mete [APPROPRIATE THING] N (209x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. me-te; ^ŋešme-te; me-teš₂; mete; te; me-ta; ^ŋešme-te-na; ni₂-te; ni₂-ta-a "appropriate thing, ornament"

See mete ŋal[fitting]V/t.

[1]	𒈨𒋼	me-te
[2]	𒄑𒈨𒋼	^ŋešme-te
[3]	𒈨𒌨	me-teš₂
[4]	𒋼𒈨	mete
[5]	𒋼	te
[6]	𒈨𒋫	me-ta
[7]	𒄑𒈨𒋼𒈾	^ŋešme-te-na
[8]	𒉎𒋼	ni₂-te
[9]	𒉎𒋫𒀀	ni₂-ta-a

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	1	2				3		144	24	1
[2]								7	3
[3]							3	3
[4]			6
[5]								4	2
[6]								3
[7]									2
[8]								1
[9]

27 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (6x/3%)

Lagash II (3x/1%)

Ur III (3x/1%)

Old Babylonian (162x/78%)

Middle Babylonian (9x/4%)

Neo-Assyrian (16x/8%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (5x/2%)

unknown (1x/0%)

Senses:

1. appropriate thing, ornament (209x/100%)

Akk. simtu.

me-te

= simtum (Ea 08 71).

temen

= simtum (Karpeles 01 o iii 22).

Lexical Associations

simtu[appropriate symbol]N (// mete[appropriate thing])

<(me)>-te = [si-im-tum] (Ea 08 71).

simtu[appropriate thing]N (// mete[appropriate thing])

me-te = si-ma-a-tum (Rm 0348+ r i 11a').

te = si-im-tum (Rm 0348+ r i 11').

temen = si₂-im-tum (Karpeles 01 o iii 22).

napraṣu[chisel]N (// mete[appropriate thing] balak[spindle])

me-te balak = nap-[ra]-⸢ṣu⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 22).

mi-te-en yašibu[battering-ram]N (// mete[appropriate thing] gud.si.AŠ[ram])

me-te-na MIN<(gud-si-dili)> = mi-te-en MIN<(i-ia-šu-bu)> (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 50).

atû[(a kind of dark wool)]N ša[of]DET Sutu[Sutean]EN (// illar[weapon] mete[appropriate thing])

[^ŋešillar me-te] = [a-tu-u₂] ša₂ su-ti-i ⸢MIN⸣<(qa-aš-tu₂)> ⸢x⸣-[...] (RA 28, 132, K 00242+ o i 52').

References for all phrases

mete[appropriate thing]

me-te (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 124; CUNES 52-10-153 a iii' 2'; MSL 13, 40 B o iii 29').

te (MSL 13, 40 F r ii 10).

<(me)>-te = [si-im-tum] (Ea 08 71).

me-te = si-ma-a-tum (Rm 0348+ r i 11a').

te = si-im-tum (Rm 0348+ r i 11').

temen = si₂-im-tum (Karpeles 01 o iii 22).

mete[appropriate thing] balak[spindle]

^ŋešme-te balak (OB Nippur Ura 1 425; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b ii 3; MSL SS 1 96 a ii 6'; IB 1512c + o ii 20').

[^ŋeš]me-te balak = [...] (CT 19, pl. 12, K 07767 i' 9', i' 10').

me-te balak = nap-[ra]-⸢ṣu⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o ii 22).

mete[appropriate thing] gud.si.AŠ[ram]

me-te-na MIN<(gud-si-dili)> = mi-te-en MIN<(i-ia-šu-bu)> (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 50).

mete[appropriate thing] ma[ship]

^ŋešme-te ma₂ (EEN 268-269 KM 89542 d i 21'; Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 r iii 42; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c ii 15).

[^ŋeš]⸢me⸣-te-na ma₂ (RSO 5/1, p. 281 fig. 34c r ii' 19'; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 r iii 29').

mete[appropriate thing] šidim[builder]

[^ŋešme-te] šidim (OB Nippur Ura 1 261a).

gigir[chariot] mete[appropriate thing]

^ŋešgigir me-te-na (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 r iv 5).

illar[weapon] mete[appropriate thing]

[^ŋešillar me-te] = [a-tu-u₂] ša₂ su-ti-i ⸢MIN⸣<(qa-aš-tu₂)> ⸢x⸣-[...] (RA 28, 132, K 00242+ o i 52').

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