iri [CITY] N (3439x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. iri; iri^ki; uru₁₇; uru₂; iri^ki-iri^ki; iri-iri; e-ri; uru₁₁; uru₁₇^ki; iri^ki^kug-^sig₁₇; uru₁₈^ki; iri₁₁; u₁₉-lu; ^u₂uru₁₈; uru₁₈; uru₂^ki "city"

See abba irik[official]N, ama irik[official]N, irida tuš[besiege]V/t.

[1]	𒌷	iri
[2]	𒌷𒆠	iri ^ki
[3]	𒍇	uru₁₇
[4]	𒍍	uru₂
[5]	𒌷𒆠𒌷𒆠	iri^ki-iri^ki
[6]	𒌷𒌷	iri-iri
[7]	𒂊𒊑	e-ri
[8]	𒌾	uru₁₁
[9]	𒍇𒆠	uru₁₇ ^ki
[10]	𒌷𒆠𒆬𒄀	iri^ki^kug-^sig₁₇
[11]	𒌸𒆠	uru₁₈ ^ki
[12]	𒀕	iri₁₁
[13]	𒌷𒇻	u₁₉-lu
[14]	𒌑𒌸	^u₂ uru₁₈
[15]	𒌸	uru₁₈
[16]	𒍍𒆠	uru₂ ^ki

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		27	166	1	95	55	1597	893	44	9
[2]			1		10	1	128	347	7
[3]								14
[4]		1						7	2
[5]							4	4
[6]							1	5
[7]								5
[8]								4
[9]								4
[10]									2
[11]			2
[12]								1
[13]									1
[14]						1
[15]
[16]

146 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (28x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (169x/5%)

Ebla (1x/0%)

Old Akkadian (105x/3%)

Lagash II (57x/2%)

Ur III (1730x/50%)

Old Babylonian (1284x/37%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (15x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (21x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (12x/0%)

Hellenistic (7x/0%)

unknown (9x/0%)

Senses:

1. city (3439x/100%)

Akk. ālu.

Bibliography

[2006] P. Notizia, OrNS 75 323-327.

[2006] W. Sommerfeld, Akkadian Language 52-53.

[2005] J. Bauer, Studies Klein 21.

[2001] G. Visicato, Fara Tablets 121-124.

[1999] G. Rubio, JCS 51 7 n13.

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 476.

[1995] P. Steinkeller, BiOr 52 696.

[1994] F. Pomponio and G. Visicato, ED Šuruppak 95-96.

iri

(OB Nippur Ea 538).

uru

= ālu (Ea 06 Seg.3, 1').

uru₁₁

(OB Nippur Ea 539).

uru₂

(OB Nippur Ea 541).

Lexical Associations

itû[boundary]N (// iri[city])

u₁₉-⸢lu⸣ = i-tu₃-u A.ŠA₃-aš (KUB 03, 099 + KBo 01, 50 o? ii' 16').

ālu[city]N (// iri[city])

uru = [a-lu] (Ea 06 Seg.3, 1').

šutērsû[make ready]V (// iri[city])

iri = šu-te-er-su-um (SLT 003 o i 11).

Babilayu[Babylonian]EN (// iri[city] dug[good])

iri dug₃ = ba-bi-il-u₂ (TCL 06, 35 o i 25).

Raqnana[1]SN (// iri[city] kiʾaŋa[beloved] Inanak[1])

iri ki-aŋ₂ ^dinana = raq-na-na (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 16).

Rakima[1]SN (// iri[city] kiʾaŋa[beloved] Meme[1])

iri ki-aŋ₂ me-me = ra-ki-mu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 17).

Dunnum[1]SN (// iri[city] saŋ[head] an[sky])

⸢iri⸣ saŋ an-na = du-un-nu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 18).

ālu[city]N ṣiātu[distant time]N (// iri[city] ud[sun] ul[distant])

iri ud ul-li₂^!-a^ki = URU ṣa-a-tu₂ MIN<(sip-par)> (SpTU 3, 116 o ii 5).

hepû[break]V (// iri[city] zalag[shine] niŋin[encircle])

iri zalag₂^za-^lag niŋin-e = ḫu-up-pu-u₂ (TCL 06, 35 r ii 16).

mahīru[price]N ālu[city]N (// x iri[city])

[...] ⸢iri⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢a⸣-lu (Iraq 06, 31 o i' 13').

