sub [GO] V/i (32x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. sub₂; sub₂-sub₂; su; su-be₂; šu₂; šu₄ "imperfect plural stem of ŋen⟦to go⟧; to come"

[1]	𒁻	sub₂
[2]	𒁻𒁻	sub₂-sub₂
[3]	𒋢	su
[4]	𒋢𒁉	su-be₂
[5]	𒋙	šu₂
[6]	𒌋	šu₄
+	--ba=b.a (4x/13%); --be₂=b.e (8x/25%).

	ED IIIb	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	1	1	14	2	4
[2]			6
[3]				1
[4]		1
[5]				1
[6]			1

21 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/3%)

Ur III (2x/6%)

Old Babylonian (21x/66%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/3%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/3%)

Hellenistic (1x/3%)

unknown (4x/13%)

Verbal prefixes: V ; al ; ha.V.m.da ; ha.ba.ra.n ; ha.m ; mu ; mu.a.n ; mu.n ; mu.na ; nu.ba.n ; u .

Senses:

1. imperfect plural stem of ŋen⟦to go⟧ (31x/97%)

2. to come (1x/3%)

Akk. alāku.

su

= bâʾu (RA 006, 132 AO 3930 r ii' 4').

sub₂

= a-la-ku-um (UET 6, 0379 r 14'; RA 09, 77-78 o ii 8).

Lexical Associations

alāku[go]V (// sub[go])

šu₂ = a-la-ku (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o i 17').

šu₄ = a-la-kum (RA 09, 77-78 o i 5).

alāku[go]V ša[of]DET mādu[many one]N (// sub[go])

sub₂ = a-la-ku ša₂ MEŠ (CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r ii 53).

arû[lead]V (// sub[go])

sub₂ = i-ta-⸢ru-u₂-um⸣ (RA 09, 77-78 o ii 8).

bâʾu[go along]V (// sub[go])

su = ba-aʾ-[u] (RA 006, 132 AO 3930 r ii' 4').

References for all phrases

sub[go]

sub₂ = ⸢a⸣-la-[ku]-⸢um⸣ (UET 6, 0379 r 14').