ŋeškešda [DAM] N (39x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. ŋeš-keš₂-da; ŋeš-keš₂-ra₂; geš-keš₂; ^gizu₂-kešda; ^giŋeš-keš₂-da; ^giŋeš-zu₂-keš₂-da "dam"

[1]	𒄑𒆟𒁕	ŋeš-keš₂-da
[2]	𒄑𒆟𒁺	ŋeš-keš₂-ra₂
[3]	𒄑𒆟	geš-keš₂
[4]	𒄀𒅗𒆟	^gizu₂-kešda
[5]	𒄀𒄑𒆟𒁕	^giŋeš-keš₂-da
[6]	𒄀𒄑𒅗𒆟𒁕	^giŋeš-zu₂-keš₂-da

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								12	3
[2]			7			1	6	1
[3]							5
[4]								1	1
[5]									1
[6]								1

11 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (7x/18%)

Lagash II (1x/3%)

Ur III (11x/28%)

Old Babylonian (15x/38%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/5%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/5%)

Senses:

1. dam (39x/100%)

Akk. erretu [weir]; mehru [copy].

Bibliography

[1969] Å. Sjöberg, Temple Hymns 135.

Lexical Associations

erretu[weir]N (// ŋeškešda[dam])

ŋeš-keš₂-da = ⸢er⸣-re-tum (SLT 003 r i 18).

kilimbu[reed bundle]N (// ŋeškešda[dam])

[^gizu₂]-kešda = ki-lim-bi ⸢rik-su^?⸣ ša₂ ⸢GI⸣ (BM 076024 r 5).

qanû[reed]N sellu[basket]N (// ŋeškešda[dam])

[^giŋeš]-⸢keš₂⸣-da = qa-⸢an⸣ se-⸢li^?⸣ (AOAT 275, 661, BM 078113 o 9).

qanû[reed]N erretu[weir]N (// gi[reed] ŋeškešda[dam])

gi [ŋeš]-keš₂-da = MIN<(qa-an)> er-re-ti [...] (RA 14, 79, K 00152+ o i 15; K 00208+ r i 15').

References for all phrases

ŋeškešda[dam]

^gizu₂-kešda (CUSAS 12, 3.2.02 o 10).

^giŋeš-zu₂-keš₂-da (OB Nippur Ura 2 185).

ŋeš-keš₂-da = ⸢er⸣-re-tum (SLT 003 r i 18).

[^gizu₂]-kešda = ki-lim-bi ⸢rik-su^?⸣ ša₂ ⸢GI⸣ (BM 076024 r 5).

[^giŋeš]-⸢keš₂⸣-da = qa-⸢an⸣ se-⸢li^?⸣ (AOAT 275, 661, BM 078113 o 9).

a[water] kag[mouth] ŋeškešda[dam]

a ka ŋeš-keš₂-da (OB Nippur Kagal 330').

gi[reed] ŋeškešda[dam]

gi [ŋeš]-keš₂-da = MIN<(qa-an)> er-re-ti [...] (RA 14, 79, K 00152+ o i 15; K 00208+ r i 15').

kag[mouth] ŋeškešda[dam]

ka ŋeš-keš₂-da = pi-i ir-ri-ti (MSLSSI, 17-27 iii 45).

Word ID: o0029439; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0029439; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)