šuba [MULTICOLOURED] V/i (74x) Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. šuba; šuba₂; šuba₃; šuba₄; šuba₄^ba; šubaₓ(MUŠ); ^šu-^bašuba; šuba^ba; šubaₓ(MUŠ.ŠA) "(to be) multicoloured; (to be) manly; young man; (to be) pure; (to be) clear; (to be) bathed; shining; (to be) shining"

[1]	𒍝𒈽	šuba
[2]	𒍝𒈹	šuba₂
[3]	𒈹𒍝	šuba₃
[4]	𒈹	šuba₄
[5]	𒈹𒁀	šuba₄ ^ba
[6]	𒈲	šubaₓ(MUŠ)
[7]	𒋗𒁀𒍝𒈽	^šu-^bašuba
[8]	𒍝𒈽𒁀	šuba ^ba
[9]	𒈲𒊭𒈲𒊭	šubaₓ(MUŠ.ŠA)

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]							2	41	9
[2]							1	8
[3]						2		1
[4]								3
[5]								2
[6]						1		1
[7]									1
[8]									1
[9]								1

20 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Lagash II (3x/4%)

Ur III (3x/4%)

Old Babylonian (57x/77%)

Neo-Assyrian (8x/11%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/1%)

Hellenistic (2x/3%)

Senses:

1. (to be) multicoloured (47x/64%)

2. (to be) manly

3. young man [N]

4. (to be) pure

5. (to be) clear

6. (to be) bathed

7. shining (27x/36%)

8. (to be) shining

Akk. bitrāmu; ellu; eṭlu; ramku.

Bibliography

[1989] P. Steinkeller, Sale 202.

Lexical Associations

ellu[pure]AJ (// šuba[multicoloured])

šuba = el-[lum] (OECT 04, 152 b ii 2).

eṭlu[young man]N (// šuba[multicoloured])

šuba = eṭ-⸢lum⸣ (OECT 04, 152 b ii 3).

ramku[bathed]AJ (// šuba[multicoloured])

šuba₂ = ra-am-kum (OB Nippur Diri 253; MSL 15, 008 A r iii 2).

nāru[river]N Dumuzi[1]DN (// id[river] šuba[multicoloured])

id₂ ^šu-^bašuba = ID₂ ^dDUMU.ZI (2R 50, K 02035A+ r i 12).

References for all phrases

šuba[multicoloured]

šuba = el-[lum] (OECT 04, 152 b ii 2).

šuba = eṭ-⸢lum⸣ (OECT 04, 152 b ii 3).

šuba₂ = ra-am-kum (OB Nippur Diri 253; MSL 15, 008 A r iii 2).

id[river] šuba[multicoloured]

id₂ ^šu-^bašuba = ID₂ ^dDUMU.ZI (2R 50, K 02035A+ r i 12).

Word ID: o0039735; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0039735; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)