dim [HELPLESS] (V/i)

14 instances

dim [HELPLESS] V/i (14x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. dim₃; dim "to be helpless; baby"

[1] 𒈕 dim₃
[2] 𒁴 dim
+ --ma=m.a (4x/29%).
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 11 2
[2] 1

6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (12x/86%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/7%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/7%)

Senses:

1. to be helpless (13x/93%)

2. baby [N] (1x/7%)

Bibliography

[1984] M. Civil, JNES 43 294.

dim

= me-se-e-rum (OB Nippur Aa 887:5).

dim₃

(OB Nippur Ea 632).

Lexical Associations

awīltu[woman]N (// dim[helpless])

dim₃(LU₂.GAN) = a-⸢mil?⸣-tum (CT 19, pl. 21, K 04393+ r ii 25).

References for all phrases

dim[helpless]

dim = ⸢me⸣-se-e-rum (OB Nippur Aa 887:5).

dim₃ (OB Nippur Ea 632; MSL 14, 027 Iw r i 10; Ni 05365 r i 7').

dim₃(LU₂.GAN) = a-⸢mil?⸣-tum (CT 19, pl. 21, K 04393+ r ii 25).

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