ban [UNIT] N (225x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. ba-an; ^ŋešba-an; ban₂; ^giba-an; ^ŋešban₂; ^dugban₂; ban₂-da; ^dug  ^ba-^an-^daban₂; ^urudba-an; ba-an^zabar; ban₃; ^ba-^an-^daban₂; ^dugniŋ₂-^ba-^anban₂; ^dugban₂-da; ^dugban₃; ^dugniŋ₂-ban₂ "a unit of capacity; measuring vessel"

[1]	𒁀𒀭	ba-an
[2]	𒄑𒁀𒀭	^ŋešba-an
[3]	𒑏	ban₂
[4]	𒄀𒁀𒀭	^giba-an
[5]	𒄑𒑏	^ŋeš ban₂
[6]	𒂁𒑏	^dug ban₂
[7]	𒑏𒁕	ban₂-da
[8]	𒂁𒁀𒀭𒁕𒑏	^dug  ^ba-^an-^daban₂
[9]	𒍏𒁀𒀭	^urudba-an
[10]	𒁀𒀭𒌓𒅗𒁇	ba-an^zabar
[11]	𒌉	ban₃
[12]	𒁀𒀭𒁕𒑏	^ba-^an-^daban₂
[13]	𒂁𒃻𒁀𒀭𒑏	^dugniŋ₂-^ba-^anban₂
[14]	𒂁𒑏𒁕	^dugban₂-da
[15]	𒂁𒌉	^dug ban₃
[16]	𒂁𒃻𒑏	^dugniŋ₂-ban₂
+	--na=n.a (1x/0%); --ne₂=n.e (62x/28%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		5	64		8	2	15	5	3
[2]							18	31		1
[3]							2	21	9	3
[4]							12	1
[5]					1		1	5
[6]								2	4
[7]									3
[8]									3
[9]							2
[10]							1
[11]		1
[12]									1
[13]								1
[14]
[15]
[16]

26 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (6x/3%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (64x/28%)

Old Akkadian (9x/4%)

Lagash II (2x/1%)

Ur III (51x/23%)

Old Babylonian (66x/29%)

Middle Babylonian (11x/5%)

Neo-Assyrian (8x/4%)

Neo-Babylonian (4x/2%)

unknown (4x/2%)

Senses:

1. a unit of capacity (217x/96%)

2. measuring vessel (8x/4%)

Akk. sūtu.

Bibliography

[2001] G. Visicato, Fara Tablets 59-60.

[1991] I.J. Gelb, P. Steinkeller and R.M. Whiting, Kudurrus 284; 296.

[1987-90] M.A. Powell, RlA 7 495; 497; 504.

ban₂

= sūtum (Ea 01 288; BM 023645 r ii 14).

Lexical Associations

adagurru[(a vessel for libations)]N (// ban[unit])

^dug  MIN.<(^ba-^an-^da)>banda₂ = a-da-gu-ru (DT 052 o i' 15').

kaptukkû[two seah container]N (// ban[unit])

[^dug]ban₂ = ⸢kab^?-duq⸣-qu-u₂ (Iraq 06, 71 o i 24).

kupputtu[(a measuring vessel)]N (// ban[unit])

^dug  ^ba-^an-^dabanda₂ = MIN<(kup-pu-tum)> (DT 052 o i' 13').

mišlānū[half (shares)]N (// ban[unit])

^dugban₂ = mi-iš-la-a-nu (YBC 13524 e 306).

sūtu[(a capacity measure)]N (// ban[unit])

ban₂ = su-tum (Ea 01 288; BM 023645 r ii 14).

^ba-^an-^dabanda₂ = za-⸢a-tu^?⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 24).

^dug  MIN.<(^ba-^an-^da)>banda₂ = su-u₂-tum (DT 052 o i' 14').

NI sūtu[(a capacity measure)]N (// ban[unit] u[ten])

ba-an u = NI su-tum (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 23).

