me [BEING] N (1174x) 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. me; me-me; me-e "Being, divine properties enabling cosmic activity, rites; (cultic) ordinance; office; prayer"

[1]	𒈨	me
[2]	𒈨𒈨	me-me
[3]	𒈨𒂊	me-e

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		1	5	4	2	38	8	982	113	3
[2]								4	13	1
[3]

26 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (5x/0%)

Ebla (4x/0%)

Old Akkadian (2x/0%)

Lagash II (38x/3%)

Ur III (8x/1%)

Old Babylonian (986x/84%)

Middle Assyrian (15x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (9x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (68x/6%)

Neo-Babylonian (23x/2%)

Hellenistic (11x/1%)

unknown (4x/0%)

Senses:

1. Being, divine properties enabling cosmic activity, rites (1136x/97%)

2. (cultic) ordinance (29x/2%)

3. office (1x/0%)

4. prayer (8x/1%)

Akk. ikribu; mû; parṣu.

Bibliography

[2011] G. Marchesi, Royal Statuary 99 n14

[2006] B. Alster, Studies Vanstiphout 26; 31-33.

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 496-497.

me

(HS 1777 o ii 5; OB Nippur Aa 71:1, 71:7, 71:8; UM 29-13-648 r i 6').

= parṣu (K 04263+ o ii 11''; OB Nippur Ea 71; Ea 01 241; Moussaieff OB Aa r i 24).

Lexical Associations

dūtu[virility]N (// me[Being])

me = du-u₂-tu₂ (CT 19, pl. 10, K 04197 + CT 19, pl. 07, K 08670 + K 04550 o i 7; KBo 26, 025 + KBo 01, 35 r i 1').

ellu[pure]AJ (// me[Being])

me = el₃-lum (KBo 26, 049 ii' 7').

karābu[prayer]N (// me[Being])

me = ka-ra-bu-um (MSL 14, 87 A o iii 17).

parṣu[office]N (// me[Being])

ma₆ = par-ṣu (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 38).

me = par-ṣi (YOS 01, 53 r i 44).

me = par-<<ma-aʾ-du-tum>>-ṣu (MSL 14, 173 E r i' 7'; K 04263+ o ii 11''; KBo 26, 049 ii' 8'; Ea 01 241; CT 18, pl. 32, 34-35, K 02008 r i 13').

me = [pa]-⸢ar⸣-ṣum (MSL 09, 124-137 o i 5'; Moussaieff OB Aa r i 24; MSL 14, 87 A o iii 13).

puhru[assembly]N (// me[Being])

me = ⸢pu⸣-uḫ₂-rum (MSL 09, 124-137 o i 8').

šarhu[proud one]N (// me[Being])

me = šar-⸢ḫu⸣ (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? i 19').

qību[command]N šakānu[put]V (// me[Being] galanzu[wise])

me gal-zu = qi₂-bu ša₂-ka-nu (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r ii 14').

šuttu[dream]N pašāru[release]V (// me[Being] galanzu[wise])

me gal-zu = šu-ut-tu pa-ša₂-ru (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r ii 13').

a-bu-tum ṣabātu[seize]V (// me[Being] sa[advice] us[follow])

me sa₂^sa us₂ = ⸢MIN⸣<(a-bu-tum)> ⸢ṣa⸣-ba-ti (RA 17, 171, K 13637+ o i' 42').

mūdû[knower]N têrtu[instruction]N (// me[Being] wa zu[know])

me wa zu = mu-de-e ter-tu₂ (TCL 06, 35 o iii 38).

bārû[diviner]N (// me[Being] zu[know])

me zu = ba-ru-u₂ (TCL 06, 35 o iii 37).

mūdû[that who is wise]N têrtu[instruction]N (// me[Being] zu[know])

[me] zu = MIN<(mu-de-e)> ⸢ter⸣-[ti] (CT 18, pl. 32, 34-35, K 02008 o i 23').

mūdû[that who is wise]N x (// me[Being] zu[know])

[me] zu = mu-de-e [...] (CT 18, pl. 32, 34-35, K 02008 o i 22').

kalbu[dog]N Šamaš[1]DN (// ur[dog] me[Being])

ur me-me = MIN<(ka-lab)> ^dUTU (Ura 14 88).

ur me-me = MIN<(kal-bi)> ^dUTU (LTBA 1, 44 o ii 20').

ur me-me = MIN<(kalbi)> ⸢^d⸣ša₂-⸢maš⸣ (LTBA 1, 40 o ii 14).

