manu [WOOD] N (1405x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ^ŋešma-nu; ma-nu; ma-nu-um "a wood, perhaps willow; cornel wood; neckstock"

[1]	𒄑𒈠𒉡	^ŋešma-nu
[2]	𒈠𒉡	ma-nu
[3]	𒈠𒉡𒌝	ma-nu-um

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			4		2	5	1135	82	85	6
[2]		1	11	1		1	67	3
[3]										2

19 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (15x/1%)

Ebla (1x/0%)

Old Akkadian (2x/0%)

Lagash II (6x/0%)

Ur III (1202x/86%)

Old Babylonian (85x/6%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (37x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (21x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (25x/2%)

Hellenistic (1x/0%)

unknown (8x/1%)

Senses:

1. a wood, perhaps willow (1399x/100%)

2. cornel wood

3. neckstock (6x/0%)

Akk. ēru.

Bibliography

[2013] M. Stol, BiOr 70 730-731.

[2011] W. Heimpel, CUSAS 6 125

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 211.

[1992] M. Powell, BSA 6 102-103.

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

[1987] J. Postgate, BSA 3 138.

[1987] M. Powell, BSA 3 148.

[1987] P. Steinkeller, AOS 68 91-93.

[1987] M. van de Mieroop, Isin crafts 146.

Lexical Associations

erinnu[neck-stock]N (// manu[wood])

^ŋešma-nu = ⸢MIN⸣<(e-ri-in-nu)> (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 r ii 4; RA 28, 132, K 00242+ o i 38'; CT 12, pl. 45, K 04408 r i' 2).

šigaru[clamp]N (// manu[wood])

⸢^ŋeš⸣ma-nu = ši-ga^!?-[ru] (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 r ii 5; CT 12, pl. 45, K 04408 r i' 3; CT 12, pl. 45, K 2042+ r ii 1).

^ŋešma-nu = ši-ga-[rum] (K 02056 o i 9').

haṭṭu[stick]N (// manu[wood] TIL)

^ŋešma-nu TIL = ḫaṭ-ṭu (Rm 0367+ r ii 9).

huṭāru[branch]N (// manu[wood] TIL)

^ŋešma-nu TIL = ḫu-ṭa-ru (Rm 0367+ r ii 10).

qalpu[stripped]AJ (// manu[wood] ak[do])

[^ŋešma]-⸢nu⸣ ak-a = ⸢qal⸣-pu (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 6').

martû[(a tree)]N (// manu[wood] du₈-du₈)

^ŋeš⸢ma⸣-nu du₈-du₈ = mar-[tu-u₂] (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 17').

qilûtu[burning]N (// manu[wood] gibil[firewood])

[^ŋeš]ma-⸢nu⸣ gibil₂ = ⸢qi₂-lu-tu⸣ (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 8').

murrānu[(a tree or shrub)]N (// manu[wood] harran[route])

^ŋešma-nu ḫar-ra-an = mur-ra-nu (Rm 0367+ r ii 2).

giškallu[(a heavy stick)]N (// manu[wood] kalag[strong])

^ŋešma-nu kalag-ga = MIN<(giš-kal-lu)> (Rm 0367+ r ii 6).

^ŋešma-nu ⸢kalag-ga⸣ = MIN<(giškallum)> (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 19').

šabbiṭu[staff]N (// manu[wood] kalag[strong])

[^ŋešma]-⸢nu kalag-ga⸣ = šab-bi-ṭu (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 1; MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 20'; Rm 0367+ r ii 7).

šabbiṭu[staff]N (// manu[wood] lirum[strength])

^ŋešma-nu lirum = MIN<(šab-bi-ṭu)> (Rm 0367+ r ii 8).

sāʾu[(a tree)]N (// manu[wood] lu[mix])

^ŋešma-nu lu₃-a = sa-aʾ-u (Rm 0367+ r ii 1).

