su [RED] V/i (444x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. su₄; su; sa₅; su₃; su₁₃; su₄-su₄; sa; sa₅^mušen; si₅-a; su₂; su₉; ^sasu₄; si₅; šu₄ "(to be) red, brown"

See ziz su[emmer]N.

[1]	𒋜	su₄
[2]	𒋢	su
[3]	𒋛𒀀	sa₅
[4]	𒋤	su₃
[5]	𒁍	su₁₃
[6]	𒋜𒋜	su₄-su₄
[7]	𒊓	sa
[8]	𒋛𒀀𒄷	sa₅ ^mušen
[9]	𒅆𒂠𒀀	si₅-a
[10]	𒍪	su₂
[11]	𒋜𒀀	su₉
[12]	𒊓𒋜	^sa su₄
[13]	𒅆𒂠	si₅
[14]	𒌋	šu₄

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		2	35		9	1	124	96	14	2
[2]			2		1	2	40	5	1
[3]								2	42
[4]			1				25	2
[5]								15
[6]			2				8	5
[7]								1	1
[8]								2
[9]								1
[10]								1
[11]									1
[12]									1
[13]
[14]

28 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (40x/9%)

Old Akkadian (10x/2%)

Lagash II (3x/1%)

Ur III (197x/44%)

Old Babylonian (130x/29%)

Middle Assyrian (3x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (18x/4%)

Neo-Assyrian (29x/7%)

Neo-Babylonian (8x/2%)

Hellenistic (2x/0%)

unknown (2x/0%)

Verbal prefixes: V ; ba.na ; ga.ba ; na.V.n .

Senses:

1. (to be) red, brown (444x/100%)

Akk. pelû; sāmu.

Bibliography

[1997] N. Veldhuis, EEN 123-125.

[1972] H. Waetzoldt, UNT 50-52.

sa

= sa-a-mu (MSL 14, 143-144 22 ii 31').

su

= itkulu ša kalīti (RA 006, 132 AO 3930 r ii' 20').

su₄

(OB Nippur Ea 183; OB Nippur Aa 183:1, 183:2, 183:3, 183:4; MSL 09, 148-149 iii 1).

su₉

= sāmu (Ea 03 200).

Lexical Associations

banû[good one]N (// su[red])

^zusu₄ = MIN.MIN<(ba-nu-u₂)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o ii 33').

ekēlu[be(come) dark]V ša[of]DET kalītu[kidney]N (// su[red])

su = it-ku-lu ša₂ ka-⸢li⸣-ti (RA 006, 132 AO 3930 r ii' 20').

erimmu[mole (on skin)]N (// su[red])

su₄-a = e-ri-mu (TCL 06, 35 r i 42).

makrû[red]AJ (// su[red])

^sasa₁₁ = ma-ak-ru-u₂ (TCL 06, 35 r i 41).

pelû[(light) red]AJ (// su[red])

su₄ = pe₂-e-lum (MSL 09, 124-137 o vi 28').

sāmu[red, brown]AJ (// su[red])

su₄ = sa-mu-⸢u₂⸣ (MSL 09, 124-137 o vi 30').

sāmu[red]AJ (// su[red])

su₉ = sa-a-mu (Ea 03 200).

sēdum[red?]AJ (// su[red])

su₄ = se-e-du (MSL 09, 124-137 o vi 27').

zarriqu[iridescent]AJ (// su[red])

su₄ = za-ri-qum (MSL 09, 124-137 o vi 29').

sāmu[red]AJ (// ab[cow] su[red])

⸢ab₂⸣ sa₅ = sa-an-⸢tu⸣ (LTBA 1, 36 r 7').

adamatu[(a plant)]N (// im[clay] su[red])

im ⸢su₄⸣-a = a-da-ma-tum (BM 085983 o iv 3).

