sipad [SHEPHERD] N (4467x) 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. sipad; ^lu₂sipad; sa-pa; si-pa; su₈-ba "shepherd; herder"

[1]	𒉺𒇻	sipad
[2]	𒇽𒉺𒇻	^lu₂ sipad
[3]	𒊓𒉺	sa-pa
[4]	𒋛𒉺	si-pa
[5]	𒁻𒁀	su₈-ba
+	--da=d.a (83x/2%); --dam=d.a (3x/0%); --de₃=d.e (122x/3%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	1	52	745		309	37	2678	553	73	6
[2]								11
[3]								1
[4]										1
[5]

61 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (52x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (745x/17%)

Old Akkadian (309x/7%)

Lagash II (37x/1%)

Ur III (2678x/60%)

Old Babylonian (565x/13%)

Middle Babylonian (10x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (37x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (5x/0%)

Persian (2x/0%)

Hellenistic (19x/0%)

unknown (7x/0%)

Senses:

1. shepherd (4464x/100%)

2. herder (3x/0%)

Akk. rēʾû.

Bibliography

[2003] S. Garfinkle, ZA 93 164 n11.

[2003-2004] W. Sallaberger, JEOL 38 57.

[1999] G. Rubio, JCS 51 4.

[1995] R. Englund, OrNS 64 383 n13.

[1992] M. Sigrist, Drehem 35-42.

[1982] T. Maeda, ASJ 4 79.

sipa

= rēʾû (Ea 01 318; Moussaieff OB Aa r iii 20).

sipad

= rēʾû (K 04263+ o iii 32').

= x (BM 036702 (+) BM 37058 o 5').

Lexical Associations

rēʾû[shepherd]N (// sipad[shepherd])

sipa = re-eʾ-u (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r ii 24; YOS 01, 53 r ii 32; Ea 01 318).

sipa = re-ḫu-um (Moussaieff OB Aa r iii 20).

sipad^!(UDU) = re^!(MIN-)e₂-a-⸢u₂^?⸣ (SpTU 1, 125 r i 3').

sipad = re-e₂-[a-um] (SpTU 4, 186 o 7').

sipad = re-ʾ-u (K 04263+ o iii 32'; CT 19, pl. 33, 1879-07-08, 030+ i' 6').

rēʾû[shepherd]N unīqu[female kid]N (// sipad[shepherd] ašgar[kid])

sipad ^mi₂aš₂-gar₃ = re-eʾ-u₂ u₂-ni-qi₂ (KBo 26, 036 i 3').

rēʾû[shepherd]N kukkallu[fat-tailed sheep]N (// sipad[shepherd] gukkal[sheep])

sipad ⸢gukkal⸣ = re-eʾ-u₂ ku-gal-⸢li⸣ (KBo 26, 036 i 2').

rēʾû[shepherd]N uppultu[late crop]N (// sipad[shepherd] sila[lamb] sig[weak])

⸢sipad⸣ sila₄ sig = re-eʾ-⸢u₂⸣ <up>-pu-ul-ti (KBo 26, 036 i 5').

rēʾû[shepherd]N hurāpu[spring lamb]N (// sipad[shepherd] silanim[lamb])

sipad sila₄-nim = re-⸢eʾ⸣-u₂ ḫu-ra-pi₂ (KBo 26, 036 i 4').

rēʾû[shepherd]N x-x (// sipad[shepherd] x)

[sipad ...] = [re]-⸢eʾ⸣-u₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] (KBo 26, 036 i 1').

kapru[village]N rēʾû[shepherd]N (// eduru[village] sipad[shepherd])

e₂-⸢duru₅⸣ sipad-e-ne^ki = ka-par ⸢re⸣-[eʾ-i] (MSL 11, pl. 1-2 r i' 18').

akalu[bread]N rēʾû[shepherd]N (// ninda[bread] sipad[shepherd])

ninda sipad-e-ne = MIN<(a-kal)> re-ʾi-i MIN<(mi-ri-is)> ḫur-sag-kalam-ma (SpTU 3, 116 r i 38').

mersu[(a cake)]N rēʾû[shepherd]N (// nindaʾidea[bread] sipad[shepherd])

⸢ninda⸣-i₃-de₂-⸢a⸣ [sipad-e]-ne = me-re-es ⸢re⸣-eʾ-i MIN<(mer-es)> ḫur-sag-kalam-ma (K 00260+ o 46').