References for all phrases

KU me[Being] ur[pluck]

KU me ur (SpTU 4, 186 o 17').

me[Being]

me (HS 1777 o ii 5; MSL 14, 019 Cb r 5'; MSL 14, 019 Bx r ii' 9'; OB Nippur Ea 71; MSL 14, 018 Ai (+) Fg c 11; MSL 14, 019 Bn r ii 15'; MSL 14, 021 Dg o i 1; MSL 14, 020 Cd r iii' 6'; MSL 14, 020 Ci + 21 Dp r ii' 3; PBS 05, 111 & 127 r iii 17; MSL 11, 111 M r i' 3'; MSL 11, 112 L1 r ii' 5; MSL 14, 018 Bb o ii 25).

me = DIM-⸢NUN⸣-[...] (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? i 20').

me = a-[li] (MSL 13, 056 o iv 5).

me = a-⸢li⸣-[ma] (MSL 13, 056 o iv 6).

me = ⸢er⸣-ṣe-tum (OB Nippur Aa 71:8).

me = ni-[nu] (MSL 13, 056 o iv 4).

me = pa-ar-ṣum (MSL 14, 127-131 10 i 24g).

me = ⸢par₂⸣-[ṣum] (MSL 13, 056 o iv 3).

me = par₄-ṣum (OB Nippur Aa 71:1).

me = [...] (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ o i 67'; CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? i 22', r? i 23', r? i 24', r? i 25', r? i 26'; MSL 13, 056 o iv 1, o iv 2; UM 29-13-648 r i 6').

me = ša-mu-u₄ (OB Nippur Aa 71:7).

me = ša-⸢ru⸣-[...] (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? i 21').

me-me = TUR-[...] (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? i 31').

me-me = a-NI-[...] (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? i 33').

me-⸢me⸣ = [...] (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ o i 68'; CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? i 27', r? i 28', r? i 29'; CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 00005 o ii 8').

me-me = ⸢x⸣-[...] (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? i 30', r? i 32').

me-me = ša₂-[...] (CT 19, pl. 14-15, K 08662 o ii' 27').

me = du-u₂-tu₂ (CT 19, pl. 10, K 04197 + CT 19, pl. 07, K 08670 + K 04550 o i 7; KBo 26, 025 + KBo 01, 35 r i 1').

me = el₃-lum (KBo 26, 049 ii' 7').

me = ka-ra-bu-um (MSL 14, 87 A o iii 17).

ma₆ = par-ṣu (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 38).

me = par-ṣi (YOS 01, 53 r i 44).

me = par-<<ma-aʾ-du-tum>>-ṣu (MSL 14, 173 E r i' 7'; K 04263+ o ii 11''; KBo 26, 049 ii' 8'; Ea 01 241; CT 18, pl. 32, 34-35, K 02008 r i 13').

me = [pa]-⸢ar⸣-ṣum (MSL 09, 124-137 o i 5'; Moussaieff OB Aa r i 24; MSL 14, 87 A o iii 13).

me = ⸢pu⸣-uḫ₂-rum (MSL 09, 124-137 o i 8').

me = šar-⸢ḫu⸣ (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? i 19').

me[Being] galanzu[wise]

me gal-zu = qi₂-bu ša₂-ka-nu (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r ii 14').

me gal-zu = šu-ut-tu pa-ša₂-ru (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r ii 13').

me[Being] sa[advice] us[follow]

me sa₂^sa us₂ = ⸢MIN⸣<(a-bu-tum)> ⸢ṣa⸣-ba-ti (RA 17, 171, K 13637+ o i' 42').

me[Being] wa zu[know]

me wa zu = mu-de-e ter-tu₂ (TCL 06, 35 o iii 38).

me[Being] zu[know]

me zu = ba-ru-u₂ (TCL 06, 35 o iii 37).

[me] zu = MIN<(mu-de-e)> ⸢ter⸣-[ti] (CT 18, pl. 32, 34-35, K 02008 o i 23').

[me] zu = mu-de-e [...] (CT 18, pl. 32, 34-35, K 02008 o i 22').

x me[Being]

[...] me (ED Word List F 1).

e[house] me[Being] sikil[pure]

e₂ me ⸢sikil⸣ (CUSAS 12, 2.1.2 o 3').

e[house] me[Being] zid[right]

e₂ me zid-da (OB Nippur Kagal 181).

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).

munus[woman] sinništu[woman] me[Being] parṣu[office] šugītu[(a class of women)] šībtu[greyness]

munus sin-niš-tum me par-ṣi šu-gi-tum ši-ib-tum (SpTU 2, 054 o 17).

ur[dog] me[Being]

ur me-me = MIN<(ka-lab)> ^dUTU (Ura 14 88).

ur me-me = MIN<(kal-bi)> ^dUTU (LTBA 1, 44 o ii 20').

ur me-me = MIN<(kalbi)> ⸢^d⸣ša₂-⸢maš⸣ (LTBA 1, 40 o ii 14).

x dag[dwelling] ŋišgal[station] KU me[Being] AL-AL

[...] dag ŋišgal KU me AL-AL (CTMMA 2, 065 o 6).

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