ešemen [ROPE] N (35x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. ešemen; ešemen₂; ešemen₃^e-^še-^min₃; ešemen₅; e-šen; ešemen^eš-^me-^en; ešemen₃ "game, play; skipping rope; double rope (area measure)"

[1]	𒆠𒂊𒉈𒁲	ešemen
[2]	𒆠𒂊𒉈𒁲𒀭𒈹	ešemen₂
[3]	𒂠𒄾𒂊𒊺𒎙	ešemen₃^e-^še-^min₃
[4]	X	ešemen₅
[5]	𒂊𒊿	e-šen
[6]	𒆠𒂊𒉈𒁲𒌍𒈨𒂗	ešemen^eš-^me-^en
[7]	𒂠𒄾	ešemen₃

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								15	7
[2]								3	3
[3]									2
[4]									2
[5]								1
[6]									1
[7]									1

11 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (19x/54%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (12x/34%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/6%)

Hellenistic (1x/3%)

Senses:

1. game, play (5x/14%)

2. skipping rope (30x/86%)

3. double rope (area measure)

Akk. keppû; mēlultu.

ešemen

= kippu x (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 13).

ešemen₂

= mēlultu x (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 14).

ešemin₅

= šina ebli (Ea 02 88).

Lexical Associations

keppû[skipping rope]N (// ešemen[rope])

⸢ešemen₃⸣ = kip-[pu-u] (CT 19, pl. 25, K 14042+ i' 3').

kippu[loop]N (// ešemen[rope])

ešemen₂ = ki-ip-pu-⸢u₂⸣ (OECT 04, 152 c ii 51).

kippu[loop]N x (// ešemen[rope])

ešemen = ⸢kip⸣-[pu-u^? (...)] (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 13).

mēlultu[game]N Ištar[1]DN (// ešemen[rope])

ešemen₂ = ⸢me⸣-lu-ul-ti ⸢^d⸣INANA (OECT 04, 152 c ii 52).

mēlultu[game]N x (// ešemen[rope])

ešemen₂ = me-⸢lul⸣-[tu₂ ...] (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 14).

šina[two]NU eblu[rope]N (// ešemen[rope])

ešemin₅ = ši-na KIMIN<(e-be-el)> (Ea 02 88; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o ii 2).

mēlulu[play]V x (// ešemen[rope] sar[run])

ešemen₃^e-^še-^min₃ sar-ra = MIN<(me-lu-lu)> [...] (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 00005 r ii' 3').

mēlulu[play]V ša[of]DET keppû[skipping rope]N (// ešemen[rope] sar[run])

ešemen₃^e-^še-^min₃ sar-ra = MIN<(me-lu-lu)> ša₂ kip-⸢pe⸣-[e] (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 04352+ r ii 19).

References for all phrases

ešemen[rope]

⸢ešemen₂⸣ = [...] (CT 19, pl. 25, K 14042+ i' 2').

⸢ešemen₃⸣ = kip-[pu-u] (CT 19, pl. 25, K 14042+ i' 3').

ešemen₂ = ki-ip-pu-⸢u₂⸣ (OECT 04, 152 c ii 51).

ešemen = ⸢kip⸣-[pu-u^? (...)] (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 13).

ešemen₂ = ⸢me⸣-lu-ul-ti ⸢^d⸣INANA (OECT 04, 152 c ii 52).

ešemen₂ = me-⸢lul⸣-[tu₂ ...] (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 14).

ešemin₅ = ši-na KIMIN<(e-be-el)> (Ea 02 88; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o ii 2).

ešemen[rope] sar[run]

ešemen₃^e-^še-^min₃ sar-ra = MIN<(me-lu-lu)> [...] (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 00005 r ii' 3').

ešemen₃^e-^še-^min₃ sar-ra = MIN<(me-lu-lu)> ša₂ kip-⸢pe⸣-[e] (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 04352+ r ii 19).

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