sila [UNIT] N (109494x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. sila₃; ^dugsila₃; ^ŋešsila₃; ^dugniŋ₂-sila₃; ^urudsila₃; sila; sila₃^zabar; ^si-^lasila₃ "a unit of capacity; a vessel of one @sila capacity"

See sila banda[vessel]N, sila burzi[bowl]N, sila gida[unit]N, sila KU.du₃[container]N, sila saŋa[container]N, sila zahar[container]N, sila zahili[container]N.

[1]	𒋡	sila₃
[2]	𒂁𒋡	^dug sila₃
[3]	𒄑𒋡	^ŋeš sila₃
[4]	𒂁𒃻𒋡	^dugniŋ₂-sila₃
[5]	𒍏𒋡	^urud sila₃
[6]	𒋻	sila
[7]	𒋡𒌓𒅗𒁇	sila₃ ^zabar
[8]	𒋛𒆷𒋡	^si-^lasila₃

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	4	214	1902		2016	725	102968	1400	18	4
[2]		1					201	15
[3]							19
[4]								2
[5]							2
[6]								1
[7]									1
[8]									1

20 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (4x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (215x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (1902x/2%)

Old Akkadian (2016x/2%)

Lagash II (725x/1%)

Ur III (103190x/94%)

Old Babylonian (1418x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (7x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (6x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (4x/0%)

Persian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (2x/0%)

unknown (4x/0%)

Senses:

1. a unit of capacity (109216x/100%)

2. a vessel of one @sila capacity (278x/0%)

Akk. mīšertu; qû.

Bibliography

[2002] J. Høyrup, Lengths Widths Surfaces 46.

[2001] G. Visicato and A. Westenholz, Fara Tablets 90.

[1998] M. Krebernik, Die Texte aus Fara 305.

[1994] F. Pomponio and G. Visicato, ED Šuruppak 32 n4.

[1991] I.J. Gelb, P. Steinkeller and R.M. Whiting, Kudurrus 28-30.

[1987-90] M.A. Powell, RlA 7 495; 497.

sila₃

(OB Nippur Ea 84; OB Nippur Aa 84:1, 84:3, 84:4; Ea 01 267, 268; CULC 454 o 12).

Lexical Associations

qû[unit]N 50 šiqlu[unit]N (// 5/6 sila[unit])

5/6 sila₃ = qa-a 50 ši-qi₂-il (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 29).

middatu[measure]N (// sila[unit])

sila₃ = mi-in-da-tum (MSL 14, 87 A o iv 16).

mīšertu[standard qû-measure]N (// sila[unit])

sila₃ = mi-šir₃-tu (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 60; YOS 01, 53 r i 68; Ea 01 268).

sila₃ = ⸢mi⸣-še-er-[tum^?] (MSL 14, 173 E r i' 24'; MSL 14, 87 A o iv 15).

qû[(a capacity measure)]N (// sila[unit])

sila₃ = MIN<(qu-u₂)> (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 59; YOS 01, 53 r i 67; CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 o ii 18'; Ea 01 267; MSL 14, 87 A o iv 13; MSL 03, 094 ST o i 40').

qû[unit]N (// sila[unit])

⸢sila₃⸣^zabar = qa-a⸢^zabar⸣ par₂-ku-ia-aš ḫa-zi-la-aš (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 52).

šalāš[three]NU qû[unit]N (// eš[three] sila[unit])

[eš₅ sila₃] = [ša-la]-⸢al⸣-ti ⸢qa⸣-[a] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 26).

erbe[four]NU qû[unit]N (// limmu[four] sila[unit])

[limmu₅ sila₃] = ⸢er⸣-be-⸢et⸣ qa-a (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 27).

pannigu[(a pastry or bread)]N (// ninda[bread] sila[unit])

ninda ^si-^lasila₃ = pan-ni-gu a-kal 3-TA.AM₃ (SpTU 3, 116 r i 29').

tumbunātu[(a fatty pastry)]N (// ninda[bread] šanabi[two-thirds] sila[unit] iʾudu[fat] dug[good])

ninda šanabi sila₃ i₃-udu dug₃-dug₃ (SpTU 3, 116 r i 33').

hamiš[five]NU qû[unit]N (// ya[five] sila[unit])

⸢ia₂ sila₃^?⸣ = ḫa-mi-⸢il-ti qa-a⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 28).

ša[of]DET x (// zahum[basin] 1 sila[unit])

⸢^dugza-ḫum⸣ 1 sila₃ = ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] (AOAT 275, 299, BM 037571 r 6).

