namšul [MANHOOD] N (40x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic wr. nam-šul; nam-sur; nam-šul-la; nam-šul-la-a "manhood"

[1]	𒉆𒂄	nam-šul
[2]	𒉆𒋩	nam-sur
[3]	𒉆𒂄𒆷	nam-šul-la
[4]	𒉆𒂄𒆷𒀀	nam-šul-la-a
+	--la=l.a (13x/33%); --le=l.e (1x/3%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			1					35	1
[2]								1
[3]									1
[4]									1

13 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/3%)

Old Babylonian (36x/90%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/3%)

Hellenistic (2x/5%)

Senses:

1. manhood (40x/100%)

Bibliography

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 209.

References for all phrases

namšul[manhood]

nam-šul = me-ṭe-lu-tum (UET 7, 078 r 9').

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