šerkan [ORNAMENT] N (47x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, unknown wr. še-er-ka-an; še-er-kan₂; še-er-ga-an; še-er-kan; še-er-ḫa-an; še-er-ka "ornament"

[1]	𒊺𒅕𒅗𒀭	še-er-ka-an
[2]	𒊺𒅕𒃷	še-er-kan₂
[3]	𒊺𒅕𒂵𒀭	še-er-ga-an
[4]	𒊺𒅕𒃶	še-er-kan
[5]	𒊺𒅕𒄩𒀭	še-er-ḫa-an
[6]	𒊺𒅕𒅗	še-er-ka
+	--na=n.a (1x/2%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]								30	1	2
[2]								8
[3]							1	1
[4]								1		1
[5]								1
[6]								1

11 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (1x/2%)

Old Babylonian (42x/89%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/2%)

unknown (3x/6%)

Senses:

1. ornament (47x/100%)

Bibliography

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 213.

[1987] M. Civil, OrNS 56 235 wn10.

References for all phrases

šerkan[ornament]

še-er-gana₂ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 151, Tab.II, 152; MSL 13, 40 F r iii 12, r iii 13).

še-er-⸢ka^?⸣ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 152a).

še-er-ka-an (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 153; MSL 13, 40 F r iii 14).

še-er-ka-an = [...] (MSL 13, 056 o iv 22).

šerkan[ornament] zuʾʾunu[decorated]

še-er-ka-an^{[zu]-⸢un^?⸣-tum} [zu]-⸢un^?⸣-tum (UET 6/2 0383 o 3).

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