References for all phrases

sipad[shepherd]

sipad (CUNES 51-07-097 o 1, r 1; CUNES 52-10-146 b i 21'; OB Nippur Lu 463).

sipad = [...] (BM 036702 (+) BM 37058 o 5').

sipa = re-eʾ-u (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r ii 24; YOS 01, 53 r ii 32; Ea 01 318).

sipa = re-ḫu-um (Moussaieff OB Aa r iii 20).

sipad^!(UDU) = re^!(MIN-)e₂-a-⸢u₂^?⸣ (SpTU 1, 125 r i 3').

sipad = re-e₂-[a-um] (SpTU 4, 186 o 7').

sipad = re-ʾ-u (K 04263+ o iii 32'; CT 19, pl. 33, 1879-07-08, 030+ i' 6').

sipad[shepherd] anše[equid]

sipad anše (OB Nippur Lu 472).

sipad anše(LAK239) (SF 047 37_(36)).

sipad[shepherd] ašgar[kid]

sipad ^mi₂aš₂-gar₃ = re-eʾ-u₂ u₂-ni-qi₂ (KBo 26, 036 i 3').

sipad[shepherd] gal[big]

sipad gu-la (OB Nippur Lu 465a).

sipad[shepherd] gud[ox]

sipad gud (CUNES 51-07-097 o 3, r 3; SF 047 53_(19)).

sipad[shepherd] gud[ox] ab[cow]

sipad gud ab₂ (OB Nippur Lu 467).

sipad[shepherd] gud[ox] ab[cow] hi[mix]

sipad gud ab₂ ḫi-a (OB Nippur Lu 468).

sipad[shepherd] gukkal[sheep]

sipad ⸢gukkal⸣ = re-eʾ-u₂ ku-gal-⸢li⸣ (KBo 26, 036 i 2').

sipad[shepherd] kalam[land]

[sipad] ⸢kalam⸣-ma (CUNES 52-10-146 b i 22'; OB Nippur Lu 466).

sipad[shepherd] nim[fly]

sipad nim (OB Nippur Lu 470).

sipad[shepherd] sila[lamb] sig[weak]

⸢sipad⸣ sila₄ sig = re-eʾ-⸢u₂⸣ <up>-pu-ul-ti (KBo 26, 036 i 5').

sipad[shepherd] silanim[lamb]

sipad sila₄-nim = re-⸢eʾ⸣-u₂ ḫu-ra-pi₂ (KBo 26, 036 i 4').

sipad[shepherd] udu[sheep]

sipad udu (SF 047 10_(58); OB Nippur Lu 469).

sipad[shepherd] uzud[goat]

sipad uzud (OB Nippur Lu 473).

sipad[shepherd] uzud[goat] gi[turn]

sipad uzud gi₄ (OB Nippur Lu 474).

sipad[shepherd] x

[sipad ...] = [re]-⸢eʾ⸣-u₂ ⸢x⸣-[...] (KBo 26, 036 i 1').

sipad[shepherd] šah[pig]

sipad šaḫ (OB Nippur Lu 471).

eduru[village] sipad[shepherd]

e₂-⸢duru₅⸣ sipad-e-ne^ki = ka-par ⸢re⸣-[eʾ-i] (MSL 11, pl. 1-2 r i' 18').

kuš[official] sipad[shepherd]

suš₃ sipad (ED Personal Names and Professions 38).

lu[person] sipad[shepherd]

lu₂ sipad (CUNES 50-02-111 o 2).

lu[person] sipad[shepherd] anše[equid]

lu₂ sipad anše (ED Lu E 185).

lu[person] sipad[shepherd] gud[ox]

lu₂ sipad gud (ED Lu E 186).

lu[person] sipad[shepherd] udu[sheep]

lu₂ sipad udu (ED Lu E 184).

ninda[bread] sipad[shepherd]

ninda sipad-e-ne = MIN<(a-kal)> re-ʾi-i MIN<(mi-ri-is)> ḫur-sag-kalam-ma (SpTU 3, 116 r i 38').

nindaʾidea[bread] sipad[shepherd]

ninda-i₃-de₂-⸢a sipad⸣-[e-ne] = [...] [...] (MSL 11, 039 B7 o 12').

⸢ninda⸣-i₃-de₂-⸢a⸣ [sipad-e]-ne = me-re-es ⸢re⸣-eʾ-i MIN<(mer-es)> ḫur-sag-kalam-ma (K 00260+ o 46').

x Nibru[1] kur[mountain] a[water] lal[sweet] lu[person] sipad[shepherd] KA₂-x

[...] nibru^ki kur a lal₃^!(SISKUR) lu₂ sipad KA₂^?-x (CTMMA 2, 065 o 4).

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