šergu [STRING] N (255x) Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. še-er-gu; šer₇-gu; še-er-kum; ^še₃šer₇-gu; še-er; še₃-er-gu; ^ŋešše-er-kum "a string of fruit"

[1]	𒊺𒅕𒄖	še-er-gu
[2]	𒉪𒄖	šer₇-gu
[3]	𒊺𒅕𒄣	še-er-kum
[4]	𒂠𒉪𒄖	^še₃šer₇-gu
[5]	𒊺𒅕	še-er
[6]	𒂠𒅕𒄖	še₃-er-gu
[7]	𒄑𒊺𒅕𒄣	^ŋešše-er-kum

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]					5	25	177	7
[2]					2		13
[3]								7	7
[4]					5
[5]								1	2	1
[6]					2
[7]										1

9 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Akkadian (14x/5%)

Lagash II (25x/10%)

Ur III (190x/75%)

Old Babylonian (15x/6%)

Middle Babylonian (5x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (3x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/0%)

unknown (2x/1%)

Senses:

1. a string of fruit (255x/100%)

Akk. šerku.

Bibliography

[2011] H. Brunke, Essen in Sumer 224-226.

[2005] B. Alster, Iraq 67 67.

[1992] P. Steinkeller and J.N. Postgate, LAT 60.

[1987] M. Civil, OrNS 56 234-235.

[1987] J. Postgate, BSA 3 123.

Lexical Associations

šarūru[brilliance]N (// šergu[string] ukuš[cucumber])

še-er ukuš₂^sar = MIN<(ša-ru-ru)> (Ura 17 Seg.7, 28'; MSL 10, 081 S11 r 3').

References for all phrases

šergu[string]

še-er-gu (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 156; MSL 13, 40 F r iii 17; MSL 13, 40 B o iv 4').

šergu[string] ukuš[cucumber]

⸢še-er ukuš^sar⸣ = [...] (LTBA 1, 53 3').

še-er ukuš₂^sar = MIN<(ša-ru-ru)> (Ura 17 Seg.7, 28'; MSL 10, 081 S11 r 3').

šergu[string] ŋešnimbar[palm]

⸢^ŋešše-er⸣-[kum ŋešnimbar] = [...] (Iraq 06, 42 o ii' 8').

hašhur[apple] šergu[string]

⸢^ŋeš⸣ḫašḫur ⸢še⸣-[er-kum] = [...] (K 11386 i' 11').

margida[cart] šergu[string]

^ŋešmar-gid₂-da še-er-kum (RSO 5/1, p. 281 fig. 34c r iii' 10'; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 r iv 12').

peš[fig] šergu[string]

[peš₃] še-er-kum (MSL 11, A 07895 vi 22; SLT 12 r iii 14').

[^ŋeš]peš₃ še-er-⸢gu⸣ (EEN 279 VAT 06588 o i 11').

^ŋešpeš₃ še-er-kum^? (Anonymous 447996 o iv 42; Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o i 37; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o i 31).

^ŋešpeš₃ še-er-kum (Syria 56, pl. 08, 02 r 15).

^ŋešpeš₃ še-er-⸢kum⸣ = [...] (K 11386 i' 10').

peš[fig] šergu[string] tab[double]

[peš₃] še-er-kum tab-ba (MSL 11, A 07895 vi 23).

Word ID: o0039212; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0039212; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)