šenumun [SEED] N (1197x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. še-numun; še-numun^mušen "seed barley"

[1]	𒊺𒆰	še-numun
[2]	𒊺𒆰𒄷	še-numun^mušen
+	--na=n.a (5x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		16	70		18	1	1069	19	1
[2]									3

13 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (16x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (70x/6%)

Old Akkadian (18x/2%)

Lagash II (1x/0%)

Ur III (1069x/89%)

Old Babylonian (19x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/0%)

Senses:

1. seed barley (1197x/100%)

Akk. zēru [seed].

Bibliography

[1984] K. Maekawa, BSA 1 75-77; 79.

Lexical Associations

zēru[seed(s)]N zarû[winnow]V (// šenumun[seed] ŋar[place])

še-numun ŋa₂-ŋa₂ = ŠE.NUMUN za-ru-u (Farmer's Instructions 205-206 o ii 7).

erēbu[rook]N zēru[seed(s)]N (// buru[bird] šenumun[seed])

buru₄ še-numun^mušen = e-reb ze-⸢ri⸣ (JRAS 1911, 1058 16'; Ura 18 Seg.10, 26).

buru₄ še-numun^mušen = e-reb ze-rum (UET 7, 0132 r ii' 26).

References for all phrases

šenumun[seed] atur[~furrow] suhur[insert]

še-numun e₂-tur₃-ra ḫe₂-ib₂-suḫur (Farmer's Instructions 205-206 o ii 8).

šenumun[seed] ŋar[place]