šaršerru[red paste]N (// im[clay] su[red])

im sa₅ = ša₂-ar-šar-ru (Ura 11 section 3, 82; LTBA 1, 33 r ii 12).

sāmu[red]AJ (// kiši[ant] su[red])

[kiši₈] sa₅ = <(sāmu)> (CT 19, pl. 08, Sm 0758 r iii frg.3 4'; LTBA 1, 40 r ii 56).

kiši₉ sa₅ = <(sāmu)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r iii 5; Ura 14 361).

ṣalmu[black one]N (// kiši[ant] su[red])

⸢kiši₉^? sa₅⸣ = ṣal-[mu] (BM 056956+ r 9').

sāmu[red]AJ (// kugsig[gold] su[red])

[kug-sig₁₇] sa₅ = sa^!(U₂-)a-mu (LTBA 1, 35 r ii' 7'; Ura 12 Seg.2, 7).

zarriqu[iridescent one]N (// lu[person] igi[eye] su[red])

⸢lu₂ igi su₄-su₄⸣ = ⸢za-ar-ri-qum⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 115).

makrû[red one]N (// mul[star] su[red])

mul sa₅ = ma-ak-ru-u₂ [...] (K 04344 o i 28'; K 00260+ o 4').

miqtu[collapse]N išātu[fire]N (// mul[star] su[red])

mul sa₅ = me-qit i-šat [...] (K 04344 o i 29'; K 00260+ o 5').

sāmu[red]AJ (// udu[sheep] su[red])

[udu] sa₅ = sa-a-[mu] (LTBA 1, 36 o 10').

[udu] su₄ = sa-a-mu (Ura 13 Seg.1, 98; CTMMA 2, 055 o ii 44).

sāmu[red]AJ (// ur[dog] su[red])

ur sa₅ = sa-a-mu (Ura 14 92; BM 036396 1'; LTBA 1, 40 o ii 18; LTBA 1, 44 o ii 24').

kiškanû[(a tree)]N sāmu[red]AJ (// ŋešgana[tree] su[red])

ŋeš-kin₂ su₄ = MIN<(kiš-ka-nu-u₂)> sa-a-⸢mu⸣ (Iraq 06, 37 o 9; OECT 11, 119 o 2'; MSL SS 1, 016 o i' 5').

sāmu[red]AJ (// ŋirtab[scorpion] su[red])

⸢ŋir₂⸣-tab sa₅ = <(sāmu)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r iii 15; Ura 14 372; BM 056956+ r 20'; CT 19, pl. 08, Sm 0758 r iii frg.3 12'; LTBA 1, 45 r iii 38; LTBA 1, 40 r iii 1c).

sāmu[red]AJ (// šah[pig] su[red])

⸢šaḫ⸣ sa₅ = <(sāmu)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 41; Ura 14 179; LTBA 1, 45 r i 3).

References for all phrases

su[red]

sa = sa-a-mu (MSL 14, 143-144 22 ii 31').

sa₁₁ (MSL 14, 29 Lb a iv 4).

su₄ (MSL 14, 023 Fv o 10'; MSL 14, 023 Fl r ii' 4'; MSL 14, 024 Fy o i 3; OB Nippur Ea 183; MSL 14, 023 Fx o 3; BE 20, 37 o i 8'; MSL 14, 018 Bb o v 22).

su₄ = [bi]-⸢it-ra⸣-mu (OB Nippur Aa 183:4).

su₄ = pe-e-lu-u (OB Nippur Aa 183:2).

su₄ = [pe₂]-⸢e⸣-li-a-tum (MSL 09, 148-149 iii 4).

su₄ = ⸢pe₂⸣-lu-u₂ (MSL 09, 148-149 iii 3).

su₄ = sa-a-mu (OB Nippur Aa 183:1).

su₄ = ⸢sa⸣-mu-u₂ (MSL 09, 148-149 iii 2).

su₄ = ⸢za⸣-ar-ri-qum (MSL 09, 148-149 iii 1).

su₄ = ⸢za₃⸣-ar-ri-qum (OB Nippur Aa 183:3).

^zusu₄ = MIN.MIN<(ba-nu-u₂)> (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o ii 33').

su = it-ku-lu ša₂ ka-⸢li⸣-ti (RA 006, 132 AO 3930 r ii' 20').

su₄-a = e-ri-mu (TCL 06, 35 r i 42).

