aratta [IMPORTANT] AJ (12x) Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. aratta^ki; aratta "important; heavy; praise, glory"

See guza aratta[chair]N.

[1]	𒇶𒆠	aratta ^ki
[2]	𒇶	aratta

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]						2		2	5
[2]					1		1	1

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Akkadian (1x/8%)

Lagash II (2x/17%)

Ur III (1x/8%)

Old Babylonian (3x/25%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/8%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/33%)

Senses:

1. important (11x/92%)

2. heavy

3. praise, glory [N] (1x/8%)

Akk. kabtu; tanattu.

aratta{ki}

= kabtum (CT 11, pl. 50, Rm 0905 i' 4', i' 5').

Lexical Associations

kabtu[heavy one]N (// aratta[important])

aratta^ki = kab-tum (CT 11, pl. 50, Rm 0905 i' 4').

tanattu[praise]N (// aratta[important])

aratta^ki = ta-na-da-tum (OB Nippur Diri Seg.9, 3; CT 11, pl. 50, Rm 0905 i' 5').

eqlu[field]N arattû[excellent]AJ (// ašag[field] aratta[important])

[a]-⸢šag₄⸣ aratta^ki = eq-lu a-rat-te-e (BWL pl. 73 VAT 08573 o 8).

eqlu[field]N tamlīu[filling]N (// ašag[field] aratta[important])

[a]-⸢šag₄⸣ aratta^ki = MIN<(eq-lu)> tam-le-e (BWL pl. 73 VAT 08573 o 9).

References for all phrases

aratta[important]