šabra [ADMINISTRATOR] N (3706x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. šabra; šabra₂; ša₃-ab-ra-a; ^šab-^rašabra; šab; ša₃-ab-ra "chief administrator of a temple or other household"

[1]	𒉺𒀠	šabra
[2]	𒉺𒂍	šabra₂
[3]	𒊮𒀊𒊏𒀀	ša₃-ab-ra-a
[4]	𒉺𒅁𒊏𒉺𒀠	^šab-^rašabra
[5]	𒉺𒅁	šab
[6]	𒊮𒀊𒊏	ša₃-ab-ra

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		1	3		200	24	3442	19	7	2
[2]								3
[3]								2
[4]									1
[5]									1
[6]								1

35 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (3x/0%)

Old Akkadian (200x/5%)

Lagash II (24x/1%)

Ur III (3442x/93%)

Old Babylonian (25x/1%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (5x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/0%)

unknown (2x/0%)

Senses:

1. chief administrator of a temple or other household (3706x/100%)

Akk. šabrû.

Bibliography

[2003-2004] W. Sallaberger, JEOL 38 57.

[1999] G. Rubio, JCS 51 4-5.

[1999] W. Sallaberger, Ur III-Zeit 194-195.

[1998] R. Maaijer, Landless and Hungry? 53-54.

[1997-1998] R. de Maaijer and B. Jagersma, AfO 44-45 287.

[1995] W. Heimpel, BSA 8 78-79.

[1992] M. Sigrist, Drehem 219-221.

šabra

= x (BM 036702 (+) BM 37058 o 23).

= šabrû (K 04263+ o iii 36').

šabra₂

= x (BM 036702 (+) BM 37058 o 24).

Lexical Associations

šabrû[(a temple official)]N (// šabra[administrator])

šab = šab-ru-u (MSL 05, 046 o i 12).

šabra = šab-ru-u (K 04263+ o iii 36'; K 11180 o i 12).

šabrû[(a temple official)]N ša[of]DET alpu[bull]N (// šabra[administrator])

šabra₂ = ša-ab-ri ša al-pi (OB Nippur Diri 362).

šabrû[(a temple official)]N ša[of]DET bītu[house]N (// šabra[administrator])

šabra₂ = ša-⸢ab-ru-u₂⸣ ša bi-ti (OECT 04, 152 c i 46).

šabrû[(a temple official)]N ša[of]DET eqlu[field]N (// šabra[administrator])

šabra = ša-⸢ab⸣-ru ša A.ŠA₃^lim (OECT 04, 152 c i 45).

šabrû[(a temple official)]N ša[of]DET immeru[sheep]N (// šabra[administrator])

šabra = ša-ab-ri ša UDU-ḪI.A (OB Nippur Diri 363).

šabrû[interpreter of dreams]N (// šabra[administrator])

⸢^lu₂⸣šabra = ŠU<(šabrû)> [...] (K 04344 r i' 6').

šāpiru[giver of instructions]N (// šabra[administrator])

⸢^šab⸣-^ra⸢šabra⸣ = ša-pi₂-ru (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 13).

palgu[ditch]N šabrû[(a temple official)]N (// par[canal] šabra[administrator])

[pa₅] šabra = PA₅ šab-[re]-e (OIP 097, 43 o 1).

pa₅ šabra = PA₅ ⸢šab-re⸣-[e] (MSL 11, 022 D r i 13).

šukkallu[(a court official)]N šabrû[(a temple official)]N (// sukkal[secretary] šabra[administrator])

[sukkal] šabra = MIN<(suk-kal)> šab-re-e (STT 2, 373 r i 7').

References for all phrases

šabra[administrator]

šabra (ED Lu E 4; CUSAS 12, 5.2 o 6; Prima del'alfabeto 07 iii' 6; OB Nippur Lu 148; IB 1514 o iv 17; Education in the Earliest Schools no. 127 o 1; Moussaieff Lentils 62 o 1).

šabra = [...] (BM 036702 (+) BM 37058 o 23; Iraq 06, 28 o ii' 7).

šabra₂ (OB Nippur Lu 147a).

šabra₂ = [...] (BM 036702 (+) BM 37058 o 24).

šab = šab-ru-u (MSL 05, 046 o i 12).

šabra = šab-ru-u (K 04263+ o iii 36'; K 11180 o i 12).

šabra₂ = ša-ab-ri ša al-pi (OB Nippur Diri 362).

šabra₂ = ša-⸢ab-ru-u₂⸣ ša bi-ti (OECT 04, 152 c i 46).

šabra = ša-⸢ab⸣-ru ša A.ŠA₃^lim (OECT 04, 152 c i 45).

šabra = ša-ab-ri ša UDU-ḪI.A (OB Nippur Diri 363).

⸢^lu₂⸣šabra = ŠU<(šabrû)> [...] (K 04344 r i' 6').

⸢^šab⸣-^ra⸢šabra⸣ = ša-pi₂-ru (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 13).

agaʾus[soldier] šabra[administrator]

aga-us₂ šabra (CUNES 48-06-389 o 2, r 2).

egir[back] šabra[administrator]

egir šabra (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 127 o 2).

lu[person] šabra[administrator]

lu₂ ⸢šabra^?⸣ (CUNES 50-02-111 o 1).

par[canal] šabra[administrator]

[pa₅] šabra = PA₅ šab-[re]-e (OIP 097, 43 o 1).

pa₅ šabra = PA₅ ⸢šab-re⸣-[e] (MSL 11, 022 D r i 13).

sukkal[secretary] šabra[administrator]

[sukkal] šabra = MIN<(suk-kal)> šab-re-e (STT 2, 373 r i 7').

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