rah [BEAT] V/t (1561x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, Uncertain, unknown wr. raḫ₂; ra-ra; ra-aḫ; ra-ra-ra; raḫ; ra₂; ru; ta; zaraḫₓ(KA×SAL) "to beat, kill; to strike; to break, crush; to flood; to thresh (grain with a flail); to impress (a seal); to be impressed (of documents); to drive (two or more animals); to be lined; to line; to impress; to cry out"

See a rah[drown]V/t, eš rah[measure]V/t, gu rah[shout]V/t, ŋeš rah[beat]V/t, haš rah[slap the thigh]V/t, haš tibir rah[slap the thigh]V/t, kišib rah[seal]V/t, mu rah[beat]V/t, saŋ ŋeš rah[kill]V/t, si gu rah[blow the horn]V/t, šu rah[beat]V/t, ti rah[shoot]V/t, zipah rah[measure]V/t, zipah rah[unmng]V/t, zu rah[bite]V/t.

[1]	𒊏	raḫ₂
[2]	𒊏𒊏	ra-ra
[3]	𒊏𒄴	ra-aḫ
[4]	𒊏𒊏𒊏	ra-ra-ra
[5]	𒈛	raḫ
[6]	𒁺	ra₂
[7]	𒊒	ru
[8]	𒋫	ta
[9]		zaraḫₓ(KA×SAL)
+	--ha=h.a (1x/0%); --he=h.e (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		6	95		64	8	608	386	20	1
[2]			1		4		94	147	26	3
[3]								56	21	1
[4]								11
[5]								4
[6]						1	1
[7]							1
[8]							1
[9]								1

260 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (6x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (96x/6%)

Old Akkadian (68x/4%)

Lagash II (9x/1%)

Ur III (705x/45%)

Old Babylonian (605x/39%)

Middle Assyrian (6x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (14x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (31x/2%)

Neo-Babylonian (7x/0%)

Hellenistic (9x/1%)

Uncertain (1x/0%)

unknown (4x/0%)

Verbal prefixes: V ; V.b ; V.b.da ; V.da ; V.da.n ; V.i ; V.i.n ; V.inga ; V.m ; V.m.a ; V.m.da.b ; V.m.mea ; V.n ; V.na.i.b ; V.na.n ; V.ne.n ; V.ta ; Vmma ; Vmma.V ; Vmma.b ; Vmma.e ; Vmma.i ; Vmma.i.b ; Vmma.i.n ; Vmma.n ; Vmma.ni.b ; Vmma.ni.n ; al ; ba ; ba.b ; ba.da.b ; ba.i ; ba.i.V ; ba.i.b ; ba.i.n ; ba.n ; ba.n.ta ; ba.ni ; ba.ni.b ; ba.ni.n ; ba.ši.i ; ga ; ga.V.m ; ga.m ; ha ; ha.V ; ha.V.b ; ha.V.m ; ha.V.m.ta.b ; ha.V.n.da.b ; ha.V.na.b ; ha.V.ni.b ; ha.Vmma.i.n ; ha.ba ; ha.ba.i ; ha.ba.i.n ; ha.ba.n.da ; ha.i.m ; ha.mu ; ha.mu.da ; ha.mu.e ; inga.V.n ; mu ; mu.a ; mu.a.n ; mu.da ; mu.da.i ; mu.e.da ; mu.e.ši.b ; mu.e.ši.n ; mu.i.b ; mu.i.n ; mu.n ; mu.n.da.b ; mu.n.ta ; mu.n.ši.b ; mu.na ; mu.na.b ; mu.na.e ; mu.na.n ; mu.ne.b ; mu.ni ; mu.ni.b ; mu.ni.n ; mu.ra.n ; mu.ši.b ; na ; na.V.b ; na.Vmma ; na.Vmma.i.b ; na.Vmma.i.n ; na.Vmma.n ; na.Vmma.ni ; naŋ.V.n ; nu ; nu.V ; nu.V.b ; nu.V.da ; nu.ba.b ; nu.ba.n.ta ; nu.mu.a.ni ; nu.mu.n ; nu.mu.na.ni ; nu.mu.ni.b ; u.V.b ; u.V.m ; u.Vmma.e ; u.Vmma.i ; u.Vmma.i.n ; u.b ; u.ba.b ; u.ba.i ; u.mu ; u.mu.a ; u.mu.n ; u.mu.ni.b ; ša.V ; ša.V.m .

