musara [INSCRIPTION] N (127x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. mu-sar-ra; mu-sar; mu-sa-ra "inscription"

[1]	𒈬𒊬𒊏	mu-sar-ra
[2]	𒈬𒊬	mu-sar
[3]	𒈬𒊓𒊏	mu-sa-ra

	ED IIIb	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]	2	29	1	36	15	5
[2]	1	1	3	27	4	2
[3]				1

17 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (3x/2%)

Old Akkadian (30x/24%)

Lagash II (4x/3%)

Ur III (64x/50%)

Old Babylonian (19x/15%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/3%)

Senses:

1. inscription (127x/100%)

Akk. musarû.

Lexical Associations

kunukku[seal]N šumu[name]N (// musara[inscription])

mu-sar-ra = ku-nu-uk šu-mi (K 04552 o i' 2').

mušarû[(royal) inscription]N (// musara[inscription])

mu-sar = mu-sa-ru-u₂ (CT 19, pl. 48-49, K 00026 r ii 14').

šaṭāru[write (down)]V šumu[name]N (// musara[inscription])

[mu]-⸢sar-ra⸣ = ⸢ša-ṭar šu-mi⸣ (K 04552 o i' 1').

šumu[name]N (// musara[inscription])

mu-sar-ra = šu-mu (K 04552 o i' 3').

kullānu[(a metal item)]N (// bulug[needle] musara[inscription])

bulug mu-sar = MIN<(kul-lu-nu)> (BM 085983 r iii 5).

mašṭaru[inscription]N (// bulug[needle] musara[inscription])

bulug mu-sar = maš-ṭa-ru (BM 085983 r iii 6).

References for all phrases

musara[inscription]

mu-sar (OB Nippur Lu 46).