ŋešpu [RIM] N (86x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. ŋeš-bu₁₀; ^na₄ŋeš-bu₁₀; ŋeš-bu; ŋešpu₂; ^ŋešŋešpu₂; ŋešbu₂^ba; ^ŋešŋešpu; ŋešpu "(circular) rim; circle, ring; a loop or similar ornament"

[1]	𒄑𒉽𒉽	ŋeš-bu₁₀
[2]	𒎎𒄑𒉽𒉽	^na₄ŋeš-bu₁₀
[3]	𒄑𒁍	ŋeš-bu
[4]	𒋗𒉽𒉽	ŋešpu₂
[5]	𒄑𒋗𒉽𒉽	^ŋeš ŋešpu₂
[6]	𒋗𒉽𒉽𒁀	ŋešbu₂ ^ba
[7]	𒄑𒊒	^ŋeš ŋešpu
[8]	𒊒	ŋešpu

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			1				56	2	2
[2]							6	1
[3]								6
[4]			1					2	3
[5]								5
[6]			1
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9 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (3x/3%)

Ur III (62x/72%)

Old Babylonian (16x/19%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. (circular) rim (85x/99%)

2. circle, ring (1x/1%)

3. a loop or similar ornament

Akk. kippatu; ṣinnatān.

Bibliography

[1997] N. Veldhuis, EEN 180.

ŋeš-bu₁₀

= kippatu (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r ii 45').

= x (CT 11, pl. 43, Rm 0600 r i' 32').

ŋešpu₂

= li-x (KBo 26, 012 r 12').

= u₂-ma-šum (RA 21, 178 iii 2).

Lexical Associations

kippatu[circle]N (// ŋešpu[rim])

ŋeš-bu₁₀ = kip-pa-tu (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r ii 45').

umāšu[grappling-hook]N (// ŋešpu[rim])

ŋešpu₂ = ⸢ḫu-ma-šum⸣ (OECT 04, 152 c ii 12).

umāšu[grappling-hook]N yašibu[battering-ram]N (// ŋešpu[rim] gud.si.AŠ[ram])

ŋešpu₂ MIN<(gud-si-dili)> = u₂-ma-ša MIN<(i-ia-šu-bu)> (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 48).

mušēlû[one that raises]N (// ŋešpu[rim] harmušen[snare])

⸢ŋešpu₂⸣ ḫar-mušen = mu-še-lu-u (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 14).

References for all phrases

ŋešpu[rim]

^ŋešŋešpu₂ (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r v 23).

ŋeš-bu (OB Nippur Ura 1 434; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c i 45, d i 6'; IB 1512c + o iii 2).

ŋeš-bu₁₀ (MSL SS 1 96 a ii 32').

ŋeš-bu₁₀ = [...] (CT 11, pl. 43, Rm 0600 r i' 32').

ŋešpu₂ = ⸢li^?⸣-[...] [...] (KBo 26, 012 r 12').

⸢ŋešpu₂^?⸣ = ⸢u₂⸣-[ma]-⸢šum^?⸣ (RA 21, 178 iii 2).

ŋeš-bu₁₀ = kip-pa-tu (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r ii 45').

ŋešpu₂ = ⸢ḫu-ma-šum⸣ (OECT 04, 152 c ii 12).

ŋešpu[rim] apin[plow]

^ŋešŋešpu₂ apin (UET 6, 0677 + 0678 + UET 7, 087 + 091 r ii 24').

ŋešpu[rim] gimuš[pole]

^ŋeš⸢ŋešpu₂^?⸣ gi-muš (CUNES 49-03-036 o 3).

ŋešpu[rim] gud.si.AŠ[ram]

^ŋešŋešpu₂ gud-si-dili (OB Nippur Ura 1 638; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c i 50).

ŋešpu₂ MIN<(gud-si-dili)> = u₂-ma-ša MIN<(i-ia-šu-bu)> (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 48).

ŋešpu[rim] harmušen[snare]

⸢ŋešpu₂⸣ ḫar-mušen = mu-še-lu-u (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 14).

ŋešpu[rim] mansim[sieve]

ŋeš-bu ^gima-an-sim (OB Nippur Ura 1 435; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 d i 7').

ŋeš-bu₁₀ ^gima-an-⸢sim⸣ (MSL SS 1 96 a ii 33').

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