^sasa₁₁ = ma-ak-ru-u₂ (TCL 06, 35 r i 41).

su₄ = pe₂-e-lum (MSL 09, 124-137 o vi 28').

su₄ = sa-mu-⸢u₂⸣ (MSL 09, 124-137 o vi 30').

su₉ = sa-a-mu (Ea 03 200).

su₄ = se-e-du (MSL 09, 124-137 o vi 27').

su₄ = za-ri-qum (MSL 09, 124-137 o vi 29').

x su[red]

[x] su₄ (TSS 0046 o vi 2').

[...] su₄-a (SLT 029 r ii 4').

5(diš) maš[goat] su[red]

5(diš) maš su₄ (ED Word List C 9).

a[water] su[red]

a su₄-a (OB Nippur Kagal 422).

ab[cow] si[horn] su[red]

ab₂ si su₄ (ED Animals A 111).

ab[cow] su[red]

ab₂ su₁₃-[a] (FAOS 02/1, 215 b iii 27').

ab₂ su₄ (ED Animals A 11).

⸢ab₂⸣ sa₅ = sa-an-⸢tu⸣ (LTBA 1, 36 r 7').

am[bull] su[red]

am su₄ (ED Animals A 89).

amar[young] su[red]

amar su₁₃-a (LoC 003 o 3).

amar su₄ (ED Animals A 63).

amar su₄-a (HS 1839 o i 3; OB Nippur Ura 3 235; CUNES 52-10-161 a iii 6').

anur[horizon] su[red]

[an]-ur₂ si₅-a = ša-du-um ta-ri-ik (MSL 13, 35 B o 7').

[an]-⸢ur₂⸣ su₄^?-a (HS 1802 a i 18; OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 21; MSL 13, 13 J, 14 R r i 10'; OrNS 70, 210-211 r iii 20; PBS 12, 04 o i 1').

anur[horizon] su[red] an[sky]

an-ur₂ su₄^!(LAGAR^g) an-⸢ta^?⸣ (OrNS 70, 210-211 r iii 22).

anur[horizon] su[red] tag[touch]

[an-ur₂ su₄ nu]-tag-ga (MSL 13, 13 J, 14 R r i 13').

an-ur₂-⸢e^? su₄^!(LAGAR^g) nu-um^?-⸢tag-ga⸣-ta (OrNS 70, 210-211 r iii 23).

bardul[garment] su[red]

^tug₂bar-dul₅ su₃-⸢a⸣ (Kress 013 o 3).

bisaŋ[basket] im[clay] su[red]

^gibisaŋ im su₄-a (HS 1817 o i 2).

^gipisaŋ im su₄-a (OB Nippur Ura 2 61b).

bur[bowl] su[red]

MIN<(bur)> ⸢sa₅⸣ = [...] (Emar 6/2, p. 501, Msk 74203e r i 15').

^na₄bur sa₅ (Ura 16 Seg.7, 14).

^na₄bur su₄^?-a (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 b i 7).

gud[ox] su[red]

gud su₁₃-a (MSL 11, A 07895 xi 28; FAOS 02/1, 215 b iii 9').

gud su₄ (ED Animals A 37).

gud su₄-a (OB Nippur Ura 3 186).

gug[carnelian] su[red]

^na₄gug sa₅ (AlT 447 ii 17).

hašhur[apple] su[red]

ḫašḫur su₄-a (SLT 015 c iii 24; PBS 05, 135 r iii 10').

ibla[belt] su[red]

^kušib₂-la₂ su₄-a (OB Nippur Ura 2 428; MSL 07, 209 V01 r iv 7).

^tug₂⸢ib₂⸣-la₂ ⸢su₄⸣-a (CUNES 52-08-077 o 2, r 2; CBS 4608 + r v 30).

igi[eye] su[red]

igi su₄ = u₂-ri-qum (MSLSSI, 17-27 v 18).

igi su₄-a = pe-li-a-tum (MSLSSI, 17-27 v 35).

igi su₄-su₄ = i-na-an u₂-ri-qa₂-tum (MSLSSI, 17-27 v 19).

igi su₄-su₄-ŋu₁₀ (OB Nippur Ugumu 71).

im[clay] su[red]

im [sa₅] (AlT 445 o ii 6').

