par [CANAL] N (418x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. pa₅; pa₄; pa₅-ra; pa₄-pa₄; pa₆; pa-re; pa; pa-ra; pa₄-ra; pa₅-a-ra "(small) canal, irrigation ditch"

See par a daga[ditch]N.

[1]	𒉽𒂊	pa₅
[2]	𒉽	pa₄
[3]	𒉽𒂊𒊏	pa₅-ra
[4]	𒉽𒉽	pa₄-pa₄
[5]	𒉽𒅖	pa₆
[6]	𒉺𒊑	pa-re
[7]	𒉺	pa
[8]	𒉺𒊏	pa-ra
[9]	𒉽𒊏	pa₄-ra
[10]	𒉽𒂊𒀀𒊏	pa₅-a-ra
+	--ra=r.a (8x/2%); --re=r.e (10x/2%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		1	40		9	1	41	122	77	6
[2]						2	86	4	1
[3]			1				2		6
[4]			6		1			1
[5]								1	4	1
[6]								1	1
[7]								1
[8]								1
[9]									1
[10]

26 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (47x/11%)

Old Akkadian (10x/2%)

Lagash II (3x/1%)

Ur III (129x/31%)

Old Babylonian (131x/31%)

Middle Assyrian (23x/6%)

Middle Babylonian (7x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (29x/7%)

Neo-Babylonian (26x/6%)

Persian (2x/0%)

Hellenistic (3x/1%)

unknown (7x/2%)

Senses:

1. (small) canal, irrigation ditch (418x/100%)

Akk. atappu; palgu; pattu.

Bibliography

[2013] M. Civil, JCS 65 45.

[1994] M. Civil, Farmer's Instructions 109-121.

[1988] P. Steinkeller, BSA 4

pad₆

= pattu (CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 o ii 11').

pa₅

(OB Nippur Ea 83; OB Nippur Aa 83:1, 83:2; CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 o ii 10'; Ea 01 269; CULC 454 o 10).

= palgum (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 42, r ii 43, r ii 44, r ii 45).

pa₆

= palgu (Ea 01 270).

Lexical Associations

arūtu[(clay) pipe]N (// par[canal])

pa₅ = a-ru-tum (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 44).

mû[water]N wabālu[carry]V (// par[canal])

pa₅ = MIN<(A-MEŠ)> it-ta-na-[ba-lu] (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 10').

namkaru[irrigation canal]N (// par[canal])

pa₅ = nam-⸢gar^!(ZA-)rum (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 7').

[pa₅ = nam-⸢ga⸣-[rum] (OIP 097, 43 o 5).

palgu[canal]N (// par[canal])

pa₅ = ⸢pal⸣-[gu] (MSL 14, 173 E r i' 25'; CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 61; K 04342 o i 10'; MSL SS 1, 006 o 5', o iii 3'; YOS 01, 53 r i 69; CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 o ii 10'; Ea 01 269; MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 34; MSL 14, 87 A o iv 11; MSL 05, 046 r i 40).

pa₆ = MIN<(pal-[gu])> (MSL 14, 173 E r i' 26'; CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 62; YOS 01, 53 r i 70; Ea 01 270).

palgu[ditch]N (// par[canal])

pa₅ = pa-al-^gugum (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 42).

palgu[ditch]N mû[water]N wabālu[carry]V (// par[canal])

[pa₅ = MIN<(pa-lag)> MIN<(me-e)> i-[ta-na-ba-lu] (OIP 097, 43 o 4).

pa₅ = pa-lag A-MEŠ^! [ub-lu] (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 9').

palgu[ditch]N mû[water]N x (// par[canal])

[pa₅ = pa-lag ⸢me⸣-[e ...] (OIP 097, 43 o 3, o 7).

pattu[canal]N (// par[canal])

pad₆ = [pat]-tu (CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 o ii 11').

pa₅ = pa-at-tum (MSL 14, 87 A o iv 12).

pa₅ = pa-ta-tum (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 43).

rāṭu[water-channel]N (// par[canal])

pa₅ = ra-ṭu₃-u₂-um (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 45).

x wabālu[carry]V (// par[canal])

⸢pa₅⸣ = [...] ⸢it-ta⸣-[nab-ba-lu] (MSL 11, 022 D r i 2).