Senses:

1. to beat, kill (1406x/90%)

2. to strike (2x/0%)

3. to break, crush

4. to flood

5. to thresh (grain with a flail)

6. to impress (a seal) (42x/3%)

7. to be impressed (of documents) [V/i] (110x/7%)

8. to drive (two or more animals)

9. to be lined [V/i]

10. to line

11. to impress

12. to cry out (1x/0%)

Akk. dâku; diāšu; hepû; rahāṣu; rapāsu.

Bibliography

[2006] B. Alster and T. Oshima, OrNS 75 53-54.

[2006] M. Jaques, Vocabulaire des sentiments 317 n664.

[1994] M. Civil, Farmer's Instructions 87; 95.

[1971] J. Bauer, WdO 6 152.

ra

(OB Nippur Ea 551).

Lexical Associations

diāšu[tread down]V (// rah[beat])

raḫ₂ = da-a-šu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? ii 53').

hepû[break]V (// rah[beat])

raḫ₂ = ḫe-pu-u₂ (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? ii 54').

rahāṣu[flood]V (// rah[beat])

raḫ₂ = ra-ḫa-ṣu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? ii 55').

rahāṣu[trample]V (// rah[beat])

raḫ₂ = ⸢ra⸣-ḫa-ṣum (RA 09, 77-78 o ii 34).

kuzāzu[wood-wasp]N (// x rah[beat])

[... ra^?]-⸢aḫ⸣ = ku-za-zu (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r ii 11').

x ša[of]DET nēšu[lion]N (// x rah[beat])

[...] ⸢raḫ₂^?-raḫ₂^?⸣ = MIN<(...)> ša₂ UR.MAḪ (RA 17, 171, K 13637+ r i 5').

ša[of]DET libbu[inner body]N nadû[placed]AJ (// gigur[container] šag[heart] rah[beat])

gi-gur šag₄ ra-aḫ = ša ⸢ŠA₃⸣ na-du-u₂^!(DU) (HS 1928 + HS 1929 r ii 52).

ṣārihu[wailer]N (// gu[voice] rah[beat])

gu₃ ra-aḫ = ṣa-⸢ri⸣-ḫu (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 o i 22).

etēqu[go past]V (// ig[door] rah[beat])

ig-bi ra-aḫ = e-te-qa (SpTU 4, 186 r iv 16).

mahṣu[beaten]AJ (// im[clay] rah[beat])

im raḫ₂-raḫ₂ = maḫ-ṣu (Iraq 06, 71 r i 11').

šutābulu[mixed]AJ (// im[clay] rah[beat])

⸢im⸣ raḫ₂-raḫ₂ = MIN<(šu-ta-bu-lu)> (Iraq 06, 71 r i 10').

nahāru[snort]V (// isiš[tears] rah[beat])

i₅-šu-uš raḫ₂-raḫ₂ = na-ḫa-a-rum (TCL 06, 35 r i 32).

ṣarāhu[wail]V (// isiš[tears] rah[beat])

i₅-šu-uš raḫ₂ = ṣa-ra-ḫu (TCL 06, 35 r i 31).

ša[of]DET x (// kid[mat] šag[heart] rah[beat])

⸢^gi⸣kid šag₄ ra-⸢aḫ⸣ = ⸢ša⸣ [...] (HS 1928 + HS 1929 r ii 32).

ṣaršu[(designation of ill person?)]N (// lu[person] ze[gall bladder] rah[beat])

⸢lu₂ ze₂-a al-raḫ₂⸣ = ṣa-⸢ar⸣-[šum] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.6, 2).

kuzāzu[wood-wasp]N (// maš[goat] zu[tooth] rah[beat])

⸢maš₂⸣ zu₂ ra-aḫ = ku-za-zu (AOAT 275, 277, BM 036714 r 8'; OIP 011, 044 o ii' 31'; Ura 13 Seg.1, 197; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r i 9'; MSL 08/1, 005 E r i 13').

kuzāzu[wood-wasp]N (// nim[fly] zu[tooth] rah[beat])

nim zu₂ ra-aḫ = ku-za-zu (Ura 14 323; LTBA 1, 40 r ii 20; LTBA 1, 44 r ii 17').

