huŋ [HIRE] V/t (11010x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. ḫuŋ; ḫuₓ(KU)-un; ḫu-uŋ₃; ḫun-ga₂; ḫuŋ-ḫuŋ; ^ḫu-^unḫuŋ "to hire, rent; to recruit; to install in office"

See bar huŋ[appease]V/t, šag huŋ[soothe]V/t.

[1]	𒂠	ḫuŋ
[2]	𒆪𒌦	ḫuₓ(KU)-un
[3]	𒄷𒌦	ḫu-uŋ₃
[4]	𒂠𒂷	ḫun-ga₂
[5]	𒂠𒂠	ḫuŋ-ḫuŋ
[6]	𒄷𒌦𒂠	^ḫu-^unḫuŋ
+	--ga=g.a (2x/0%); --ga₂=ŋ.a (3x/0%); --ŋa₂=ŋ.a (1611x/15%); --ŋe₂₆=ŋ.e (4x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			9		13	4	10784	154	33	3
[2]								3
[3]							2
[4]								2
[5]		1						1
[6]									1

87 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (9x/0%)

Old Akkadian (13x/0%)

Lagash II (4x/0%)

Ur III (10786x/98%)

Old Babylonian (160x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (21x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (10x/0%)

unknown (3x/0%)

Verbal prefixes: V ; V.V.b.ši ; V.b ; V.m ; V.n ; V.nna.n ; Vmma ; al ; ba ; ba.a ; ba.i ; ba.i.n ; ba.ni ; ba.ši ; ga.V.b ; ha ; ha.V.b ; ha.V.m ; ha.V.na ; ha.V.ra.b ; ha.V.ši ; ha.Vmma ; ha.ba.i.b ; ha.ba.na ; ha.mu.a ; ha.mu.e.ši ; ha.mu.ra.b ; mu ; mu.a.n ; mu.e.ši ; mu.n ; mu.na ; mu.na.b ; mu.na.n ; mu.ni.b ; mu.ni.n ; mu.ra ; mu.ra.b ; na ; nu ; nu.V.b.ši ; nu.V.n ; nu.n ; u.mu.na ; u.mu.na.n .

Senses:

1. to hire, rent (10993x/100%)

2. to recruit

3. to install in office (17x/0%)

Akk. agāru.

Bibliography

[2014] Szilvia Jáka-Sövegjártó, Studies Vargyas 119-138.

[2003-2004] B. Alster, AfO 50 6 wn20.

[1993-1997] J. Krecher, RlA 8 156-158; 161-162.

[1993-1997] M. Stol, RlA 8 ; 162.

huŋ

= agāru (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 51'a; OB Nippur Ea 58; Studio Historiae Ardens, 289-291 a i 7; YOS 01, 53 o ii 70a; Ea 01 176; Moussaieff OB Aa r iii 36, r iii 37, r iii 38; BM 023645 o ii 28').

Lexical Associations

agru[hireling]N (// huŋ[hire])

ḫuŋ = ag-rum (Moussaieff OB Aa r iii 37).

agāru[hire]V (// huŋ[hire])

ḫuŋ = a-ga-ru (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 51'a; Ea 01 176).

ḫuŋ = a-ga-⸢rum⸣ (Moussaieff OB Aa r iii 36).

in-⸢ḫuŋ⸣ = ig-gur (MSL 05, 046 o ii 23).

in-ḫuŋ = i-⸢gu⸣-[ur] (BM 047733 o ii' 12').

[in-ḫuŋ]-⸢e⸣ = ig-gar (MSL SS 1, 005 o 8'; BM 047733 o ii' 13'; MSL 05, 046 o ii 24).

[in]-⸢ḫuŋ⸣-<e>-meš = ig-ga-⸢ru⸣ (MSL SS 1, 005 o 9'; BM 047733 o ii' 14'; MSL 05, 046 o ii 25).

ma-an-ḫuŋ = i-gu-ra (VS 24, 005 r i 7').

akālu[eat]V (// huŋ[hire])

[in]-⸢ḫuŋ⸣ = i-kul (MSL SS 1, 005 o 7').

našû[lift]V (// huŋ[hire])

ḫuŋ = na-šu-u₂-um (Moussaieff OB Aa r iii 38).

našû[lift]V ša[of]DET enu[lord]N (// huŋ[hire])

^ḫu-^unḫuŋ = MIN<(na-šu-u₂)> ša₂ e-ni (CT 19, pl. 42-43, K 00247+ r i 18).

