limmu [FOUR] (NU)

3832 instances

limmu [FOUR] NU (3832x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. limmu₂; limmu₅; limmu; limmu₄; limmuₓ(4(AŠ)); limmuₓ(LIMMUa); lamma; li-im-mu; lim₂-ma; lam-mu; limmu₃ "four"

[1] 𒇹 limmu₂
[2] 𒐉 limmu₅
[3] 𒐼 limmu
[4] 𒐽 limmu₄
[5] 𒐂𒐂 limmuₓ(4(AŠ))
[6] 𒐾𒐾 limmuₓ(LIMMUa)
[7] 𒆗 lamma
[8] 𒇷𒅎𒈬 li-im-mu
[9] 𒇹𒈠 lim₂-ma
[10] 𒇴𒈬 lam-mu
[11] 𒐏 limmu₃
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 2 3 3612 56 27 1
[2] 6 2 38 10
[3] 1 2 19 20
[4] 4 13
[5] 4
[6] 4
[7] 3
[8] 1 1
[9] 2
[10] 1
[11]

50 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (2x/0%)

Old Akkadian (9x/0%)

Lagash II (1x/0%)

Ur III (3616x/94%)

Old Babylonian (122x/3%)

Middle Assyrian (6x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (31x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (36x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (7x/0%)

Hellenistic (1x/0%)

unknown (1x/0%)

Verbal prefixes: u.V.b.da .

Senses:

1. four (3832x/100%)

limmu

(OB Nippur Ea 169).

limmu₂

(OB Nippur Ea 170).

= erbēt (Ea 02 131).

limmu₅

= erbetti (Ea 01 21).

= erbetti (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o i 3').

limmuₓ(LIMMU~a)

= erbēt (Ea 02 249).

Lexical Associations

erbe[four]NU (// limmu[four])

limmu₂ = [er-be₂]-⸢et?⸣ (MSL 09, 124-137 r i 14').

limmu₂ = er-bet (Ea 02 131; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o ii 45).

limmu₅ = ⸢er⸣-be₂-e-[ti] (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o i 3'; Ea 01 21).

limmu₅ = er-bi-it (MAOG 11/1-2 99-109, pl. 1 o i 20).

limmuₓ(LIMMUa) = er-bet (Ea 02 249; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r ii 1).

erbe[four]NU qû[unit]N (// limmu[four] sila[unit])

[limmu₅ sila₃] = ⸢er⸣-be-⸢et⸣ qa-a (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 27).

diʾu[throne-platform]N (// x limmu[four])

[...] limmu₂ = da-a-ia (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 44).

[...] limmu₂ = da-a (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 43).

ša[of]DET erbe[four]NU (// x limmu[four])

[...] limmu₂ = ša er-be-et-⸢ti?⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 45).

titennu[hay fork]N (// al[hoe] zu[tooth] limmu[four])

al zu₂ limmu₂ = te-da-nu (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iii 57').

[ŋešal] ⸢zu₂⸣ limmu₂-ba = ti-ten₂-nu MIN<(mar-ru)> ša₂ za-ri-⸢i⸣ (BM 045859 o 5').

turāšu[harvest]N (// al[hoe] zu[tooth] limmu[four])

al zu₂ limmu₂ = tu-ra-šu (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iii 58').

kibru[bank]N erbe[four]NU (// anubda[quarter] limmu[four])

ub-da limmu₂ = kib-rat MIN<(er-bet-ti)> (CT 19, pl. 05, K 04353 o i 10).

tubqu[corner]N erbe[four]NU (// anubda[quarter] limmu[four])

ub-da limmu₂ = MIN<(tu-bu-qa-tum)> er-bet-ti (CT 19, pl. 05, K 04353 o i 9).

epinnu[(seed) plough]N erbettu[team of four]N (// apin[plow] gud[ox] limmu[four])

⸢apin⸣ gud limmu₂ = e-bi-in er-bit₂-ta (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iii 6').

rebû[fourth]NU x (// apin[plow] gud[ox] limmu[four] la[hang])

ŋešapin gud limmu la₂ = ru-bu-⸢u⸣ [...] (AOTU 1/1, 71, K 02014+ o ii' 3').

