rib [SURPASSING] V/i (112x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Lagash II, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. rib; ri-ba; ri-bi; ^u₂rib "(to be) surpassing, outstanding; (to be) strong, massive"

[1]	𒆗	rib
[2]	𒊑𒁀	ri-ba
[3]	𒊑𒁉	ri-bi
[4]	𒌑𒆗	^u₂ rib
+	--ba=b.a (59x/53%); --ba=ba (2x/2%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		5	1			1		75	18	1
[2]						4		4
[3]								2
[4]									1

22 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (5x/4%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/1%)

Lagash II (5x/4%)

Old Babylonian (81x/72%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (14x/13%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/1%)

Hellenistic (3x/3%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Verbal prefixes: V ; mu.n.da ; nu.inga.mu ; ša.ra .

Senses:

1. (to be) surpassing, outstanding (112x/100%)

2. (to be) strong, massive

Akk. ešqu; šūtuqu.

Bibliography

[2004] P. Attinger and M. Krebernik, St Schretter 68 n143.

rib

(OB Nippur Ea 340; Ea 04 305).

Lexical Associations

šūtuqu[surpassing]AJ (// rib[surpassing])

rib = šu-tu-qu (AJSL 33, 170-171 r ii 53; Ea 04 305).

išbabtu[(a grass or weed)]N (// kul[plant] rib[surpassing])

^u₂kul-la rib-ba = KI.MIN<(iš-bab-tu₂)> (CT 14, pl. 38, Sm 0008+ o i 6').

^u₂kul-la rib-ba = MIN<(iš-bab-tum)> (Ura 17 Seg.1, 41).

watrû[exaggerator]N (// lu[person] rib[surpassing])

lu₂ ⸢rib-ba⸣ = ⸢wa⸣-[at-ru-u₂] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.11, 3).

šūtuqu[surpassing one]N (// lu[person] rib[surpassing])

⸢lu₂ rib-ba⸣ = [šu-tu-qu] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.11, 2).

References for all phrases

rib[surpassing]

lib₂ (MSL 14, 025 He r i 5).

rib (OB Nippur Ea 340; N 4023 o 6; N 4027 o i 4'; MSL 14, 025 Hg o 5'; MSL 14, 018 Bb r ii 40).

rib = ⸢eš⸣-qum (MSL 14, 122-127 09 1013).

rib = ⸢šu⸣-tu-qum (MSL 14, 122-127 09 1012).

rub (MSL 14, 025 Hd r ii' 8').

[^u₂]⸢rib⸣-[ba] = [...] (CBS 11889 o i frg.1 6').

rib = šu-tu-qu (AJSL 33, 170-171 r ii 53; Ea 04 305).

kul[plant] rib[surpassing]

^u₂kul-la rib-ba = KI.MIN<(iš-bab-tu₂)> (CT 14, pl. 38, Sm 0008+ o i 6').

^u₂kul-la rib-ba = MIN<(iš-bab-tum)> (Ura 17 Seg.1, 41).

lu[person] rib[surpassing]

lu₂ ⸢rib-ba⸣ = ⸢wa⸣-[at-ru-u₂] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.11, 3).

⸢lu₂ rib-ba⸣ = [šu-tu-qu] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.11, 2).

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