šību[old one]N ālu[city]N (// abba[witness] iri[city])

ab-ba iri = MIN<(ši-i-bi)> a-li (MSL 05, 046 o i 26).

dayyānu[judge]N ālu[city]N (// dikud[judge] iri[city])

[di-kud] iri = da-ia-an URU (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 22).

di-kud iri = da-a-a-⸢nu⸣ [a-li] (MSL 05, 046 o i 22).

mahru[front]N šību[old one]N ālu[city]N (// igi[eye] abba[witness] iri[city])

[igi ab-ba iri] = ma-[ḫar ši-i-bi a-li] (MSL 05, 046 o i 30).

elilu[(a type of song)]N (// inim[word] iri[city] bala[turn])

inim iri^ki bala-e = e-li-lum (K 02039 r i 17).

ṣibtu[interest]N kīma[like]PRP ālu[city]N (// maš[interest] iri[city])

[maš₂ iri]-⸢gin₇⸣ = MIN<(ṣib-tum)> ki-⸢ma a⸣-lu (Iraq 06, 10 o i' 7').

ṣibtu[interest]N x (// maš[interest] iri[city])

maš₂ iri-⸢gin₇⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(ṣib-tu)> [...] (CBS 06456 o i 5; MKT 1, 029, K 08687 o i 17').

rābiṣu[lurker]N ālu[city]N (// maškim[administrator] iri[city])

[maškim iri] = ra-bi-iṣ URU (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 32).

[maškim] ⸢iri⸣ = MIN<(ra-bi-ṣu)> a-[li] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-0977 o 2'; MSL 05, 046 o i 32).

mahīru[price]N ālu[city]N (// šakanka[market] iri[city])

⸢šakanka iri^?⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢a-lu⸣ (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 11').

mahīru[price]N ālu[city]N alāku[go]V (// šakanka[market] iri[city] al-DU)

⸢šakanka iri⸣ al-⸢DU^?⸣ = MIN<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢MIN⸣<(a-lu)> [il]-⸢la⸣-ku (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 12').

References for all phrases

iri[city]

iri (MSL 14, 029 Lf r ii' 20; OB Nippur Ea 538; MSL 14, 029 Lg o 7; OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 350; MSL 13, 13 J, 14 R r iv 20'; MSL 14, 026 Ih r ii 13'; PBS 05, 117 + 118 o v' 20').

iri^ki^kug-^sig₁₇ (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 r v 32; Emar 6/1, p. 264-265, Msk 74105a r v 19').

urumₓ(URU) = [...] (MSL 14, 431 B 1').

uru₁₁ (MSL 14, 029 Lf r ii' 21; OB Nippur Ea 539; MSL 14, 029 Lg o 8; MSL 14, 026 Ih r ii 14').

uru₂ (OB Nippur Ea 541).

u₁₉-⸢lu⸣ = i-tu₃-u A.ŠA₃-aš (KUB 03, 099 + KBo 01, 50 o? ii' 16').

uru = [a-lu] (Ea 06 Seg.3, 1').

iri = šu-te-er-su-um (SLT 003 o i 11).

iri[city] Enlil[1]

iri ^den-lil₂[^ki] = [...] [...] (1882-03-23, 0024 o 1').

iri[city] du[build]

⸢iri⸣ du₃ (MSL 13, 13 J, 14 R r iv 21').

⸢iri⸣ du₃-a (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 150, Tab.I, 496a).

⸢iri du₃⸣-a = [šu-lu-ma]-tim (MSL 13, 35 D r i 13).

iri[city] du[plant]

iri du₃-a = šu-lu ma-tim (PBS 05, 136 [OBGT XI] v 15').

iri[city] du[push]

iri du₇ = a-⸢lum^!⸣ e-lu-um (PBS 05, 136 [OBGT XI] v 16').

iri[city] dug[good]

iri dug₃ = ba-bi-il-u₂ (TCL 06, 35 o i 25).

iri[city] gal[big]

iri^ki gal (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 509).

iri[city] kal-e{ki}

iri kal-e^ki (HS 1789 t.e. 1).

iri[city] kiʾaŋa[beloved] Inanak[1]

iri ki-aŋ₂ ^dinana = raq-na-na (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 16).

iri[city] kiʾaŋa[beloved] Meme[1]

iri ki-aŋ₂ me-me = ra-ki-mu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 17).

iri[city] nam-kad₃

iri nam-kad₃ = [x x]-u₂ (PBS 05, 136 [OBGT XI] v 17').

iri[city] nambarag[royalty]

iri nam-⸢barag-ge⸣ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 497).

iri[city] niŋin[encircle]

iri niŋin₂ (OB Nippur Lu 721; OrNS 70, 210-211 o iii 34').

iri[city] saŋ[head] an[sky]

⸢iri⸣ saŋ an-na = du-un-nu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 18).

