niŋŋir [LIGHTNING] N (18x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic wr. nim-ŋir₂; nim-ŋir₂^kug-^babbar; niŋ₂-ŋir₂ "lightning bolt"

[1]	𒉏𒄈	nim-ŋir₂
[2]	𒉏𒄈𒆬𒌓	nim-ŋir₂^kug-^babbar
[3]	𒃻𒄈	niŋ₂-ŋir₂

	OB	Post-OB
[1]	4	10
[2]		2
[3]	2

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (6x/33%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/11%)

Neo-Assyrian (9x/50%)

Hellenistic (1x/6%)

Senses:

1. lightning bolt (18x/100%)

Lexical Associations

berqu[lightning]N (// niŋŋir[lightning])

<(nim)>-ŋir₂ = bir-⸢qu⸣ (CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 o i 9).

berqu[lightning]N (// niŋŋir[lightning] kugsig[gold])

nim-ŋir₂ kug-sig₁₇ = bir-qu (Ura 12 Seg.3, 5; CT 19, pl. 06, K 05976+ r ii' 5').

References for all phrases

niŋŋir[lightning]

nim-ŋir₂ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 423; AUCT 5, 259 r 4).

nim-ŋir₂^kug-^babbar (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 r iv 22; Emar 6/1, p. 264-265, Msk 74105a r iv 4').

<(nim)>-ŋir₂ = bir-⸢qu⸣ (CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 o i 9).

niŋŋir[lightning] kugsig[gold]

nim-ŋir₂ kug-sig₁₇ = bir-qu (Ura 12 Seg.3, 5; CT 19, pl. 06, K 05976+ r ii' 5').

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niŋŋir [LIGHTNING] (N)

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