arah [STOREHOUSE] N (33x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. araḫ₄; a-ra-aḫ; araḫ₃; araḫₓ(UŠ.BU.DA); araḫₓ(E₂×ŠE) "storehouse, granary, storeroom; storage vessel"

[1]	𒂍𒍑𒁍𒁕	araḫ₄
[2]	𒀀𒊏𒄴	a-ra-aḫ
[3]	𒃥	araḫ₃
[4]	𒍑𒁍𒁕𒍑𒁍𒁕	araḫₓ(UŠ.BU.DA)
[5]	𒂒𒂒	araḫₓ(E₂×ŠE)

	OB	Post-OB
[1]	18	1
[2]	4	1
[3]		4
[4]	3
[5]		2

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (25x/76%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/3%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (5x/15%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/3%)

Senses:

1. storehouse, granary, storeroom (29x/88%)

2. storage vessel (4x/12%)

Akk. arahhu; našpaku.

arah₃

= arhu (Ea 04 252, 253).

= arahhu (CT 11, pl. 28, K 08503 r ii' 6').

arahₓ(|E₂×ŠE|)

= našpaku (Ea 03 252, 253).

Lexical Associations

arahhu[storehouse]N (// arah[storehouse])

a-ra-aḫ = ŠU<(araḫḫu)> (BAM 7, 51 r 1).

araḫ₃ = a-raḫ-ḫu (CT 11, pl. 28, K 08503 r ii' 6').

araḫ₃ = ar-ḫu (Ea 04 252).

araḫ₄ = a-[ra-aḫ-ḫu] (OB Nippur Diri Seg.3, 3; OECT 04, 152 d i 30).

araḫₓ(E₂×ŠE) = [ar]-⸢ḫu⸣ (Ea 03 253).

arahhu[storehouse]N našpaku[storage vessel]N (// arah[storehouse])

araḫ₃ = ar-ḫu na-aš₂-pa-⸢ku⸣ (AJSL 33, 170-171 r ii 5).

našpaku[storage vessel]N (// arah[storehouse])

araḫ₃ = na-aš₂-pa-ku (Ea 04 253).

araḫ₄ = na-aš-⸢pa-kum⸣ (OECT 04, 152 d i 29).

araḫ₄(E₂.UŠ.BU.DA) = ⸢na⸣-aš₂-⸢pa-ku⸣ (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 o i 23).

araḫₓ(E₂×ŠE) = ⸢na⸣-aš^!-pa-ku (Ea 03 252).

References for all phrases

arah[storehouse]

a-ra-aḫ (OB Nippur Kagal 257; OB Nippur Lu 748b; N 6191 + N 6262 r i 17).

araḫ₄(E₂.UŠ.BU.DA) (OB Nippur Kagal 83; CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 r iv 5').

⸢araḫ₄(E₂.UŠ.BU.DA)⸣ = a-⸢ša⸣-[aḫ-ḫu-um] (SLT 246 o ii 5).

⸢araḫ₄(E₂.UŠ.BU.DA)⸣ = na-⸢aš⸣-[pa-kum] (SLT 246 o ii 6).