ūmussu[daily]AV BAN₂ x (// ud[sun] 1-kam₂ ban[unit] še[barley])

ud 1-kam₂ ban₂ še-ta-am₃ = u₂-mu-sa-ta ⸢BAN₂^?⸣ [...] (MB Ura 01 Seg.7, 26').

NI sūtu[(a capacity measure)]N (// še[barley] ban[unit] u[ten])

še ba-an u = NI su-tu-tum (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 101).

References for all phrases

ban[unit]

^dugban₂ (OB Nippur Ura 2 251).

^dugniŋ₂-^ba-^anban₂ (CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 r iii 25).

^ŋešba-an (OB Nippur Kagal 547; OB Nippur Ura 1 517).

^ŋešba-an (SLT 003 r ii 3).

^ŋešba-an-⸢da^?⸣ (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o v 7).

^dug  MIN.<(^ba-^an-^da)>banda₂ = a-da-gu-ru (DT 052 o i' 15').

[^dug]ban₂ = ⸢kab^?-duq⸣-qu-u₂ (Iraq 06, 71 o i 24).

^dug  ^ba-^an-^dabanda₂ = MIN<(kup-pu-tum)> (DT 052 o i' 13').

^dugban₂ = mi-iš-la-a-nu (YBC 13524 e 306).

ban₂ = su-tum (Ea 01 288; BM 023645 r ii 14).

^ba-^an-^dabanda₂ = za-⸢a-tu^?⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 24).

^dug  MIN.<(^ba-^an-^da)>banda₂ = su-u₂-tum (DT 052 o i' 14').

ban[unit] ban[unit]

^ŋešba-an ban₂ (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r ii 29).

ban[unit] baneš[vessel]

^ŋešba-an baneš (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r ii 27).

ban[unit] banmin[vessel]

^ŋešba-an banmin (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r ii 28).

ban[unit] sila[unit] imin[seven]

^ŋešba-an sila₃ imin (OB Nippur Kagal 548).

ban[unit] u[ten]

ba-an u = NI su-tum (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 23).

ban[unit] u[ten] sila[unit]

^ŋešba-an u sila₃ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b ii 38).

ban[unit] ya[five] sila[unit]

^ŋešba-an ia₂ sila₃ (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r ii 30; OB Nippur Ura 1 518; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o v 8; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b ii 39).

ban[unit] ban[unit]

^ŋešba-an ban₂ (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r ii 29).

dug[pot] ban[unit]

dug banda₂ (NMI BK 00556 o 7, o 8, o 9).

dug ⸢ban₂⸣ = [...] (CT 12, pl. 39, K 07697 r i' 16').

gi[reed] šu[hand] ban[unit]

gi šu ba-an (CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 r i 26).

niŋ[thing] ban[unit]

^ŋešniŋ₂ ban₂ (UET 6, 0677 + 0678 + UET 7, 087 + 091 r iv 03').

ud[sun] 1-kam₂ ban[unit] še[barley]

ud 1-kam₂ ban₂ še-ta-am₃ = u₂-mu-sa-ta ⸢BAN₂^?⸣ [...] (MB Ura 01 Seg.7, 26').

ud[sun] ban[unit] še[barley] diš[one]

ud-kam ban₂ še diš-ta (Emar 6/1, p. 127, Msk 731046 r iv 3').

še[barley] ban[unit]

[še] ban₂ (OIP 111, pl. 98, 14 N 229 o 1).

še ban₂-⸢da⸣ = [...] (MSL SS 1, 004 o ii' 3'; K 04316+ o ii 15'; MSL 05, 046 o iii 3).

še[barley] ban[unit] u[ten]

še ba-an u = NI su-tu-tum (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 101).

šen[cauldron] ban[unit]

^urudšen ⸢ban₂⸣ (Emar 6/1, p. 330, Msk 74128o o ii' 2').

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