ŋeškanak [JAMB] N (20x) Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. ŋeš-kan₄-na; ŋeš-kan₄; ŋeš-šag₄-kan₄; ŋeš-ša₃-kan₄-na; ni-iš-ka-an-ka-na-ak "a part of a door frame, door jamb; lintel"

[1]	𒄑𒆍𒈾	ŋeš-kan₄-na
[2]	𒄑𒆍	ŋeš-kan₄
[3]	𒄑𒊮𒆍	ŋeš-šag₄-kan₄
[4]	𒄑𒊮𒆍𒈾	ŋeš-ša₃-kan₄-na
[5]	𒉌𒅖𒅗𒀭𒅗𒈾𒀝	ni-iš-ka-an-ka-na-ak
+	--ka=k.a (0x/0%); --ke₄=k.e (2x/10%); --na=n.a (1x/5%).

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

9 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Lagash II (3x/15%)

Ur III (6x/30%)

Old Babylonian (6x/30%)

Neo-Assyrian (3x/15%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/5%)

Hellenistic (1x/5%)

Senses:

1. a part of a door frame, door jamb (20x/100%)

2. lintel

Akk. giškanakku; sippu.

Bibliography

[2009] W. Heimpel, Workers 202.

[2002] A. Cavigneaux and F. Al-Rawi, ZA 92 54-55.

Lexical Associations

sippu[door(-jamb)]N (// ŋeškanak[jamb])

ŋeš-⸢kan₄⸣-na = si₂-ip-pu-um (SLT 003 r i 17).

References for all phrases

ŋeškanak[jamb]

ŋeš-kan₄-na (OB Nippur Kagal 543).

ŋeš-⸢kan₄⸣-na = si₂-ip-pu-um (SLT 003 r i 17).

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