šaplu[underside]N agru[hired]AJ (// šag[heart] e[house] huŋ[hire])

šag₄ e₂ ḫuŋ-ŋa₂-am₃ = šap-⸢lu⸣ a-gi-ir (K 00064 o i 8').

References for all phrases

huŋ[hire]

ḫuŋ (MSL 02, pl. 01-02 o ii 18; OB Nippur Ea 58; MSL 14, 020 Ck r i' 7'; MSL 14, 018 Az r ii 17'; MSL 14, 029 Kx o ii 14; MSL 14, 028 Ki o 11'; MSL 14, 019 Bn r ii 2'; MSL 14, 019 Bq r ii' 2'; MSL 14, 019 Bh r ii' 7'; MSL 14, 020 Cv r i' 1; MSL 14, 020 Cp r i' 3'; PBS 05, 111 & 127 r iii 4; MSL 14, 020 Cq r i' 2'; MSL 14, 019 Bu r iii' 3'; MSL 14, 018 Bb o ii 16).

ḫuŋ = a-[ga-rum] (MSL 14, 533-534 23 iv 2; Studio Historiae Ardens, 289-291 a i 7).

ḫuŋ = ...] (YOS 01, 53 o ii 70a; BM 023645 o ii 28').

⸢in⸣-[ḫuŋ] (HS 1702 o ii' 6').

in-[ḫuŋ] = [...] (MSL SS 1, 003 o ii' 2').

in-ḫuŋ-[e] = [...] (MSL SS 1, 003 o ii' 3').

in-ḫuŋ-[e-meš] (HS 1702 o ii' 7').

in-ḫuŋ-⸢e⸣-[meš] = [...] (MSL SS 1, 003 o ii' 4').

⸢in⸣-ḫuŋ-⸢na⸣ = [...] (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 73).

[in-ḫuŋ-na-e-meš] = [...] (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 74).

ḫuŋ = ag-rum (Moussaieff OB Aa r iii 37).

ḫuŋ = a-ga-ru (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 51'a; Ea 01 176).

ḫuŋ = a-ga-⸢rum⸣ (Moussaieff OB Aa r iii 36).

in-⸢ḫuŋ⸣ = ig-gur (MSL 05, 046 o ii 23).

in-ḫuŋ = i-⸢gu⸣-[ur] (BM 047733 o ii' 12').

[in-ḫuŋ]-⸢e⸣ = ig-gar (MSL SS 1, 005 o 8'; BM 047733 o ii' 13'; MSL 05, 046 o ii 24).

[in]-⸢ḫuŋ⸣-<e>-meš = ig-ga-⸢ru⸣ (MSL SS 1, 005 o 9'; BM 047733 o ii' 14'; MSL 05, 046 o ii 25).

ma-an-ḫuŋ = i-gu-ra (VS 24, 005 r i 7').

[in]-⸢ḫuŋ⸣ = i-kul (MSL SS 1, 005 o 7').

ḫuŋ = na-šu-u₂-um (Moussaieff OB Aa r iii 38).

^ḫu-^unḫuŋ = MIN<(na-šu-u₂)> ša₂ e-ni (CT 19, pl. 42-43, K 00247+ r i 18).

ki[place] uludin[form] huŋ[hire]

ki uludin-bi-še₃ in-na-an-ḫuŋ (OB Nippur Ki-ulutin-bi-še 3a).

lu[person] huŋ[hire]

lu₂ ḫuŋ-ŋa₂ (MAH 16239 o iii 8').

lu₂ ḫuŋ-ŋa₂ (NBC 09830 r i 12).

lugal[king] huŋ[hire]

lugal-x i₃-ḫuŋ^?-am₃ (OB Nippur Ki-ulutin-bi-še Seg.4, 5).

šag[heart] e[house] huŋ[hire]

šag₄ e₂ ḫuŋ-ŋa₂-am₃ = šap-⸢lu⸣ a-gi-ir (K 00064 o i 8').

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