ša[of]DET x (// zahum[basin] 2 sila[unit])

[^dug]⸢za⸣-ḫum 2 sila₃ = ša₂ [...] (AOAT 275, 299, BM 037571 r 7).

qû[unit]N x-x-x-x (// ŋeš[tree] 1/3 sila[unit])

[ŋeš] ⸢1/3^?⸣ sila₃ = ⸢qu-u₂^? x-x-x-x^?⸣ [...] (BM 034129 o ii' 12').

qû[unit]N šinipu[two-thirds]N (// ŋeš[tree] 2/3 sila[unit])

[ŋeš] ⸢2/3^?⸣ sila₃ = ⸢MIN⸣<(qu-u₂^?)> ši-⸢ni⸣-[pat] [...] (BM 034129 o ii' 13').

References for all phrases

5/6 sila[unit]

5/6 sila₃ = qa-a 50 ši-qi₂-il (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 29).

AN sila[unit] naŋa[potash]

AN sila₃ NAGA (ED Metals 116).

IŠ sila[unit] gal[big]

IŠ sila₃ gal (ED Word List F 41).

sila[unit]

sila₃ (MSL 14, 028 Kl r ii' 7; OB Nippur Ea 84; MSL 14, 020 Cx r ii' 3'; MSL 14, 020 Ck r ii' 10'; PBS 05, 121 o 5'; MSL 14, 021 Dy r ii' 3'; MSL 14, 021 Dr r ii' 7'; MSL 14, 021 Dg o i 14; MSL 14, 020 Cv r ii' 2; MSL 14, 021 Dz r 1'; MSL 14, 020 Ci + 21 Dp r ii' 16; PBS 05, 111 & 127 r iv 9; MSL 13, 094 G1 r ii' 4; MSL 14, 020 Cq r ii' 4'; MSL 14, 021 Ea o? 1'; TMN p. 356 Ist Ni 10213 o 2'; CULC 454 o 12; MSL 14, 018 Bb o ii 38).

sila₃ = mi-in-da-tum (OB Nippur Aa 84:4).

sila₃ = mi-še-er-tum (OB Nippur Aa 84:3).

sila₃ = qu₂-u₂-um (OB Nippur Aa 84:1).

sila₃ = mi-in-da-tum (MSL 14, 87 A o iv 16).

sila₃ = mi-šir₃-tu (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 60; YOS 01, 53 r i 68; Ea 01 268).

sila₃ = ⸢mi⸣-še-er-[tum^?] (MSL 14, 173 E r i' 24'; MSL 14, 87 A o iv 15).

sila₃ = MIN<(qu-u₂)> (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 59; YOS 01, 53 r i 67; CT 11, pl. 27, BM 093033 o ii 18'; Ea 01 267; MSL 14, 87 A o iv 13; MSL 03, 094 ST o i 40').

⸢sila₃⸣^zabar = qa-a⸢^zabar⸣ par₂-ku-ia-aš ḫa-zi-la-aš (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 52).

sila[unit] GAR

^dugniŋ₂-sila₃ GAR (CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 r ii 24; CUSAS 12, 3.2.11 o 3).

sila[unit] GAR[former]

^dugsila₃ GAR (OB Nippur Ura 2 315).

sila[unit] abala[water drawer]

^dugsila₃ a-bala^!(BUR₂) (CM 22, pl. 35-36 r iii 5).

sila[unit] dar[split]

^dugsila₃ dar^!-dar^! (CM 22, pl. 35-36 r iii 8).

sila[unit] gal[big]

^dugsila₃ gal (CM 22, pl. 35-36 r iii 7; CUSAS 12, 3.2.11 o 5).

^dugsila₃^! gal-la (CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 r ii 25).

sila[unit] gaz[kill]

^dugsila₃ gaz (OB Nippur Ura 2 316).

sila[unit] gazi[condiment]

sila₃ gazi (SLT 015 d iii 4).

sila[unit] naŋa[potash]

sila₃ NAGA (ED Metals 115).

sila[unit] sal[thin]

^dugsila₃ sal-la (CM 22, pl. 35-36 r iii 4).

ban[unit] sila[unit] imin[seven]

^ŋešba-an sila₃ imin (OB Nippur Kagal 548).

ban[unit] u[ten] sila[unit]

^ŋešba-an u sila₃ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b ii 38).

ban[unit] ya[five] sila[unit]

^ŋešba-an ia₂ sila₃ (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r ii 30; OB Nippur Ura 1 518; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o v 8; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b ii 39).

dug[pot] ya[five] sila[unit]

dug ia₂ ⸢sila₃⸣ (CM 22, pl. 35-36 r ii 47).

eš[three] sila[unit]

