dih [WEED] N (274x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian wr. ^ŋešdiḫ₃; diḫ₃; ^u₂diḫ₃; ^ti-^ḫidiḫ₃; ^ŋešdeḫi₂; ^ŋešniŋ₂-deḫi₃; ^ŋešteḫi "a weed with thorns; camel thorn"

[1]	𒄑𒉏	^ŋeš diḫ₃
[2]	𒉏	diḫ₃
[3]	𒌑𒉏	^u₂ diḫ₃
[4]	𒋾𒄭𒉏	^ti-^ḫidiḫ₃
[5]	𒄑𒌝	^ŋeš deḫi₂
[6]	𒄑𒃻𒉏	^ŋešniŋ₂-deḫi₃
[7]	𒄑𒁾	^ŋeš teḫi

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]							239	14	4
[2]							7		1
[3]							2	2
[4]									3
[5]								1
[6]								1
[7]

13 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (248x/91%)

Old Babylonian (18x/7%)

Middle Assyrian (4x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/1%)

Senses:

1. a weed with thorns (274x/100%)

2. camel thorn

Akk. baltu.

Bibliography

[2011] W. Heimpel, CUSAS 6 135

[2004] M. Molina and M. Such-Gutiérrez, JNES 63 11.

[1997] N. Veldhuis, EEN 108-109.

[1992] M. van de Mieroop, BSA 6 160.

[1990] K. Maekawa, BSA 5 124.

[1987] M. Civil, AOS 67 41-42.

[1987] M. Civil, Organization of Power 52.

{ŋeš}dih₃

= baltu (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r i 28', r i 29', r i 30', r i 31').

Lexical Associations

ašāgu[(a common spiny plant)]N (// dih[weed])

⸢^ti⸣-^ḫidiḫ₃ = a-ša-gu (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iv 31).

baltu[(a spiny plant)]N (// dih[weed])

⸢^ti⸣-^ḫidiḫ₃ = ba-al-tum (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iv 29).

^ŋešdiḫ₃ = bal-[tu^?] (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r i 28').

handašpiru[(a thorny plant)]N (// dih[weed])

^ŋešdiḫ₃ = ḫa-an-[da-aš-pi-ru] (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r i 31').

hīštu[thorn bushes]N (// dih[weed])

^ŋešdiḫ₃ = ḫi-⸢iš⸣-[tu^?] (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r i 29').

iṣu[tree]N handašpiru[(a thorny plant)]N (// dih[weed])

⸢^ti⸣-^ḫidiḫ₃ = i-ṣu ḫa-an-na-ap-ši-ru (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iv 32).

šaʾtu[(a type of thorny plant)]N (// dih[weed])

^ŋešdiḫ₃ = za-[aʾ^?-tu^?] (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r i 30').

bāštu[dignity]N šadû[mountain(s)]N (// dih[weed] kur[mountain])

⸢diḫ₃⸣ kur-ra = ba-⸢al⸣-ti ša-di-i (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iv 33).

References for all phrases

dih[weed]

^u₂deḫ₃ (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 120 o 11; OB Nippur Ura 4 233).

[^ŋeš]deḫi₃ (Anonymous 447996 o iii 15, o iii 16; Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 i 26; OB Nippur Ura 1 676, 677, 678; IB 1547 ii 2').

⸢^ŋeš⸣diḫ₃(NIM) (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o i 34).

⸢^ŋeš⸣niŋ₂-deḫi₃ (Anonymous 447996 o iii 17).

⸢^ti⸣-^ḫidiḫ₃ = a-ša-gu (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iv 31).

⸢^ti⸣-^ḫidiḫ₃ = ba-al-tum (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iv 29).

^ŋešdiḫ₃ = bal-[tu^?] (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r i 28').

^ŋešdiḫ₃ = ḫa-an-[da-aš-pi-ru] (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r i 31').

^ŋešdiḫ₃ = ḫi-⸢iš⸣-[tu^?] (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r i 29').

⸢^ti⸣-^ḫidiḫ₃ = i-ṣu ḫa-an-na-ap-ši-ru (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iv 32).

^ŋešdiḫ₃ = za-[aʾ^?-tu^?] (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r i 30').

dih[weed] hursaŋ[mountain]

⸢^ŋeš⸣diḫ₃ ḫur-saŋ-ŋa₂ (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o i 35).

dih[weed] kur[mountain]

^ŋešdeḫi₃ kur (OB Nippur Ura 1 679).

^ŋešdiḫ₃ kur-ra (BRM 4, 29 + 30 r ii 14').

⸢diḫ₃⸣ kur-ra = ba-⸢al⸣-ti ša-di-i (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iv 33).

ŋešnud[bed] dih[weed]

ŋeš-⸢nud⸣ ^ŋešdiḫ₃ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b i 38').

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