namuš [DEATH] N (38x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. nam-uš₂; nam-ba-uš₂; nam-us₂ "death; epidemic"

[1]	𒉆𒌀	nam-uš₂
[2]	𒉆𒁀𒌀	nam-ba-uš₂
[3]	𒉆𒍑	nam-us₂

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]							2	32	2
[2]									1
[3]								1

10 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (2x/5%)

Old Babylonian (33x/87%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/5%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/3%)

Senses:

1. death (38x/100%)

2. epidemic

Akk. mūtānu [epidemic]; mūtu [death].

Lexical Associations

mūtānu[epidemic]N (// namuš[death])

nam-uš₂ = mu-ta-nu (CT 18, pl. 36-37, K 04323+ o i 5).

References for all phrases

namuš[death]

nam-uš₂ = mu-ta-nu (CT 18, pl. 36-37, K 04323+ o i 5).

u[grass] namuš[death]

[u₂] ⸢nam⸣-ba-uš₂ (Emar 6/1, p. 120, Msk 731040a 2').

⸢u₂ nam⸣-uš₂ (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 c i 7).

u₂ nam-uš₂-a (AlT 447 r iii 45).

Word ID: o0035340; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0035340; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)