warkatu[rear]N sūqu[street]N erbe[four]NU (// egir[back] esir[street] limmu[four])

egir-bi e-sir₂ limmu₂-ba!(MA) = ⸢ar₂⸣-kat₂-⸢su su-qu⸣ er-bet-tu₂ (MSL 05, 046 o ii 12).

uplu[head-louse]N (// eh[insect] limmu[four])

u-⸢ḫu⸣eḫ limmu₂-bi = up-lu (LTBA 1, 44 r i 16').

uḫeḫ li-im-mu-bi = up-⸢lu⸣ (LTBA 1, 40 r i 24).

u₂-ḫueḫ lam-mu-bi = up-lu (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r i 46).

hiāqu[mix (up)]V ša[of]DET šikaru[beer]N (// hi[mix] limmu[four] hi[mix])

ḫa-a limmu-bi ḫi = ḫa-⸢a!⸣-[qu] ša₂ KAŠ (K 04341 r ii 1').

erbe[four]NU ikû[field]N (// iku[unit] limmu[four])

iku limmu = KIMIN<(er-bet)> GAN₂ (SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o ii 46).

iku limmu₂ = KIMIN<(er-bet)> GAN₂ (Ea 02 132).

abnu[stone]N rebû[fourth]NU (// na[stone] igi[eye] limmu[four] ŋal[be])

[na₄ igi limmu] ⸢ŋal₂⸣-la = abnu rebû (Ura 16 Seg.16, 9).

ša₂-x erbe[four]NU (// tumu[wind] limmu[four])

tumu limmu₂-ba = ša₂-⸢x⸣ [er]-bet-ti (RA 17, 160, K 08631+ i' 8').

kursinnu[ankle]N (// uzu[flesh] umbin[nail] limmu[four])

⸢uzu⸣ umbin limmu₂-ba = kur-sin-ne₂-e-⸢tum⸣ (MSL 09, 004 P r ii' 13'; Ura 15 Seg.6, 15).

bītu[house]N erbe[four]NU (// x e[house] limmu[four])

[x? e₂] limmu₂-ba = bi-⸢it⸣ er-⸢bet⸣ (AOAT 275, 661, BM 078113 o 6).

4 šūši[sixty]N (// ŋeš[sixty] limmu[four])

ŋeš₂ limmuₓ(LIMMUa) = 4 šu-ši (SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r ii 2).

4(diš) šūši[sixty]N (// ŋeš[sixty] limmu[four])

ŋeš₂ limmuₓ(LIMMUa) = 4(diš) šu-ši (Ea 02 250).

4(diš) nēr[600]NU (// ŋešu[600] limmu[four])

ŋešʾu limmu = 4(diš) KIMIN<(ne₂-er)> (Ea 02 264; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r ii 16).

gišru[(wooden) bar]N uppu[tube]N (// ŋisal[rudder] limmu[four])

[ŋeš]⸢ŋisal⸣ lim₂-ma = giš-ru up-⸢pi₂⸣ (CT 19, pl. 44, K 04138+ r iii 15').

References for all phrases

limmu[four]

limmu (OB Nippur Ea 169).

limmu = er-be₂-et (MSL 14, 122-127 09 488).

limmu₂ (OB Nippur Ea 170; MSL 14, 018 Bb o v 7).

limmu₂ = [...] (MSL 09, 124-137 r i 15').

limmu₂ = [...]-⸢tum?⸣ (MSL 09, 124-137 r i 16').

limmu₂ = ⸢x-x-ku⸣ (MSL 09, 124-137 r i 17').

limmu₅ (Ni 05077 r ii' 8').

limmuₓ(TAB&TAB) (MSL 14, 023 Fq o i 13'; MSL 14, 018 Bb o v 6; Ni 05077 r ii' 9').

lim₂ (MSL 14, 023 Ft r ii' 2).

limₓ(TAB&TAB) (MSL 14, 023 Ft r ii' 1).

limmu₂ = [er-be₂]-⸢et?⸣ (MSL 09, 124-137 r i 14').

limmu₂ = er-bet (Ea 02 131; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o ii 45).

limmu₅ = ⸢er⸣-be₂-e-[ti] (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o i 3'; Ea 01 21).

limmu₅ = er-bi-it (MAOG 11/1-2 99-109, pl. 1 o i 20).

limmuₓ(LIMMUa) = er-bet (Ea 02 249; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r ii 1).

limmu[four] sila[unit]

[limmu₅ sila₃] = ⸢er⸣-be-⸢et⸣ qa-a (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 27).

x limmu[four]

[...] limmu₂ = ni-lu-[(...)] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 42).

