niŋirsi [FRIEND] N (16x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. niŋir-si; niŋir₂-si; niŋirⁿⁱ-^gir-si; ^miniŋirsiₓ(SAL.UŠ)^si; ŋi₆-si; niŋirsiₓ(SAL.UŠ) "(bridegroom's) friend; best man"

[1]	𒂇𒋛	niŋir-si
[2]	𒂈𒋛	niŋir₂-si
[3]	𒂇𒉌𒄫𒋛	niŋirⁿⁱ-^gir-si
[4]	𒈪𒊩𒍑𒊩𒍑𒋛	^miniŋirsiₓ(SAL.UŠ)^si
[5]	𒈪𒋛	ŋi₆-si
[6]	𒊩𒍑𒊩𒍑	niŋirsiₓ(SAL.UŠ)

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		1	3		1		2	4
[2]									2
[3]									1
[4]			1
[5]		1
[6]

7 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/13%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (4x/25%)

Old Akkadian (1x/6%)

Ur III (2x/13%)

Old Babylonian (4x/25%)

Hellenistic (3x/19%)

Senses:

1. (bridegroom's) friend (15x/94%)

2. best man (1x/6%)

Bibliography

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 211.

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 557-558.

Lexical Associations

susapinnu[best man]N (// niŋirsi[friend])

niŋirⁿⁱ-^gir-si = šu-sa-pi-in-nu (TCL 06, 35 o ii 26).

References for all phrases

niŋirsi[friend]

niŋir-⸢si⸣ (OB Nippur Lu 760).

^miniŋirsiₓ(SAL.UŠ)^si (ED Lu E 157).

niŋirⁿⁱ-^gir-si = šu-sa-pi-in-nu (TCL 06, 35 o ii 26).

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