šiqītu[irrigation]N (// par[canal])

pa₅ = ši-qi-tu (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 8'; OIP 097, 43 o 6).

mû[water]N x (// par[canal] a[water] šu[hand])

[pa₅ a] šu = MIN<(me-e)> MIN<(...)> (OIP 097, 43 o 8).

palgu[ditch]N erēšu[sow]V (// par[canal] apin[plow])

pa₅ ^ŋešapin = MIN<(pa-lag)> e-re-[ši] (MSL 11, 022 D r i 5).

atappu[(small) canal]N herû[dig]V (// par[canal] bal[dig])

[pa₅ mu]-⸢un⸣-bal = a-tab-ba iḫ-ri (MSL SS 1, 006 o 10', o iii 8').

pa₅ mu-un-bal = a-tap-pu iḫ-ri (K 04342 o i 15').

atappu[ditch]N herû[dig]V (// par[canal] bal[dig])

[pa₅] ⸢nam-bal⸣ = a-tap-pa iḫ-ri (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 38).

palgu[ditch]N ki-x-x (// par[canal] du[build])

pa₅ mu-un-du₃ = PA₅ ki-⸢x-x⸣ (MSL 11, 022 D r i 14).

palgu[ditch]N iššiakku[city-ruler]N (// par[canal] ensik[ruler])

pa₅ ⸢ensi₂⸣ = ⸢PA₅⸣ iš-⸢ša₂-ki⸣ (MSL 11, 022 D r i 11).

arku[long]AJ (// par[canal] gid[long])

pa₅ gid₂-da = ⸢ar₂-kum^?⸣ (MSL 11, 022 D r i 6).

lā[not]MOD arku[long]AJ (// par[canal] gid[long])

pa₅ nu-⸢MIN⸣<(gid₂-da)> = ⸢la₃ MIN⸣<(ar₂-kum)> (MSL 11, 022 D r i 7).

palgu[ditch]N kirû[garden]N (// par[canal] kiri[orchard])

pa₅ ^ŋeškiri₆ = ⸢MIN⸣<(pa-lag)> ⸢ki-re⸣-[e] (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 11'; MSL 11, 022 D r i 3).

atappu[(small) canal]N (// par[canal] la[hang])

pa₅ ⸢lal⸣ = a-tab-ba (MSL SS 1, 006 o iii 4').

atappu[(small) canal]N (// par[canal] lal[small])

[pa₅] lal = a-tab-ba (MSL SS 1, 006 o 6').

atappu[(small) canal]N (// par[canal] la₂)

pa₅ la₂ = a-tap-pu (K 04342 o i 11').

kurû[short]AJ (// par[canal] lugud[short])

pa₅ lugud₂-⸢da⸣ = ku-ru-⸢u₂⸣ (MSL 11, 022 D r i 8).

palgu[ditch]N min-ha-li (// par[canal] niŋgilima[rope])

pa₅ niŋ₂-gilim-ma = MIN<(pa-lag)> min-⸢ḫa⸣-[li] (MSL 11, 022 D r i 4).

muttāru[(a canal)]N (// par[canal] sag[beat])

⸢pa₅⸣ sig₃-⸢ga⸣ = ⸢mut⸣-ta-a-⸢ru⸣ (MSL 11, 022 D r i 10).

palgu[ditch]N šasukku[accountant]N (// par[canal] saŋ.DUN₃[recorder])

pa₅ ša₃-⸢DUN₃⸣ = PA₅ ša₂-⸢as⸣-[suk-ki] (MSL 11, 022 D r i 12).

atappu[(small) canal]N (// par[canal] sig[weak])

[pa₅] ⸢sig⸣ = a-tab-ba (MSL SS 1, 006 o 7', o iii 5').

pa₅ sig = a-tap-pu (K 04342 o i 12').

palgu[ditch]N (// par[canal] sig[weak])

pa₅ ⸢sig⸣ = MIN<(pal-gu)> (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 2').

palgu[ditch]N x (// par[canal] sig[weak])

pa₅ ⸢sig⸣ = MIN<(pa-lag)> [...] (MSL 11, 022 D o ii' 17').