[im] ⸢su₁₃⸣-a (MSL 11, A 07895 vi 35).

⸢im⸣ su₄ (CUSAS 26, 040 o iv' 5').

im su₄-a (OB Nippur Ura 2 328; MSL 07, 209 V01 r i 2; IB 1612b o ii 2'; ASJ 09, 289-291 o iv 12').

im ⸢su₄⸣-a = a-da-ma-tum (BM 085983 o iv 3).

im sa₅ = ša₂-ar-šar-ru (Ura 11 section 3, 82; LTBA 1, 33 r ii 12).

kaš[beer] su[red]

[kaš] su₁₃-a (MSL 11, A 07895 i 34').

kiši[ant] su[red]

kiši₈ ⸢su-a⸣ (NMC 10098 r iii 5).

⸢kiši₈⸣ su₄-a (HS 1831 r ii' 4; OB Nippur Ura 3 388).

[kiši₈] sa₅ = <(sāmu)> (CT 19, pl. 08, Sm 0758 r iii frg.3 4'; LTBA 1, 40 r ii 56).

kiši₉ sa₅ = <(sāmu)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r iii 5; Ura 14 361).

⸢kiši₉^? sa₅⸣ = ṣal-[mu] (BM 056956+ r 9').

kugsig[gold] su[red]

[kug-sig₁₇] sa₅ = sa^!(U₂-)a-mu (LTBA 1, 35 r ii' 7'; Ura 12 Seg.2, 7).

kuš[skin] su[red]

kuš su₄-a (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 o ii 37; ASJ 09, 289-291 o ii 2').

lu[person] igi[eye] su[red]

lu₂ igi su₄-su₄ = za-ri-qum (MSL 12, 157 A 136).

⸢lu₂ igi su₄-su₄⸣ = ⸢za-ar-ri-qum⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 115).

maš[goat] su[red]

maš₂ su (Fs Steve 145-147, TS. B V 68 ii 4').

maš₂ su₄-a (OB Nippur Ura 3 151).

mul[star] su[red]

mul sa₅ = ma-ak-ru-u₂ [...] (K 04344 o i 28'; K 00260+ o 4').

mul sa₅ = me-qit i-šat [...] (K 04344 o i 29'; K 00260+ o 5').

muš[snake] su[red]

muš su₁₃-a (MSL 11, A 07895 x 15).

na[stone] su[red]

na₄ sa₅ (AlT 447 iii 8).

na₄ su₄^?-a (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 a ii 36; OB Nippur Ura 4 82).

nindaʾidea[bread] su[red]

ninda-i₃-de₂-a su₄-a (SLT 16 o v 10').

nunuz[egg] su[red]

^na₄⸢nunuz⸣ sa₅ (AlT 447 iii 1).

[^na₄]⸢nunuz⸣ [sa₅] (Ura 16 Seg.3, 9).

^na₄nunuz su₄-a (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 a ii 26).

nurma[pomegranate] su[red]

nu-⸢ur₂-ma⸣ su₄ (SLT 015 d i 6).

peš[fig] su[red]

peš₃ su₄-a (SLT 12 r iii 16').

saŋšu[cap] su[red]

^tug₂saŋšu ⸢su⸣-[a] (UET 7, 092 r iv 24).

siki[hair] su[red]

siki su₁₃-a (A 07896 xii' 20').

[siki] su₄-ŋu₁₀ (TMN p. 336, Ist Ni 03634 o i 4'; OB Nippur Ugumu 14).

suhub[boots] su[red]

^kušsuḫub su₁₃-a (A 07896 i 20').

tug[textile] im[clay] su[red]

tug₂ im su₄-⸢a⸣ (OB Nippur Ura 4 577).

tug[textile] su[red]

tug₂ su₄-a (CUNES 53-02-036 o i 2').

udu[sheep] su[red]

udu su₄ (TSS 0046 o ii 1).