[...] limmu₂ = nu-zi-[(...)] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 41).

[...] limmu₂ = da-a-ia (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 44).

[...] limmu₂ = da-a (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 43).

[...] limmu₂ = ša er-be-et-⸢ti?⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 45).

al[hoe] zu[tooth] limmu[four]

ŋešal zu₂ limmu (OB Nippur Ura 1 482; IB 1512c + o iv 23).

ŋeš⸢al zu₂⸣ limmu₅ (UET 6, 0677 + 0678 + UET 7, 087 + 091 r iii 36'; TCVC 782 r i 8; Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r i 30; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b iii 39; CUSAS 12, 3.1.02 1; MSL SS 1 96 c i 37').

ŋešal zu₂ lim₂-ma = [...] [...] (RA 17, 168, K 10047 o ii' 5').

al zu₂ limmu₂ = te-da-nu (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iii 57').

[ŋešal] ⸢zu₂⸣ limmu₂-ba = ti-ten₂-nu MIN<(mar-ru)> ša₂ za-ri-⸢i⸣ (BM 045859 o 5').

al zu₂ limmu₂ = tu-ra-šu (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iii 58').

anubda[quarter] limmu[four]

ub-da limmu (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 64; MSL 13, 13 J, 14 R r ii 19').

ub-da limmu₂ = kib-rat MIN<(er-bet-ti)> (CT 19, pl. 05, K 04353 o i 10).

ub-da limmu₂ = MIN<(tu-bu-qa-tum)> er-bet-ti (CT 19, pl. 05, K 04353 o i 9).

apin[plow] gud[ox] limmu[four]

⸢apin⸣ gud limmu₂ = e-bi-in er-bit₂-ta (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iii 6').

apin[plow] gud[ox] limmu[four] la[hang]

ŋešapin gud limmu la₂ (OB Nippur Ura 1 448).

ŋešapin gud [limmu₂ la₂] (BRM 4, 29 + 30 o ii 13).

ŋešapin gud limmu la₂ = ru-bu-⸢u⸣ [...] (AOTU 1/1, 71, K 02014+ o ii' 3').

ašag[field] igi[eye] limmu[four] ŋal[be]

a-šag₄ igi limmu₅ ŋal₂ (OB Nippur Ura 5 105).

egir[back] esir[street] limmu[four]

egir-bi e-sir₂ limmu₂-ba!(MA) = ⸢ar₂⸣-kat₂-⸢su su-qu⸣ er-bet-tu₂ (MSL 05, 046 o ii 12).

eh[insect] limmu[four]

u-⸢ḫu⸣eḫ limmu₂-bi = up-lu (LTBA 1, 44 r i 16').

uḫeḫ li-im-mu-bi = up-⸢lu⸣ (LTBA 1, 40 r i 24).

u₂-ḫueḫ lam-mu-bi = up-lu (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r i 46).

esir[street] kag[mouth] limmu[four]

e-sir₂ ka limmu₄ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 162; MSL 13, 40 B o iv 9').

gud[ox] mu[year] limmu[four]

gud mu limmu (MSL 11, A 07895 xi 16).

gud mu limmu₂ = ru?-[...] (Ura 13 Seg.1, 273; CTMMA 2, 055 r ii 47).

gud mu ⸢limmu₂⸣ = [...] (Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 32').

guza[chair] gid[drag] limmu[four] kuš[skin]

ŋešgu-za gid₂-da ⸢limmu kuš?⸣ (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o vii 39').

hi[mix] limmu[four] hi[mix]

ḫa-a limmu-bi ḫi = ḫa-⸢a!⸣-[qu] ša₂ KAŠ (K 04341 r ii 1').

igi[~mathematics] limmu[four] ŋal[be]

⸢igi⸣ limmu ⸢ŋal₂⸣-[la] = [...] (MKT 1, 029, K 08687 r i' 5).

iku[unit] limmu[four]

iku limmu = KIMIN<(er-bet)> GAN₂ (SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o ii 46).