palgu[ditch]N (// par[canal] x)

⸢pa₅⸣ [...] = [pal-gu] (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 1').

palgu[ditch]N šabrû[(a temple official)]N (// par[canal] šabra[administrator])

[pa₅] šabra = PA₅ šab-[re]-e (OIP 097, 43 o 1).

pa₅ šabra = PA₅ ⸢šab-re⸣-[e] (MSL 11, 022 D r i 13).

miṭirtu[watercourse]N (// par[canal] šitan[water-channel])

pa₅ šita₃ = me-ṭir-tum (K 04342 o i 14').

pa₅ šita₃ = mi-ṭi₂-ir-tu (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 6').

[pa₅] ⸢šita₃⸣ = mi-ṭir-tum (MSL SS 1, 006 o 9', o iii 7').

pa₅ šita₃ = mi-iṭ-ru (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 5').

palgu[ditch]N (// par[canal] šitan[water-channel])

pa₅ šita₃ = MIN<(pal-gu)> (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 3').

rāṭu[water-channel]N (// par[canal] šitan[water-channel])

pa₅ šita₃ = ra-a-ṭu (K 04342 o i 13'; CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 4'; MSL SS 1, 006 o 8', o iii 6').

References for all phrases

par[canal]

pa₅ (TMN p. 344, Ist Ni 04958 r ii' 7'; MSL 14, 021 Ds r 4; MSL 14, 028 Kl r ii' 6; OB Nippur Ea 83; MSL 14, 020 Cx r ii' 2'; MSL 14, 020 Ck r ii' 9'; PBS 05, 121 o 4'; MSL 14, 021 Dr r ii' 6'; OB Nippur Ura 5 379, 382, 383; MSL 14, 021 Dg o i 13; MSL 14, 020 Cv r ii' 1; MSL 14, 020 Cn r ii 8'; MSL 14, 020 Ci + 21 Dp r ii' 15; MSL 11, A 07895 ix 13; HS 1731 o 7'; PBS 05, 111 & 127 r iv 8; Anonymous 447997 r i 3; MSL 13, 094 G1 r ii' 3; TMN p. 356 Ist Ni 10213 o 1'; CULC 454 o 10; MSL 14, 018 Bb o ii 37; ED Word List C 77).

pa₅ = pa-al-gu-um (OB Nippur Aa 83:1).

pa₅ = pa-at-tum (OB Nippur Aa 83:2).

pa₅ = pa-la (Syria 12, 234, 08 + Syria 13, 236, 11 iii 17').

⸢pa₅⸣ = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-1907 o 7'; MSL 11, 022 D o ii' 15', o ii' 22', r i 1).

pa₅ = a-ru-tum (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 44).

pa₅ = MIN<(A-MEŠ)> it-ta-na-[ba-lu] (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 10').

pa₅ = nam-⸢gar^!(ZA-)rum (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 7').

[pa₅ = nam-⸢ga⸣-[rum] (OIP 097, 43 o 5).

pa₅ = ⸢pal⸣-[gu] (MSL 14, 173 E r i' 25'; CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 61; K 04342 o i 10'; MSL SS 1, 006 o 5', o iii 3'; YOS 01, 53 r i 69; CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 o ii 10'; Ea 01 269; MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 34; MSL 14, 87 A o iv 11; MSL 05, 046 r i 40).

pa₆ = MIN<(pal-[gu])> (MSL 14, 173 E r i' 26'; CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 62; YOS 01, 53 r i 70; Ea 01 270).

pa₅ = pa-al-^gugum (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 42).

[pa₅ = MIN<(pa-lag)> MIN<(me-e)> i-[ta-na-ba-lu] (OIP 097, 43 o 4).

pa₅ = pa-lag A-MEŠ^! [ub-lu] (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 9').

[pa₅ = pa-lag ⸢me⸣-[e ...] (OIP 097, 43 o 3, o 7).

pad₆ = [pat]-tu (CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 o ii 11').

pa₅ = pa-at-tum (MSL 14, 87 A o iv 12).

pa₅ = pa-ta-tum (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 43).

pa₅ = ra-ṭu₃-u₂-um (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 45).