šerʾānu[vein]N etqu[passed]AJ (// sa[sinew] rah[beat])

sa ra = ši-ir-ḫa-a-nu et-qu₂-tum (YBC 13524 e 261).

kaṣāru[tie]V (// saŋkešed[strap] rah[beat])

saŋ-keš₂-še₃ raḫ₂-ab = ki-iṣ-ṣa-ar (PBS 05, 140 [OBGT XII] 5).

ra-TI Adad[1]DN (// ud[storm] rah[beat])

[ud^?]-de₃ raḫ₂-raḫ₂ = ra-TI ^dIŠKUR (CT 19, pl. 48-49, K 00026 o i' 15').

mēlulu[play]V ša[of]DET ta-x-x (// zingi[ankle bone] ŋiri[foot] rah[beat])

zi-in-gi ŋiri₃ raḫ₂-raḫ₂ = MIN<(me-lu-lu)> ša₂ ta-⸢x⸣-[x] (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 04352+ r ii 21).

mēlulu[play]V ša[of]DET x-x (// zingi[ankle bone] ŋiri[foot] rah[beat])

zi-in-gi ŋiri₃ raḫ₂-raḫ₂ = MIN<(me-lu-lu)> ša₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 00005 r ii' 5').

kaṣāṣu[chew]V (// zu[tooth] rah[beat])

zu₂ raḫ = ka-ṣa-a-ṣum (CUSAS 12, 1.3.1 o 13).

našāku[bite]V (// zu[tooth] rah[beat])

zaraḫₓ(KA×SAL) zaraḫₓ(KA×SAL) = na-ša-kum (Moussaieff OB Aa o i 40).

diāšu[tread down]V (// ŋiri[foot] rah[beat])

ŋiri₃ raḫ₂ = MIN.MIN<(da-a-šu)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? ii 56').

hepû[break]V (// ŋiri[foot] rah[beat])

ŋiri₃ raḫ₂ = MIN.MIN<(ḫe-pu-u₂)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? ii 57').

rahāṣu[flood]V (// ŋiri[foot] rah[beat])

ŋiri₃ raḫ₂ = MIN.MIN<(ra-ḫa-ṣu)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? ii 58').

ahu[brother]N x (// šeš[brother] gaba[chest] rah[beat])

šeš gaba raḫ₂ = ⸢a^?⸣-[ḫu ...] (Iraq 06, 12 o ii' 5').

References for all phrases

UM DI rah[beat]

UM DI raḫ₂-raḫ₂ = IS-⸢x⸣ (K 02021A+ r i 6'').

rah[beat]

⸢ba⸣-ab-raḫ₂ (IM 070209 o i 32).

ra (OB Nippur Ea 551; MSL 14, 018 Bb r vi 13).

⸢raḫ₂⸣-raḫ₂ = ⸢x⸣-[...] (RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 r ii 25).

raḫ₂ = da-a-šu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? ii 53').

raḫ₂ = ḫe-pu-u₂ (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? ii 54').

raḫ₂ = ra-ḫa-ṣu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? ii 55').

raḫ₂ = ⸢ra⸣-ḫa-ṣum (RA 09, 77-78 o ii 34).

x rah[beat]

[... ra^?]-⸢aḫ⸣ = ku-za-zu (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r ii 11').

[...] ⸢raḫ₂^?-raḫ₂^?⸣ = MIN<(...)> ša₂ UR.MAḪ (RA 17, 171, K 13637+ r i 5').

gaba[chest] rah[beat]

gaba ra-aḫ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 501; MSL 13, 40 B r v 20').

gaba raḫ₂-raḫ₂ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 500; Isin III, Tafel 41 r v 3; MSL 13, 40 B r v 19').

gigur[container] šag[heart] rah[beat]

gi-gur šag₄ ra-aḫ = ša ⸢ŠA₃⸣ na-du-u₂^!(DU) (HS 1928 + HS 1929 r ii 52).

gu[voice] rah[beat]

gu₃ ra-aḫ = ṣa-⸢ri⸣-ḫu (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 o i 22).

gug[tooth] rah[beat]

gug ⸢raḫ₂⸣-[raḫ₂] = [...] (CT 19, pl. 21, K 04393+ r i 15).

ig[door] rah[beat]

ig-bi ra-aḫ = e-te-qa (SpTU 4, 186 r iv 16).

im[clay] rah[beat]

im ra-ra = [...] (AOAT 275, 387, BM 054203 o 14').

im raḫ₂-raḫ₂ = maḫ-ṣu (Iraq 06, 71 r i 11').

