šen [BATTLE] N (101x) Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. šen-šen; šen "battle; (single) combat"

[1]	𒊿𒊿	šen-šen
[2]	𒊿	šen
+	--na=n.a (50x/50%); --na=na (1x/1%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]					1		6	67	11	1
[2]							1	11	3

10 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Akkadian (1x/1%)

Ur III (7x/7%)

Old Babylonian (78x/77%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (10x/10%)

Hellenistic (3x/3%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. battle (101x/100%)

2. (single) combat

Akk. qablu; šašmu.

Bibliography

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 213.

šen

= qablu (Ea 02 319; OB Nippur Aa 150:5; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r ii 69).

Lexical Associations

qablu[battle]N (// šen[battle])

šen = qa-ab-lu^! (Ea 02 319; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r ii 69).

šen = qa₂-ab-lum (MSL 14, 87 A r ii 27'; MSL 03, 094 ST r i 43).

qablu[battle]N lā[not]MOD mahru[(s.th.) that can be faced]AJ (// šen[battle] saŋ[head] gi[turn])

šen-šen saŋ gi₄-a = qab-lu la maḫ-ri (CT 18, pl. 36-37, K 04323+ o i 21).

References for all phrases

šen[battle]

šen (MSL 14, 29 Lb a iii 28).

šen = qa₂-ab-lum (OB Nippur Aa 150:5).

šen-šen (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 401, Tab.I, 402; AUCT 5, 259 o 1).

⸢šen⸣-[šen] = [qa₂]-⸢ab⸣-lu-[um] (MSL 13, 35 D i 29').

⸢šen⸣-šen = [qa₂-ab-lum] ⸢la⸣ ma-⸢ḫa⸣-[ri] (MSL 13, 35 D i 30').