nimin [FORTY] (NU)

28 instances

nimin [FORTY] NU (28x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, unknown wr. nimin; šarnimin; niminₓ(4(BURU)); ni-mi-in "forty"

[1] 𒐏 nimin
[2] X šarnimin
[3] 𒐸𒐸 niminₓ(4(BURU))
[4] 𒉌𒈪𒅔 ni-mi-in
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 9 13 1
[2] 3
[3] 2
[4]

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (9x/32%)

Middle Assyrian (3x/11%)

Middle Babylonian (5x/18%)

Neo-Assyrian (7x/25%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/7%)

Persian (1x/4%)

unknown (1x/4%)

Senses:

Akk. erbā.

Lexical Associations


eleppu[ship]N erbâ[forty]NU (// ma[ship] nimin[forty] gur[unit])

ŋešma₂ nimin gur = MIN<(e-lip)> er-ba--i-a (K 04331 o ii' 13').

šār[3,600]NU erbâ[forty]NU (// šar[3600] nimin[forty])

šarnimin šarnimin = ŠAR₂!(ḪI×4(U)) ar-[ba-a] (Ea 05 84).

References for all phrases

nimin[forty]

nimin = ar-ba-a (Ea 02 170; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r i 1).

nimin = er-bi-ʾa-a (MSL 03, 094 ST r i 6).

nimin = er-ba-a (CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 o iii 25').

nimin[forty] mana[unit]

[nimin ma]-na (Emar 6/2, p. 576, Msk 74248c r iii 5').

nimin ma-na = NA₄ er-be-a ma-ne₂-e (Emar 6/2, p. 501, Msk 74203e r iii 22').


bur[unit] nimin[forty]

bur₃ nimin = 4(U) bur (Ea 02 171).

bur₃ nimin = 4(u)! bur (SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r i 2).

bur₃ niminₓ(4(BURU)) = 40 bur (Ea 02 187; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r i 17).

ma[ship] nimin[forty] gur[unit]

ŋešma₂ nimin gur (EEN 268-269 KM 89542 d i 14'; Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 r iii 36; OB Nippur Ura 1 281; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c ii 29).

ŋešMIN<(ma₂)> nimin gur = MIN (Syria 12, 228, 05 r 9).

ŋešma₂ nimin gur = MIN<(e-lip)> er-ba--i-a (K 04331 o ii' 13').

magur[barge] nimin[forty]

ŋešma₂-gur₈ nimin = [...] (K 02016A+ r ii 2'').

šar[3600] nimin[forty]

šarnimin šarnimin = [...] (CT 12, pl. 24, BM 038129 o ii 4).

šarnimin šarnimin = ŠAR₂!(ḪI×4(U)) ar-[ba-a] (Ea 05 84).

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