aš [CURSE] N (110x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. aš₂; aš; aš₃; a₂-aš "curse; (be) cursed"

See aš bala[curse]V/t, aš sar[curse]V/t.

[1]	𒀾	aš₂
[2]	𒀸	aš
[3]	𒐋	aš₃
[4]	𒀉𒀸	a₂-aš
+	--se=s.e (1x/1%).

	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	OAkk	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	3	1	1	1	79	22	1
[2]				1
[3]					1
[4]

10 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (3x/3%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/1%)

Old Akkadian (1x/1%)

Ur III (2x/2%)

Old Babylonian (80x/73%)

Middle Assyrian (3x/3%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (13x/12%)

Neo-Babylonian (5x/5%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Verbal prefixes: al .

Senses:

1. curse (108x/98%)

2. (be) cursed [V/i] (2x/2%)

Akk. arratu; ṣibûtu.

Bibliography

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 213.

[1997-1998] R. de Maaijer and B. Jagersma, AfO 44-45 284.

aš₂

= arratum (Ea 01 327).

Lexical Associations

arratu[curse]N (// aš[curse])

aš₂ = ar-ra-ti (YOS 01, 53 r ii 41).

aš₂ = ar-ra-tum (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r ii 33; Ea 01 327; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r i 41').

erretu[curse]N (// aš[curse])

aš₂ = e-re-tu-um (PBS 05, 149 9).

hâšu[be(come) anxious]V (// aš[curse] buluh[fear])

aš₂ buluḫ = MIN<(ḫa-a-šu₂)> (CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ o ii 11).

nazāru[revile]V (// aš[curse] di[speak])

⸢aš₂ di⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(na-za-rum)> (ZA 04, 156, K 05449A+ o i' 15').

šagšu[slain one]N (// aš[curse] dug[speak])

aš₂ MIN<(dug₄-ga)> = ša₂-ag-šu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iii 57').

nazāru[revile]V (// aš[curse] mu[grow])

aš₂ mu₂ = MIN<(na-za-rum)> (ZA 04, 156, K 05449A+ o i' 17').

alpu[threatening]AJ (// aš[curse] sumur[angry])

⸢aš₂⸣ sur₂ = al-pu šar-ḫu-un-ta-al-⸢liš⸣ (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 43).

arru[cursed one]N (// lu[person] aš[curse])

[lu₂] aš₂-a = er-rum (NBC 09830 o i 38).

nazru[cursed one]N (// lu[person] aš[curse])

[lu₂] aš₂-a = na-az-rum (NBC 09830 o i 39).

References for all phrases

aš[curse]

aš₂ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 453).

aš₂ = [...] (MAOG 11/1-2 99-109, pl. 1 r iii 7').

aš₂ = ar-ra-ti (YOS 01, 53 r ii 41).

aš₂ = ar-ra-tum (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r ii 33; Ea 01 327; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r i 41').

aš₂ = e-re-tu-um (PBS 05, 149 9).

aš[curse] azig[violence]

aš₂ a₂-zig₃ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 456).

aš[curse] buluh[fear]

aš₂ buluḫ = MIN<(ḫa-a-šu₂)> (CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ o ii 11).

aš[curse] di[speak]

aš₂ nu-di (ED Lu E 112).

⸢aš₂ di⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(na-za-rum)> (ZA 04, 156, K 05449A+ o i' 15').

aš[curse] dug[speak]

aš₂ MIN<(dug₄-ga)> = ša₂-ag-šu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iii 57').

aš[curse] gi[turn]

aš₂ ⸢gi₄⸣-[gi₄] (IM 070209 o ii 39).

aš[curse] mu[grow]

aš₂ mu₂ = MIN<(na-za-rum)> (ZA 04, 156, K 05449A+ o i' 17').

aš[curse] sumur[angry]

⸢aš₂⸣ sur₂ = al-pu šar-ḫu-un-ta-al-⸢liš⸣ (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 43).

en[incantation] aš[curse] hulu[bad] x

en₂ aš₂ [ḫul ...] (UET 7, 0136 o 3').

lu[person] aš[curse]

lu₂ al-aš₂-a = ḫa-al-pu (MSL 12, 157 A 81).

lu₂ al-aš₂-a = ud-du-rum (MSL 12, 157 A 82).

lu₂ aš₂-a = ša er-re-tim (MSL 12, 157 A 83).