nesaŋ [OFFERING] N (477x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. nesaŋ; ne-saŋ; niŋ₂-saŋ; nesaŋ₂; ni-saŋ; nisaŋₓ(UD×(U.U.U)^g) "first-fruit offering; a storage place; an architectural unit"

[1]	𒉠	nesaŋ
[2]	𒉈𒊕	ne-saŋ
[3]	𒃻𒊕	niŋ₂-saŋ
[4]	𒋃	nesaŋ₂
[5]	𒉌𒊕	ni-saŋ
[6]	𒌘𒌘	nisaŋₓ(UD×(U.U.U)^g)
+	--ga₂=ŋ.a (2x/0%); --ŋa₂=ŋ.a (9x/2%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			27		6		152	53	12
[2]		10	10		150	3	4	26	9
[3]							4	4
[4]					1			4
[5]									2
[6]

35 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (10x/2%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (37x/8%)

Old Akkadian (157x/33%)

Lagash II (3x/1%)

Ur III (160x/34%)

Old Babylonian (87x/18%)

Neo-Assyrian (16x/3%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/1%)

Hellenistic (4x/1%)

Senses:

1. first-fruit offering (474x/99%)

2. a storage place (2x/0%)

3. an architectural unit (1x/0%)

Akk. nisakku; nisannu.

Bibliography

[1994] W. Heimpel, NABU 1994/83.

[1993] W. Sallaberger, Kalender 64 154-155.

[1987] M. Civil, AuOr 5 35.

nesaŋ

= x (CT 12, pl. 30, BM 034950 r i 15').

= nisannu (CT 11, pl. 33, K 10072 o ii 7', o ii 8', o ii 9', o ii 10', o ii 11', o ii 11'a, o ii 12').

nisaŋ

(Ebla Sign List 10).

= niqû (Ea 03 175).

Lexical Associations

ašarēdu[pre-eminent one]N (// nesaŋ[offering])

ne-saŋ = a-ša₂-[re-du] (CT 19, pl. 33, 1879-07-08, 030+ i' 18').

nesaŋ = a-ša₂-re-du (CT 11, pl. 33, K 10072 o ii 11'a).

kabtu[heavy one]N (// nesaŋ[offering])

nesaŋ = kab-tu (CT 11, pl. 33, K 10072 o ii 11').

nisannu[offering (of first fruits)]N (// nesaŋ[offering])

nesaŋ = ni-sak-ku (CT 11, pl. 33, K 10072 o ii 8').

nesaŋ = ni-sa-an-nu (CT 11, pl. 33, K 10072 o ii 7').

nīqu[offering]N (// nesaŋ[offering])

nesaŋ = ni-qu-u (CT 11, pl. 33, K 10072 o ii 9').

nisaŋ = ni-qu-u (Ea 03 175).

ša[of]DET nesaŋ[offering]N rēštû[prime quality]AJ (// nesaŋ[offering])

nesaŋ = ša₂ ni-saŋ reš-tu-u (CT 11, pl. 33, K 10072 o ii 10').

šakkanakku[(military) general]N (// nesaŋ[offering])

nesaŋ = šak-ka-nak-ku (CT 11, pl. 33, K 10072 o ii 12').

šikaru[beer]N kannu[(vessel-)stand]N (// kaš[beer] gu[neck] nesaŋ[offering])

[kaš] ⸢gu₂⸣ nesaŋ = MIN<(ši-kar)> kan-ni (K 04251 o i' 5).

šikaru[beer]N nisannu[offering (of first fruits)]N (// kaš[beer] nesaŋ[offering])

⸢kaš⸣ nesaŋ = ši-kar ni-sa-an-ni (K 04251 o i' 4).

Nisannu[1]MN (// ma[ship] nesaŋ[offering])

[^ŋešma₂] ⸢ni⸣-saŋ = ni-sa-⸢an⸣-[nu] (MSL SS 1, 020 o 4').

References for all phrases

nesaŋ[offering]

nesaŋ = [...] (CT 12, pl. 30, BM 034950 r i 15').

nisaŋ (Ebla Sign List 10; ED Officials 42).

ne-saŋ = a-ša₂-[re-du] (CT 19, pl. 33, 1879-07-08, 030+ i' 18').

nesaŋ = a-ša₂-re-du (CT 11, pl. 33, K 10072 o ii 11'a).

nesaŋ = kab-tu (CT 11, pl. 33, K 10072 o ii 11').

nesaŋ = ni-sak-ku (CT 11, pl. 33, K 10072 o ii 8').

nesaŋ = ni-sa-an-nu (CT 11, pl. 33, K 10072 o ii 7').

nesaŋ = ni-qu-u (CT 11, pl. 33, K 10072 o ii 9').

nisaŋ = ni-qu-u (Ea 03 175).

nesaŋ = ša₂ ni-saŋ reš-tu-u (CT 11, pl. 33, K 10072 o ii 10').

nesaŋ = šak-ka-nak-ku (CT 11, pl. 33, K 10072 o ii 12').

nesaŋ[offering] gal[big]

nisaŋ gal (ED Lu A 27).

nesaŋ[offering] mah[great]

ne-saŋ ⸢maḫ⸣ (OB Nippur Kagal 193).

enkud[tax-collector] nesaŋ[offering]

enkudₓ(ZAG) nisaŋ (ED Lu A 81).

kaš[beer] gu[neck] nesaŋ[offering]

[kaš] ⸢gu₂⸣ nesaŋ = MIN<(ši-kar)> kan-ni (K 04251 o i' 5).

kaš[beer] nesaŋ[offering]

⸢kaš⸣ nesaŋ = ši-kar ni-sa-an-ni (K 04251 o i' 4).

ma[ship] nesaŋ[offering]

ma₂ nisaŋ (ED Officials 53).

⸢^ŋešma₂ nesaŋ^?⸣ = ⸢ni⸣-[...] (CT 19, pl. 44, K 04138+ r ii 13').

[^ŋešma₂] ⸢ni⸣-saŋ = ni-sa-⸢an⸣-[nu] (MSL SS 1, 020 o 4').

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