kuŋ [STAIR] N (137x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ^ŋeškuŋ₅; ^ŋeškuŋ₄; kuŋ₄; kun; kuŋ₅; kun₃; ^ŋeškuŋₓ(LUM) "stair(case); ladder; threshold; stair(case), step"

[1]	𒄑𒌉𒂠	^ŋeš kuŋ₅
[2]	𒄑𒄿𒇻	^ŋeš kuŋ₄
[3]	𒄿𒇻	kuŋ₄
[4]	𒆲	kun
[5]	𒌉𒂠	kuŋ₅
[6]	𒄣	kun₃
[7]	𒄑𒈝	^ŋeškuŋₓ(LUM)

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			13		1		35	18		2
[2]					1			17	9	1
[3]			1					16	7
[4]						3	4		1	1
[5]			1				1	3
[6]							1		1
[7]

22 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (15x/11%)

Old Akkadian (2x/1%)

Lagash II (3x/2%)

Ur III (41x/30%)

Old Babylonian (54x/39%)

Middle Assyrian (2x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (7x/5%)

Neo-Assyrian (8x/6%)

Hellenistic (1x/1%)

unknown (4x/3%)

Senses:

1. stair(case) (116x/85%)

2. ladder (14x/10%)

3. threshold (6x/4%)

4. stair(case), step (1x/1%)

Akk. askuppu; simmiltu.

Bibliography

[2009] W. Heimpel, Workers 176.

[1997] N. Veldhuis, EEN 97 wn34.

{ŋeš}kun₄

= simmiltu (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r ii 11').

Lexical Associations

askuppu[(threshold) slab]N (// kuŋ[stair])

[^ŋeš]⸢kuŋ₄⸣ = as-kup-[pu] (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 r i 6'').

dilûtu[device for water drawing]N (// kuŋ[stair])

[^ŋeš]⸢kuŋ₄⸣ = [MIN<(di-lu-tu₂])> (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 r i 5'').

simmiltu[stair(case)]N (// kuŋ[stair])

^ŋeškun₄ = si-[mi-il-tu] (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r ii 11').

^ŋeškun₄ = si₂₀-im-mi-⸢il⸣-[tum] (OB Nippur Diri 231).

mašhaṭu[stairs]N (// kuŋ[stair] tur[small])

^ŋeškuŋ₄ tur = maš-ḫa-[ṭu] [nak]-ba-su (RA 17, 133, K 04161+ o i 38).

bītu[house]N simmiltu[stair(case)]N (// e[house] kuŋ[stair])

⸢e₂ ^{ŋeš^?}kun₄⸣ = ⸢KIMIN⸣<(E₂)> si-mil-ti (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 o i 27).

References for all phrases

kuŋ[stair]

kuŋ₄ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 157).

^ŋeškun₄ (UET 6, 0677 + 0678 + UET 7, 087 + 091 r iii 41'; OB Nippur Ura 1 246; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iv 36; IB 1512c + r i 4).

[^ŋeš]⸢kun₅⸣ (EEN 268-269 KM 89542 c ii 17').

^ŋeškuŋ₄ (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 r ii 19; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c ii 52).

^ŋeškuŋ₄(I.LU) (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 r ii 18).

^ŋeškuŋ₅ (MSL SS 1, 097 o 1).

[^ŋeš]⸢kuŋ₄⸣ = as-kup-[pu] (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 r i 6'').

[^ŋeš]⸢kuŋ₄⸣ = [MIN<(di-lu-tu₂])> (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 r i 5'').

^ŋeškun₄ = si-[mi-il-tu] (MAOG 3/3 47-55 r ii 11').

^ŋeškun₄ = si₂₀-im-mi-⸢il⸣-[tum] (OB Nippur Diri 231).

kuŋ[stair] al-aš

^ŋeškuŋ₅ al-aš (MSL SS 1, 097 o 3).

kuŋ[stair] bad[wall]

^ŋeškun₄ bad₃ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iv 37).

^ŋeškun₄ bad₃-da (OB Nippur Ura 1 247).

[^ŋeškun₅] ⸢bad₃⸣ (EEN 268-269 KM 89542 c ii 18').

^ŋeškuŋ₄ bad₃ (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 r ii 20).

^ŋeškuŋ₅ bad₃ (MSL SS 1, 097 o 2).

kuŋ[stair] bad[wall] e[leave]

^ŋeškuŋ₄ bad₃ e₃-a (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 r ii 21).

kuŋ[stair] gu₂-lu-lu

^ŋeš⸢kuŋ₅⸣ gu₂-lu-lu (MSL SS 1, 097 o 4).

kuŋ[stair] me[Being] du[suitable]

^ŋeškun₄ me nu-du₇ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iv 38).

kuŋ[stair] me[Being] nu-KU

^ŋeškun₄ me nu-KU (OB Nippur Ura 1 248).

kuŋ[stair] tur[small]

^ŋeškuŋ₄ tur = maš-ḫa-[ṭu] [nak]-ba-su (RA 17, 133, K 04161+ o i 38).

kuŋ[stair] x

^ŋeškun₄ [...] (IB 1512c + r i 5).

kuŋ[stair] x x

^ŋeškun₅ ⸢x x⸣ (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r v 40).

x kuŋ[stair]

[...] ⸢kun₅⸣ (EEN 268-269 KM 89542 c ii 21', c ii 22').

e[house] kuŋ[stair]

⸢e₂ ^{ŋeš^?}kun₄⸣ = ⸢KIMIN⸣<(E₂)> si-mil-ti (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 o i 27).

e[house] kuŋ[stair] satu[mountain]

e₂ ⸢kun₄⸣ sa-[tu] (OB Nippur Kagal 220).

suku[pole] kuŋ[stair]

^ŋeš⸢suku₅⸣ [kun₄] (OB Nippur Ura 1 251).

^ŋeš⸢suku₆^?⸣ [kuŋ₄^?] (KBo 26, 005 + (?) KBo 26, 6 c ii 3'; Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 r ii 23).

u[planking] kuŋ[stair]

^ŋešu₃ [kun₄] (OB Nippur Ura 1 250; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iv 39).

^ŋešu₅ kuŋ₄ (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 r ii 22).

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