mes [TREE] (N)

333 instances

mes [TREE] N (333x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ŋešmes; mes; mes-mes; ŋešmes-mes "a tree, hackberry"

[1] 𒄑𒈩 ŋeš mes
[2] 𒈩 mes
[3] 𒈩𒈩 mes-mes
[4] 𒄑𒈩𒈩 ŋešmes-mes
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 6 6 2 55 78 77 6
[2] 1 10 4 2 60 20 4
[3] 1
[4] 1

17 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (16x/5%)

Old Akkadian (10x/3%)

Lagash II (4x/1%)

Ur III (115x/35%)

Old Babylonian (98x/29%)

Middle Babylonian (29x/9%)

Neo-Assyrian (21x/6%)

Neo-Babylonian (26x/8%)

Hellenistic (6x/2%)

unknown (6x/2%)

Senses:

Akk. mēsu.

Bibliography

[2011] W. Heimpel, CUSAS 6 130-131

[2004] G. Marchesi, OrNS 73 197 n253.

[2003] M. Powell, RlA 10 17.

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 537.

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

[1987] M. Powell, BSA 3 149.

mes

= me-e-su-um (OB Nippur Aa 187:3, 187:4).

Lexical Associations

ṣulmu[blackness]N (// mes[tree])

ŋešmes = ṣu₂-ul-mu-u₂ (MSL 15, 008 A r i 14).

kaptaru[(a tree)]N (// mes[tree] asal[poplar])

[ŋeš]mes asal₂ = kap-ta-ri (CBS 08801 r 1).

zanzaliqqu[(a tree)]N (// mes[tree] asal[poplar])

ŋešmes asal₂ = za-an-za-niq-qum (CBS 08801 r 2).

daprānu[juniper]N (// mes[tree] dubran[juniper])

[ŋešmes dub]-ra?-an = MIN<(dup-ra-nu)> (MSL SS 1, 009 o ii' 3').


References for all phrases

mes[tree] Kengir[1]

ŋeš[mes] ki-en-[gi-ra] (IB 1535+ ii 17; IB 1547 iii 2).

ŋešmes ki-in-gi-ra (SLT 143 o 2, o 3).

ŋešmes ki-in-gi-[ra] = [...] (BM 037956 r 7', r 8').

mes[tree] asal[poplar]

ŋešmes asal₂ (UM 29-15-594 r 3).

[ŋeš]mes asal₂ = kap-ta-ri (CBS 08801 r 1).

ŋešmes asal₂ = za-an-za-niq-qum (CBS 08801 r 2).

mes[tree] dubran[juniper]

[ŋešmes dub]-ra-an (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o ii 58).

[ŋešmes dub]-ra?-an = MIN<(dup-ra-nu)> (MSL SS 1, 009 o ii' 3').

mes[tree] gan-x

ŋešmes gan?-[...] (IB 1547 ii 25').

mes[tree] il

ŋešmes? il? (CUSAS 12, 3.1.09 r iii 1').

mes[tree] ma₂-gan-na

[ŋešmes] ma₂-gan-na (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o i 19).

mes[tree] x-x

ŋešmes? x-[...] (CUSAS 12, 3.1.07 r ii 1').

[ŋeš]mes x-[...] = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 061 catalogue 1924-0856 o ii 15).


guza[chair] mes[tree]

ŋešgu-za ŋešmes (LoC 004 o 3; OB Nippur Ura 1 192; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b i 8'; IB 1547 r iv 10).

ŋešgu-za ŋeš[mes] = [...] (K 02016A+ o ii 2''; Sm 0628 o ii 5'; CBS 08801 r 22).

ŋešgu-za ŋešmes = ša₂ me-e-[si] (CBS 08801 r 18).

guza[chair] mes[tree] Magan[1]

ŋešgu-za ŋešmes ma₂-[gan-na] = [...] (K 02016A+ o ii 3'').

ŋešgu-za ŋešmes ma₂-ganki (OB Nippur Ura 1 193).

guza[chair] mes[tree] Meluhha[1]

ŋešgu-za ŋešmes me-[luḫ-ḫaki] (OB Nippur Ura 1 194).

guza[chair] mes[tree] x

ŋešgu-[za] [ŋeš]mes [...] (IB 1535+ r i 10').

ŋešgu-za ŋešmes [...] = [...] (Sm 0628 o ii 6').

kaŋeškarak[table] mes[tree]

ŋeška-kad₅ ŋešmes = [...] (K 14090 i' 5').

ŋeška-kara₄! mes (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 r ii 5; Emar 6/2, p. 415-416, Msk 74163b r ii 8').

[ŋeška-kad₅ ŋeš]mes = ša₂ me-[e-su] (CT 19, pl. 44, K 04138+ o i' 27').

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