sur [DITCH] (N)

61 instances

sur [DITCH] N (61x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. sur₃; sur₆; sur; sur₃-sur₃; sur₇; surₓ(ḪI×MAŠ); sur-sur; surₓ(ḪI×NUN)-surₓ(ḪI×NUN) "canal, ditch; foundation pit of a building; (burial) pit"

[1] 𒄮 sur₃
[2] 𒆠𒃲 sur₆
[3] 𒋩 sur
[4] 𒄮𒄮 sur₃-sur₃
[5] 𒆠𒆕 sur₇
[6] surₓ(ḪI×MAŠ)
[7] 𒋩𒋩 sur-sur
[8] 𒄴𒄴𒄴𒄴 surₓ(ḪI×NUN)-surₓ(ḪI×NUN)
+ --ra=r+a (1x/2%); --ra=r.a (18x/30%); --re₂=r.e (2x/3%); --ru=r.u (0x/0%).
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 3 13 8 13 2
[2] 2 5
[3] 4 2
[4] 1 4
[5] 1 2
[6] 1
[7]
[8]

16 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (3x/5%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (15x/25%)

Ur III (8x/13%)

Old Babylonian (24x/39%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (7x/11%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/3%)

Hellenistic (1x/2%)

Verbal prefixes: ba.i .

Senses:

1. canal, ditch (53x/87%)

2. foundation pit of a building (2x/3%)

3. (burial) pit (6x/10%)

Akk. berûtu; sūru.

Bibliography

[2019] M. Molina, Studies Charpin 695.

[1993] G. Selz, AWAS 2 129

sur

= šūrum x (CT 11, pl. 33, K 07761+ 7'', 8'').

sur₃

= šūrum (Karpeles 01 o ii 26, o ii 27).

(OB Nippur Ea 369).

sur₆

= bīrūtum (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 21'; CT 11, pl. 43, K 13691 i' 4').

= x (IrAnt 31,77 274 o 9).

sur₇

= bīrūtum (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 20'; CT 11, pl. 43, K 13691 i' 3').

surₓ(|HI×MAŠ|)

(Ebla Sign List 66).

Lexical Associations

bērūtu[mound]N (// sur[ditch])

⸢sur₆⸣ = ⸢bi⸣-ru-⸢tu⸣ [...] (LTBA 1, 52 (+) LTBA 1, 87 o 20'').

sur₆ = bi-ru-tum (OB Nippur Diri Seg.2, 10; CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 21'; OIM A 30175 3N-T0168 r ii 10).

sur₇ = bi-⸢ru⸣-[tum?] (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 20').

harru[water channel]N (// sur[ditch])

sur₃ = ḫa-ar-ru-um (Karpeles 01 o ii 27).

šūru[canal]N (// sur[ditch])

sur₃ = šu-rum (Karpeles 01 o ii 26).

šūru[ditch]N x (// sur[ditch])

sur = šu-u₂-⸢rum⸣ [...] (CT 11, pl. 33, K 07761+ 7'', 8'').

References for all phrases

sur[ditch]

sur₃ (OB Nippur Ea 369; MSL 14, 29 Lb b iii 17'; MSL 14, 025 Hj o i 5'; MSL 14, 018 Bb r iii 13).

sur₃ = iš?-⸢x⸣-[x] (CUSAS 12, 1.1.1 r 9).

sur₃ = [...] (CT 12, pl. 24, BM 038129 o ii 13).

sur₆? = [...] (IrAnt 31,77 274 o 9; CT 11, pl. 43, K 13691 i' 4').

sur₇ = [...] (CT 11, pl. 43, K 13691 i' 3').

surₓ(ḪI×MAŠ) (Ebla Sign List 66).

⸢sur₆⸣ = ⸢bi⸣-ru-⸢tu⸣ [...] (LTBA 1, 52 (+) LTBA 1, 87 o 20'').

sur₆ = bi-ru-tum (OB Nippur Diri Seg.2, 10; CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 21'; OIM A 30175 3N-T0168 r ii 10).

sur₇ = bi-⸢ru⸣-[tum?] (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 20').

sur₃ = ḫa-ar-ru-um (Karpeles 01 o ii 27).

sur₃ = šu-rum (Karpeles 01 o ii 26).

sur = šu-u₂-⸢rum⸣ [...] (CT 11, pl. 33, K 07761+ 7'', 8'').

ašag[field] sur[ditch]

a-šag₄ sur (OB Nippur Ura 5 30).

ašag[field] sur[ditch] {d}gilgameš

a-šag₄ sur dgilgameš (OB Nippur Ura 5 31).

niŋ[thing] sur[ditch]

niŋ₂ sur₃!(ḪI×BAD-)ra (HS 1608 + HS 2629 r iii 3).

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