sur [SPIN] V/t (151x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. sur; sur₂; sur-sur; zara₅; sar; zar; šu-ur "to spin; to twist, braid; to slither"

[1]	𒋩	sur
[2]	𒊨	sur₂
[3]	𒋩𒋩	sur-sur
[4]	𒁁	zara₅
[5]	𒊬	sar
[6]	𒇡	zar
[7]	𒋗𒌨	šu-ur
+	--ra=r.a (81x/54%); --ru=r.u (8x/5%).

	ED IIIb	OAkk	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	1	4	105	15	13	1
[2]	1			3
[3]			1	2
[4]					2
[5]				1
[6]				1
[7]					1

20 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (2x/1%)

Old Akkadian (4x/3%)

Ur III (106x/70%)

Old Babylonian (22x/15%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (12x/8%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/1%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Verbal prefixes: V.b ; ba ; ba.i.n ; mu.na ; mu.na.b ; nu ; u.imma.n .

Senses:

1. to spin (142x/94%)

2. to twist, braid (9x/6%)

3. to slither [V/i]

Akk. ṭawû; šalālu.

Bibliography

[2013] H. Weatzoldt, RlA 13 1.

[1992] H. Waetzoldt, BSA 6 132; 141 n63.

sar

= patālum (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 23).

sur

= ṭamû ša ṣubāti (CT 11, pl. 33, K 07761+ 2'', 4'', 9'').

= ṭamû (CT 11, pl. 33, K 07761+ 5'a).

sur₂

= abbuttum (Karpeles 01 r ii 39, r ii 40, r ii 41).

zara₅

= ṭamû (Ea 02 82).

Lexical Associations

abbuttu[(a hair-style)]N (// sur[spin])

sur₂ = ab-⸢bu-ut^?-tum^?⸣ (Karpeles 01 r ii 39).

kannu[band]N ša[of]DET x (// sur[spin])

sur = kan-nu ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] (CT 11, pl. 33, K 07761+ 9'').

patālu[twine]V (// sur[spin])

sar = pa-ta-lum (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 23).

pizzer[(a plant)]N (// sur[spin])

sur₂ = pi-in-zu-ru-um (Karpeles 01 r ii 40).

sekru[closed off]AJ (// sur[spin])

sur₂ = si₂-ik-ru-um (Karpeles 01 r ii 41).

šalālu[slither]V x (// sur[spin])

sur = na-šal-lu-⸢lu⸣ [(...)] (CT 11, pl. 33, K 07761+ 4'').

ṭawû[spin]V (// sur[spin])

sur = ṭa-[mu-u] (CT 11, pl. 33, K 07761+ 5'a).

zara₅ = ṭa-mu-u₂ (Ea 02 82; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o i 76).

ṭawû[spin]V ša[of]DET ṣubātu[textile]N (// sur[spin])

sur = ⸢ṭa⸣-mu-u ša₂ ⸢TUG₂⸣ (CT 11, pl. 33, K 07761+ 2'').

kannu[binding]N ša[of]DET pērtu[hair]N (// x sur[spin])

[...] sur = MIN<(kan-nu)> ša₂ pe-er-ti (CT 19, pl. 35, Sm 0896 o i' 13').

šina[two]NU (// gi[reed] sur[spin])

gi sur = ⸢MIN^?⸣ (HS 1928 + HS 1929 o iii 39).

ṭurru[binding]N (// gi[reed] sur[spin])

gi sur = MIN<(ṭur-ru)> (Iraq 06, 70 r i 1).

kāpilu[winder]N (// lu[person] KA[cvne] sur[spin])

lu₂ KA sur-ra = ka-pi-lum (NBC 09830 o i 7).

mupattilu[(yarn-)twister]N (// lu[person] tug[textile] tun[lip] sur[spin])

[lu₂ tug₂ tun₃] ⸢sur⸣-ra = mu-pa-at-⸢ti-lum⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 9).

urbatu[(a kind of worm)]N (// mar[parasite] sur[spin])

⸢mar⸣ sur = MIN<(ur-ba-tu₂)> (LTBA 1, 46 r ii 3).

mar sur = MIN<(ur-ba-tum)> (Ura 14 290).

burmāmu[(an animal)]N (// zeda[piglet] bar[outside] sur[spin])

^šaḫsi-da bar sur-ra = MIN<(bur-ma-mu)> (LTBA 1, 44 o iii 24).

^šaḫze₂-da bar sur-ra = MIN<(bur-ma-mu)> (Ura 14 165).

ittu[sign]N ša[of]DET ṣubātu[textile]N (// šagsig[weft] sur[spin])

šag₄-sig₂ sur-ra = it-tu ša₂ ṣu-ba-ti (Rm 0606+ o ii 26').

References for all phrases

sur[spin]

sur₂ = ab-⸢bu-ut^?-tum^?⸣ (Karpeles 01 r ii 39).

sur = kan-nu ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] (CT 11, pl. 33, K 07761+ 9'').

sar = pa-ta-lum (Moussaieff OB Aa r ii 23).

sur₂ = pi-in-zu-ru-um (Karpeles 01 r ii 40).

sur₂ = si₂-ik-ru-um (Karpeles 01 r ii 41).

sur = na-šal-lu-⸢lu⸣ [(...)] (CT 11, pl. 33, K 07761+ 4'').

sur = ṭa-[mu-u] (CT 11, pl. 33, K 07761+ 5'a).

zara₅ = ṭa-mu-u₂ (Ea 02 82; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o i 76).

sur = ⸢ṭa⸣-mu-u ša₂ ⸢TUG₂⸣ (CT 11, pl. 33, K 07761+ 2'').

x sur[spin]

[...] sur = MIN<(kan-nu)> ša₂ pe-er-ti (CT 19, pl. 35, Sm 0896 o i' 13').

gi[reed] sur[spin]

gi sur = ⸢MIN^?⸣ (HS 1928 + HS 1929 o iii 39).

gi sur = MIN<(ṭur-ru)> (Iraq 06, 70 r i 1).

lu[person] KA[cvne] sur[spin]

lu₂ KA sur-ra = ka-pi-lum (NBC 09830 o i 7).

lu[person] tug[textile] tun[lip] sur[spin]

lu₂ tug₂ tun₃ sur-ra (MSL SS 1, p. 07 B i 7).

[lu₂ tug₂ tun₃ sur-ra] = [mu-pa-at-ti]-lum (MSL 12, 157 A 9).

[lu₂ tug₂ tun₃] ⸢sur⸣-ra = mu-pa-at-⸢ti-lum⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 9).

mar[parasite] sur[spin]

⸢mar⸣ sur = MIN<(ur-ba-tu₂)> (LTBA 1, 46 r ii 3).

mar sur = MIN<(ur-ba-tum)> (Ura 14 290).

tun[lip] sur[spin]

^tug₂tun₃ ⸢sur⸣-ra (OB Nippur Ura 4 556).

zeda[piglet] bar[outside] sur[spin]

^šaḫ⸢ze₂⸣-da bar sur-ra = MIN<([...]-x-mu)> (CT 14, pl. 01-02, K 00071a o ii' 27).

^šaḫsi-da bar sur-ra = MIN<(bur-ma-mu)> (LTBA 1, 44 o iii 24).

^šaḫze₂-da bar sur-ra = MIN<(bur-ma-mu)> (Ura 14 165).

zeda[piglet] pa[branch] sur[spin]

^šaḫ₂ze₂-e pa sur-ra = [...] (LTBA 1, 49 o ii 14').

šagsig[weft] sur[spin]