pana [BOW] (N)

167 instances

pana [BOW] N (167x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian wr. ŋešpana; pana; ŋešba-na; ba-na; kušpana; pan-pan; ŋešpanaₓ(ŠE.NUN&NUN) "bow; a geometric figure"

[1] 𒄑𒉼 ŋeš pana
[2] 𒉼 pana
[3] 𒄑𒁀𒈾 ŋešba-na
[4] 𒁀𒈾 ba-na
[5] 𒋢𒉼 kuš pana
[6] 𒉼𒉼 pan-pan
[7] 𒄑𒌁𒌁 ŋešpanaₓ(ŠE.NUN&NUN)
+ --na=n.a (2x/1%).
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 15 3 39 32 31 3
[2] 5 1 13 7
[3] 12 2
[4] 2 1
[5] 1
[6]
[7]

14 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (20x/12%)

Old Akkadian (17x/10%)

Lagash II (39x/23%)

Ur III (35x/21%)

Old Babylonian (45x/27%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (6x/4%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/1%)

Persian (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. bow (167x/100%)

2. a geometric figure

Akk. qaštu.

Bibliography

[2010] I. Schrakamp, Krieger und Waffen 154-166.

[2003] M. Civil, JCS 55 50-51; 53 n20.

[1999] E. Robson, Mesopotamian Mathematics 45-48.

[1990] A. Kilmer, Artistic Environments 85.

Lexical Associations

qaštu[bow]N (// pana[bow])

pana = qa-[-tu] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r i 21').

ŋešpana = qa₂--tu (OB Nippur Diri 197).

[ŋeš]pana = qa--tum (K 02056 r ii 22).


nēpeštu[work(manship)]N (// lub[bag] pana[bow])

[kušlu-ub₂] pana = ne₂-peš-tu₂ E₂ qa-[al-ti] (LTBA 1, 84 r? 19').

kušlu-ub₂ pana = ne₂-peš-tum (Ura 11 section 1, 185; LTBA 1, 33 o iii 18').

qaštu[bow]N x (// saŋ[head] pana[bow])

kušsaŋ ŋeš[pana] = qa-šat [...] (LTBA 1, 33 o iii 23').

References for all phrases

pana[bow] dim[create]

pana dim₂-dim₂ (OB Nippur Lu 681).

pana[bow] gub[stand] ŋeš-hi

ŋešpana [gub?]-ba? ŋeš-ḫi (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o vi 19).

pana[bow] x x x-da

ŋešpana x x x-da? (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o vi 23).

pana[bow] x-a

ŋešpana x?-a (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o vi 20).

pana[bow] x-x

kušpana x-[...] = [...]-ul?-lu?-[...] (Emar 6/1, p. 257, Msk 74103b o ii 2'').

[ŋeš]pana x-[...] (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o vi 22).

pana[bow] x-x ig-ga

ŋešpana x-x ig-ga (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o vi 18).

pana[bow] x-x tab[burn]

ŋeš?[pana ...]-x tab-ba (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o vi 21).


lu[person] pana[bow]

[lu₂ pana] = [ša qa₂-]-tim (MSL 12, 157 A 453).

lu[person] pana[bow] zu[know]

lu₂ pana zu-[zu] (MAH 16239 o iv 1').

lub[bag] pana[bow]

[kušlu-ub₂] pana = ne₂-peš-tu₂ E₂ qa-[al-ti] (LTBA 1, 84 r? 19').

kušlu-ub₂ pana = ne₂-peš-tum (Ura 11 section 1, 185; LTBA 1, 33 o iii 18').

saŋ[head] pana[bow]

kušsaŋ ŋeš[pana] = qa-šat ku-ru-us-su (Ura 11 section 1, 190).

kušsaŋ ŋeš[pana] = qa-šat [...] (LTBA 1, 33 o iii 23').

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