šennu [PRIEST] N (17x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. šennuₓ(ME.AD.KU₃); šennu; ^enše-ur₂; šennu^še-^en-^nu; še-ur₂ "a priest"

[1]	𒈨𒀜𒆬𒈨𒀜𒆬	šennuₓ(ME.AD.KU₃)
[2]	𒂗𒈨𒀜𒆬	šennu
[3]	𒂗𒊺𒌫	^enše-ur₂
[4]	𒂗𒈨𒀜𒆬𒊺𒂗𒉡	šennu^še-^en-^nu
[5]	𒊺𒌫	še-ur₂

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]							8
[2]							1	6
[3]									1
[4]									1
[5]

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (9x/53%)

Old Babylonian (6x/35%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/6%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/6%)

Senses:

1. a priest (17x/100%)

Akk. ēnu.

Bibliography

[2020] F. Huber Vulliet, BPOA 14 352-354

[2007] D. Foxvog, NABU 2007/67.

[1999] P. Steinkeller, Priests and Officials 128; 119 n49.

Lexical Associations

enu[lord]N ša[of]DET Nanše[1]DN (// šennu[priest])

šennu = ⸢e-nu-um⸣ ša ^dnanše (OECT 04, 152 d i 52).

enu[lord]N ša[of]DET x (// šennu[priest])

šennu^še-^en-^nu = MIN<(enu)> ša₂ [...] (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ o i 3').

References for all phrases

šennu[priest]

šennu (LB 0994 o 1).

⸢šennu(EN.ME.AD.KU₃)⸣ (HS 1672 r i' 6'; OB Nippur Lu 236).

šennu = ⸢e-nu-um⸣ ša ^dnanše (OECT 04, 152 d i 52).

šennu^še-^en-^nu = MIN<(enu)> ša₂ [...] (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ o i 3').

en[priest] šennu[priest]

en ⸢šennu(EN.ME.AD.KU₃)⸣ (IB 1514 o vi 3).

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