henzer [CHILD] N (21x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic wr. ḫenzer; ḫenzer^ḫe-^en-^zer₃; ḫenzer^ḫe₂-^en-^zer₃ "a low social class; small child; baby; (to be) babyish; (to be) weak; piglet"

[1]	𒅆𒁴	ḫenzer
[2]	𒅆𒁴𒄭𒂗𒈲	ḫenzer^ḫe-^en-^zer₃
[3]	𒅆𒁴𒃶𒂗𒈲	ḫenzer^ḫe₂-^en-^zer₃

	OB	Post-OB
[1]	12	7
[2]		1
[3]		1

7 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (12x/57%)

Middle Assyrian (4x/19%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/19%)

Hellenistic (1x/5%)

Senses:

1. a low social class

2. small child (20x/95%)

3. baby (1x/5%)

4. (to be) babyish [V/i]

5. (to be) weak [V/i]

6. piglet

Akk. ašpaltu; laʾû; lakû; šerru.

Bibliography

[2006] M. Civil, Studies Leichty 60.

henzer

= šerrum (Ea 05 198', 199'; MAOG 3/3 47-55 o ii 69, o ii 70, o ii 71, o ii 72).

= ṣehrum (OB Nippur Diri 148).

= ṣuhārum (Moussaieff OB Aa o iii 15, o iii 16).

Lexical Associations

kudādu[very small one]N (// henzer[child])

ḫenzer(IGI.DIM)⸢^x-^x-^x⸣ = gu-da-⸢du⸣ (K 02056 r ii 14).

lakû[weak one]N (// henzer[child])

ḫenzer^ḫe₂-^en-^zer₃ = la-ku-u₂ (TCL 06, 35 r i 7).

laʾû[small child]N (// henzer[child])

ḫenzer = la-aʾ-[u₂] (MAOG 3/3 47-55 o ii 71).

ḫenzer = la-a-a-u₂-um (OB Nippur Diri 148a; Moussaieff OB Aa o iii 16).

šerru[(young) child]N (// henzer[child])

ḫenzer = [še-er-rum] (Ea 05 198'; MAOG 3/3 47-55 o ii 69).

ṣehru[small one]N (// henzer[child])

ḫenzer = ṣe-eḫ-ru-um (OB Nippur Diri 148; MAOG 3/3 47-55 o ii 70; MSL 15, 008 A o iv 11').

ṣehru[small one]N laʾû[small child]N (// henzer[child])

ḫenzer = [ṣe-eḫ-rum la-ʾa-u] (Ea 05 199').

ṣuhāru[boy]N (// henzer[child])

ḫenzer = ṣu₂-ḫa-ru-um (OB Nippur Diri 148b; Moussaieff OB Aa o iii 15).

References for all phrases

henzer[child]

ḫenzer = la-[...] (MAOG 3/3 47-55 o ii 72).

ḫenzer(IGI.DIM) (OB Nippur Lu 369, 370, 370a).

⸢ḫenzer⸣^ḫe-^en-^zer₃ = [...] (CT 19, pl. 14, K 13704 r i' 6').