sa [ADVICE] N (152x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic wr. sa₂; sa; ^sasa₂; sa₂-sa₂; sa₂^sa; su-a "advice, counsel; resolution, intelligence"

See sa dug[arrive]V/i, sa mar[to give counsel]V/i, sa sig[plot]V/t.

[1]	𒁲	sa₂
[2]	𒊓	sa
[3]	𒊓𒁲	^sa sa₂
[4]	𒁲𒁲	sa₂-sa₂
[5]	𒁲𒊓	sa₂ ^sa
[6]	𒋢𒀀	su-a

	ED IIIb	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]	3	1	1	5	96	32
[2]					7	2
[3]						2
[4]					1
[5]						1
[6]					1

9 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (3x/2%)

Old Akkadian (1x/1%)

Lagash II (1x/1%)

Ur III (5x/3%)

Old Babylonian (105x/69%)

Neo-Assyrian (21x/14%)

Neo-Babylonian (12x/8%)

Persian (1x/1%)

Hellenistic (3x/2%)

Senses:

1. advice, counsel (152x/100%)

2. resolution, intelligence

Akk. milku.

Bibliography

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 209.

sa₂

= ka-ša-du-um (RA 21, 178 ii 26; Ea 04 92).

(OB Nippur Ea 260).

Lexical Associations

milku[advice]N (// sa[advice])

sa₂ = mil-⸢ku⸣ (AJSL 33, 170-171 ii 11; Ea 04 92).

^sasa₂ = mil-ku (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r ii 14).

māliku[adviser]N (// sa[advice])

^sasa₂ = ma-li-ku (CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ o i 4).

māliku[adviser]N ša[of]DET milku[advice]N (// sa[advice] mar[place])

sa₂ mar-mar = MIN<(ma-li-ku)> ša₂ mil-ki (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r ii 17).

a-bu-tum ṣabātu[seize]V (// me[Being] sa[advice] us[follow])

me sa₂^sa us₂ = ⸢MIN⸣<(a-bu-tum)> ⸢ṣa⸣-ba-ti (RA 17, 171, K 13637+ o i' 42').

uznu[ear]N (// uzu[flesh] sa[advice])

uzu ⸢sa⸣ = MIN<(uz-nu)> (PBS 12, 07 r ii 15; Ura 15 Seg.1, 45).

References for all phrases

sa[advice]

sa₂ (OB Nippur Ea 260; MSL 14, 29 Lb b i 27'; PBS 05, 114 r i' 18').

sa₂ = [...] (CT 12, pl. 27, BM 093042 r 21).

sa₂ = mil-⸢ku⸣ (AJSL 33, 170-171 ii 11; Ea 04 92).

^sasa₂ = mil-ku (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r ii 14).

^sasa₂ = ma-li-ku (CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ o i 4).

sa[advice] dug[speak]

sa₂ <(dug₄)> = ka-ša-du-um (RA 21, 178 ii 26).

sa[advice] mar[place]

sa₂ mar-mar = MIN<(ma-li-ku)> ša₂ mil-ki (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r ii 17).

sa[advice] x x

sa₂ [x x] = [...] (PBS 05, 150 [OBGT IV] iii 1').

sa[advice] x-e

[sa₂ ...]-⸢e⸣ = u₂-ul i-ka-aš-ša-dam (PBS 05, 150 [OBGT IV] iv 3').

sa[advice] x-x

[sa₂ ...]-x = [...] (PBS 05, 150 [OBGT IV] iv 1').

egir[back] saŋ[head] si[horn] sa[advice]

[(egir) saŋ] ⸢si⸣ sa₂ = re-šum i-ša-rum (MSLSSI, 17-27 r.e. vi epsilon1).

me[Being] sa[advice] us[follow]