[eš₅ sila₃] = [ša-la]-⸢al⸣-ti ⸢qa⸣-[a] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 26).

kaš[beer] kurun[beer] imin[seven] sila[unit]

kaš kurun₂ imin sila₃-ta-am₃ (MSL 11, 95 I1 o i 9).

limmu[four] sila[unit]

[limmu₅ sila₃] = ⸢er⸣-be-⸢et⸣ qa-a (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 27).

ninda[bread] sila[unit]

ninda ^si-^lasila₃ = pan-ni-gu a-kal 3-TA.AM₃ (SpTU 3, 116 r i 29').

ninda[bread] šanabi[two-thirds] sila[unit] iʾudu[fat] dug[good]

ninda šanabi sila₃ i₃-udu dug₃-dug₃ (SpTU 3, 116 r i 33').

ninda[bread] šanabi[two-thirds] sila[unit] lib[fat] hi[mix]

ninda šanabi sila₃ libₓ(NI.LU) ḫi-ḫi = [...] [...] (MSL 11, 039 B7 o 7').

niŋ[thing] 1/2(diš) sila[unit]

^ŋešniŋ₂ 1/2(diš) sila₃ (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r ii 32).

niŋ[thing] 1/3 sila[unit]

^ŋešniŋ₂ [1/3 sila₃] (MSL SS 1 96 c ii 13).

niŋ[thing] 2/3 sila[unit]

^ŋešniŋ₂ 2/3 [sila₃] (MSL SS 1 96 c ii 12).

niŋ[thing] diš[one] sila[unit]

^ŋešniŋ₂ diš sila₃ (UET 6, 0677 + 0678 + UET 7, 087 + 091 r iv 05'; Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r ii 31; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o v 9; MSL SS 1 96 c ii 11).

niŋ[thing] eš[three] sila[unit]

^ŋešniŋ₂ eš₅ sila₃ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b ii 42; MSL SS 1 96 c ii 9).

niŋ[thing] min[two] sila[unit]

^ŋešniŋ₂ min sila₃ (OB Nippur Ura 1 519; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o v 10; MSL SS 1 96 c ii 10).

niŋ[thing] sa[half] sila[unit]

^ŋešniŋ₂ sa₉ sila₃ (UET 6, 0677 + 0678 + UET 7, 087 + 091 r iv 06'; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o v 12).

niŋ[thing] ya[five] sila[unit]

^ŋešniŋ₂ ia₂ sila₃ (UET 6, 0677 + 0678 + UET 7, 087 + 091 r iv 04'; MSL SS 1 96 c ii 8).

niŋ[thing] šanabi[two-thirds] sila[unit]

^ŋešniŋ₂ šanabi sila₃ (UET 6, 0677 + 0678 + UET 7, 087 + 091 r iv 07'; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o v 13).

niŋ[thing] šušana[one-third] sila[unit]

^ŋešniŋ₂ šušana sila₃ (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r ii 33; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o v 11).

ya[five] sila[unit]

⸢ia₂ sila₃^?⸣ = ḫa-mi-⸢il-ti qa-a⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a o iv 28).

zahum[basin] 1 sila[unit]

⸢^dugza-ḫum⸣ 1 sila₃ = ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] (AOAT 275, 299, BM 037571 r 6).

zahum[basin] 2 sila[unit]

[^dug]⸢za⸣-ḫum 2 sila₃ = ša₂ [...] (AOAT 275, 299, BM 037571 r 7).

ŋeš[tree] 1/2 sila[unit]

⸢ŋeš 1/2^? sila₃⸣ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b ii 44).

ŋeš[tree] 1/2(diš) sila[unit]

ŋeš 1/2(diš) sila₃ (OB Nippur Ura 1 521).

ŋeš[tree] 1/3 sila[unit]

[ŋeš] ⸢1/3^?⸣ sila₃ = ⸢qu-u₂^? x-x-x-x^?⸣ [...] (BM 034129 o ii' 12').

ŋeš[tree] 2/3 sila[unit]

[ŋeš] ⸢2/3^?⸣ sila₃ = ⸢MIN⸣<(qu-u₂^?)> ši-⸢ni⸣-[pat] [...] (BM 034129 o ii' 13').

ŋeš[tree] diš[one] sila[unit]

ŋeš diš sila₃ (OB Nippur Ura 1 520; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b ii 43).

ŋeš[tree] šanabi[two-thirds] sila[unit]

ŋeš šanabi sila₃ (OB Nippur Ura 1 523).

ŋeš[tree] šušana[one-third] sila[unit]

ŋeš šušana sila₃ (OB Nippur Ura 1 522; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 b ii 45).

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