ṭīru[(a kind of tree or shrub)]N (// manu[wood] lu[mix])

[^ŋešma-nu lu₃-a] = ṭi-ru in-[za-ḫu-re-tu] (CTN 4, 215 o 8').

murrānu[(a tree or shrub)]N (// manu[wood] muran[tree])

[^ŋeš]⸢ma⸣-nu ⸢a-mur-ra-an⸣ = a-⸢mur⸣-[ra-nu] (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 15').

haṭṭu[stick]N (// manu[wood] sil[split])

[^ŋešma]-⸢nu zil^?⸣ = ḫaṭ-ṭu (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 3).

huṭāru[branch]N (// manu[wood] sil[split])

[^ŋešma]-⸢nu zil^?⸣ = ḫu-ṭa-ri (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 4).

murrānu[(a tree or shrub)]N (// manu[wood] sissig[green])

⸢^ŋešma⸣-nu sig₁₀-⸢ga⸣ = MIN<(a-mur-ra-nu)> (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 16').

^ŋešma-nu sig₇-sig₇ = MIN<(mur-ra-nu)> (Rm 0367+ r ii 3).

haṭṭu[stick]N (// manu[wood] til[complete])

[^ŋešma-nu] til = ḫaṭ-ṭu (Iraq 06, 63 o i 3').

huṭāru[branch]N (// manu[wood] til[complete])

[^ŋešma-nu] til = ḫu-ṭa-ri (Iraq 06, 63 o i 4').

martû[(a tree)]N (// manu[wood] tur[small])

^ŋešma-nu tur-tur = mar-tu-u (Rm 0367+ r ii 4).

giškallu[(a heavy stick)]N (// manu[wood] ŋeš-kal)

⸢^ŋešma-nu⸣ ŋeš-kal = ŠU<(giškallum)>⸢^lum⸣ (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 18').

giškallu[(a heavy stick)]N (// manu[wood] ŋeškal[club?])

^ŋešma-nu ŋeš-kal = giš-kal-lu (Rm 0367+ r ii 5).

haṭṭu[stick]N (// manu[wood] šu[hand])

[^ŋešma]-⸢nu^?⸣ šu = ⸢ḫaṭ⸣-[ṭu] (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 22').

huṭāru[branch]N (// manu[wood] šu[hand])

⸢^ŋešma⸣-[nu šu] = ⸢ḫu⸣-[ṭa-ru] (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 23').

šabbiṭu[staff]N (// manu[wood] šu[hand])

⸢^ŋeš⸣ma-nu šu = ⸢MIN⸣<(šab-bi-ṭu)> (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 21').

ša[of]DET ina[in]PRP qātu[hand]N qalpu[stripped]AJ (// manu[wood] šu[hand] ak[do])

[^ŋeš]ma-nu šu ak-a = ša₂ ⸢ina qa-te^?⸣ [MIN<(qal-pu])> (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 7').

šabbiṭu[staff]N (// manu[wood] šu[hand] kalag[strong])

[^ŋešma-nu] ⸢šu⸣ <kalag>-⸢ga⸣ = MIN<(šab-bi-ṭu)> (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 2).

īku[dyke]N x-x-x (// eg[levee] manu[wood])

⸢eg₂⸣ ^ŋeš⸢ma-nu⸣ = ⸢MIN^?⸣<(i-ku)> x-x-[...] (MSL 11, 022 D o ii' 8').

daltu[door]N x x x (// ig[door] manu[wood])

ig ^ŋešma-nu = ⸢MIN⸣<(da-lat)> [x] ⸢x^?⸣ [x^?] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o i 9').

qištu[forest]N ēru[(a tree)]N (// tir[forest] manu[wood])

^ŋeštir ^ŋešma-nu = MIN<(qiš-tu₂)> e-⸢ri⸣ (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 13; Rm 0367+ r ii 20).

^ŋeštir ^ŋešma-nu = MIN<(qiš-tum)> e-ri (Iraq 06, 63 o i 13').

kakku[stick]N ēru[(a tree)]N (// tukul[weapon] manu[wood])

MIN<([tukul])> ⸢^ŋeš⸣ma-nu = MIN<(kak-ki)> er-[ri] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 16).

