išib [PRIEST] N (447x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. išib; ⁱ-^ši-^ibišib; išibⁱ-^ši-^ib "purification priest, exorcist; sorcerer, magician; incantation, spell; (to be) pure; (to be) clear"

See dumu išib kag UD[sorceror]N, išib kapiriŋ[priest]N.

[1]	𒈨	išib
[2]	𒄿𒅆𒅁𒈨	ⁱ-^ši-^ibišib
[3]	𒈨𒄿𒅆𒅁	išibⁱ-^ši-^ib
+	--ba=b.a (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		10	31		16	12	302	62	5	3
[2]									4
[3]									2

21 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (10x/2%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (31x/7%)

Old Akkadian (16x/4%)

Lagash II (12x/3%)

Ur III (302x/68%)

Old Babylonian (62x/14%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/1%)

Hellenistic (6x/1%)

unknown (3x/1%)

Senses:

1. purification priest, exorcist (447x/100%)

2. sorcerer, magician

3. incantation, spell

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

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

Akk. ellu; išippu; pašīšu; ramku; āšipu; šiptu.

Bibliography

[2019] F. Huber Vulliet, BPOA 14 262-270.

[2011] G. Marchesi, Royal Statuary 99 n14

[2006] W. Sommerfeld, Akkadian Language 62-63.

[2005] J. Keetman, JCS 57 12.

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 437.

esibₓ(ME)

(HS 1777 o ii 2).

isib

= isippu (Moussaieff OB Aa r i 28, r i 29, r i 30).

išib

= pa-ši-šu (MSL 14, 127-131 10 i 21a).

(OB Nippur Ea 72).

= ramku (K 04263+ o ii 12''; Ea 01 239).

Lexical Associations

ellu[pure]AJ (// išib[priest])

isib = el-⸢lum⸣ (Moussaieff OB Aa r i 29).

išippu[(a purification priest)]N (// išib[priest])

isib = i-si₂-pu-um (Moussaieff OB Aa r i 28).

išib = i-ši-ip-[pu] (MSL 14, 173 E r i' 2'; CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 34; YOS 01, 53 r i 42; Ea 01 239).

ⁱ-^ši-^ibišib = i-[šip-pu] (SpTU 4, 188 i 11; TCL 06, 35 o i 11).

parṣu[office]N (// išib[priest])

išib = [pa]-⸢ar⸣-ṣum (MSL 09, 124-137 o i 3').

pašīšu[anointed one]N (// išib[priest])

išib = [pa-ši]-⸢šum⸣ (MSL 09, 124-137 o i 4').

ramku[bathed one]N (// išib[priest])

išib = ra-am-ku (K 04263+ o ii 12'').

wāšipu[sorcerer]N (// išib[priest])

išib = [wa-ši]-pu (MSL 09, 124-137 o i 2').

āšipu[exorcist]N (// išib[priest])

ⁱ-^ši-^ibišib = a-⸢ši⸣-[pu] (SpTU 4, 188 i 8; TCL 06, 35 o i 8).

išibgallu[(a chief purification priest)]N (// išib[priest] gal[big])

išib.MIN<(ⁱ-^ši-^ib)> gal = i-⸢šib⸣-[gal-lum] (SpTU 4, 188 i 9; TCL 06, 35 o i 9).

References for all phrases

išib[priest]

esibₓ(ME) (HS 1777 o ii 2).

isib (MSL 14, 021 Dh o? 1'; MSL 14, 019 Cb r 6'; MSL 14, 020 Db r i' 5'; MSL 14, 028 <Kk> o 2; MSL 14, 029 Kx o ii 28; MSL 14, 018 Ai (+) Fg c 12; MSL 14, 019 Bn r ii 16'; PBS 12, 55 o i' 5'; MSL 14, 019 Ch r ii' 2'; MSL 14, 021 Dg o i 2; MSL 14, 020 Cd r iii' 7'; MSL 14, 020 Ci + 21 Dp r ii' 4; PBS 05, 111 & 127 r iii 18; MSL 14, 021 Dd o 2'; MSL 11, 111 M r i' 4'; MSL 14, 018 Bb o ii 26).

isib = i-ši-⸢ib₂^?⸣ (Moussaieff OB Aa r i 30).

išib (OB Nippur Ea 72; ED Lu E 79; OB Nippur Lu 213).

išib = el-lum (MSL 14, 127-131 10 i 21c).

išib = i-si-pu (MSL 14, 127-131 10 i 21b).

išib = pa-ši-šu (MSL 14, 127-131 10 i 21a).

išib = [...]-⸢tum⸣ (MSL 09, 124-137 o i 1').

isib = el-⸢lum⸣ (Moussaieff OB Aa r i 29).

isib = i-si₂-pu-um (Moussaieff OB Aa r i 28).

išib = i-ši-ip-[pu] (MSL 14, 173 E r i' 2'; CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 34; YOS 01, 53 r i 42; Ea 01 239).

ⁱ-^ši-^ibišib = i-[šip-pu] (SpTU 4, 188 i 11; TCL 06, 35 o i 11).

išib = [pa]-⸢ar⸣-ṣum (MSL 09, 124-137 o i 3').

išib = [pa-ši]-⸢šum⸣ (MSL 09, 124-137 o i 4').

išib = ra-am-ku (K 04263+ o ii 12'').

išib = [wa-ši]-pu (MSL 09, 124-137 o i 2').

ⁱ-^ši-^ibišib = a-⸢ši⸣-[pu] (SpTU 4, 188 i 8; TCL 06, 35 o i 8).

išib[priest] Buranun[1]

išib ^{id₂^!}(A..LAGAB.×A.)buranun^!(GIŠ%GIŠ.NUN) (CUNES 50-08-101 o 2, r 2).

išib[priest] Idigna[1]

išib ^{id₂^!}(A..LAGAB.×A.)⸢idigna⸣ (CUNES 50-08-101 o 1, r 1).

išib[priest] Nanše[1]

išib ^dna-zi (CUNES 50-08-101 o 3, r 3).

išib[priest] eš[shrine]

išib eš₃ (ED Lu A 11).

išib[priest] gal[big]

išib.MIN<(ⁱ-^ši-^ib)> gal = i-⸢šib⸣-[gal-lum] (SpTU 4, 188 i 9; TCL 06, 35 o i 9).

išib[priest] kigal[platform]

išib ki-gal-la (OB Nippur Lu 214).

lu[person] išib[priest]

⸢lu₂⸣ išib (CUNES 52-07-077 o 1).

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