dubsaŋ [FIRST] AJ (157x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic wr. dub-saŋ; dug₄-saŋ "first; before; pre-eminent; leader; pre-eminence; precedence"

[1]	𒁾𒊕	dub-saŋ
[2]	𒅗𒊕	dug₄-saŋ
+	--ŋa₂=ŋ.a (9x/6%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			1		5		117	26	7
[2]								1

15 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/1%)

Old Akkadian (5x/3%)

Ur III (117x/75%)

Old Babylonian (27x/17%)

Neo-Assyrian (6x/4%)

Hellenistic (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. first (154x/98%)

2. before (3x/2%)

3. pre-eminent

4. leader [N]

5. pre-eminence [N]

6. precedence [N]

Akk. mahrû; qudmu.

Bibliography

[2005] M. Jursa and E. Payne, JCS 57 114-115.

[2004] T. Sharlach, CM 26 77.

Lexical Associations

muttu[front (part)]N (// dubsaŋ[first])

dub-saŋ-ŋa₂ = mu-ut-tum (K 04341 i 30'; K 11353 i' 6').

qudmu[front (side)]N (// dubsaŋ[first])

dub-saŋ = qud-mu (K 04341 i 29'; K 11353 i' 5').

References for all phrases

dubsaŋ[first]