References for all phrases

BU ŠEG₉ manu[wood]

BU ŠEG₉ ma-nu (TSS 0046 o ix 3).

manu[wood]

^ŋešma-nu (Anonymous 447996 o iv 14; RSO 5/1, p. 281 fig. 34c o ii 21; IB 1535+ ii 4; Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o ii 25; OB Nippur Ura 1 42; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o ii 4; CUSAS 12, 3.1.10 r 8; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o i 40; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 d i 26'; IB 1547 ii 15'; CUNES 50-04-137 o 2, r 2; EEN 279 VAT 06588 o ii 9').

^ŋešma-[nu] = [...] (MSL SS 1, 010 o iii' 5').

^ŋešma-nu = ⸢MIN⸣<(e-ri-in-nu)> (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 r ii 4; RA 28, 132, K 00242+ o i 38'; CT 12, pl. 45, K 04408 r i' 2).

⸢^ŋeš⸣ma-nu = ši-ga^!?-[ru] (CT 12, pl. 44, K 04403 r ii 5; CT 12, pl. 45, K 04408 r i' 3; CT 12, pl. 45, K 2042+ r ii 1).

^ŋešma-nu = ši-ga-[rum] (K 02056 o i 9').

manu[wood] TIL

^ŋešma-nu TIL = ḫaṭ-ṭu (Rm 0367+ r ii 9).

^ŋešma-nu TIL = ḫu-ṭa-ru (Rm 0367+ r ii 10).

manu[wood] a[water] lu[mix] ak[do]

^ŋešma-nu u lu₃ ak-a (RSO 5/1, p. 281 fig. 34c o ii 25).

manu[wood] a[water] lu[mix] ŋeš[tree] ak[do]

^ŋešma-nu a lu₃ ŋeš ak-a (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o ii 30, o ii 31).

manu[wood] ah[dry]

^ŋešma-nu e₃ (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o ii 6).

^ŋešma-nu e₃-a (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o ii 26).

manu[wood] ak[do]

[^ŋešma]-⸢nu⸣ ak-a = ⸢qal⸣-pu (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 6').

manu[wood] du[build]

^ŋešma-nu du₃-du₃ (Anonymous 447996 o iv 19; Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o ii 33).

manu[wood] duru[wet]

^ŋešma-nu duru₅ (Anonymous 447996 o iv 15; RSO 5/1, p. 281 fig. 34c o ii 22; IB 1535+ ii 5; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o ii 5; IB 1547 ii 16').

^ŋešma-nu duru₅^ru (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o ii 27).

manu[wood] du₈-du₈

^ŋeš⸢ma⸣-nu du₈-du₈ = mar-[tu-u₂] (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 17').

manu[wood] eden[plain]

^ŋešma-nu eden-na (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o ii 9).

manu[wood] gibil[firewood]

⸢^ŋeš⸣ma-nu [gibil₂] (CUSAS 12, 3.1.10 r 9).

^ŋešma-nu ^ŋešgibil₂^! (RSO 5/1, p. 281 fig. 34c o ii 23).

[^ŋeš]ma-⸢nu⸣ gibil₂ = ⸢qi₂-lu-tu⸣ (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 8').

manu[wood] gibil[firewood] a-ak

^ŋešma-nu gibil a-[ak] (EEN 279 VAT 06588 o ii 11').

manu[wood] gibil[firewood] ak[do]

^ŋešma-nu gibil-le ak-a (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o ii 8).

^ŋešma-nu gibil₂ ak (IB 1535+ ii 7; OB Nippur Ura 1 44; IB 1547 ii 18'; CUNES 52-18-177 o 1).

^ŋešma-nu ⸢gibil₂⸣ ak-a (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o ii 29).

