šu [HANDLE] N (46x) Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. ^ŋeššu; ^gišu; ^urudšu; šu^zabar "handle; arm (of scales)"

[1]	𒄑𒋗	^ŋeš šu
[2]	𒄀𒋗	^gi šu
[3]	𒍏𒋗	^urud šu
[4]	𒋗𒌓𒅗𒁇	šu ^zabar

	OAkk	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]	1	28	10	2
[2]			1	2
[3]		1
[4]		1

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Akkadian (1x/2%)

Ur III (30x/65%)

Old Babylonian (11x/24%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/7%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/2%)

Senses:

1. handle (45x/98%)

2. arm (of scales) (1x/2%)

Bibliography

[1994] M. Civil, Farmer's Instructions 90.

[1987] P. Steinkeller, AOS 68 92-93.

References for all phrases

šu[handle]

<^ŋeš>šu (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 t.e. iii 3; OB Nippur Ura 1 620; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o v 19; MSL SS 1 96 d i 19').

šu[handle] PU₂

^gi⸢šu^?⸣ PU₂ (CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 o ii 21).

šu[handle] ak[do]

[^gi]⸢šu^?⸣ ak-⸢a⸣ = [EŠ₅^?] (HS 1928 + HS 1929 r i 33).

šu[handle] gilim[cross]

^gišu ⸢gilim⸣ = [...] (HS 1928 + HS 1929 o iii 38).

šu[handle] gub[stand]

^ŋeššu gub-ba (CUNES 49-02-049 o 2, r 2).

šu[handle] kin[sickle]

^ŋeššu kin (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 d ii 26').

šu[handle] mar[shovel]

^ŋeššu mar (CUNES 52-18-185 r 2).

šu[handle] usan[whip] anše[equid]

[^ŋeššu] ⸢usan₃^?⸣ anše (RSO 5/1, p. 281 fig. 34c r iii' 4').

šu[handle] x

⸢^ŋeššu⸣ [...] (CUNES 53-02-126 o 2).

šu[handle] |HI×AŠ₂|-x

^ŋeššu ḪI×AŠ₂-[x] (CUNES 53-02-126 r 2).

Word ID: o0039511; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0039511; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)

šu [HANDLE] (N)

Attested in the following periods:

Senses:

Bibliography