dana [UNIT] N (84x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. da-na; danna; danna^na; te-na; dana₂ "a unit of length, double-hour (distance), double-mile"

[1]	𒁕𒈾	da-na
[2]	𒆜𒁍	danna
[3]	𒆜𒁍𒈾	danna ^na
[4]	𒋼𒈾	te-na
[5]	𒆜	dana₂

	ED IIIb	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	6	3	2	29	1
[2]				5	25	5	1
[3]					4
[4]				2
[5]						1

15 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (6x/7%)

Old Akkadian (3x/4%)

Lagash II (2x/2%)

Ur III (36x/43%)

Old Babylonian (30x/36%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (3x/4%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/2%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. a unit of length, double-hour (distance), double-mile (84x/100%)

Akk. bêru.

Bibliography

[2011] M. Civil, CUSAS 17 275-276.

[1987-90] M.A. Powell, RlA 7 467.

danna

= ša danna bēru (Ea 01 277).

danₓ(KASKAL)

= ša danna (BM 023645 r ii 2).

Lexical Associations

bēru[double hour]N (// dana[unit])

danna = ⸢be₂⸣-e-ru-um (OECT 04, 153 d i 2).

ša[of]DET dana[unit]N (// dana[unit])

danₓ(KASKAL) = ša danna (BM 023645 r ii 2).

ša[of]DET dana[unit]N bēru[double hour]N (// dana[unit])

ša[of]DET danna bēru[double hour]N (// dana[unit])

danna = ša₂ danna be₂-e-ru (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 69; Ea 01 277).

bēru[unit]N (// dana[unit] da-an-na)

danna(KASKAL.BU)^da-an-na da-an-na = be-er (RA 010, 223 r 10').

References for all phrases

dana[unit]