šusi [FINGER] (N)

201 instances

šusi [FINGER] N (201x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. šu-si; kuššu-si "finger; a unit of length"

See šusi sa[put in order]V/t.

[1] 𒋗𒋛 šu-si
[2] 𒋢𒋗𒋛 kuššu-si
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 12 34 3 61 77 7 4
[2] 3

9 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (12x/6%)

Old Akkadian (34x/17%)

Lagash II (3x/1%)

Ur III (61x/30%)

Old Babylonian (77x/38%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (5x/2%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/1%)

Hellenistic (1x/0%)

unknown (4x/2%)

Senses:

1. finger (135x/67%)

2. a unit of length (66x/33%)

Akk. ubānu.

Bibliography

[2002] J. Høyrup, Lengths Widths Surfaces 17-18.

[1987-90] M.A. Powell, RlA 7 458.

Lexical Associations

ubānu[finger]N (// šusi[finger])

[šu-si] = u₂-ba-⸢nu⸣-um (YBC 13524 b 121).

[šu-si-ŋu₁₀] = [u₂]-ba-ni (MSL 09, 51 S8, 66 B12 o 11; MSL 07, 209 V01 o 2; MSL 09, 66 B09 o 15; MSL 09, 51 S19, 66 B10 o 6).

ubānu[finger]N (// šusi[finger] esir[shoe])

kuššu-si e-sir₂ = MIN<(u₂-ba-nu)> (Ura 11 section 1, 125; LTBA 1, 33 o ii 37'; BM 035503 r 8').

akalu[bread]N ubānu[finger]N (// ninda[bread] šusi[finger] ur[drag])

ninda šu-si ur₃-ra = a-kal u₂-ba-na-a-ta MIN<(kup-pu-[rum])> (SpTU 3, 116 r i 35').

akalu[bread]N ubānu[finger]N (// ninda[bread] šusi[finger] x-x)

ninda šu-si [...]-⸢x⸣ = ⸢a-kal⸣ u₂-ba-na-a-tum MIN<(DU-BU-x)> (K 00260+ o 43').

References for all phrases

šusi[finger]

šu-si-ŋu₁₀ (OB Nippur Ugumu 172).

[šu-si] = u₂-ba-⸢nu⸣-um (YBC 13524 b 121).

[šu-si-ŋu₁₀] = [u₂]-ba-ni (MSL 09, 51 S8, 66 B12 o 11; MSL 07, 209 V01 o 2; MSL 09, 66 B09 o 15; MSL 09, 51 S19, 66 B10 o 6).

šusi[finger] esir[shoe]

kuššu-si e-sir₂ = MIN<(u₂-ba-nu)> (Ura 11 section 1, 125; LTBA 1, 33 o ii 37'; BM 035503 r 8').

šusi[finger] gal[big]

šu-si gal-ŋu₁₀ (OB Nippur Ugumu 173).

šusi[finger] murub[middle]

šu-si murub₄-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ (TIM 10, 048 o i 3).

šusi[finger] tur[small]

šu-si ⸢tur?⸣-ŋu₁₀ (TIM 10, 048 o i 1; OB Nippur Ugumu 174).

šusi[finger] x x

šu-si x [...] (MSL 11, 112 W o ii 9').

šusi[finger] ŋiri[foot]

šu-si ŋiri₃-[ŋu₁₀] (OB Nippur Ugumu 265').

šusi[finger] šud[prayer]

⸢šu⸣-si šud₃-de₃-ŋu₁₀ (TIM 10, 048 o i 2).

kamkammatum[earring] šusi[finger]

urudkam₂-kam₂-ma-tum šu-si (CT 14, pl. 08, K 04330 o i 30').

ninda[bread] šusi[finger] ur[drag]

⸢ninda⸣ šu-⸢si⸣ ur₃-ra = [...] [...] (MSL 11, 039 B7 o 9').

ninda šu-si ur₃-ra = a-kal u₂-ba-na-a-ta MIN<(kup-pu-[rum])> (SpTU 3, 116 r i 35').

ninda[bread] šusi[finger] x-x

ninda šu-si [...]-⸢x⸣ = ⸢a-kal⸣ u₂-ba-na-a-tum MIN<(DU-BU-x)> (K 00260+ o 43').

umbin[nail] šusi[finger] gal[big]

⸢umbin⸣ šu-si gal-ŋu₁₀ (OB Nippur Ugumu 176).

umbin[nail] šusi[finger] gal[big] ŋiri[foot]

⸢umbin šu-si gal⸣ ŋiri₃-[ŋu₁₀] (OB Nippur Ugumu 268').

umbin[nail] šusi[finger] ŋiri[foot]

umbin? šu-si ŋiri₃-ŋu₁₀ (OB Nippur Ugumu 269').

zukešed[troop] šusi[finger] ŋiri[foot]

zu₂-keš₂ šu-si ⸢ŋiri₃⸣-[ŋu₁₀] (OB Nippur Ugumu 267').

Word ID: o0039990; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0039990; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)