⸢udu su₄⸣-a (SLT 043 r iv 14'; OB Nippur Ura 3 103).

[udu] sa₅ = sa-a-[mu] (LTBA 1, 36 o 10').

[udu] su₄ = sa-a-mu (Ura 13 Seg.1, 98; CTMMA 2, 055 o ii 44).

uga[raven] su[red]

uga sa₅⸢^mušen⸣ (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 d ii 38).

uhin[date] su[red]

[u₄]-ḫi-in su₄-⸢a⸣ (MSL 11, 112 B1 o i 5'; PBS 05, 135 o i 4; SLT 16 r vi 4).

ur[dog] su[red]

[ur] sa₅ (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o i' 22).

ur ⸢sa₅⸣ = [...] (LTBA 1, 45 o ii 4').

ur su₁₃-a (YBC 11118 o i 11).

ur sa₅ = sa-a-mu (Ura 14 92; BM 036396 1'; LTBA 1, 40 o ii 18; LTBA 1, 44 o ii 24').

uz[duck] su[red]

[uz] sa₅^?^mušen (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 d i 43).

uzud[goat] su[red]

uzud sa₅ (OIP 011, 044 o ii' 12').

[uzud] ⸢su₁₃⸣-[a] (FAOS 02/1, 215 b iii frg.e 10').

zagin[lapis] su[red]

^na₄za-gin₃ su-a (BBVOT 03, 01 o 39).

zu[stone] su[red]

^na₄zu₂ ⸢su₄⸣-[a] (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 b ii 9).

zulum[date] su[red]

zu₂-lum su₄-a (SLT 015 d ii 12).

ŋeš[tree] su[red]

ŋeš sa₅ (RSO 5/1, p. 281 fig. 34c o i 13).

[ŋeš] ⸢su₄⸣ (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o i 13).

ŋešgana[tree] su[red]

ŋeš-kin₂ sa₅ (RSO 5/1, p. 281 fig. 34c o i 9; Syria 13, 235, 10 o i 9).

[ŋeš]-⸢kin₂⸣ su₁₃-a (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o i 17).

[ŋeš-kin₂] su₄ (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o i 9).

ŋeš-kin₂ su₄ = MIN<(kiš-ka-nu-u₂)> sa-a-⸢mu⸣ (Iraq 06, 37 o 9; OECT 11, 119 o 2'; MSL SS 1, 016 o i' 5').

ŋešnimbar[palm] uhin[date] su[red]

[^ŋešŋešnimbar u₄-ḫi]-in su₄ (Syria 10, pl. 77, 05 o ii' 8; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o iii 26).

ŋirtab[scorpion] su[red]

ŋir₂-tab ⸢su⸣-a (NMC 10098 r iii 11).

[ŋir₂]-tab su₄-a (HS 1799 d i 7; OB Nippur Ura 3 394).

⸢ŋir₂⸣-tab sa₅ = <(sāmu)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a r iii 15; Ura 14 372; BM 056956+ r 20'; CT 19, pl. 08, Sm 0758 r iii frg.3 12'; LTBA 1, 45 r iii 38; LTBA 1, 40 r iii 1c).

šagida[garment] su[red]

^tug₂šag₄-gi-dab₅ su₃-⸢a⸣ (TIM 10, 050 o i 2).

šah[pig] su[red]

⸢šaḫ⸣ sa₅ = <(sāmu)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 41; Ura 14 179; LTBA 1, 45 r i 3).

še[barley] su[red]

[še] ⸢su₁₃⸣-a (MSL 11, A 07895 v 15).

šikum[leather object] kuš[skin] su[red] sig[put]

^kušši-kum kuš su₁₃ sig₉-ga (OB Nippur Ura 2 421; ZA 10, 214 Sch. 8 1).

šuba[stone] su[red]

[^na₄]⸢šuba⸣ su₄ (MSL SS 1, 100 o i 1').

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