isiš [TEARS] N (96x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. i-si-iš; isiš; iš-iš; i-si-si; is-si-iš; isiš₃; i₅-šu-uš; isiš₂ⁱ-^si-^iš; izi-sa; i₅ⁱ-NE.šeš; si₁₂-si₁₂; isiš₂; i₅-šeš "tears; laughter; wailing, lamentation, sorrow; to whisper"

See isiš ŋar[wail]V/t.

[1]	𒄿𒋛𒅖	i-si-iš
[2]	𒅖	isiš
[3]	𒅖𒅖	iš-iš
[4]	𒄿𒋛𒋛	i-si-si
[5]	𒄑𒋛𒅖	is-si-iš
[6]	𒀅	isiš₃
[7]	𒅗𒋗𒍑	i₅-šu-uš
[8]	𒀀𒅆𒄿𒋛𒅖	isiš₂ⁱ-^si-^iš
[9]	𒉈𒊓	izi-sa
[10]	𒅗𒄿𒉈𒋀	i₅ⁱ-NE.šeš
[11]	𒅊𒅊	si₁₂-si₁₂
[12]	𒀀𒅆	isiš₂
[13]	𒅗𒋀	i₅-šeš

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								48	23	1
[2]								4	5
[3]									3
[4]								2
[5]									2
[6]									2
[7]									2
[8]									1
[9]								1
[10]									1
[11]								1
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16 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (56x/58%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/4%)

Neo-Assyrian (18x/19%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/3%)

Persian (1x/1%)

Hellenistic (12x/13%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. tears (57x/59%)

2. laughter (5x/5%)

3. wailing, lamentation, sorrow (34x/35%)

4. to whisper [V/i]

Akk. dimmatu; nissatu; ratāmu; tassistu; ṣiāhu; ṣīhu.

Bibliography

[2006] M. Jaques, Vocabulaire des sentiments 45-46; 56; 266-269.

isiš

= ṣīhu (Ea 04 89).

= ṣīhtum (Iraq 24, 064 A1 o 4).

isiš₃

= ṣīhtum (Ea 01 10).

Lexical Associations

adāru[be(come) afraid of]V (// isiš[tears])

i₅ⁱ-NE.šeš = a-da-rum (TCL 06, 35 r i 30).

nissatu[wailing]N (// isiš[tears])

isiš₂ⁱ-^si-^iš = ni-is-sa-tum (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 o i 31).

ṣiāhu[laugh]V (// isiš[tears])

isiš = ⸢ṣi^?-i⸣-ḫu (AJSL 33, 170-171 ii 8; Ea 04 89).

ṣīhtu[laughter]N (// isiš[tears])

isiš = ṣi-iḫ-[tum] (Iraq 24, 064 A1 o 4; SpTU 4, 189 o i 4).

isiš₃ = ṣi-iḫ-tu (MAOG 11/1-2 99-109, pl. 1 o i 9).

isiš₃ = ṣi-iḫ-tum (Ea 01 10).

nahāru[snort]V (// isiš[tears] rah[beat])

i₅-šu-uš raḫ₂-raḫ₂ = na-ḫa-a-rum (TCL 06, 35 r i 32).

ṣarāhu[wail]V (// isiš[tears] rah[beat])

i₅-šu-uš raḫ₂ = ṣa-ra-ḫu (TCL 06, 35 r i 31).

References for all phrases

isiš[tears]

i-si-iš (OB Nippur Lu 290, 291, 292).

isiš = [...] (CT 12, pl. 27, BM 093042 r 18).

isiš = ṣi-⸢ḫi^?-x⸣ (CUSAS 12, 1.2.1 o 4).

i₅ⁱ-NE.šeš = a-da-rum (TCL 06, 35 r i 30).

isiš₂ⁱ-^si-^iš = ni-is-sa-tum (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 o i 31).

isiš = ⸢ṣi^?-i⸣-ḫu (AJSL 33, 170-171 ii 8; Ea 04 89).

isiš = ṣi-iḫ-[tum] (Iraq 24, 064 A1 o 4; SpTU 4, 189 o i 4).

isiš₃ = ṣi-iḫ-tu (MAOG 11/1-2 99-109, pl. 1 o i 9).

isiš₃ = ṣi-iḫ-tum (Ea 01 10).

isiš[tears] la[hang]

⸢iš⸣-iš la₂ = [...] (KBo 01, 55 14', 15', 16').

isiš[tears] rah[beat]

i₅-šu-uš raḫ₂-raḫ₂ = na-ḫa-a-rum (TCL 06, 35 r i 32).

i₅-šu-uš raḫ₂ = ṣa-ra-ḫu (TCL 06, 35 r i 31).

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