ŋušur [BEAM] N (1270x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. ^ŋešŋušur; ŋeš-ur₂; ŋušur; gu-šu-ur; ŋušurₓ(LUGAL); geš-ur₃-ra-a; ^guŋušur; ^muŋušur "beam; harrow"

See a ŋušurak[season]N, ŋušur gal[large roof beam]N, ŋušur kešed[tie roof beams]V/t, ŋušur kešed gid[tighten the tying of roof beams]V/t.

[1]	𒄑𒃡	^ŋeš ŋušur
[2]	𒄑𒌫	ŋeš-ur₂
[3]	𒃡	ŋušur
[4]	𒄖𒋗𒌨	gu-šu-ur
[5]	𒈗	ŋušurₓ(LUGAL)
[6]	𒄑𒃡𒊏𒀀	geš-ur₃-ra-a
[7]	𒄖𒃡	^gu ŋušur
[8]	𒈬𒃡	^mu ŋušur
+	--ra=r.a (576x/45%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		1	202		36	3	955	41	8
[2]					5		3	4
[3]			1					2	2
[4]									3
[5]								2
[6]							1
[7]									1
[8]

44 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (203x/16%)

Old Akkadian (41x/3%)

Lagash II (3x/0%)

Ur III (959x/76%)

Old Babylonian (49x/4%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (9x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/0%)

Senses:

1. beam (1269x/100%)

2. harrow (1x/0%)

Akk. gušūru; maškakātu.

Bibliography

[2009] W. Heimpel, Workers 173; 182; 198; 232; 275.

[1999] G. Marchesi, OrNS 68 105.

[1994] M. Civil, Farmer's Instructions 77-78.

[1987] P. Steinkeller, AOS 68 92-93.

[1973] M. Powell, JCS 25 179 wn3.

ŋeš-ur₃

= gušūrum (OB Nippur Diri 211).

ŋušur

= gušūrum (Ea 04 249).

Lexical Associations

gušūru[tree-trunk]N (// ŋušur[beam])

gu-⸢šu⸣-ur = [gu-šur-ru] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iv 14).

^ŋešŋušur = gu-šu-ru-⸢um⸣ (MSL 15, 008 A r ii 8).

ŋeš-ur₃ = gu-šu-ru-um (OB Nippur Diri 211; SLT 003 r i 16).

ŋušur = gu-šu-rum (Ea 04 249).

bušṭītu[woodworm]N (// eh[insect] ŋušur[beam])

eḫ ur₃-ra = MIN<(bal-ṭi₃-tu)> (LTBA 1, 45 r ii 38).

eḫ ŋeš-ur₃ = MIN<(bal-ṭi-tum^?)> (LTBA 1, 44 r i 31').

eḫ ⸢ŋeš⸣-ur₃-ra = MIN<(bal-ṭi-it-[tu₂])> (LTBA 1, 40 r i 39).

eḫ ŋeš-ur₃-ra = MIN<(bal-ṭi-it-tum)> (Ura 14 269; AOAT 275, 411, BM 054767 o 5').

ṣerru[snake]N gušūru[tree-trunk]N (// muš[snake] ŋušur[beam])

muš ^ŋešŋušur = MIN<(ṣe-er)> gu-šu-ru (Ura 14 27; LTBA 1, 44 o i 27).

muš ŋeš-ur₃ = MIN<(ṣe-er)> gu-šu-ru (LTBA 1, 40 o i 27).

arrabu[dormouse]N (// šah[pig] ŋušur[beam])

šaḫ ŋeš-ur₃-ra = ar₂-ra-bu (LTBA 1, 45 o iii 19').

References for all phrases

ŋušur[beam]

⸢gu⸣-šu-ur = [ta]-lim-[mu] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iv 15).

gu-šu-ur = [...] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iv 16).

^ŋešur₂ (OB Nippur Ura 1 688).

^ŋešŋušur (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c iii 54).

⸢^ŋeš⸣ŋušur(GA₂×NUN&NUN)^? (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o ii 48).

gu-⸢šu⸣-ur = [gu-šur-ru] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iv 14).

^ŋešŋušur = gu-šu-ru-⸢um⸣ (MSL 15, 008 A r ii 8).

ŋeš-ur₃ = gu-šu-ru-um (OB Nippur Diri 211; SLT 003 r i 16).

ŋušur = gu-šu-rum (Ea 04 249).

ŋušur[beam] TUG₂

^ŋešur₂ TUG₂ (OB Nippur Ura 1 641).

ŋušur[beam] eš[three]

ŋeš-ur₂ eš₅ (OB Nippur Ura 1 642).

ŋušur[beam] limmu[four]

ŋeš-ur₂ limmu (OB Nippur Ura 1 643).

ŋušur[beam] tal[broad]

ŋeš-ur₂ tal₂-la (OB Nippur Ura 1 644).

al[hoe] ŋušur[beam]

^ŋešal ŋeš-ur₂ (TCVC 782 r i 4).

eh[insect] ŋušur[beam]

eḫ ur₃-ra = MIN<(bal-ṭi₃-tu)> (LTBA 1, 45 r ii 38).

eḫ ŋeš-ur₃ = MIN<(bal-ṭi-tum^?)> (LTBA 1, 44 r i 31').

eḫ ⸢ŋeš⸣-ur₃-ra = MIN<(bal-ṭi-it-[tu₂])> (LTBA 1, 40 r i 39).

eḫ ŋeš-ur₃-ra = MIN<(bal-ṭi-it-tum)> (Ura 14 269; AOAT 275, 411, BM 054767 o 5').

muš[snake] ŋušur[beam]

muš ur₃^? (ED Animals B 106).

[muš] ^guŋušur = [...]-⸢x^?⸣ (Ashm 1924-1042 o 8').

muš ŋeš^!(ŠU-)ur₃-ra (MSL 11, A 07895 x 5; OB Nippur Ura 3 275; HS 1753 r ii 4').

muš ^ŋešŋušur = MIN<(ṣe-er)> gu-šu-ru (Ura 14 27; LTBA 1, 44 o i 27).

muš ŋeš-ur₃ = MIN<(ṣe-er)> gu-šu-ru (LTBA 1, 40 o i 27).

peš[mouse] ŋušur[beam]

⸢peš₂ ŋeš⸣-ur₃-ra (A 07896 x' 44; NMC 10098 r ii 14').

umun[insect] ŋušur[beam]

umanₓ(ḪI×AŠ₂) ŋeš-⸢ur₃^?⸣-[ra^?] (HS 1772 r i' 2'; OB Nippur Ura 3 342).

šah[pig] ŋušur[beam]

šaḫ ŋeš-ur₃-ra = ar₂-ra-bu (LTBA 1, 45 o iii 19').

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