he [WHETHER] CNJ (114x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ḫe₂; ḫa; ḫu "whether"

[1]	𒃶	ḫe₂
[2]	𒄩	ḫa
[3]	𒄷	ḫu

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			9					28	67	3
[2]								2	4
[3]									1

6 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (9x/8%)

Old Babylonian (30x/26%)

Neo-Assyrian (36x/32%)

Neo-Babylonian (32x/28%)

Persian (3x/3%)

Hellenistic (1x/1%)

unknown (3x/3%)

Senses:

1. whether (114x/100%)

ha

(OB Nippur Ea 265; Ea 04 109; CT 12, pl. 27, 1881-07-27, 200 o ii 20').

he₂

(OB Nippur Ea 693).

Lexical Associations

lū[indeed]MOD (// he[whether])

ḫa = <(lu-u₂)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 17; AJSL 33, 170-171 ii 28; Ea 04 109; CT 12, pl. 27, 1881-07-27, 200 o ii 20').

ḫe₂ = <(lu-u₂)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 18).

ḫu = <(lu-u₂)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 16).

lū[may]MOD (// he[whether])

References for all phrases

he[whether]

ḫa (OB Nippur Ea 265; MSL 14, 024 Fz r ii' 3').

ḫe₂ (OB Nippur Ea 693; MSL 14, 027 Jc r ii' 6').

ḫi₂ (Ni 05365 r iii 6').

ḫa = <(lu-u₂)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 17; AJSL 33, 170-171 ii 28; Ea 04 109; CT 12, pl. 27, 1881-07-27, 200 o ii 20').

ḫe₂ = <(lu-u₂)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 18).

ḫu = <(lu-u₂)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 16).

ki[place] ŋeškim[sign] he[whether]

ki ŋeškim ⸢ḫe₂⸣-a (OB Nippur Lu 498a).

lu[person] {d}en-lil₂ he[whether]

lu₂-a-li-meš; ^den-⸢lil₂⸣ ḫe₂-a = an-na-šu-nu; ^den-[lil₂] lu-u₂ (MSL 04 46 IB + Ia (+) Ib + unpubl. fragment [OBGT I/2] ii 17'/18'=9'/10').

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