šab [CUT] V/t (85x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic wr. šab; ša₂-ab; šab-šab; sa-ba; šu-ub "to cut, fell (of trees); to slash; to trim, peel off; to break off, deduct; to gather together, collect, scrape up; to become loose, fall out; to disintegrate; to disappear; to incise; to draw, design; to dig, hollow out; to have a grooved shape; to inspect exta; to make clear"

[1]	𒉺𒅁	šab
[2]	𒃻𒀊	ša₂-ab
[3]	𒉺𒅁𒉺𒅁	šab-šab
[4]	𒊓𒁀	sa-ba
[5]	𒋗𒌒	šu-ub
+	--ba=b.a (5x/6%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								50	28
[2]									3
[3]								2
[4]								1
[5]								1

13 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (54x/64%)

Middle Assyrian (10x/12%)

Middle Babylonian (9x/11%)

Neo-Assyrian (9x/11%)

Hellenistic (3x/4%)

Verbal prefixes: al ; ba.n ; bara.V.n .

Senses:

1. to cut, fell (of trees) (25x/29%)

2. to slash

3. to trim, peel off (44x/52%)

4. to break off, deduct (2x/2%)

5. to gather together, collect, scrape up (2x/2%)

6. to become loose, fall out [V/i]

7. to disintegrate [V/i]

8. to disappear [V/i] (3x/4%)

9. to incise (6x/7%)

10. to draw, design (1x/1%)

11. to dig, hollow out (2x/2%)

12. to have a grooved shape [V/i]

13. to inspect exta

14. to make clear

Akk. barû ša uzu; esēpu; harāru; harāṣu; harāṣu; eṣēru; harāṣu; šarāmu; nakāsu; šahāhu.

šab

= šarāmu (K 04263+ o iii 38').

= nakāsu (KBo 08, 010 + KBo 26, 9 r ii 6, r ii 7, r ii 8, r ii 9).

Lexical Associations

baqāmu[pluck]V (// šab[cut])

šab = ba-qa-[mu] (CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r i 40').

esēpu[gather together]V (// šab[cut])

šab = ⸢e-se^?⸣-[pu] (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 35').

esēqu[incise]V (// šab[cut])

šab = e-se₂-qu₂ (OECT 04, 152 c i 42; CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 33').

šab = e-⸢se₂⸣-[qu₂-um] (OB Nippur Diri 353; MSL 15, 008 A r v 15').

šab = e-ze-⸢qu⸣ (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 34').

eṣēru[draw]V (// šab[cut])

šab = e-se-ru (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 32').

šab = ⸢e-ṣe⸣-rum (OECT 04, 152 c i 40).

gazāzu[shear]V (// šab[cut])

šab-ba = ga-ṣa-⸢ṣu⸣ (RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 r i 39').

harāru[dig]V (// šab[cut])

šab = ḫa-ra-ru (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 29').

šab = ḫa-ra-[ru]-um (OB Nippur Diri 352; MSL 15, 008 A r v 14').

harāṣu[break off]V (// šab[cut])

šab = ḫa-ra-su (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 31').

šab = ḫa-ra-ṣu (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 30'; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r i 39').

šab = ḫa-⸢ra⸣-ṣu₂-um (OB Nippur Diri 351; OECT 04, 152 c i 38; MSL 15, 008 A r v 13').

kaṣāṣu[grind]V ša[of]DET šartu[hair]N (// šab[cut])

⸢šab⸣ = MIN<(ka-ṣa-ṣu)> ša₂ SIG₂^šar-⸢^ti⸣ (K 13598 r i' 4').

nakāsu[cut]V (// šab[cut])

šab = na-ka-su (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 28'; KBo 08, 010 + KBo 26, 9 r ii 6).

šab = na-⸢ka-su₂⸣-um (OB Nippur Diri 350; MSL 15, 008 A r v 12').

nakāsu[cut]V x (// šab[cut])

šab = MIN<(na-ka-su)> [...] (CT 19, pl. 40, K 04601A o? i' 1').

qarāmu[cover]V (// šab[cut])

šab = qa₂-ra-mu (OECT 04, 152 c i 37).

šalāqu[cut open]V (// šab[cut])

šab = ⸢ša-la-qum⸣ (OECT 04, 152 c i 36).

šarāmu[trim]V (// šab[cut])

šab = ⸢ša₂⸣-ra-mu (K 04263+ o iii 38'; CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 27'; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r i 38'; KBo 08, 010 + KBo 26, 9 r ii 7).