iri[city] silim[healthy]

iri silim (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 508).

iri[city] ud[sun] ul[distant]

iri ud ul-li₂-a[^ki] = [...] [...] (1882-03-23, 0024 o 9').

iri ud ul-li₂^!-a^ki = URU ṣa-a-tu₂ MIN<(sip-par)> (SpTU 3, 116 o ii 5).

iri[city] x

⸢iri⸣ [...] = [...] (Iraq 06, 88 r i' 1', r i' 2', r i' 3').

iri[city] zalag[shine] niŋin[encircle]

iri zalag₂^za-^lag niŋin-e = ḫu-up-pu-u₂ (TCL 06, 35 r ii 16).

iri[city] šul[youth]

iri sul (ED Word List F 56).

x iri[city]

[...] ⸢iri⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢a⸣-lu (Iraq 06, 31 o i' 13').

abba[witness] iri[city]

ab-ba iri = MIN<(ši-i-bi)> a-li (MSL 05, 046 o i 26).

azu[doctor] iri[city] niŋin[encircle]

⸢a-zu⸣ iri^ki niŋin₂-na (CUNES 52-10-159 a ii' 2').

dikud[judge] iri[city]

di-kud ⸢iri⸣ (OB Nippur Ki-ulutin-bi-še Seg.3, 21).

⸢di⸣-[kud iri] = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-1858 o 8').

[di-kud] iri = da-ia-an URU (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 22).

di-kud iri = da-a-a-⸢nu⸣ [a-li] (MSL 05, 046 o i 22).

e[house] iri[city] bar[outside]

e₂ iri bar-ra (CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 o ii 22').

e[house] iri[city] šag[heart]

e₂ iri šag₄-ga (CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 o ii 23').

ennuŋ[imprisonment] iri[city]

en-nu iri (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 507a).

igi[eye] abba[witness] iri[city]

[igi ab-ba iri] = ma-[ḫar ši-i-bi a-li] (MSL 05, 046 o i 30).

inim[word] iri[city] bala[turn]

inim iri^ki bala-e = e-li-lum (K 02039 r i 17).

lu[person] KA-KA iri[city] niŋin[encircle]

lu₂ KA-KA; iri^ki niŋin₂-na (CUNES 52-10-146 b v 14).

maš[interest] iri[city]

maš₂ ⸢iri⸣-[gin₇] = [...] (Iraq 06, 56 o ii' 2').

maš₂ iri^ki-gin₇ (CBS 01862 o i 39'; Emar 6/1, p. 127, Msk 731046 o ii 15).

[maš₂ iri]-⸢gin₇⸣ = MIN<(ṣib-tum)> ki-⸢ma a⸣-lu (Iraq 06, 10 o i' 7').

maš₂ iri-⸢gin₇⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(ṣib-tu)> [...] (CBS 06456 o i 5; MKT 1, 029, K 08687 o i 17').

maškim[administrator] iri[city]

maškim^!(MAŠ.DU^s) ⸢iri⸣ (BM 067389 o iii 4').

[maškim] iri^ki (HS 1702 o i' 9').

[maškim iri] = ra-bi-iṣ URU (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 32).

[maškim] ⸢iri⸣ = MIN<(ra-bi-ṣu)> a-[li] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-0977 o 2'; MSL 05, 046 o i 32).

niŋir[herald] iri[city]

niŋir [iri] (HS 1627 o 5'; OB Nippur Lu 422; IB 1514 o viii 7; TMH 8, 08 o i 13').

suh[crown] iri[city]

suḫ₁₀ ⸢iri⸣^ki-ŋu₁₀ = u₂-[...] (MSL 09, 66 B01 o 1').

tu[soup] iri[city] x

[MIN<(tu₇])> ⸢iri⸣ [...] (SMEA 46, p. 152 RS 92-2008 o 13').

ugula[overseer] iri[city]

ugula iri (ED Lu E 149).

unkin[assembly] iri[city] bar[outside]

ukkin iri bar (MEE 03, 043 o iii 14).

šakanka[market] iri[city]

šakanka iri (NMI BK 00567 o 1).

⸢šakanka iri^?⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢a-lu⸣ (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 11').

šakanka[market] iri[city] al-DU

⸢šakanka iri⸣ al-⸢DU^?⸣ = MIN<(ma-ḫi-ru)> ⸢MIN⸣<(a-lu)> [il]-⸢la⸣-ku (MSL SS 1, 002 o i' 12').

šakanka[market] iri[city] dug[good]

šakanka iri al-dug₃-ga (NMI BK 00567 o 2).

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