nurma [POMEGRANATE] N (288x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. nu-ur₂-ma; ^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma; ^ŋešUR₂×(A.NA); ^ŋešUR₂×KAL; ^ŋešUR₂×(A.ḪA); ^ŋešUR₂×A; ^ŋešUR₂×ḪA; ^ŋešnu-ur₂-mu; UR₂×(A.NA); ^ŋešUR₂; nu-ur-ma; ^ŋešlu₅-ur₂-ma; ^ŋešnu-ur₂; ^ŋešUR₂×(ḪA.A); ^ŋešUR₂×UD; UR₂×KAL "pomegranate tree"

[1]	𒉡𒌫𒈠	nu-ur₂-ma
[2]	𒄑𒉡𒌫𒈠	^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma
[3]	𒄑𒌭	^ŋeš UR₂×(A.NA)
[4]	𒄑	^ŋeš UR₂×KAL
[5]	𒄑𒌬	^ŋeš UR₂×(A.ḪA)
[6]	𒄑	^ŋeš UR₂×A
[7]	𒄑𒌯	^ŋeš UR₂×ḪA
[8]	𒄑𒉡𒌫𒈬	^ŋešnu-ur₂-mu
[9]	𒌭	UR₂×(A.NA)
[10]	𒄑𒌫	^ŋeš UR₂
[11]	𒉡𒌨𒈠	nu-ur-ma
[12]	𒄑𒈜𒌫𒈠	^ŋešlu₅-ur₂-ma
[13]	𒄑𒉡𒌫	^ŋešnu-ur₂
[14]	𒄑	^ŋeš UR₂×(ḪA.A)
[15]	𒄑𒔽	^ŋeš UR₂×UD
[16]		UR₂×KAL

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]					2	6	69	34	5
[2]							45	22	12
[3]						1	34
[4]							14
[5]							13
[6]							9
[7]							6
[8]									4
[9]							4
[10]							3
[11]							1
[12]						1
[13]							1
[14]			1
[15]							1
[16]

19 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/0%)

Old Akkadian (2x/1%)

Lagash II (8x/3%)

Ur III (200x/69%)

Old Babylonian (56x/19%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (8x/3%)

Neo-Babylonian (8x/3%)

Hellenistic (3x/1%)

Senses:

1. pomegranate tree (288x/100%)

Akk. nurmû.

Bibliography

[2011] W. Heimpel, CUSAS 6 120-121

[2003] M. Powell, RlA 10 19.

[1995] M. Powell, Origins and Ancient History of Wine 100.

[1992] M. van de Mieroop, BSA 6 160.

[1987] J. Postgate, BSA 3 116; 120-123; 127; 137.

[1987] M. Powell, BSA 3 148.

[1987] M. van de Mieroop, Isin crafts 32.

Lexical Associations

nurmû[pomegranate]N (// nurma[pomegranate])

^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma = ŠU<(nurmû)>^u (Rm 0367+ r ii 21; Iraq 06, 63 o i 14').

⸢^ŋeš⸣nu-ur₂-mu = nu-ur₂-⸢mu⸣-u₂ (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 14).

nurmû[pomegranate]N kuduppānu[(a kind of) pomegranate]N (// nurma[pomegranate] eren[cedar])

^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma ⸢erin⸣ = MIN<(nu-ur₂-mu-u₂)> ku-dub-ba-nu (Iraq 06, 63 o i 16').

alappānu[sweet pomegranate]N (// nurma[pomegranate] hab[malodorous])

nu-ur₂-ma al-ḫab-ba = a-⸢lap⸣-pa-nu ⸢x-x-sa^?⸣ (SpTU 3, 116 r ii 14').

^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma al-ḫab-ba = lap-pa-a-nu (Rm 0367+ r ii 24).

[^ŋeš]⸢nu⸣-ur₂-mu ⸢al-ḫab⸣-ba = lap-⸢pan⸣-[nu] (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 17).

kuduppānu[(a kind of) pomegranate]N (// nurma[pomegranate] kud[sweet])

nu-ur₂-ma al-ku₇-ku₇ = ku-dup-pa-nu ⸢mat-qu⸣ da-aš₂-pu (SpTU 3, 116 r ii 13').

