ŋarza [RITES] N (144x) Lagash II, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, unknown wr. ŋarza; ŋarza₂; mar-za; ga-ar-za; garza-garza; ^gar-^zaŋarza; ^ŋar-^zuŋarza "rites; cultic or cosmic ordinance; prebend"

[1]	𒉺𒀭	ŋarza
[2]	𒉺𒈗	ŋarza₂
[3]	𒈥𒍝	mar-za
[4]	𒂵𒅈𒍝	ga-ar-za
[5]	𒉺𒀭𒉺𒀭	garza-garza
[6]	𒃻𒍝𒉺𒀭	^gar-^zaŋarza
[7]	𒃻𒍪𒉺𒀭	^ŋar-^zuŋarza

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]						2		88	10	3
[2]								31
[3]								4
[4]								2
[5]								2
[6]									1
[7]									1

20 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Lagash II (2x/1%)

Old Babylonian (127x/88%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (10x/7%)

unknown (3x/2%)

Senses:

1. rites (110x/76%)

2. cultic or cosmic ordinance

3. prebend (34x/24%)

Akk. parṣu.

Bibliography

[1980] S. Oh'e, ASJ 2 126; 136-137.

ŋarza

= parṣu (K 04263+ o iii 33').

= x (BM 036702 (+) BM 37058 o 18).

ŋarza₂

= x (BM 036702 (+) BM 37058 o 21).

(OB Nippur Ea 494).

Lexical Associations

parṣu[office]N (// ŋarza[rites])

ŋarza = par-ṣu (K 04263+ o iii 33').

parṣu[office]N ša[of]DET ilu[god]N (// ŋarza[rites])

ŋarza = pa-ar-ṣum ⸢ša⸣ [DINGIR] (OB Nippur Diri 359; OECT 04, 152 c i 53).

parṣu[office]N ša[of]DET pelludû[cult(ic rites)]N (// ŋarza[rites])

ŋarza₂^? = [pa]-⸢ar-ṣum⸣ ša ⸢PA⸣.AN (OECT 04, 152 c i 55).

parṣu[office]N ša[of]DET šarru[king]N (// ŋarza[rites])

^gar-^zaŋarza = MIN<(par-ṣu)> ša₂ [LUGAL] (CT 18, pl. 32, 34-35, K 02008 r i 15').

ŋarza₂ = pa-ar-⸢ṣum⸣ [ša šar-ri] (OB Nippur Diri 358).

naktamtu[cover]N (// burzi[bowl] ŋarza[rites])

[^dugbur-zi] ⸢ŋarza⸣ = nak-tam-tum MIN<(kal-kal-lu-u₂)> (K 04411+ o ii 11').

bēlu[lord]N parṣu[office]N (// lu[person] ŋarza[rites])

lu₂ ⸢ŋarza₂⸣ = be-el pa-⸢ar⸣-[ṣi₂] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.7, 4).

ša[of]DET pelludû[cult(ic rites)]N (// lu[person] ŋarza[rites])

⸢lu₂ ŋarza⸣ = ⸢ša pe₂-el-lu-di^?⸣-[e] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.7, 5).

References for all phrases

ŋarza[rites]

^ŋar-^zu⸢ŋarza⸣ = [...] (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ o i 69').

ŋarza (OB Nippur Lu 171).

⸢ŋarza⸣ = [...] (RA 17, 160, K 08431+ o ii' 8'; BM 036702 (+) BM 37058 o 18; CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 04352+ o i 3'').

ŋarza₂ (OB Nippur Ea 494; OB Nippur Lu 170; MSL 14, 023 Fn + 026 Ig o 14; MSL 14, 018 Bb r v 13).

ŋarza₂ = [...] (BM 036702 (+) BM 37058 o 21).

ŋarza = par-ṣu (K 04263+ o iii 33').

ŋarza = pa-ar-ṣum ⸢ša⸣ [DINGIR] (OB Nippur Diri 359; OECT 04, 152 c i 53).

ŋarza₂^? = [pa]-⸢ar-ṣum⸣ ša ⸢PA⸣.AN (OECT 04, 152 c i 55).

^gar-^zaŋarza = MIN<(par-ṣu)> ša₂ [LUGAL] (CT 18, pl. 32, 34-35, K 02008 r i 15').

ŋarza₂ = pa-ar-⸢ṣum⸣ [ša šar-ri] (OB Nippur Diri 358).

burzi[bowl] ŋarza[rites]

[^dugbur-zi] ⸢ŋarza⸣ = nak-tam-tum MIN<(kal-kal-lu-u₂)> (K 04411+ o ii 11').

guza[chair] ŋarza[rites]

^ŋešgu-za ŋarza₂ (OB Nippur Ura 1 171; CUSAS 12, 3.1.13 o ii 24').

kaš[beer] ŋarza[rites]

kaš ⸢ŋarza⸣ (SLT p. 14, CBS 04818 r i 3'; SLT 019 o 14).

lu[person] ŋarza[rites]

⸢lu₂⸣ ŋarza (MSL SS 1, p. 07 A o iv' 20, o iv' 21).

lu₂ ŋarza = ša bi-e-lu-di-e (MSL 12, 157 A 375).

lu₂ ⸢ŋarza₂⸣ (MSL SS 1, p. 07 A o iv' 22).

lu₂ ŋarza₂ = be-el pa-ar-ṣi₂ (MSL 12, 157 A 374).

lu₂ ⸢ŋarza₂⸣ = be-el pa-⸢ar⸣-[ṣi₂] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.7, 4).

⸢lu₂ ŋarza⸣ = ⸢ša pe₂-el-lu-di^?⸣-[e] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.7, 5).

ninda[bread] ŋarza[rites]

ninda ⸢ŋarza⸣ (KBo 01, 32 ii' 7'; SLT 16 r ii 3).

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