si sa [STRAIGHTEN] V/t (166x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, Uncertain wr. si sa₂; si sa₂-sa₂; si-si sa₂; si si-sa₂; si₂ sa₂; si sa; si si; si su "to straighten, make straight; to make vertical"

(si[horn//horn]N'N + sa[equal//to equal, compare, compete, rival]V/t'V/t)

[1]	𒋛𒁲	si sa₂
[2]	𒋛𒁲𒁲	si sa₂-sa₂
[3]	𒋛𒋛𒁲	si-si sa₂
[4]	𒋛𒋛𒁲	si si-sa₂
[5]	𒍣𒁲	si₂ sa₂
[6]	𒋛𒊓	si sa
[7]	𒋛𒋛	si si
[8]	𒋛𒋢	si su

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		1	3	2	5	21	33	55	16
[2]		1	2			5	3	12	1	1
[3]								3
[4]								1
[5]								1
[6]
[7]
[8]

96 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (5x/3%)

Ebla (2x/1%)

Old Akkadian (5x/3%)

Lagash II (26x/16%)

Ur III (36x/22%)

Old Babylonian (72x/43%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (11x/7%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/1%)

Hellenistic (2x/1%)

Uncertain (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. to straighten, make straight (166x/100%)

2. to make vertical

Akk. ešēru; šutēšuru.

Bibliography

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 215.

[1994] M. Civil, Farmer's Instructions 85.

[1973] G. Gragg, Sumerian Dimensional Infixes 19-20.

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