nir [WINNOW] V/t (29x) Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. nir; nir-nir "to winnow"

See dub nir[ejaculate]V/t.

[1]	𒉪	nir
[2]	𒉪𒉪	nir-nir
+	--ra=r.a (17x/59%); --re=r.e (1x/3%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								22	5
[2]								2

10 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (24x/83%)

Neo-Assyrian (5x/17%)

Verbal prefixes: V ; V.m ; Vmma.i.n ; Vmma.n ; ba.e ; nu .

Senses:

1. to winnow (29x/100%)

Akk. zakû.

Bibliography

[1994] M. Civil, Farmer's Instructions 95.

References for all phrases

nir[winnow]

nir-nir (MSL 13, 13 J, 14 R r v 16').

še[barley] nir[winnow]

[še] nir-ra (MSL 11, 112 W o i 10'; SLT 029 r i 4'; MSL 11, A 07895 v 5; SLT 015 c iii 5, c iii 6; PBS 05, 135 r ii 7'; SLT 16 r iv 9).

[še nu]-nir-ra (MSL 11, 112 W o i 11'; SLT 029 r i 5'; PBS 05, 135 r ii 8'; SLT 16 r iv 10).

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