kuš [UNIT] N (3020x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, unknown wr. kuš₃; kuš₃-kuš₃ "a unit of length; forearm; volume"

[1]	𒌑	kuš₃
[2]	𒌑𒌑	kuš₃-kuš₃

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			583		164	27	2141	99	3	2
[2]								1

13 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (583x/19%)

Old Akkadian (164x/5%)

Lagash II (27x/1%)

Ur III (2141x/71%)

Old Babylonian (100x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/0%)

Persian (1x/0%)

unknown (2x/0%)

Senses:

1. a unit of length (3016x/100%)

2. forearm (4x/0%)

3. volume

Akk. ammatu.

Bibliography

[2002] J. Høyrup, Lengths Widths Surfaces 17-18; 45.

[1988] P. Steinkeller, BSA 4 83.

[1987-90] M.A. Powell, RlA 7 462.

kuš₃

(OB Nippur Ea 231; Ea 04 73; OB Nippur Aa 231:2).

Lexical Associations

ammatu[forearm]N (// kuš[unit])

[kuš₃]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ = ⸢am⸣-ma-ti (MSL 09, 51 S8, 66 B12 o 2).

ammatu[unit]N (// kuš[unit])

kuš₃ = ⸢am⸣-ma-tu₂ (AJSL 33, 170-171 i 71; Ea 04 73).

ūṭu[span]N (// a[arm] sa[half] kuš[unit])

⸢a₂⸣ sa₉ kuš₃-ŋu₁₀ = uṭ-ṭi₃ (MSL 09, 51 S8, 66 B12 o 3).

šizû[one-third cubit]N (// a[arm] šušana[one-third] kuš[unit])

⸢a₂⸣ šušana kuš₃-ŋu₁₀ = ši-i-⸢zi⸣ (MSL 09, 51 S8, 66 B12 o 4).

ūṭû[half-cubiter]N (// lu[person] 1/2 kuš[unit])

lu₂ 1/2 kuš₃ = u-[ṭu₂]-u₂ (NBC 09830 r i 6).

References for all phrases

kuš[unit]

kuš₃ (MSL 14, 023 Fq o ii 20'; MSL 14, 025 Gz r i' 3'; OB Nippur Ea 231; JCS 32, 145, N 4938 r ii' 1'; MSL 14, 29 Lb b i 2'; MSL 14, 024 Ge r ii' 6; MSL 14, 018 Bb o vi 24).

kuš₃ = am-ma-tum (OB Nippur Aa 231:2).

kuš₃ = [...] (CT 12, pl. 27, BM 093042 r 2).

[kuš₃]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ = ⸢am⸣-ma-ti (MSL 09, 51 S8, 66 B12 o 2).

kuš₃ = ⸢am⸣-ma-tu₂ (AJSL 33, 170-171 i 71; Ea 04 73).

a[arm] 1/2(diš) kuš[unit]

a₂ 1/2(diš) kuš₃ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 48).

[a₂ 1/2(diš)] kuš₃ = ⸢uṭ⸣-ṭu₂-tum (MSL 13, 056 o ii 6').

a[arm] diš[one] kuš[unit]

a₂ diš kuš₃ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 47).

a[arm] sa[half] kuš[unit]

⸢a₂⸣ sa₉ kuš₃-ŋu₁₀ = uṭ-ṭi₃ (MSL 09, 51 S8, 66 B12 o 3).

a[arm] šušana kuš[unit]

[a₂] šušana kuš₃ = ⸢ši⸣-tum (MSL 13, 056 o ii 7').

a[arm] šušana[one-third] kuš[unit]

a₂ šušana kuš₃ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 49).

⸢a₂⸣ šušana kuš₃-ŋu₁₀ = ši-i-⸢zi⸣ (MSL 09, 51 S8, 66 B12 o 4).

eš[rope] diš[one] kuš[unit]

eš₂ diš kuš₃ (OB Nippur Ura 5 420).

eš[rope] sa[half] kuš[unit]

eš₂ sa₉ kuš₃ (OB Nippur Ura 5 421).

gi[reed] diš[one] kuš[unit]

gi diš kuš₃ (OB Nippur Ura 2 130; CUSAS 12, 3.2.08 o i 9).

gi[reed] diš[one] kuš[unit] nindan[pole]

gi diš kuš₃ nindan (CM 22, pl. 35-36 r i 18).

gi[reed] sa[half] kuš[unit]

gi sa₉ kuš₃ (OB Nippur Ura 2 131).

gi[reed] šanabi[two-thirds] kuš[unit]

gi šanabi kuš₃ (OB Nippur Ura 2 133).

gi[reed] šušana[one-third] kuš[unit]

gi šušana kuš₃ (OB Nippur Ura 2 132).

lu[person] 1/2 kuš[unit]