eš [SHRINE] N (1243x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. eš₃; eš₂; eš₃-eš₃; ešemin₄; še; eš₃^ki "shrine; an establishment"

[1]	𒀊	eš₃
[2]	𒂠	eš₂
[3]	𒀊𒀊	eš₃-eš₃
[4]	𒀑	ešemin₄
[5]	𒊺	še
[6]	𒀊𒆠	eš₃ ^ki

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		37	120		18	17	447	469	94	21
[2]			12		1
[3]							1	3
[4]									2
[5]									1
[6]

28 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (37x/3%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (132x/11%)

Old Akkadian (19x/2%)

Lagash II (17x/1%)

Ur III (448x/36%)

Old Babylonian (472x/38%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (46x/4%)

Neo-Babylonian (4x/0%)

Hellenistic (44x/4%)

unknown (21x/2%)

Senses:

1. shrine (1243x/100%)

2. an establishment

Akk. bītu; eššu.

Bibliography

[2001] H. Martin, F. Pomponio, G. Visicato and A. Westenholz, Fara Tablets 25-26.

[1995] P. Steinkeller, BiOr 52 696.

[1991] I.J. Gelb, P. Steinkeller and R.M. Whiting, Kudurrus 40.

ešemin₄ ešemin₄

= bīt sibittu (Ea 04 170).

eš₃

= bītum (Ea 04 154, 155).

(OB Nippur Ea 286).

= bītum (K 04263+ o iii 8').

Lexical Associations

bītu[house]N (// eš[shrine])

eš₃ = bi-i-tum (K 04263+ o iii 8'; Ea 04 154).

eššu[shrine]N (// eš[shrine])

eš₃ = ŠU<(eššu)>^u₂ (Ea 04 155).

bītu[house]N sebettu[group of seven]N (// eš[shrine] imin[seven])

ešemin₄ ešemin₄ = [E₂ si-bit-ti] (AJSL 33, 170-171 r i 7; Ea 04 170).

abarakku[steward]N x (// agrig[steward] eš[shrine])

agrig eš₃-a = a-ba-[ra-ak ...] (OB Nippur Lu 493a).

References for all phrases

eš[shrine]

eš₃ (OB Nippur Ea 286; MSL 14, 024 Gl o ii' 5'; MSL 14, 018 Bb r i 19'; MSL 14, 022 Eq o 2).

eš₃ = e-[...] (CT 19, pl. 42-43, K 00247+ o ii 8').

eš₃ = [...] (AJSL 33, 170-171 ii 69, ii 70).

eš₃-a = TAG-x-[...] (K 02021A+ r i 11').

eš₃ = bi-i-tum (K 04263+ o iii 8'; Ea 04 154).

eš₃ = ŠU<(eššu)>^u₂ (Ea 04 155).

eš[shrine] aš-bar

eš₃ aš-bar (ED Cities 63).

eš[shrine] imin[seven]

ešemin₄ ešemin₄ = [E₂ si-bit-ti] (AJSL 33, 170-171 r i 7; Ea 04 170).

eš[shrine] mah[great]

eš₃ maḫ (OB Nippur Kagal 192).

eš[shrine] nagar[carpenter]

eš₃ nagar (ED Cities 70).

eš[shrine] tilla[street]

eš₃ tilla₂ (ED Cities 66).

agrig[steward] eš[shrine]

agrig eš₃-⸢a⸣ (CUNES 51-07-101 o 2, r 2).

agrig eš₃-a = a-ba-[ra-ak ...] (OB Nippur Lu 493a).

išib[priest] eš[shrine]

išib eš₃ (ED Lu A 11).

nar[musician] eš[shrine]

⸢nar⸣ eš₃ (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 137 o 16).

⸢nar⸣ eš₃-a (OB Nippur Lu 649a; OrNS 70, 210-211 o ii 15').

nar[musician] eš[shrine] diŋir[deity]

[nar] eš₃ diŋir (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 137 o 17).

udu[sheep] eš[shrine]

udu ⸢eš₃^?⸣ (CUNES 48-09-192 o 3, r 3).

Word ID: o0027290; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0027290; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)