irida tuš [BESIEGE] V/t (14x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Babylonian wr. iri tuš; iri^ki tuš; iri^ki-iri^ki tuš-tuš "to besiege a city"

(iri[city//city]N'N + tuš[sit//to sit (down)]V/i'V/i)

[1]	𒌷𒆪	iri tuš
[2]	𒌷𒆠𒆪	iri^ki tuš
[3]	𒌷𒆠𒌷𒆠𒆪𒆪	iri^ki-iri^ki tuš-tuš

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

7 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/7%)

Old Babylonian (13x/93%)

Senses:

1. to besiege a city (14x/100%)

Bibliography

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 530-531.

Word ID: o0031250; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0031250; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)