⸢im⸣ raḫ₂-raḫ₂ = MIN<(šu-ta-bu-lu)> (Iraq 06, 71 r i 10').

isiš[tears] rah[beat]

i₅-šu-uš raḫ₂-raḫ₂ = na-ḫa-a-rum (TCL 06, 35 r i 32).

i₅-šu-uš raḫ₂ = ṣa-ra-ḫu (TCL 06, 35 r i 31).

kid[mat] šag[heart] rah[beat]

⸢^gi⸣kid šag₄ ra-⸢aḫ⸣ = [...] (HS 1928 + HS 1929 r ii 30, r ii 31).

⸢^gi⸣kid šag₄ ra-⸢aḫ⸣ = ⸢ša⸣ [...] (HS 1928 + HS 1929 r ii 32).

lu[person] x rah[beat] x x

lu₂ x ⸢ra-aḫ⸣ [x] x = [...] (NBC 09830 o iii 4).

lu[person] ze[gall bladder] rah[beat]

⸢lu₂ ze₂-a al-raḫ₂⸣ = ṣa-⸢ar⸣-[šum] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.6, 2).

maš[goat] zu[tooth] rah[beat]

⸢maš₂ zu₂ ra-aḫ⸣ (HS 1799 b i 17; OB Nippur Ura 3 137).

⸢maš₂⸣ zu₂ ra-aḫ = ku-za-zu (AOAT 275, 277, BM 036714 r 8'; OIP 011, 044 o ii' 31'; Ura 13 Seg.1, 197; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r i 9'; MSL 08/1, 005 E r i 13').

nim[fly] zu[tooth] rah[beat]

nim zu₂ ra-aḫ = ku-za-zu (Ura 14 323; LTBA 1, 40 r ii 20; LTBA 1, 44 r ii 17').

sa[sinew] rah[beat]

sa ra = ši-ir-ḫa-a-nu et-qu₂-tum (YBC 13524 e 261).

saŋkešed[strap] rah[beat]

saŋ-keš₂-še₃ raḫ₂-ab = ki-iṣ-ṣa-ar (PBS 05, 140 [OBGT XII] 5).

ud[storm] rah[beat]

[ud^?]-de₃ raḫ₂-raḫ₂ = ra-TI ^dIŠKUR (CT 19, pl. 48-49, K 00026 o i' 15').

x še[barley] rah[beat]

[...] še ra-aḫ (UET 6, 0677 + 0678 + UET 7, 087 + 091 r v 14').

zingi[ankle bone] ŋiri[foot] rah[beat]

zi-in-gi ŋiri₃ raḫ₂-raḫ₂ = MIN<(me-lu-lu)> ša₂ ta-⸢x⸣-[x] (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 04352+ r ii 21).

zi-in-gi ŋiri₃ raḫ₂-raḫ₂ = MIN<(me-lu-lu)> ša₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 00005 r ii' 5').

zu[tooth] rah[beat]

zu₂ raḫ = ka-ṣa-a-ṣum (CUSAS 12, 1.3.1 o 13).

zaraḫₓ(KA×SAL) zaraḫₓ(KA×SAL) = na-ša-kum (Moussaieff OB Aa o i 40).

ŋiri[foot] rah[beat]

ŋiri₃ raḫ₂ = MIN.MIN<(da-a-šu)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? ii 56').

ŋiri₃ raḫ₂ = MIN.MIN<(ḫe-pu-u₂)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? ii 57').

ŋiri₃ raḫ₂ = MIN.MIN<(ra-ḫa-ṣu)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ r? ii 58').

še[barley] rah[beat]

^ŋešše ra-aḫ (UET 6, 0677 + 0678 + UET 7, 087 + 091 r v 13').

še[barley] ŋeš[tree] rah[beat]

⸢še⸣ ŋeš ra-aḫ (MSL 11, 112 D1 r ii 1).

šeš[brother] gaba[chest] rah[beat]

šeš gaba raḫ₂ = ⸢a^?⸣-[ḫu ...] (Iraq 06, 12 o ii' 5').

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