṭēmu[reason]N (// ara[times])

a-ra₂ = ṭe₄-e-mu wa-tar-⸢na⸣-[aḫ-ḫa-za] (KUB 03, 103 o 7').

Enkidug[1]PN (// ara[times] imin[seven])

a-ra₂ imin = en-gi-du₃ (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r ii 10').

References for all phrases

ara[times]

a-ra₂ (OB Nippur Kagal 304, 305, 306; ED Plants 24).

a-ra₂ = a-la-ak-tum (SLT 043 o 15).

a-ra₂ = a-ru-u₄-um (SLT 043 o 19).

a-ra₂ = ḫa-ra-nu-um (SLT 043 o 18).

a-ra₂ = ⸢x-x⸣-[...] (MSL 15, 008 A r iv 26).

a-ra₂ = šu-ḫa-tum (SLT 043 o 17).

a-ra₂ = ṭe-mu-um (SLT 043 o 16).

a-ra₂ = a-di ku-it-[ma-an] (KUB 03, 103 o 13').

[a]-ra₂ = a-lak-tum (K 02056 o i 34'; OB Nippur Diri 316; MSL 15, 008 A r iv 24; CT 11, pl. 28, K 08503 o i' 3').

a^a-^rara₂ = [a]-lak-[tum] (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ o ii 7').

a-ra₂ = a-ru-ru-u₂-um (OB Nippur Diri 317; MSL 15, 008 A r iv 25).

a-ra₂ = MIN<(er-ṣe-tu)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iv 65').

a-ra₂ = me-ta-aš-šu-ru kat-ta [...] (KUB 03, 103 o 12').

a-ra₂ = me-el-a-ku ḫa-at-[...] (KUB 03, 103 o 8').

a-ra₂ = mil-ku par₂-qa-⸢a^?⸣-[...] (KUB 03, 103 o 9').

a-ra₂ = a-ra-a-du kat-ta ⸢x⸣-[...] (KUB 03, 103 o 11').

a-ra₂ = ša-ḫa-a-du wa-at-⸢ku⸣-[wa-ar] (KUB 03, 103 o 10').

a-ra₂ = ṭe-mu-um (OB Nippur Diri 315; MSL 15, 008 A r iv 23).

a-ra₂ = ṭe₄-e-mu wa-tar-⸢na⸣-[aḫ-ḫa-za] (KUB 03, 103 o 7').

ara[times] alaktu[way]

a-ra₂ a-la-ak-tum (UET 6/2, 0355 o 4).

ara[times] dug[speak]

a-ra₂ dug₄-ga (OB Nippur Kagal 309, 310).

ara[times] imin[seven]

a-ra₂ imin = en-gi-du₃ (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r ii 10').

suhub[boots] ara[times]

^kušsuḫub a-ra₂ (A 07896 i 13').

suhub[boots] ara[times] sud[distant]

^kušsuḫub a-ra₂ sud-a (A 07896 i 14').

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