nu [NOT] (V/i)

1251 instances

nu [NOT] V/i (1251x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. nu; na; nam; la; li "(to be) not, no; without, un-"

[1] 𒉡 nu
[2] 𒈾 na
[3] 𒉆 nam
[4] 𒆷 la
[5] 𒇷 li
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 3 3 76 6 930 187 24 2
[2] 8 6
[3] 3
[4] 1 1
[5] 1

24 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (3x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (3x/0%)

Old Akkadian (77x/6%)

Lagash II (6x/0%)

Ur III (930x/74%)

Old Babylonian (198x/16%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (18x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/0%)

Persian (10x/1%)

Hellenistic (1x/0%)

unknown (2x/0%)

Verbal prefixes: V ; V.n ; V.na ; ba ; mu.a ; mu.a.ta.i ; mu.na ; mu.ni.n ; na ; ša.V.b.ta ; ša.mu.a ; ša.mu.n .

Senses:

Akk. ; ula.

Bibliography

[2004] P. Attinger and M. Krebernik, St Schretter 71 n151.

[2003] D. Edzard, Sumerian Grammar 169.

[2002] J. Høyrup, Lengths Widths Surfaces 45.

Lexical Associations

ul[not]MOD malû[full]AJ (// nu[not])

la! = <(u₂-ul ma-la-a)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 28).

li = <(u₂-ul ma-la-a)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 29).

nu = u₂-ul ma-la-a (MSL 04, 130 r iii 25, r iii 31).


References for all phrases

nu[not]

nu (OB Nippur Ea 450; MSL 14, 029 Ky r ii' 9).

nu = u₂-la (OB Nippur Aa 450:1).

nu-da = a-di-ni (MSL 04, 130 r iii 34).

nu-da- = a-di-ni AN.TA KI.TA (MSL 04, 130 r iii 35).

na-an-na = <(ba-lum)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 43).

nu = la-a (MSL 04, 130 r iii 32; CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 r ii 15'; MSL 03, 094 ST r ii 34).

nu₈ = la-a (AJSL 33, 170-171 ii 26; Ea 04 107; CT 12, pl. 27, 1881-07-27, 200 o ii 18').

nu-da = la-ma (MSL 04, 130 r iii 33).

la! = <(u₂-ul ma-la-a)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 28).

li = <(u₂-ul ma-la-a)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 29).

nu = u₂-ul ma-la-a (MSL 04, 130 r iii 25, r iii 31).

nu[not] kug[metal] la[hang]

nu kug la₂ = MIN<(kas₂-pu)> ul -qul (K 04158 r i 17').

nu[not] še[barley] aŋ[measure]

nu še i₃-aŋ₂-ŋa₂ = MIN<(ŠE-im)> ul im-du-ud (K 04158 r i 13').


ane[he] nu[not]

a-ne-da nu (OB Nippur Kagal 496).

a-ne-da nu = ba-lu-šu (SLT 003 o ii 3).

a-ne-da nu = ba-lu-šu (TMH 8, 10 o i 13).

anene[they] nu[not]

[e-ne-ne in-nu] = [u₂-ul šu]-nu (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vi 51=426).

e-ne-ne na-an-na = ša la [šu-nu-ti] (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 40=490).

[e-ne-ne] nu = u₂-ul šu-nu (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vi 50=425).

e-ne-ne-da [na-an-nam] = e-la-ma-an šu-nu-ti (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 32=482).

aše[now] nu[not]

a₂-še na-an-me-da = lu-ma-an la [ni-a-ti] (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 37=487).

lu[person] nu[not] lu[person] kur[different] bar[outside]

lu₂ nu lu₂ kur₂ bar-bar = ṣi-id-du-um u₃ bi-ir-tum (PBS 05, 140 [OBGT XII] 1/2).

menden[we] nu[not]

me-da nu = i-na ba-[lu-ni] (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 34=484).

me-en-de₃ na-an-na = ša la ni-[a-ti] (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 38=488).

me-en-de₃-da na-an-nam = e-la-ma-an ni-a-ti (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 30=480).

menzen[you] nu[not]

me-en-ze₂-en in-nu = u₂-ul at-tu-nu (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vi 47=422, vi 48=423).

me-en-ze₂-en na-an-na = ša la [ku-nu-ti] (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 39=489).

me-en-ze₂-en-da na-an-nam = e-la-ma-an ku-nu-ti (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 31=481).

nundum[lip] nu[not] dug[good]

nundum nu dug₃-ga = la ṭa₂-ba-tum (Oriento 23/2, 1-19 r iii 47).

saŋ[head] nu[not] še[barley] ba[allot]

saŋ nu še ba = la ma-ḫi-ir <ip-ri> (MSLSSI, 17-27 ii 21).

ur[he] nu[not]

ur₅ in-nu = u₂-ul ki-a-am (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] xii 28'=887).

[ur₅]-bi in-nu = u₂-ul ki-a-šu (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] xii 29'=888).

[ur₅]-bi nu = la ki-a-šu (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] xii 27'=886).

[ur₅]-ra-am₃ in-nu-u₃ = u₂-ul ki-a-am-ma-a (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] xii 30'=889).

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