nemur [ASHES] N (42x) Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. ne-mur; nemur; ne-ur₃-ra "alkali, potash; coal; ashes; charcoal; bread baked on embers"

[1]	𒉈𒄯	ne-mur
[2]	𒆠𒉈	nemur
[3]	𒉈𒃡𒊏	ne-ur₃-ra
+	--ra=r.a (11x/26%).

	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]	1	13	22	1
[2]			3	1
[3]			1

10 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Lagash II (1x/2%)

Ur III (13x/31%)

Old Babylonian (26x/62%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/5%)

Senses:

1. alkali, potash (13x/31%)

2. coal (1x/2%)

3. ashes (28x/67%)

4. charcoal

5. bread baked on embers

Akk. idrānu; tumru.

Bibliography

[2011] H. Brunke, Essen in Sumer 142 212.

[1989] P. Michalowski, Lamentation over Sumer and Ur 98.

Lexical Associations

idrānu[potash]N (// nemur[ashes])

nimur = id-ra-a-nu-um (OECT 04, 152 c ii 40).

pēmtu[charcoal]N (// nemur[ashes])

ne-mur-ra = pe₂-et-tum (CT 19, pl. 42-43, K 00247+ r i 6).

tumru[(glowing) charcoal]N (// nemur[ashes])

nimur = ⸢tu⸣-um-rum (OECT 04, 152 c ii 39).

References for all phrases

nemur[ashes]

ne-mur (HS 1802 a i 8; OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 8; OrNS 70, 210-211 r iii 8).

nimur = id-ra-a-nu-um (OECT 04, 152 c ii 40).

ne-mur-ra = pe₂-et-tum (CT 19, pl. 42-43, K 00247+ r i 6).

nimur = ⸢tu⸣-um-rum (OECT 04, 152 c ii 39).

ašag[field] nemur[ashes]

a-šag₄ ne-mur (OB Nippur Ura 5 124).

dug[pot] nemur[ashes]

dug ne-mur-ra (OB Nippur Ura 2 285; HS 1657 o 7').