miritum [INSTRUMENT] N (9x) Lagash II, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian wr. ^ŋešmi-ri₂-tum; ma-ri₂-tum; ma₂-ri-tum; mi-ri₂-tum; ^ŋešmi-riₓ(URU×MIN)-tum "a musical instrument"

[1]	𒄑𒈪𒌷𒌈	^ŋešmi-ri₂-tum
[2]	𒈠𒌷𒌈	ma-ri₂-tum
[3]	𒈣𒊑𒌈	ma₂-ri-tum
[4]	𒈪𒌷𒌈	mi-ri₂-tum
[5]	𒄑𒈪𒍇𒍇𒌈	^ŋešmi-riₓ(URU×MIN)-tum

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

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Lagash II (1x/11%)

Old Babylonian (7x/78%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/11%)

Senses:

1. a musical instrument (9x/100%)

Bibliography

[2012] P. Paoletti, BPOA 10 154

[1990] T. Krispijn, Akkadica 70 8.

Lexical Associations

mārītu[from Mari]EN (// miritum[instrument])

ma₂-ri₂-tum = ma₂^!-a-ri₂-tum (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 8).

References for all phrases

miritum[instrument]

^ŋešma-ri₂^?-tum (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r v 32).

^ŋešmi-ri₂-tum (OB Nippur Ura 1 604; CUNES 51-10-089 o 2, r 2; MSL SS 1 96 c ii 38').

ma₂-ri₂-tum = ma₂^!-a-ri₂-tum (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r ii 8).

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