šab = ša-ra-mu-um (OB Nippur Diri 349; MSL 15, 008 A r v 11').

našramu[(chisel or knife)?]N (// ba[tool] šab[cut])

^ŋešba šab = na-aš₂-ra-mu (K 02016A+ o i 22'; K 04594 o? i' 2').

šarmu[lopped]AJ (// ŋešnimbar[palm] šab[cut])

^ŋešŋešnimbar al-šab-⸢ba⸣ = šar-mu (Emar 6/1, p. 211, Msk 7480a o i' 12').

References for all phrases

šab[cut]

⸢šab⸣ (Moussaieff Lentils 50 o 1, o 2; IB 1514 o v 4, o v 5, o v 6, o v 7, o v 8, o v 9, o v 10, o v 11).

šab = ⸢ḫa^?⸣-[...] [...] (KBo 08, 010 + KBo 26, 9 r ii 8).

šab = na^?-⸢x⸣-[...] (MSL 15, 008 A r v 16').

šab = [...] [...] (KBo 01, 54 i' 1'; CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 36'; KBo 08, 010 + KBo 26, 9 r ii 9).

šab = ⸢x-pu⸣ (OECT 04, 152 c i 34).

šab = [x]-⸢x-x-x⸣ (OECT 04, 152 c i 35).

šab = ba-qa-[mu] (CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r i 40').

šab = ⸢e-se^?⸣-[pu] (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 35').

šab = e-se₂-qu₂ (OECT 04, 152 c i 42; CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 33').

šab = e-⸢se₂⸣-[qu₂-um] (OB Nippur Diri 353; MSL 15, 008 A r v 15').

šab = e-ze-⸢qu⸣ (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 34').

šab = e-se-ru (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 32').

šab = ⸢e-ṣe⸣-rum (OECT 04, 152 c i 40).

šab-ba = ga-ṣa-⸢ṣu⸣ (RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 r i 39').

šab = ḫa-ra-ru (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 29').

šab = ḫa-ra-[ru]-um (OB Nippur Diri 352; MSL 15, 008 A r v 14').

šab = ḫa-ra-su (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 31').

šab = ḫa-ra-ṣu (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 30'; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r i 39').

šab = ḫa-⸢ra⸣-ṣu₂-um (OB Nippur Diri 351; OECT 04, 152 c i 38; MSL 15, 008 A r v 13').

⸢šab⸣ = MIN<(ka-ṣa-ṣu)> ša₂ SIG₂^šar-⸢^ti⸣ (K 13598 r i' 4').

šab = na-ka-su (CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 28'; KBo 08, 010 + KBo 26, 9 r ii 6).

šab = na-⸢ka-su₂⸣-um (OB Nippur Diri 350; MSL 15, 008 A r v 12').

šab = MIN<(na-ka-su)> [...] (CT 19, pl. 40, K 04601A o? i' 1').

šab = qa₂-ra-mu (OECT 04, 152 c i 37).

šab = ⸢ša-la-qum⸣ (OECT 04, 152 c i 36).

šab = ⸢ša₂⸣-ra-mu (K 04263+ o iii 38'; CUSAS 12, 2.1.3 appendix o ii 27'; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r i 38'; KBo 08, 010 + KBo 26, 9 r ii 7).

šab = ša-ra-mu-um (OB Nippur Diri 349; MSL 15, 008 A r v 11').

ba[tool] šab[cut]

^ŋešba sa-ba (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o ii 42).

^ŋešba šab (KBo 26, 005 + (?) KBo 26, 6 b ii 4''; Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o v 8'; OB Nippur Ura 1 155; YBC 06717 1; CUSAS 12, 3.1.13 o iii 19').

^ŋešba šab = na-aš₂-ra-mu (K 02016A+ o i 22'; K 04594 o? i' 2').

ŋešnimbar[palm] šab[cut]

^ŋešŋešnimbar al-šab (OB Nippur Ura 1 71).

^ŋešŋešnimbar al-⸢šab⸣-ba (Anonymous 447996 r i 4; Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o iii 29).

^ŋeš⸢ŋešnimbar al⸣-šu-ub (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c iii 31).

^ŋešŋešnimbar al-šab-⸢ba⸣ = šar-mu (Emar 6/1, p. 211, Msk 7480a o i' 12').

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