ezem [FESTIVAL] N (1102x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ezem; ezem-ezem; ⁱ-^zi-ⁱⁿezem "festival"

[1]	𒂡	ezem
[2]	𒂡𒂡	ezem-ezem
[3]	𒄿𒍣𒅔𒂡	ⁱ-^zi-ⁱⁿezem
+	--ma=m+a (1x/0%); --ma=m.a (82x/7%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	2	5	316	29	20	589	123	9	5
[2]						2	1
[3]								1

32 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (2x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (5x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (316x/29%)

Old Akkadian (29x/3%)

Lagash II (20x/2%)

Ur III (591x/54%)

Old Babylonian (124x/11%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (4x/0%)

Hellenistic (2x/0%)

unknown (5x/0%)

Senses:

1. festival (1102x/100%)

Akk. isinnu.

Bibliography

[2006] M. Jaques, Vocabulaire des sentiments 58-61.

[2006] W. Sommerfeld, Akkadian Language 61.

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 210.

[1999] G. Rubio, JCS 51 7 n14.

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 437.

[1992] M. Sigrist, Drehem 162-167.

ezem

(Ebla Sign List 29).

ezen

(OB Nippur Ea 759).

Lexical Associations

isinnu[festival]N (// ezem[festival])

ezem = i-si-nu (MSL 09, 124-137 r iv 10'').

ūmu[day]N isinnu[festival]N (// ud[sun] ezem[festival])

⸢ud⸣ ezem = MIN<(u₄-mi)> i-sin-nu (MSL 05, 004 mu o 12').

[ud ezem] = MIN<(u₄-mu)> i-sin-⸢ni⸣ (MSL SS 1, 001 o 6').

ud ezem = MIN<(u₄-mu)> i-sin-nu (Iraq 06, 22 o ii' 4'; Iraq 06, 54 o ii' 3', r i' 5'; MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1665 o 7').

immeru[sheep]N isinnu[festival]N (// udu[sheep] ezem[festival])

[udu] [^{x^?}]-⸢^x-^{en^?}⸣ezem = MIN<(UDU)> i-sin-nu (AOAT 275, 259, BM 036439 r 6'; Ura 13 Seg.1, 119a).

References for all phrases

ezem[festival]

ezem (Ebla Sign List 29; OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 107, Tab.II, 390; RIAA 048 o 5'; Isin III, Tafel 41 r iii 20; MSL 13, 40 F r ii 14; MSL 13, 40 B r iii 8').

ezen (OB Nippur Ea 759).

izin (MSL 02, pl. 03 o ii' 4').

ezem = i-si-nu (MSL 09, 124-137 r iv 10'').

ezem[festival] gal[big]

ezem gal (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 391; RIAA 048 o 7'; MSL 13, 40 B r iii 10').

ezem[festival] mah[great]

ezem maḫ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 392; RIAA 048 o 6'; Isin III, Tafel 41 r iii 21; MSL 13, 40 B r iii 9').

ezem[festival] šag[heart] hul[rejoice]

ezem šag₄ ḫul₂-la (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 393; RIAA 048 o 8'; Isin III, Tafel 41 r iii 22; MSL 13, 40 B r iii 11').

ud[sun] ezem[festival]

ud ⸢ezem⸣ = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2027 o 2'; Iraq 06, 22 o iii' 3'; CT 19, pl. 10, K 05434B+ o ii' 23').

ud ⸢ezen-na⸣ (CBS 01862 o iii 13').