namen [PRIESTHOOD] N (219x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. nam-en; nam-me-en; ^ŋešnam-en "the office of en-priest, priesthood; kingship; lordship; a wooden object"

[1]	𒉆𒂗	nam-en
[2]	𒉆𒈨𒂗	nam-me-en
[3]	𒄑𒉆𒂗	^ŋešnam-en
+	--na=n.a (131x/60%); --nam=n.a (0x/0%); --ne₂=n.e (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	6		4				16	154	34	1
[2]								3
[3]							1

32 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (6x/3%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (4x/2%)

Ur III (17x/8%)

Old Babylonian (157x/72%)

Middle Assyrian (4x/2%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (18x/8%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (7x/3%)

unknown (1x/0%)

Senses:

1. the office of en-priest, priesthood (173x/79%)

2. kingship (23x/11%)

3. lordship (23x/11%)

4. a wooden object

Akk. enūtu; bēlūtu.

Lexical Associations

bēlūtu[rule]N (// namen[priesthood])

nam-en-na = be-lu-tum (CT 19, pl. 16, DT 044 r ii' 18').

šapṣu[strong one]N (// namen[priesthood])

nam-en-na = šap-ṣu (CT 19, pl. 16, DT 044 r ii' 14'; CT 19, pl. 02, K 09961+ r i 4').

šarru[king]N (// namen[priesthood])

nam-en = MIN.MIN<(LUGAL)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? iii 9'; CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 o i 13).

šarrūtu[kingship]N (// namen[priesthood])

⸢nam⸣-[en]-⸢na⸣ = šar-ru-⸢tu₂⸣ (STT 2, 373 o ii 10'; TCL 06, 35 o iii 45).

nam-en-na = šar-ru-tum (CT 19, pl. 16, DT 044 r ii' 19').

bitrû[enormous one]N (// namen[priesthood] ak[do])

nam-en AK-a = bit-ru-⸢u₂⸣ (CT 19, pl. 02, K 09961+ r i 3').

Eridu[1]SN (// igi[face] namen[priesthood])

igi nam-en-na = IRI.DUG₃ (CT 19, pl. 25, K 04309+ o ii' 23').

šukkallu[(a court official)]N bēlūtu[rule]N (// sukkal[secretary] namen[priesthood])

[sukkal] ⸢nam⸣-en-na = MIN<(suk-kal)> be-lu-tu₂ (STT 2, 373 r i 9').

tēdīqu[dress]N bēlu[lord]N (// tug[textile] namen[priesthood])

⸢tug₂⸣ nam-en-na = te-di-iq be-[li] ⸢lu⸣-bul-ti (SpTU 3, 116 o i 28).

bitrû[enormous one]N (// šah[pig] namen[priesthood] ak[do])

šaḫ nam-en-na ak-a = bit-ru-u₂ (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 35; Ura 14 173).

References for all phrases

namen[priesthood]

nam-en = be-lu-[tu₂] (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iv 42').

nam-en = e-nu-[tu₂] (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iv 41').

nam-en = ⸢x-lu^?⸣-[x] (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o iv 43').

nam-en-na (UET 7, 078 r ii 3'; OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 211, Tab.II, 212; MSL 13, 40 F r v 13).

nam-en-na = be-lu-tum (CT 19, pl. 16, DT 044 r ii' 18').

nam-en-na = šap-ṣu (CT 19, pl. 16, DT 044 r ii' 14'; CT 19, pl. 02, K 09961+ r i 4').

nam-en = MIN.MIN<(LUGAL)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? iii 9'; CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 o i 13).

⸢nam⸣-[en]-⸢na⸣ = šar-ru-⸢tu₂⸣ (STT 2, 373 o ii 10'; TCL 06, 35 o iii 45).

nam-en-na = šar-ru-tum (CT 19, pl. 16, DT 044 r ii' 19').

namen[priesthood] ak[do]

nam-en AK-a = bit-ru-⸢u₂⸣ (CT 19, pl. 02, K 09961+ r i 3').

Utu[1] e[leave] Utu[1] šuš[cover] namen[priesthood] ak[do]

^dutu e₃-ta ^dutu šuš₂-a-ta nam-en-na ba-ak-eš (CBS 08801 o 13).

e[house] namen[priesthood]

e₂ nam-en-na (OB Nippur Kagal 171).

guza[chair] namen[priesthood]

^ŋešgu-za nam-en-na (OB Nippur Ura 1 173).

igi[face] namen[priesthood]

igi nam-en-na = IRI.DUG₃ (CT 19, pl. 25, K 04309+ o ii' 23').

sukkal[secretary] namen[priesthood]

[sukkal] ⸢nam⸣-en-na = MIN<(suk-kal)> be-lu-tu₂ (STT 2, 373 r i 9').

tug[textile] namen[priesthood]

⸢tug₂⸣ nam-en-na = te-di-iq be-[li] ⸢lu⸣-bul-ti (SpTU 3, 116 o i 28).

šagia[cup-bearer] namen[priesthood]

⸢sagi⸣-a nam-en-na (OB Nippur Lu 123a).

šah[pig] namen[priesthood] ak[do]

šaḫ nam-en-na ak-a = bit-ru-u₂ (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 35; Ura 14 173).

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