esir [BITUMEN] (N)

1980 instances

esir [BITUMEN] N (1980x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. esir₂; esir; esirurud "bitumen, pitch"

[1] 𒇒 esir₂
[2] 𒀀𒇒 esir
[3] 𒀀𒇒𒍏 esir urud
+ --ra=r.a (7x/0%); --re=r+e (1x/0%).
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 29 37 5 1666 153 6
[2] 1 46 27 9
[3] 1

19 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (30x/2%)

Old Akkadian (37x/2%)

Lagash II (5x/0%)

Ur III (1712x/86%)

Old Babylonian (180x/9%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (5x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (3x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (4x/0%)

Hellenistic (2x/0%)

Senses:

Akk. iṭṭû; kupru.

Bibliography

[2012] M. Stol, BiOr 79 48-60.

[2009] W. Heimpel, Workers 196.

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 212.

[1997-1998] R. de Maaijer and B. Jagersma, AfO 44-45 280.

[1992] M. Sigrist, Drehem 392.

esir₂

(OB Nippur Ea 45).

= iṭṭû (Ea 01 72).

= x (OB Nippur Aa 45:1).

= iṭṭû (BM 023645 o i 15').

= ittû (AOAT 050, Pl. 05 r 10).

Lexical Associations


ša[of]DET x-x (// gigur[container] esir[bitumen] šub[fall])

[gi]-gur esir šub?-ba? = ša₂ x-[...] (Iraq 06, 69 o i 2').

References for all phrases

esir[bitumen] idim[spring]

esir idim = MIN<(nap-ṭum)> (MSL 16, 189 r i 15').


bisaŋ[basket] esir[bitumen] šub[fall]

[gi]pisaŋ esir₂ šub-ba (CUSAS 12, 3.2.10 2).

gigur[container] esir[bitumen] šub[fall]

gi-gur esir šub-ba (CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 o iii 21).

[gi]-gur esir šub?-ba? = ša₂ x-[...] (Iraq 06, 69 o i 2').

kid[mat] esir[bitumen] šub[fall]

gikid esir šub-ba (CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 o iii 8).

gikid esir!(A.EŠ₂) šub-ba = ša ESIR lap-ta (HS 1928 + HS 1929 r ii 36).

Word ID: o0027265; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0027265; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)