ŋešdili [STRING OF BEADS] N (18x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. ŋeš-dili; ŋeš-dili-dili; dili; ^na₄ŋeš-dili "string of beads; point?"

[1]	𒄑𒀸	ŋeš-dili
[2]	𒄑𒀸𒀸	ŋeš-dili-dili
[3]	𒀸	dili
[4]	𒎎𒄑𒀸	^na₄ŋeš-dili

	OB	Post-OB
[1]	1	11
[2]		3
[3]	2
[4]	1

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (4x/22%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/17%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/22%)

Neo-Babylonian (7x/39%)

Senses:

1. string of beads (7x/39%)

2. point? (11x/61%)

Lexical Associations

melēštu[(part of the tongue)?]N (// uzu[flesh] ŋešdili[string of beads])

uzu ŋeš-dili = MIN<(me-liš-tu)> (Ura 15 Seg.1, 78).

uzu ŋeš-dili = MIN<(mi-sil-tum)> (LAOS 1, 58 o 29'a).

gišdilû[(a string of beads)]N (// zagin[lapis] ŋešdili[string of beads])

⸢MIN⸣<(za-gin₃)> ⸢ŋeš⸣-dili = ni-iš-te-li-ik-ku (Emar 6/2, p. 501, Msk 74203e o i 36).

^na₄za-gin₃ ŋeš-dili = gišdilû (Ura 16 Seg.1, 66).

ṣipru[point]N (// zagin[lapis] ŋešdili[string of beads])

^na₄za-gin₃ ŋeš-dili = ṣipri (Ura 16 Seg.1, 67; MSL 10, 004 S15 r i 1'; AOAT 275, 757 Katalog r 5').

^na₄za-gin₃ ŋeš-⸢dili⸣-dili = ṣipri (Ura 16 Seg.1, 67a; MSL 10, 004 S15 r i 2').

References for all phrases

ŋešdili[string of beads] zagin[lapis]

⸢^na₄ŋeš⸣-[dili] za-gin₃ (CUSAS 12, 3.4.1 a i 31).

uzu[flesh] ŋešdili[string of beads]

⸢uzu ŋeš⸣-[dili] = [...] (MSL 09, 004 L o ii' 12').

uzu ŋeš-dili = MIN<(me-liš-tu)> (Ura 15 Seg.1, 78).

uzu ŋeš-dili = MIN<(mi-sil-tum)> (LAOS 1, 58 o 29'a).

zagin[lapis] ŋešdili[string of beads]

^na₄za-gin₃ dili (OB Nippur Ura 4 22; MSL SS 1, 100 o i 7').

^na₄za-gin₃ ŋeš-dili (AlT 447 41; SLT 184 o i 7').

⸢^na₄⸣[za]-⸢gin₃ ŋeš-dili⸣ = [...] (AOAT 275, 607, BM 073313 r 1').

^na₄za-⸢gin₃⸣ ŋeš-dili-dili = MIN<([...])> (AOAT 275, 607, BM 073313 r 2').