li [JUNIPER] (N)

101 instances

li [JUNIPER] N (101x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. li; ŋešli; šim-li; liŋeš; ŋeššimli; la; u₂šimli "juniper"

[1] 𒇷 li
[2] 𒄑𒇷 ŋeš li
[3] 𒋆𒇷 šim-li
[4] 𒇷𒄑 li ŋeš
[5] 𒄑𒋆𒇷 ŋeš šim li
[6] 𒆷 la
[7] 𒌑𒋆𒇷 u₂ šim li
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 5 9 3 34 17 2
[2] 1 1 3 10 3 1
[3] 1 3 2
[4] 2
[5] 2
[6] 1
[7] 1

11 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (6x/6%)

Old Akkadian (10x/10%)

Lagash II (5x/5%)

Ur III (39x/39%)

Old Babylonian (30x/30%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (5x/5%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/2%)

Hellenistic (1x/1%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. juniper (101x/100%)

Akk. burāšu.

Bibliography

[1992] M. van de Mieroop, BSA 6 159.

li

(OB Nippur Ea 681; RA 09, 77-78 r i 39').

Lexical Associations

burāšu[(species of) juniper]N (// li[juniper])

ŋešli = bu-ra-šu₂ (Rm 0367+ o ii 14').

ŋeššimli = bu-ra-šu₂ (Rm 0367+ o ii 16'; MSL SS 1, 012 o ii' 2').

sīhu[wormwood?]N (// li[juniper] babbar[white])

ŋešli babbar = si-i-ḫu (Rm 0367+ o ii 15').

References for all phrases

li[juniper]

li (PBS 05, 116 r i' 2'; MSL 14, 027 Ji r ii 9; OB Nippur Ea 681; MSL 14, 026 Ia o i 2).

li = [...] (RA 09, 77-78 r i 39').

ŋešli (CUNES 48-09-172 o 7; Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 iii 30; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 d ii 20').

ŋešli = bu-ra-šu₂ (Rm 0367+ o ii 14').

ŋeššimli = bu-ra-šu₂ (Rm 0367+ o ii 16'; MSL SS 1, 012 o ii' 2').

li[juniper] babbar[white]

⸢ŋešli babbar⸣ = [...] (MSL SS 1, 012 o ii' 1').

ŋešli babbar = si-i-ḫu (Rm 0367+ o ii 15').

x li[juniper]

[...] ŋešli (A 07896 viii' 10).

šim[aromatics] li[juniper]

ŋeššim li! (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o i 7'; Syria 13, 235, 10 o ii 1).

šim li (CUNES 52-02-050 o i 9; HS 1736 r i 2'; SLT 16 r iii 9).

Word ID: o0033066; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0033066; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)