ŋešhaš [BATTLE-MACE] N (21x) Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. ŋeš-ḫaš; ŋeš-^ḫa-^aš₂ḫaš; ŋeš-ḫaš^ḫa-^as₂; ŋeš^gi-^iš-^ḫa-^aš₂ḫaš; ŋeš-^xḫaš; ŋeš^gi-^iš-ḫaš^x; ŋeš^mi-^iš-ḫaš^ḫa-^aš₂; ḫa-aš; ŋeš-ḫa-aš "battle-mace; crook"

[1]	𒄑𒋻	ŋeš-ḫaš
[2]	𒄑𒄩𒀾𒋻	ŋeš-^ḫa-^aš₂ḫaš
[3]	𒄑𒋻𒄩𒀾	ŋeš-ḫaš^ḫa-^as₂
[4]	𒄑𒄀𒅖𒄩𒀾𒋻	ŋeš^gi-^iš-^ḫa-^aš₂ḫaš
[5]	𒄑X𒋻	ŋeš-^xḫaš
[6]	𒄑𒄀𒅖𒋻X	ŋeš^gi-^iš-ḫaš^x
[7]	𒄑𒈪𒅖𒋻𒄩𒀾	ŋeš^mi-^iš-ḫaš^ḫa-^aš₂
[8]	𒄩𒀸	ḫa-aš
[9]	𒄑𒄩𒀸	ŋeš-ḫa-aš
+	--ša=š.a (0x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								8	2
[2]								2	2
[3]									2
[4]								1	1
[5]									1
[6]									1
[7]									1
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12 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (11x/52%)

Neo-Assyrian (10x/48%)

Senses:

1. battle-mace (18x/86%)

2. crook (3x/14%)

Akk. gamlu; gišhaššu; mašgašu.

Bibliography

[2008] M. Civil, Studies Sigrist 42.

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 212, 227

[2005] B. Alster, Iraq 67 67.

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 227.

Lexical Associations

gamlu[bent stick (as projectile)]N (// ŋešhaš[battle-mace])

[ŋeš^gi-^iš]-ḫaš.MIN<(...)> = gam-lum (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 o i 31').

ŋeš^gi-^iš-MIN.<(^ḫa-^aš₂)>ḫaš = gam-[lum] (Iraq 06, 51 o 9').

ŋeš^mi-^iš-ḫaš.MIN<(^ḫa-^aš₂)> = gam-lu (CT 12, pl. 45, K 2042+ o i 11').

gišhaššu[wooden mace]N (// ŋešhaš[battle-mace])

[^ŋeš]ḫaš = giš-ḫaš-šu₂ (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 o i 30'; K 04255 o i' 4).

^ŋešḫaš^ḫa-^as₂ = giš-ḫa-šu (CT 12, pl. 45, K 2042+ o i 10').

ŋeš-^ḫa-^aš₂ḫaš = ⸢giš-ḫaš⸣-[šu₂] (Iraq 06, 51 o 8').

mašgašu[(a battle mace)]N (// ŋešhaš[battle-mace])

^ŋešḫaš^ḫa-^as₂ = ⸢maš⸣-ga-šu (CT 12, pl. 45, K 2042+ o i 12').

[^ŋeš  ...]ḫaš = maš-ga-šu₂ (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 o i 32').

ŋeš-^ḫa-^aš₂ḫaš = maš-[ga-šu] (Iraq 06, 51 o 10').

References for all phrases

ŋešhaš[battle-mace]

^ŋeš  ^ḫa-^aš₂[ḫaš] = [...] (CT 12, pl. 45, K 04408 i 29', i 31').

ŋeš-⸢ḫaš^?⸣ (CUNES 49-03-029 o 1, r 1).

ŋeš^gi-^iš-MIN.<(^ḫa-^aš₂)>[ḫaš] = [...] (CT 12, pl. 45, K 04408 i 30').

[ŋeš^gi-^iš]-ḫaš.MIN<(...)> = gam-lum (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 o i 31').

ŋeš^gi-^iš-MIN.<(^ḫa-^aš₂)>ḫaš = gam-[lum] (Iraq 06, 51 o 9').

ŋeš^mi-^iš-ḫaš.MIN<(^ḫa-^aš₂)> = gam-lu (CT 12, pl. 45, K 2042+ o i 11').

[^ŋeš]ḫaš = giš-ḫaš-šu₂ (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 o i 30'; K 04255 o i' 4).

^ŋešḫaš^ḫa-^as₂ = giš-ḫa-šu (CT 12, pl. 45, K 2042+ o i 10').

ŋeš-^ḫa-^aš₂ḫaš = ⸢giš-ḫaš⸣-[šu₂] (Iraq 06, 51 o 8').

^ŋešḫaš^ḫa-^as₂ = ⸢maš⸣-ga-šu (CT 12, pl. 45, K 2042+ o i 12').

[^ŋeš  ...]ḫaš = maš-ga-šu₂ (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 o i 32').

ŋeš-^ḫa-^aš₂ḫaš = maš-[ga-šu] (Iraq 06, 51 o 10').

Word ID: o0029416; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0029416; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)