me [REFINE] V/t (9x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic wr. me; me-me "to wash, refine"

[1]	𒈨	me
[2]	𒈨𒈨	me-me

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								3	5
[2]									1

3 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (3x/33%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/11%)

Neo-Assyrian (3x/33%)

Hellenistic (2x/22%)

Senses:

1. to wash, refine (9x/100%)

Akk. mesû.

Bibliography

[1972] J. Bauer, AWL 155.

Lexical Associations

mesû[washed]AJ (// kugbabbar[silver] me[refine])

kug-babbar me-a = me-su-u₂ (Ura 12 Seg.1, 148; SpTU 3, 111 o iii 43).

mīsu[washing]N (// kugbabbar[silver] me[refine])

kug-babbar me-a = me-e-su^? (Ura 12 Seg.1, 147; SpTU 3, 111 o iii 42).

References for all phrases

kugbabbar[silver] me[refine]

[kug-babbar] me-a (IB 1612b r ii 11).

kug-babbar me-me-e (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 r iii 35).

kug-babbar me-a = me-su-u₂ (Ura 12 Seg.1, 148; SpTU 3, 111 o iii 43).

kug-babbar me-a = me-e-su^? (Ura 12 Seg.1, 147; SpTU 3, 111 o iii 42).

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