[^ŋeš]nu-ur₂-mu ⸢ku₇-ku₇⸣ = ku-dup-pi-⸢nu^?⸣ (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 16).

kuduppānu[(kind of) pomegranate]N (// nurma[pomegranate] kud[sweet])

[^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma ku₇]-⸢ku₇^?⸣ = ku-⸢dup⸣-[pa-nu] (CT 19, pl. 36, Sm 0006 o i' 22'; Rm 0367+ r ii 23).

anṣabtu[ring]N (// nurma[pomegranate] kugsig[gold])

nu-ur₂-ma kug-sig₁₇ = an-ṣa-ab-ti ši-[me-ru] (SpTU 3, 116 r ii 12').

alappānu[sweet pomegranate]N (// nurma[pomegranate] x)

^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma [...] = lab-ba-nu (Iraq 06, 63 o i 17').

alappānu[sweet pomegranate]N (// šim[aromatics] nurma[pomegranate] al-hab-ba)

[šim nu-ur₂-ma al]-⸢ḫab⸣-ba = lap-⸢pa^?-a^?⸣-[nu] (K 07725 i' 6').

kuduppānu[(kind of) pomegranate]N (// šim[aromatics] nurma[pomegranate] kud[sweet])

[šim nu-ur₂]-⸢ma^?⸣ ku₇-ku₇ = ku-dup-pa-⸢nu⸣ (K 07725 i' 5').

References for all phrases

nurma[pomegranate]

nu-ur₂-ma (SLT 015 d i 2; SLT 12 r iv 7').

[^ŋeš]⸢nu⸣-[ur₂-ma] (CUNES 53-02-126 o 1, r 1; Anonymous 447996 o v 11; IB 1535+ ii 9; Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 iii 28; Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o ii 47; OB Nippur Ura 1 45; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o ii 26; CUSAS 12, 3.1.10 r 14; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o ii 4; IB 1547 ii 20').

^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma = ŠU<(nurmû)>^u (Rm 0367+ r ii 21; Iraq 06, 63 o i 14').

⸢^ŋeš⸣nu-ur₂-mu = nu-ur₂-⸢mu⸣-u₂ (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 14).

nurma[pomegranate] al-x

^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma ⸢al⸣-[...] = [...] ⸢ma⸣-tuq e-mu-uṣ (RA 17, 133, K 04161+ o i 27).

nurma[pomegranate] babbar[white]

nu-ur₂-ma ⸢babbar⸣ (SLT 015 d i 4; SLT 12 r iv 5').

nurma[pomegranate] dar[split]

nu-ur₂-ma al-⸢dar-ra⸣ (SLT 12 r iv 9').

^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma al-⸢dar^?⸣-ra (Anonymous 447996 o v 16).

nurma[pomegranate] dili[single]

^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma dili (Anonymous 447996 o v 13).

nurma[pomegranate] eren[cedar]

^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma ⸢erin⸣ = MIN<(nu-ur₂-mu-u₂)> ku-dub-ba-nu (Iraq 06, 63 o i 16').

nurma[pomegranate] gal[big]

nu-ur₂-ma gal (SLT 017 r ii 7').

^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma gal (Anonymous 447996 o v 12).

nurma[pomegranate] guz[crush]

nu-ur₂-ma al-gum-ma (SLT 12 r iv 4').

nurma[pomegranate] hab[malodorous]

nu-ur₂-ma al-ḫab-ba = a-⸢lap⸣-pa-nu ⸢x-x-sa^?⸣ (SpTU 3, 116 r ii 14').

^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma al-ḫab-ba = lap-pa-a-nu (Rm 0367+ r ii 24).

[^ŋeš]⸢nu⸣-ur₂-mu ⸢al-ḫab⸣-ba = lap-⸢pan⸣-[nu] (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 17).

nurma[pomegranate] ka-ŋar-ra

^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma ⸢ka⸣-ŋar-ra (Anonymous 447996 o v 15).

nurma[pomegranate] kud[sweet]

nu-ur₂-ma ku₇-⸢ku₇⸣ (SLT 017 r ii 4').

