hemeda [PURPLE] AJ (18x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic wr. ḫe-me-da; ḫe₂-me-da; ḫe-em-du; ḫe₂-em-da; ḫe₂-me-ta; ḫi-me-ta; ḫiₓ(ḪI×AŠ₂)-me-da "purple; red wool"

[1]	𒄭𒈨𒁕	ḫe-me-da
[2]	𒃶𒈨𒁕	ḫe₂-me-da
[3]	𒄭𒅎𒁺	ḫe-em-du
[4]	𒃶𒅎𒁕	ḫe₂-em-da
[5]	𒃶𒈨𒋫	ḫe₂-me-ta
[6]	𒄭𒈨𒋫	ḫi-me-ta
[7]	𒄯𒄯𒈨𒁕	ḫiₓ(ḪI×AŠ₂)-me-da

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

9 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (9x/50%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/11%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/22%)

Hellenistic (3x/17%)

Senses:

1. purple (17x/94%)

2. red wool [N] (1x/6%)

Akk. tabarru [red wool].

Lexical Associations

nabāsu[red(-dyed) wool]N (// sig[pluck] hemeda[purple])

sig₂ ḫe₂-me-da = ⸢na⸣-ba-su ⸢x⸣-[...] (CT 14, pl. 03-04, K 04205+ r ii 52').

nabāsu[red(-dyed) wool]N (// siki[hair] hemeda[purple])

[siki ḫe₂-me-da] = ⸢na⸣-ba-su (Rm 0606+ o ii 5'; SpTU 3, 116 o i 1).

[siki] ⸢ḫe₂⸣-me-⸢da⸣ = ⸢na-ba⸣-^su⸢ṣi⸣ ⸢sa⸣-[mu^?-tu₂^?] (LTBA 1, 52 (+) LTBA 1, 87 o 3'').

tabarru[red wool]N (// siki[hair] hemeda[purple])

[siki ḫe₂-me-da] (SpTU 3, 116 o i 2).

References for all phrases

sig[pluck] hemeda[purple]

sig₂ ḫe₂-me-da = ⸢na⸣-ba-su ⸢x⸣-[...] (CT 14, pl. 03-04, K 04205+ r ii 52').

siki[hair] hemeda[purple]

[siki ḫe₂-me-da] = ⸢na⸣-ba-su (Rm 0606+ o ii 5'; SpTU 3, 116 o i 1).

[siki] ⸢ḫe₂⸣-me-⸢da⸣ = ⸢na-ba⸣-^su⸢ṣi⸣ ⸢sa⸣-[mu^?-tu₂^?] (LTBA 1, 52 (+) LTBA 1, 87 o 3'').

[siki ḫe₂-me-da] (SpTU 3, 116 o i 2).

tug[textile] hemeda[purple]

tug₂ ḫe-me-da (CBS 4608 + r v 28).

Word ID: o0030133; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0030133; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)