nuʾešak [PRIEST] (N)

127 instances

nuʾešak [PRIEST] N (127x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. nu-eš₃; nu-eš₃-a "a priest"

[1] 𒉡𒀊 nu-eš₃
[2] 𒉡𒀊𒀀 nu-eš₃-a
+ --ke₄=k.e (5x/4%).
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 2 7 40 36 35 5 1
[2] 1

7 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/2%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (7x/6%)

Old Akkadian (40x/31%)

Ur III (36x/28%)

Old Babylonian (36x/28%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/1%)

Hellenistic (2x/2%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. a priest (127x/100%)

Akk. nešakku.

Bibliography

[2019] F. Huber Vulliet, BPOA 14 68-79.

[1989] P. Steinkeller, SDU 226.

Lexical Associations

nêšakku[(a priest)]N (// nuʾešak[priest])

nu-eš₃ = ni-šak-ku (TCL 06, 35 o i 14).

References for all phrases

nuʾešak[priest]

nu-eš₃ (ED Lu E 70; OB Nippur Lu 207; HS 1671 o i 16').

nu-eš₃ = [...] (SpTU 4, 188 i 14).

nu-⸢eš₃-a⸣ (IB 1514 o v 20).

nu-eš₃ = ni-šak-ku (TCL 06, 35 o i 14).

bisaŋ[basket] nuʾešak[priest]

gipisaŋ nu-eš₃ (OB Nippur Ura 2 52).

ninda[bread] nuʾešak[priest]

ninda nu-eš₃ (SLT 16 r ii 9).

Word ID: o0036461; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0036461; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)