^ŋešnu-⸢ur₂⸣-ma ⸢ku₇^?⸣-[ku₇] = [...] [ma]-⸢tuq-tu⸣ (RA 17, 133, K 04161+ o i 26).

nu-ur₂-ma al-ku₇-ku₇ = ku-dup-pa-nu ⸢mat-qu⸣ da-aš₂-pu (SpTU 3, 116 r ii 13').

[^ŋeš]nu-ur₂-mu ⸢ku₇-ku₇⸣ = ku-dup-pi-⸢nu^?⸣ (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 16).

[^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma ku₇]-⸢ku₇^?⸣ = ku-⸢dup⸣-[pa-nu] (CT 19, pl. 36, Sm 0006 o i' 22'; Rm 0367+ r ii 23).

nurma[pomegranate] kugsig[gold]

nu-ur₂-ma kug-sig₁₇ = an-ṣa-ab-ti ši-[me-ru] (SpTU 3, 116 r ii 12').

nurma[pomegranate] kukkug[dark]

nu-ur₂-ma kukku₅ (SLT 015 d i 5).

nurma[pomegranate] pu[orchard]

nu-ur₂-ma pu₂ (SLT 015 d i 10).

nurma[pomegranate] pu[well] x-ba

nu-ur₂-ma pu₂-⸢ta^?⸣ x-ba (SLT 017 r ii 6').

nurma[pomegranate] sag[rare]

nu-ur₂-ma sag₁₀ (SLT 015 d i 3; SLT 12 r iv 3').

nurma[pomegranate] saŋ[head]

nu-ur₂-ma ⸢saŋ⸣-[ŋa₂] (SLT 12 r iv 2').

nurma[pomegranate] sissig[green]

[nu]-⸢ur₂⸣-[ma] ⸢sig₇-sig₇⸣ (SLT 015 d i 7; SLT 12 r iv 8').

nurma[pomegranate] su[red]

nu-⸢ur₂-ma⸣ su₄ (SLT 015 d i 6).

nurma[pomegranate] us[follow]

nu-ur₂-ma us₂ (SLT 12 r iv 6').

^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma us₂ (Anonymous 447996 o v 14).

nurma[pomegranate] x

nu-[ur₂-ma ...] (SLT 017 r ii 1', r ii 2'; SLT 12 r iv 1').

^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma [...] = lab-ba-nu (Iraq 06, 63 o i 17').

nurma[pomegranate] x KAL

nu-ur₂-ma x ⸢KAL^?⸣ (SLT 015 d i 8).

nurma[pomegranate] x x

nu-ur₂-ma ⸢x x⸣ (SLT 017 r ii 3', r ii 5').

nurma[pomegranate] x-ga

[^ŋešnu]-⸢ur₂-mu⸣ [x]-⸢ga^?⸣ = ⸢x⸣-[...] (MSL SS 1, 015 r ii' 18).

nurma[pomegranate] x-x

^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma x-⸢x⸣ = [...] (Iraq 06, 63 o i 15').

nurma[pomegranate] x-x-na

nu-ur₂-ma x-x-na (SLT 015 d i 9).

garan[bunch] nurma[pomegranate]

[ga-ra-an] nu-ur₂-ma (UM 55-21-393 r iii 8'; SLT 017 r ii 15'; SLT 015 d i 23; SLT 12 r iv 13'; MSL 11, 112 Z o i 13).

ga-ra-an ^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma (MSL 08/1, 81 V12 o i 10).

gurun[fruit] nurma[pomegranate]

gurun nu-ur₂-ma (SLT 017 r ii 8').

šim[aromatics] nurma[pomegranate] al-hab-ba

[šim nu-ur₂-ma al]-⸢ḫab⸣-ba = lap-⸢pa^?-a^?⸣-[nu] (K 07725 i' 6').

šim[aromatics] nurma[pomegranate] kud[sweet]

[šim nu-ur₂]-⸢ma^?⸣ ku₇-ku₇ = ku-dup-pa-⸢nu⸣ (K 07725 i' 5').

šuguru[~dates] nurma[pomegranate]

šu-gur₅ ^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma (MSL 08/1, 81 V12 o i 17).

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