nam [FATE] (N)

1047 instances

nam [FATE] N (1047x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, Uncertain, unknown wr. nam; nam₂; na; na-am; nam-nam; na-me; nam-ma-ke₄ "fate, destiny; determined order; will, testament; (a derivational morpheme used for making nouns from nouns, particularly abstracts); concern"

See nam kud[curse]V/t, nam kud[swear]V/t, nam tar[decree fate]V/t.

[1] 𒉆 nam
[2] 𒉇 nam₂
[3] 𒈾 na
[4] 𒈾𒄠 na-am
[5] 𒉆𒉆 nam-nam
[6] 𒈾𒈨 na-me
[7] 𒉆𒈠𒆤 nam-ma-ke₄
+ --ma=m.a (9x/1%).
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 4 30 5 29 17 883 57 10
[2] 2 2
[3] 2
[4] 2
[5] 2
[6] 1
[7] 1

34 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (4x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (30x/3%)

Old Akkadian (5x/0%)

Lagash II (29x/3%)

Ur III (17x/2%)

Old Babylonian (892x/85%)

Middle Assyrian (3x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (36x/3%)

Neo-Babylonian (11x/1%)

Hellenistic (7x/1%)

Uncertain (3x/0%)

unknown (7x/1%)

Senses:

1. fate, destiny (1045x/100%)

2. determined order

3. will, testament

4. (a derivational morpheme used for making nouns from nouns, particularly abstracts) [M] (1x/0%)

5. concern (1x/0%)

Akk. šīmtu.

nam

= šâmu (Ea 02 299e, 300; OB Nippur Ea 484; BM 047625 o 13).

nam₂

= ṭēmu (Ea 01 166).

Lexical Associations

bēlu[lord]N (// nam[fate])

nam = MIN.MIN<(be-lu)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iv 52').

pīhātu[responsibility]N (// nam[fate])

nam = pi-ḫa-[tu] (CTN 4, 232 r frg.b 21; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 o i 58).

⸢nam⸣ = pi?-ḫa-tum (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1921 o 3).

šiāmu[fix]V (// nam[fate])

nam = ša₂-[a-mu] (Ea 02 299e).

šīmtu[fate]N (// nam[fate])

nam = ši-im-tu (Ea 02 300; CTN 4, 232 r frg.b 20; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r ii 50; RA 010, 223 r 18'; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 o i 57).

⸢nam⸣ = ⸢šim-tum⸣ (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1921 o 2; CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ r ii 4; BM 047625 o 13; Rm 0348+ r i 12').

nam₂ = ši-im-tum (MSL 09, 124-137 r ii 38').

ṭēmu[(fore)thought]N (// nam[fate])

nam₂ = ṭe₂-e-mu (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 44'; Ea 01 166).

ša[that]REL šīmtu[fate]N x (// lu[person] nam[fate] e[leave])

lu₂ nam-ta e₃-a = ša ši-im-[ti ...] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.6, 1).

References for all phrases

nam[fate]

nam (MSL 02, pl. 01-02 r ii' 10'; Moussaieff Lentils 67 o 1; CBS 01862 o ii 26'; OB Nippur Ea 484; OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 193; PBS 05, 121 r 4'; Isin III, Tafel 41 r i 7; Emar 6/1, p. 127, Msk 731046 o iii 23; MSL 14, 023 Fn + 026 Ig o 3; MSL 14, 018 Bb r v 1).

nam = ⸢x⸣-[...] (K 14068 o? i' 12', o? i' 13').

nam₂ (MSL 14, 029 Kx o ii 24).

nam = MIN.MIN<(be-lu)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iv 52').

nam = pi-ḫa-[tu] (CTN 4, 232 r frg.b 21; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 o i 58).

⸢nam⸣ = pi?-ḫa-tum (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1921 o 3).

nam = ša₂-[a-mu] (Ea 02 299e).

nam = ši-im-tu (Ea 02 300; CTN 4, 232 r frg.b 20; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r ii 50; RA 010, 223 r 18'; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 o i 57).

⸢nam⸣ = ⸢šim-tum⸣ (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1921 o 2; CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ r ii 4; BM 047625 o 13; Rm 0348+ r i 12').

nam₂ = ši-im-tum (MSL 09, 124-137 r ii 38').

nam₂ = ṭe₂-e-mu (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 o ii 44'; Ea 01 166).

nam[fate] Utu[1] ba[allot]

⸢nam?⸣ dutu-še₃ ⸢in-na-an⸣-ba? (CBS 01862 r ii 7').

nam[fate] x

nam [...] (N 3234 + N 3272 o ii 3').

anene[they] nam[fate]

e-ne-ne nam-mu = mi-nu [šu-nu] (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 6=456).

de[carry] nam[fate]

me-en-de₃ nam-mu = ⸢mi⸣-[nu ni-i-nu] (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 4=454).

e[house] nam[fate]

e₂ nam (OB Nippur Kagal 208).

lu[person] nam[fate] e[leave]

lu₂ nam-ta e₃-a = ša ši-im-[ti ...] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.6, 1).

menzen[you] nam[fate]

me-en-ze₂-en nam-mu = mi-nu [at-tu-nu] (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 5=455).

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