^ŋešma-nu ki-NE ak (Anonymous 447996 o iv 18).

manu[wood] harran[route]

^ŋešma-nu ḫar-ra-an = mur-ra-nu (Rm 0367+ r ii 2).

manu[wood] izi[fire]

⸢^ŋeš⸣ma-nu izi (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o i 43).

manu[wood] kal[rare]

^ŋešma-nu kal-la (OB Nippur Ura 1 44a).

manu[wood] kalag[strong]

^ŋeš[ma]-nu kalag (EEN 279 VAT 06588 o ii 13').

^ŋešma-nu ⸢kalag^?⸣ = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 061 catalogue 1924-2023 o 4', o 5').

^ŋešma-nu kalag-ga (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o ii 36).

^ŋešma-nu kalag-kalag (Anonymous 447996 o iv 20; Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o ii 37).

^ŋešma-nu kalag-ga = MIN<(giš-kal-lu)> (Rm 0367+ r ii 6).

^ŋešma-nu ⸢kalag-ga⸣ = MIN<(giškallum)> (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 19').

[^ŋešma]-⸢nu kalag-ga⸣ = šab-bi-ṭu (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 1; MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 20'; Rm 0367+ r ii 7).

manu[wood] kur[mountain]

[^ŋeš]⸢ma⸣-nu kur-ra (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o i 41).

manu[wood] lirum[strength]

^ŋeš⸢ma-nu lirum^?⸣ = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 061 catalogue 1924-2023 o 6').

^ŋešma-nu lirum = MIN<(šab-bi-ṭu)> (Rm 0367+ r ii 8).

manu[wood] lu[mix]

^ŋešma-nu lu₂-kam (EEN 279 VAT 06588 o ii 12').

[^ŋešma]-⸢nu lu₃-a⸣ = ⸢sa⸣-[x]-⸢x⸣ (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 14').

[^ŋešma-nu] ⸢lu₃-a⸣ = ⸢x-x-tu⸣ (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 13').

[^ŋešma-nu] ⸢lu₃^?-a^?⸣ = ⸢x⸣-[x]-⸢x⸣ (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 12').

^ŋešma-nu lu₃-a = sa-aʾ-u (Rm 0367+ r ii 1).

[^ŋešma-nu lu₃-a] = ṭi-ru in-[za-ḫu-re-tu] (CTN 4, 215 o 8').

manu[wood] muran[tree]

⸢^ŋeš⸣ma-nu mu-⸢ra⸣-[an] (CUNES 52-18-177 o 2).

^ŋešma-nu ⸢mur⸣-na (RSO 5/1, p. 281 fig. 34c o ii 26).

^ŋešma-nu mur-ra-an (Anonymous 447996 o iv 21; Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o ii 32; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o ii 11; CUSAS 12, 3.1.10 r 12).

^ŋešma-nu mur-ra-an-na (IB 1535+ ii 8; IB 1547 ii 19').

[^ŋeš]⸢ma⸣-nu ⸢a-mur-ra-an⸣ = a-⸢mur⸣-[ra-nu] (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 15').

manu[wood] sil[split]

[^ŋešma]-⸢nu zil^?⸣ = ḫaṭ-ṭu (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 3).

[^ŋešma]-⸢nu zil^?⸣ = ḫu-ṭa-ri (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 4).

manu[wood] sissig[green]

⸢^ŋeš⸣ma-nu sig₇-sig₇ (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o ii 10).

⸢^ŋešma⸣-nu sig₁₀-⸢ga⸣ = MIN<(a-mur-ra-nu)> (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 16').

^ŋešma-nu sig₇-sig₇ = MIN<(mur-ra-nu)> (Rm 0367+ r ii 3).

manu[wood] til[complete]

[^ŋešma-nu] til = ḫaṭ-ṭu (Iraq 06, 63 o i 3').

[^ŋešma-nu] til = ḫu-ṭa-ri (Iraq 06, 63 o i 4').

manu[wood] tur[small]

^ŋešma-nu tur-tur (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o ii 12).

