kaʾusa [FUNCTION] N (310x) Ur III, Old Babylonian wr. ka-us₂-sa₂; ka-us₂-sa; ka-us₂; ka-u₂-sa "a function or profession"

[1]	𒅗𒍑𒁲	ka-us₂-sa₂
[2]	𒅗𒍑𒊓	ka-us₂-sa
[3]	𒅗𒍑	ka-us₂
[4]	𒅗𒌑𒊓	ka-u₂-sa

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]							229
[2]							43	9
[3]							27
[4]							2

14 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (301x/97%)

Old Babylonian (9x/3%)

Senses:

1. a function or profession (310x/100%)

References for all phrases

kaʾusa[function]

KA-us₂-sa (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 354).

ka-us₂-sa (Nippur Nigga 327).

ašag[field] kaʾusa[function]

a-šag₄ KA-us₂-sa (OB Nippur Ura 5 45, 158).

ašag[field] kaʾusa[function] Enkik[1]

a-šag₄ KA-us₂-sa ^den-ki (OB Nippur Ura 5 159).

ašag[field] kaʾusa[function] Ninurtak[1]

a-šag₄ KA-us₂-sa ^dnin-urta (OB Nippur Ura 5 160).

e[house] kaʾusa[function]

e₂ ka^?-us₂-[sa] (CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 o ii 28').

šakkanak[general] kaʾusa[function]

šagina KA-us₂-sa (CUNES 48-06-390 o 1, r 1).

Word ID: o0031419; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0031419; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)