⸢pa₅⸣ = [...] ⸢it-ta⸣-[nab-ba-lu] (MSL 11, 022 D r i 2).

pa₅ = ši-qi-tu (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 8'; OIP 097, 43 o 6).

par[canal] IŠ-PA-li-sikil

pa₅ IŠ-PA-li-sikil^? (MSL 11, A 07895 ix 14).

par[canal] Nanna[1]

⸢pa₅⸣ ^dnanna (MSL 11, A 07895 ix 15).

par[canal] Ninmug[1]

[pa₅] ^dnin-mug = [...] (OIP 097, 43 o 2).

par[canal] a[water] šu[hand]

[pa₅ a] šu = MIN<(me-e)> MIN<(...)> (OIP 097, 43 o 8).

par[canal] agar[lead]

pa₅ a-bar₂ (OB Nippur Ura 5 384).

par[canal] ala[device]

pa₅ a-la₂ (OB Nippur Ura 5 386).

par[canal] apin[plow]

pa₅ ⸢^ŋešapin⸣ = [...] (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 13'; OIP 097, 43 o 13).

pa₅ ^ŋešapin = MIN<(pa-lag)> e-re-[ši] (MSL 11, 022 D r i 5).

par[canal] bal[dig]

pa₅ ⸢mu⸣-[un-bal] = [...] (Iraq 06, 36 o ii' 2').

[pa₅ mu]-⸢un⸣-bal = a-tab-ba iḫ-ri (MSL SS 1, 006 o 10', o iii 8').

pa₅ mu-un-bal = a-tap-pu iḫ-ri (K 04342 o i 15').

[pa₅] ⸢nam-bal⸣ = a-tap-pa iḫ-ri (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 38).

par[canal] bala[turn]

pa₅ bala (Nippur Nigga 398).

par[canal] du[build]

pa₅ mu-un-du₃ = PA₅ ki-⸢x-x⸣ (MSL 11, 022 D r i 14).

par[canal] ensik[ruler]

pa₅ ⸢ensi₂⸣ = ⸢PA₅⸣ iš-⸢ša₂-ki⸣ (MSL 11, 022 D r i 11).

par[canal] e₂-nu-eš₃{ki}

[pa₅] ⸢e₂⸣-nu-eš₃^ki (MSL 11, A 07895 ix 17).

par[canal] gid[long]

pa₅ gid₂-da = ⸢ar₂-kum^?⸣ (MSL 11, 022 D r i 6).

pa₅ nu-⸢MIN⸣<(gid₂-da)> = ⸢la₃ MIN⸣<(ar₂-kum)> (MSL 11, 022 D r i 7).

par[canal] illu[water]

pa₅ illu(A.KAL) (OB Nippur Ura 5 385).

par[canal] kiri[orchard]

[pa₅ ^ŋeš]kiri₆ = [...] (OIP 097, 43 o 10).

pa₅ ^ŋeškiri₆ = ⸢MIN⸣<(pa-lag)> ⸢ki-re⸣-[e] (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 11'; MSL 11, 022 D r i 3).

par[canal] la[hang]

pa₅ ⸢lal⸣ = a-tab-ba (MSL SS 1, 006 o iii 4').

par[canal] lal[small]

⸢pa₅ lal⸣ = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-1907 o 8').

pa₅ ⸢la₂⸣ = [...] (MSL 11, 022 D o ii' 16').

[pa₅] lal = a-tab-ba (MSL SS 1, 006 o 6').

par[canal] la₂

pa₅ la₂ = a-tap-pu (K 04342 o i 11').

par[canal] lugud[short]

pa₅ lugud₂-⸢da⸣ = ku-ru-⸢u₂⸣ (MSL 11, 022 D r i 8).

par[canal] mada[land]

pa₅ ma-da (OB Nippur Ura 5 380).

par[canal] niŋgilim[rodent]

[pa₅ niŋ₂]-⸢gilim⸣-ma = [...] (OIP 097, 43 o 12).

pa₅ niŋ₂-gilim-ma^! = [...] ⸢ḫa⸣-[x] (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 12').

par[canal] niŋgilima[rope]

pa₅ niŋ₂-gilim-ma = MIN<(pa-lag)> min-⸢ḫa⸣-[li] (MSL 11, 022 D r i 4).

par[canal] niŋin[encircle]

pa₅ ⸢niŋin₂⸣ (OB Nippur Lu 723).

par[canal] nukirik[gardener]

pa₅ nu-^ŋeškiri₆ (OB Nippur Ura 5 381).

par[canal] sag[beat]

⸢pa₅⸣ sig₃-ga = ŠU-⸢u₂⸣ (MSL 11, 022 D r i 9).

