kišar [EARTH] N (54x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Lagash II, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. ki-šar₂; ki-ša "the whole earth; horizon; totality"

[1]	𒆠𒊹	ki-šar₂
[2]	𒆠𒊭	ki-ša
+	--ra=r.a (46x/85%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			2			2		39	7
[2]						2		2

9 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (2x/4%)

Lagash II (4x/7%)

Old Babylonian (41x/76%)

Neo-Assyrian (5x/9%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/2%)

Hellenistic (1x/2%)

Senses:

1. the whole earth (17x/31%)

2. horizon (1x/2%)

3. totality (36x/67%)

Akk. kiššat erṣeti; kiššatu.

Bibliography

[1995] A. Cavigneaux and F. Al-Rawi, ZA 85 173.

Lexical Associations

kiššatu[totality]N (// kišar[earth])

⸢ki⸣-šar₂-ra = kiš-ša₂-tum (TCL 06, 35 o i 46).

kiššatu[totality]N erṣetu[earth]N (// kišar[earth])

[ki]-šar₂-ra = MIN<(kiš-šat)> er-ṣe-[ti] (CT 19, pl. 37, Rm 2, 040 o i' 11').

kiššatu[totality]N mātu[land]N (// kišar[earth])

[ki]-šar₂-ra = MIN<(kiš-šat)> ma-a-⸢ti⸣ (CT 19, pl. 37, Rm 2, 040 o i' 10').

kiššatu[totality]N nišu[people]N (// kišar[earth])

[ki]-šar₂-ra = kiš-šat ⸢UN^?⸣-[MEŠ] (CT 19, pl. 37, Rm 2, 040 o i' 9').

References for all phrases

kišar[earth]