^ŋešma-nu tur-tur = mar-tu-u (Rm 0367+ r ii 4).

manu[wood] x

^ŋešma-nu [...] (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o ii 34, o ii 35; EEN 279 VAT 06588 o ii 10').

^ŋeš⸢ma⸣-[nu ...] = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 061 catalogue 1924-2023 o 1', o 2').

manu[wood] x sag[good]

^ŋešma-nu ⸢x sag₁₀^?⸣-[ga] (CUSAS 12, 3.1.10 r 11).

manu[wood] ŋeš-kal

^ŋešma-nu ⸢ŋeš⸣-[kal] = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 061 catalogue 1924-2023 o 3').

⸢^ŋešma-nu⸣ ŋeš-kal = ŠU<(giškallum)>⸢^lum⸣ (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 18').

manu[wood] ŋeš[tree] kalag[strong]

^ŋešma-nu ŋeš kalag (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o ii 38).

⸢^ŋeš⸣ma-nu ŋeš kalag-ga (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o ii 14).

manu[wood] ŋeškal[club?]

⸢^ŋeš⸣ma-nu ŋeš-kal (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o ii 13).

^ŋešma-nu ŋeš-kal = giš-kal-lu (Rm 0367+ r ii 5).

manu[wood] šu[hand]

^ŋešma-nu šu (Anonymous 447996 o iv 16; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o ii 15, o ii 16; CUNES 50-04-137 o 3, r 1).

[^ŋešma]-⸢nu^?⸣ šu = ⸢ḫaṭ⸣-[ṭu] (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 22').

⸢^ŋešma⸣-[nu šu] = ⸢ḫu⸣-[ṭa-ru] (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 23').

⸢^ŋeš⸣ma-nu šu = ⸢MIN⸣<(šab-bi-ṭu)> (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 21').

manu[wood] šu[hand] ak[do]

^ŋešma-nu šu ak (IB 1535+ ii 6; OB Nippur Ura 1 43; IB 1547 ii 17').

^ŋešma-nu šu ak-a (RSO 5/1, p. 281 fig. 34c o ii 24; Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o ii 28; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o ii 7).

^ŋešma-nu šu-a ak (Anonymous 447996 o iv 17; CUSAS 12, 3.1.10 r 10; EEN 279 VAT 06588 o ii 14').

[^ŋeš]ma-nu šu ak-a = ša₂ ⸢ina qa-te^?⸣ [MIN<(qal-pu])> (MSL SS 1, 008 o ii' 7').

manu[wood] šu[hand] kalag[strong]

[^ŋešma-nu] ⸢šu⸣ <kalag>-⸢ga⸣ = MIN<(šab-bi-ṭu)> (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 2).

manu[wood] šub[fall]

⸢^ŋešma⸣-nu šub (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o i 42).

e[house] manu[wood] gal[big]

e₂ ma-nu gal (ED Personal Names and Professions 251; MEE 03, 043 r iii 4b).

eg[levee] manu[wood]

⸢eg₂⸣ ^ŋeš⸢ma-nu⸣ = ⸢MIN^?⸣<(i-ku)> x-x-[...] (MSL 11, 022 D o ii' 8').

ig[door] manu[wood]

ig ^ŋešma-nu = ⸢MIN⸣<(da-lat)> [x] ⸢x^?⸣ [x^?] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o i 9').

tir[forest] manu[wood]

⸢^ŋeš⸣[tir] [^ŋeš]⸢ma⸣-nu (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o ii 43; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o ii 24).

^ŋeštir ^ŋešma-nu = MIN<(qiš-tu₂)> e-⸢ri⸣ (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 13; Rm 0367+ r ii 20).

^ŋeštir ^ŋešma-nu = MIN<(qiš-tum)> e-ri (Iraq 06, 63 o i 13').

tukul[weapon] manu[wood]

MIN<([tukul])> ⸢^ŋeš⸣ma-nu = MIN<(kak-ki)> er-[ri] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 16).

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