hedu [ORNAMENT] (N)

118 instances

hedu [ORNAMENT] N (118x) Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. ḫe₂-du₇; ŋešḫe₂-du₇; dḫe₂-du₇; ŋešga-du₇ "ornament; architectural feature"

[1] 𒃶𒌌 ḫe₂-du₇
[2] 𒄑𒃶𒌌 ŋešḫe₂-du₇
[3] 𒀭𒃶𒌌 dḫe₂-du₇
[4] 𒄑𒂵𒌌 ŋešga-du₇
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 1 1 99 9
[2] 5
[3] 2
[4] 1

16 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Lagash II (1x/1%)

Ur III (1x/1%)

Old Babylonian (105x/89%)

Middle Babylonian (5x/4%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/1%)

Hellenistic (4x/3%)

Senses:

1. ornament (115x/97%)

2. architectural feature (3x/3%)

Lexical Associations

hiṭṭu[lintel]N (// hedu[ornament])

[ḫe₂-du₇] = [ḫi-iṭ]-⸢ṭu⸣-u (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 6).

hiṭṭu[lintel]N ša[of]DET bābu[gate]N (// hedu[ornament] kan[gate])

[ḫe₂-du₇ kan₄] = [MIN<(ḫi-iṭ-ṭu-u])> ⸢ša⸣ ba-bi! (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 7).

References for all phrases

hedu[ornament]

ḫe₂-du₇ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 99; MSL 13, 40 F r ii 4; CUNES 52-10-153 a iii' 3').

ḫe₂-<(du₇)> = gi-it-ma-⸢lu⸣ (PRAK C 038 8).

ŋeš⸢ḫe₂⸣-du₇ (CUNES 49-11-078 o 3, r 3; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iii 18).

[ḫe₂-du₇] = [ḫi-iṭ]-⸢ṭu⸣-u (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 6).

hedu[ornament] kan[gate]

ŋešga-du₇ kan₄ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.11 o 3).

ŋešḫe₂-du₇ kan₄ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.11 o 4; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iii 19).

[ḫe₂-du₇ kan₄] = [MIN<(ḫi-iṭ-ṭu-u])> ⸢ša⸣ ba-bi! (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 7).

ma[ship] hedu[ornament]

ŋešma₂ ḫe₂-du₇ (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 r iii 3).

ŋešma₂ dḫe₂-du₇ (RSO 5/1, p. 281 fig. 34c r ii' 5'; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 r iii 15').

Word ID: o0030122; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0030122; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)