⸢pa₅⸣ sig₃-⸢ga⸣ = ⸢mut⸣-ta-a-⸢ru⸣ (MSL 11, 022 D r i 10).

par[canal] saŋ.DUN₃[recorder]

pa₅ ša₃-⸢DUN₃⸣ = PA₅ ša₂-⸢as⸣-[suk-ki] (MSL 11, 022 D r i 12).

par[canal] sig[weak]

[pa₅] ⸢sig⸣ = a-tab-ba (MSL SS 1, 006 o 7', o iii 5').

pa₅ sig = a-tap-pu (K 04342 o i 12').

pa₅ ⸢sig⸣ = MIN<(pal-gu)> (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 2').

pa₅ ⸢sig⸣ = MIN<(pa-lag)> [...] (MSL 11, 022 D o ii' 17').

par[canal] ursaŋ[hero]

[pa₅] ur-saŋ (MSL 11, A 07895 ix 16).

par[canal] x

⸢pa₅⸣ [...] = [...] (Iraq 06, 36 o ii' 1'; MSL 11, 022 D o ii' 23').

⸢pa₅⸣ [...] = [pal-gu] (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 1').

par[canal] x-an-ba-al

[pa₅ x]-an-ba-al (MSL 11, A 07895 ix 19).

par[canal] x-gi-na

[pa₅ x]-⸢gi⸣-na = [...] (OIP 097, 43 o 9).

par[canal] x-x-bi

[pa₅ (x)]-⸢x⸣-bi = [...] (OIP 097, 43 o 11).

par[canal] Šulgir[1]

[pa₅] ^dšul-gi (MSL 11, A 07895 ix 18).

par[canal] šabra[administrator]

[pa₅] šabra = PA₅ šab-[re]-e (OIP 097, 43 o 1).

pa₅ šabra = PA₅ ⸢šab-re⸣-[e] (MSL 11, 022 D r i 13).

par[canal] šitan[water-channel]

pa₅ ⸢šita₃⸣ = [...] (MSL 11, 022 D o ii' 18', o ii' 19', o ii' 20', o ii' 21').

pa₅ šita₃ = me-ṭir-tum (K 04342 o i 14').

pa₅ šita₃ = mi-ṭi₂-ir-tu (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 6').

[pa₅] ⸢šita₃⸣ = mi-ṭir-tum (MSL SS 1, 006 o 9', o iii 7').

pa₅ šita₃ = mi-iṭ-ru (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 5').

pa₅ šita₃ = MIN<(pal-gu)> (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 3').

pa₅ šita₃ = ra-a-ṭu (K 04342 o i 13'; CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 4'; MSL SS 1, 006 o 8', o iii 6').

ašag[field] par[canal]

a-šag₄ pa₅-a (OB Nippur Kagal 448; HS 1698 r ii' 7').

ašag[field] par[canal] e[house] x

[a-šag₄] ⸢pa₅ e₂⸣ [...] (KUB 37, 145 + (?) KUB 37, 146 r i' frg.2 9').

ašag[field] par[canal] e[house] x-x

⸢a-šag₄⸣ pa₅ e₂ ⸢x⸣-[x^?] (KUB 37, 145 + (?) KUB 37, 146 r i' frg.2 8').

ašag[field] par[canal] usan[whip]

a-šag₄ pa₅ usan₃ (OB Nippur Ura 5 86).

ašag[field] par[canal] {d}nidaba

a-šag₄ pa₅ ^dnidaba (OB Nippur Ura 5 15).

lu[person] par[canal] bal[dig]

lu₂ pa₅ ba-al = [ḫe-ri pa-al-gi-im] (MSL 12, 157 A 219).

suhub[boots] par[canal]

^kušsuḫub pa₅ (A 07896 i 24').

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