siškur [PRAYER] N (2124x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. siškur₂; siškur; sis-kur; uš-uš-kur; ši-iš-ku-ra; šu-uš-kur "prayer, blessing; offering, sacrifice, rites; to pour (a libation), offer a sacrifice; to intercede"

[1]	𒀬𒀬	siškur₂
[2]	𒀬	siškur
[3]	𒋀𒆳	sis-kur
[4]	𒍑𒍑𒆳	uš-uš-kur
[5]	𒅆𒅖𒆪𒊏	ši-iš-ku-ra
[6]	𒋗𒍑𒆳	šu-uš-kur
+	--ra=r.a (108x/5%); --re=r.e (19x/1%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			3		1	11	1784	130	121
[2]						1	15	45	6	3
[3]								1
[4]									1
[5]								1
[6]									1

50 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (3x/0%)

Old Akkadian (1x/0%)

Lagash II (12x/1%)

Ur III (1799x/85%)

Old Babylonian (177x/8%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (100x/5%)

Neo-Babylonian (4x/0%)

Hellenistic (21x/1%)

unknown (3x/0%)

Senses:

1. prayer, blessing (2100x/99%)

2. offering, sacrifice, rites (20x/1%)

3. to pour (a libation), offer a sacrifice [V/t] (3x/0%)

4. to intercede [V/i] (1x/0%)

Akk. karābu; naqû; nīqu.

Bibliography

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 210.

[1994] M. Civil, Farmer's Instructions 92; 106-107.

[1993] W. Sallaberger, Kalender 41-42 wn177; 79.

[1992] M. Sigrist, Drehem 204-207.

siskur

= niqû (Ea 08 20).

siškur₂

= niqû (OB Nippur Diri 89).

(OB Nippur Ea 704).

= niqû (MSL 14, 021 Di o 4', o 5', o 6').

Lexical Associations

ikribu[prayer]N (// siškur[prayer])

siškur₂ = ik-ri-bu-um (OB Nippur Diri 91; OECT 04, 152 a ii 13'; MSL 14, 021 Di o 6').

karābu[prayer]N (// siškur[prayer])

siškur₂ = ka-ra-bu-um (OB Nippur Diri 90; MSL 14, 021 Di o 5').

naqû[pour (a libation)]V nīqu[offering]N (// siškur[prayer])

⸢siškur₂⸣ = MIN<(na-a-qu)> ni-qu-u (K 04314 o i' 13').

naqû[pour]V (// siškur[prayer])

siškur = na-qu-u₂ (TCL 06, 35 r ii 22).

nīqu[offering]N (// siškur[prayer])

siskur = [ni-qu-u] (Ea 08 20).

siškur₂ = ni-qu₃-u₂ (OB Nippur Diri 89; OECT 04, 152 a ii 10'; MSL 14, 021 Di o 4').

teslītu[appeal]N (// siškur[prayer])

siškur₂ = [te-es]-li-⸢tum⸣ (OECT 04, 152 a ii 14').

unnīnu[supplication]N (// siškur[prayer])

siškur₂ = ⸢un⸣-ne-nu-um (OECT 04, 152 a ii 11').

nīqu[offering]N naqû[pour (a libation)]V (// siškur[prayer] dug[speak])

⸢siškur₂⸣ dug₄-ga = MIN<(ni-qu-u)> na-qu-u (K 04314 o i' 15').

šikaru[beer]N nīqu[offering]N (// kaš[beer] siškur[prayer])

[kaš] ⸢siškur₂⸣-ra = ši-kar ni-qi-i (K 04314 o i' 17').

immeru[sheep]N naptanu[meal(-time)]N (// udu[sheep] siškur[prayer])

[udu] siškur = MIN<(UDU)> nap-ta-nu (Ura 13 Seg.1, 145; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 o iii 18).

immeru[sheep]N nīqu[offering]N (// udu[sheep] siškur[prayer])

[udu] siškur = MIN<(UDU)> ni-qi₂-i (Ura 13 Seg.1, 144; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 o iii 17).

nīqu[offering]N (// udu[sheep] siškur[prayer])

[udu] siškur₂-ra = ni-qi₂-i (OIP 011, 044 o i' 10').

References for all phrases

siškur[prayer]

sizkur (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 114, Tab.II, 115).

sizkur = [...] (CT 11, pl. 42, BM 093034 8').

siškur₂ (MSL 14, 023 Fk o i 4'; OB Nippur Ea 704; MSL 14, 027 Jh o 4').

⸢siškur₂⸣ = [...] (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 00005 o i 2'; CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 04352+ o i 11').

tiškurₓ(AMAR×ŠE.AMAR×ŠE) (MSL 14, 027 Jc r ii' 14').

siškur₂ = ik-ri-bu-um (OB Nippur Diri 91; OECT 04, 152 a ii 13'; MSL 14, 021 Di o 6').

siškur₂ = ka-ra-bu-um (OB Nippur Diri 90; MSL 14, 021 Di o 5').

⸢siškur₂⸣ = MIN<(na-a-qu)> ni-qu-u (K 04314 o i' 13').

siškur = na-qu-u₂ (TCL 06, 35 r ii 22).

siskur = [ni-qu-u] (Ea 08 20).

siškur₂ = ni-qu₃-u₂ (OB Nippur Diri 89; OECT 04, 152 a ii 10'; MSL 14, 021 Di o 4').

siškur₂ = [te-es]-li-⸢tum⸣ (OECT 04, 152 a ii 14').

siškur₂ = ⸢un⸣-ne-nu-um (OECT 04, 152 a ii 11').

siškur[prayer] dug[speak]

⸢siškur₂⸣ dug₄-ga = MIN<(ni-qu-u)> na-qu-u (K 04314 o i' 15').

siškur[prayer] ikribu[prayer]

sizkur ik-ri-bu (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 116).

siškur[prayer] karābu[pray]

sizkur ka-ra-bu (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 117).

siškur[prayer] x

siškur [...] (CUNES 52-08-073 r i 6, r i 7).

x siškur[prayer]

[...] siškur-ra (OB Nippur Lu 706n).

[...] siškur₂ (OB Nippur Lu 706m).

kaš[beer] siškur[prayer]

kaš sizkur-re (CBS 13672 r? i 2'; MSL 11, 111 K r ii 6'; N 5629 o i 3'; SLT 033 o ii 13').

[kaš] ⸢siškur₂⸣-ra = ši-kar ni-qi-i (K 04314 o i' 17').

lu[person] siškur[prayer]

lu₂ siškur-re = ša ni-qi₄-im (MSL 12, 157 A 420).

lu₂ siškur₂ (CUNES 52-10-146 b iii 29).

udu[sheep] siškur[prayer]

udu siškur₂-re (HS 1816 r ii 17; HS 1799 a iii 9; OB Nippur Ura 3 88).

[udu] siškur = MIN<(UDU)> nap-ta-nu (Ura 13 Seg.1, 145; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 o iii 18).

[udu] siškur = MIN<(UDU)> ni-qi₂-i (Ura 13 Seg.1, 144; Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 o iii 17).

[udu] siškur₂-ra = ni-qi₂-i (OIP 011, 044 o i' 10').

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