esi [TREE] N (58x) Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. ^ŋešesi; ^ŋešesi^e-^si; esi; ^ŋeš  ^gi-^išesi; ^ŋeš  ^gi-^išesi^e-^si "a tree, ebony; a club"

[1]	𒄑𒆗	^ŋeš esi
[2]	𒄑𒆗𒂊𒋛	^ŋešesi^e-^si
[3]	𒆗	esi
[4]	𒄑𒄀𒅖𒆗	^ŋeš  ^gi-^išesi
[5]	𒄑𒄀𒅖𒆗𒂊𒋛	^ŋeš  ^gi-^išesi^e-^si

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]						5	4	23	20	1
[2]									2
[3]							1
[4]									1
[5]									1

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Lagash II (5x/9%)

Ur III (5x/9%)

Old Babylonian (23x/40%)

Middle Babylonian (13x/22%)

Neo-Assyrian (10x/17%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/2%)

unknown (1x/2%)

Senses:

1. a tree, ebony (58x/100%)

2. a club

Akk. ušû; nappāṣu.

Bibliography

[2005] J. Bauer, Studies Klein 28.

[1997] N. Veldhuis, EEN 109-110.

[1992] M. van de Mieroop, BSA 6 158.

[1987] M. Powell, BSA 3 146.

Lexical Associations

martû[(a tree)]N (// esi[tree])

^ŋešesi = [me]-⸢er^?⸣-tu-⸢u₂⸣ (OECT 04, 152 b i 11).

[ŋeš^gi-^iš]-esi.⸢MIN⸣<(^e-^si)> = mar-tu-u (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 o i 19').

[ŋeš^gi-^iš-MIN.<(...])>⸢esi⸣ = mar-tu-[u] (CT 12, pl. 45, K 04408 i 18').

nappaṣu[wooden beater?]N (// esi[tree])

[^ŋeš]esi.⸢MIN⸣<(^e-^si)> = na-pa-ṣu (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 o i 20').

[^ŋeš  ...esi] = nap-pa-[ṣu] (CT 12, pl. 45, K 04408 i 19').

nappāṣu[wooden beater]N (// esi[tree])

^ŋešesi = [na]-⸢ap-pa-ṣum^?⸣ (OECT 04, 152 b i 12).

ušû[ebony]N (// esi[tree])

⸢^ŋeš⸣esi = u₂-šu-[u₂] (Iraq 06, 37 o 2; OECT 04, 152 b i 10).

^ŋešesi = u₂-šu-u₂-um (OB Nippur Diri 171; MSL 15, 008 A r i 11).

^ŋešesi⸢^{e^?}-^si⸣ = e-šu-u (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 o i 18').

[^ŋeš  ...]⸢esi⸣ = u₂-šu-[u] (CT 12, pl. 45, K 04408 i 17').

ša[of]DET ušû[ebony]N (// guza[chair] esi[tree])

^ŋešgu-za ^ŋešesi = ša₂ u₂-šu-[u₂] (CBS 08801 r 19).

ša[of]DET x (// guza[chair] esi[tree])

⸢^ŋešgu-za⸣ ^ŋešesi = ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] (K 07614+ i' 19').

ša[of]DET u₂-x (// kaŋeškarak[table] esi[tree])

[^ŋeška]-⸢kad₅ ^{ŋeš^?}⸣[esi] = ša₂ ⸢u₂⸣-[...] (CT 19, pl. 44, K 04138+ o i' 26').

References for all phrases

esi[tree]

^ŋešesi (UET 6, 0677 + 0678 + UET 7, 087 + 091 r iii 07'; RSO 5/1, p. 281 fig. 34c o i 2; IB 1535+ i 2; Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r i 35; Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o i 3; OB Nippur Ura 1 2, 666; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o i 2; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o i 8; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c iv 53; UET 6, 0830 1; Syria 13, 235, 10 o i 2; MMUM 35433 o 2').

^ŋešesi (Syria 56, pl. 08, 02 o 2).

^ŋešesi = [...] (K 04607 + K 09888 o i 5').

^ŋešesi = [me]-⸢er^?⸣-tu-⸢u₂⸣ (OECT 04, 152 b i 11).

[ŋeš^gi-^iš]-esi.⸢MIN⸣<(^e-^si)> = mar-tu-u (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 o i 19').

[ŋeš^gi-^iš-MIN.<(...])>⸢esi⸣ = mar-tu-[u] (CT 12, pl. 45, K 04408 i 18').

[^ŋeš]esi.⸢MIN⸣<(^e-^si)> = na-pa-ṣu (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 o i 20').

[^ŋeš  ...esi] = nap-pa-[ṣu] (CT 12, pl. 45, K 04408 i 19').

^ŋešesi = [na]-⸢ap-pa-ṣum^?⸣ (OECT 04, 152 b i 12).

⸢^ŋeš⸣esi = u₂-šu-[u₂] (Iraq 06, 37 o 2; OECT 04, 152 b i 10).

^ŋešesi = u₂-šu-u₂-um (OB Nippur Diri 171; MSL 15, 008 A r i 11).

^ŋešesi⸢^{e^?}-^si⸣ = e-šu-u (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 o i 18').

[^ŋeš  ...]⸢esi⸣ = u₂-šu-[u] (CT 12, pl. 45, K 04408 i 17').

esi[tree] Dilmun[1]

^ŋešesi ⸢dilmun(NI.TUK)^{ki^?}⸣ (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o i 9).

esi[tree] Magan[1]

^ŋešesi ma₂-<gan>-⸢na⸣^ki (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o i 8).

esi[tree] Meluhha[1]

^ŋešesi me-⸢luḫ⸣-ḫa⸢^ki⸣ (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o i 7).

esi[tree] Tukriš[1]

^ŋešesi tu-<uk^?>-⸢ri^?⸣-iš^ki (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o i 6).

esi[tree] hub₂-ba

^ŋešesi ḫub₂-⸢ba⸣ (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o i 5).

esi[tree] x

^ŋešesi [...] (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o i 4).

guza[chair] esi[tree]

^ŋešgu-za ^ŋeš[esi] (LoC 004 o 2; Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o v 43'; OB Nippur Ura 1 190; PBS 12/1, 17 33).

^ŋešgu-za ^ŋešesi = ša₂ u₂-šu-[u₂] (CBS 08801 r 19).

⸢^ŋešgu-za⸣ ^ŋešesi = ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] (K 07614+ i' 19').

kaŋeškarak[table] esi[tree]

⸢^ŋeš⸣ka-kad₅ ^ŋešesi = [...] (K 14090 i' 4').

[^ŋeška]-⸢kad₅ ^{ŋeš^?}⸣[esi] = ša₂ ⸢u₂⸣-[...] (CT 19, pl. 44, K 04138+ o i' 26').

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