iku limmu₂ = KIMIN<(er-bet)> GAN₂ (Ea 02 132).

kugsig[gold] limmu[four]

kug-sig₁₇ limmu₅-⸢ta⸣-am₃ (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 r iv 38; OB Nippur Ura 2 629; ASJ 09, 289-291 r v 1).

ma[ship] si[horn] limmu[four]

ŋešma₂ si limmu₂ (Anonymous 447996 r ii 23).

na[stone] igi[eye] limmu[four] ŋal[be]

⸢na₄⸣ igi limmu₅ ŋal₂ (CUSAS 12, 3.4.1 b i 24').

na₄ igi limmu₅ ŋal₂-la (OB Nippur Ura 4 200).

[na₄ igi limmu] ⸢ŋal₂⸣-la = abnu rebû (Ura 16 Seg.16, 9).

na[stone] igi[eye] limmu[four] ŋal[be] giŋ[unit]

na₄ igi limmu₅ ŋal₂ giŋ₄!(ŠE) (AlT 447 r i 8).

na[stone] igi[face] limmu[four] ŋal[be]

⸢na₄⸣ igi limmu₅? ⸢ŋal₂⸣ (MSL 10, 062 b i 1).

na[stone] limmu[four] giŋ[unit]

na₄ limmu [giŋ₄] = [...] (Ura 16 Seg.16, 3; MSL 10, 004 S13 o 3').

na₄ limmu₅ giŋ₄ (OB Nippur Ura 4 193a).

na[stone] limmu[four] mana[unit]

na₄ limmu ma-na = [...] (Ura 16 Seg.15, 6).

⸢na₄⸣ limmu₅ ma-na (CUNES 48-08-188 o 2, r 2).

na[stone] limmu[four] še[barley]

na₄ limmu₅ še (AlT 447 r i 13).

tumu[wind] limmu[four]

tumu limmu-am₃ (IM 070209 r iii 3).

tumu limmu₂-ba = ša₂-⸢x⸣ [er]-bet-ti (RA 17, 160, K 08631+ i' 8').

ud[sun] limmu[four]

[ud] limmu-[kam] (MHET 1/2, 038 r i 8).

ud limmu-kam₂ = [...] (CT 19, pl. 10, K 05434B+ o ii' 5').

ud ⸢limmu₅⸣-kam (Emar 6/1, p. 127, Msk 731046 o iv 22').

[ud] ⸢limmu₅⸣-[kam₂] = [...] (MB Ura 01 Seg.5, 18).

ur[root] limmu[four]

urudur₂ limmu₂ = [...]-pa-x-tim (BM 085983 o iv 30).

uzu[flesh] umbin[nail] limmu[four]

uzu umbin limmu₂ = MIN<(e-pi-re-e-tum)> (MSL 09, 004 P r ii' 11'; Ura 15 Seg.6, 13).

⸢uzu⸣ umbin limmu₂-ba = kur-sin-ne₂-e-⸢tum⸣ (MSL 09, 004 P r ii' 13'; Ura 15 Seg.6, 15).

x e[house] limmu[four]

[x? e₂] limmu₂-ba = bi-⸢it⸣ er-⸢bet⸣ (AOAT 275, 661, BM 078113 o 6).

ŋeš[sixty] limmu[four]

ŋeš₂ limmuₓ(LIMMUa) = 4 šu-ši (SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r ii 2).

ŋeš₂ limmuₓ(LIMMUa) = 4(diš) šu-ši (Ea 02 250).

ŋešu[600] limmu[four]

ŋešʾu limmu = 4(diš) KIMIN<(ne₂-er)> (Ea 02 264; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r ii 16).

ŋisal[rudder] limmu[four]

ŋešŋisal limmu₂ = giš-⸢x⸣ [...] (K 02016A+ r iii 7').

[ŋeš]⸢ŋisal⸣ lim₂-ma = giš-ru up-⸢pi₂⸣ (CT 19, pl. 44, K 04138+ r iii 15').

ŋušur[beam] limmu[four]

ŋeš-ur₂ limmu (OB Nippur Ura 1 643).

še[barley] igi[eye] limmu[four] x

še igi limmu [...] (SLT 017 r i 3').

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