nizuh [THIEF] N (32x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. ni₂-zuḫ; nu-zuḫ; ^lu₂ni₂-zuḫ; ni₂-zu₅; ni₂ⁿⁱ-zu; ni₂-zu; ^lu₂ni₂-zu; ^lu₂ni₂ⁿⁱ-zu "thief"

[1]	𒉎𒅗	ni₂-zuḫ
[2]	𒉡𒅗	nu-zuḫ
[3]	𒇽𒉎𒅗	^lu₂ni₂-zuḫ
[4]	𒉎𒍫	ni₂-zu₅
[5]	𒉎𒉌𒍪	ni₂ⁿⁱ-zu
[6]	𒉎𒍪	ni₂-zu
[7]	𒇽𒉎𒍪	^lu₂ni₂-zu
[8]	𒇽𒉎𒉌𒍪	^lu₂ni₂ⁿⁱ-zu

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]							1	8
[2]		4	2			1		1
[3]							4	1
[4]		3
[5]									3
[6]							2
[7]								1
[8]									1

11 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (7x/22%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (2x/6%)

Lagash II (1x/3%)

Ur III (7x/22%)

Old Babylonian (11x/34%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/3%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/6%)

Hellenistic (1x/3%)

Senses:

1. thief (32x/100%)

Akk. šarrāqu.

Bibliography

[2006] G. Marchesi, Lumma 76 n403.

[1989] P. Steinkeller, SDU 311.

Lexical Associations

šarrāqu[thief]N (// nizuh[thief])

^lu₂ni₂ⁿⁱ-zu = šar-ra-qu (TCL 06, 35 o ii 23).

šarrāqu[thief]N (// lu[person] nizuh[thief])

lu₂ ni₂-zuḫ = šar-ra-qu₂ (NBC 09830 o iii 22).

immeru[sheep]N šurqu[theft]N (// udu[sheep] nizuh[thief])

udu ni₂ⁿⁱ-zu = MIN<(UDU)> šur-qi (Ura 13 Seg.1, 84).

References for all phrases

nizuh[thief]

ni₂-zuḫ (OrNS 70, 210-211 r i 24).

nu-zuḫ (ED Lu E 152).

^lu₂ni₂ⁿⁱ-zu = šar-ra-qu (TCL 06, 35 o ii 23).

lu[person] nizuh[thief]

lu₂ ni₂-zuḫ = ša-ra-qum (MSL 12, 157 A 281).

lu₂ ni₂-zuḫ = šar-ra-qu₂ (NBC 09830 o iii 22).

udu[sheep] nizuh[thief]

udu ni₂⸢ⁿⁱ⸣-[zu] = [...] (CT 14, pl. 11, BM 093080 o ii 13'; CTMMA 2, 055 o ii 30).

udu ni₂ⁿⁱ-zu = MIN<(UDU)> šur-qi (Ura 13 Seg.1, 84).

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