teš [SHAME] N (92x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. teš₂; ^dišteš₂; teš; ^dteš₂; ^uzuteš₂ "(sense of) shame; dignity; vigor; female genitalia"

[1]	𒌨	teš₂
[2]	𒁹𒌨	^diš teš₂
[3]	𒀸	teš
[4]	𒀭𒌨	^d teš₂
[5]	𒍜𒌨	^uzu teš₂

	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	71	14	1
[2]		3
[3]	1
[4]	1
[5]		1

12 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (73x/79%)

Middle Babylonian (6x/7%)

Neo-Assyrian (8x/9%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/1%)

Hellenistic (3x/3%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. (sense of) shame (73x/79%)

2. dignity (14x/15%)

3. vigor (5x/5%)

4. female genitalia

Akk. bāštu.

Bibliography

[2006] M. Jaques, Vocabulaire des sentiments 279-288.

teš₂

(OB Nippur Ea 646; Studio Historiae Ardens, 289-291 b ii 12).

= bu-uš-tum (OB Nippur Aa 646:1).

Lexical Associations

abnu[stone]N bāštu[dignity]N (// teš[shame])

teš₂ = NA₄ ba-⸢al⸣-[ti^?] (Emar 6/2, p. 501, Msk 74203e o iii 5'').

buštu[shame]N (// teš[shame])

teš₂ = ⸢bu⸣-[uš-tum] (MSL 14, 088 Q r ii' 20').

bāštu[dignity]N (// teš[shame])

teš₂ = ba-al-tu₂ (CT 19, pl. 10, K 04197 + CT 19, pl. 07, K 08670 + K 04550 o i 8).

[teš₂] = ⸢ba₂⸣-aš-tu₃ ⸢iš-ḫa⸣-aš-⸢šar^?-wa⸣-[tar] (KBo 26, 025 + KBo 01, 35 r i 2'; KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 r ii 34).

teš₂ = ba-⸢aš₂^?⸣-[tum] (MSL 09, 124-137 r i 36').

handuttu[vulva]N (// teš[shame])

[^uzuteš₂] = ḫa-an-du-ut-tu MIN<(bi-iṣ-ṣu-ru)> (CT 14, pl. 03-04, K 04205+ o i' 11').

lā[not]MOD bâšu[ashamed]AJ (// teš[shame] tuku[acquire])

teš₂ nu-tuku = la ba-a-a-šu₂ (TCL 06, 35 o ii 20).

bayyašû[modest one]N (// lu[person] teš[shame] tuku[acquire])

⸢lu₂ teš₂⸣ tuku-tuku = ba-a-⸢a⸣-šu-⸢u₂⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 69).

ša[that]REL buštu[shame]N išû[have]V (// lu[person] teš[shame] tuku[acquire])

lu₂ teš₂ tuku = ša bu-uš-tam i-šu-u₂ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 67).

ša[that]REL buštu[shame]N lā[not]MOD išû[have]V (// lu[person] teš[shame] tuku[acquire])

lu₂ teš₂ nu-tuku = ša bu-uš-tam la i-šu-u₂ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 68).

ša[that]REL buštu[shame]N lā[not]MOD edû[know]V (// lu[person] teš[shame] zu[know])

lu₂ teš₂ nu-zu = ⸢ša⸣ [bu-uš]-⸢tam la i-du-u₂⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 70).

ša[that]REL buštu[shame]N halpu[slipped into]AJ (// lu[person] teš[shame] šu[hand] KA-ra)

lu₂ teš₂ šu KA-ra = ša bu-uš-tam ḫa-⸢al-pu⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 72).

abnu[stone]N bāštu[dignity]N (// na[stone] teš[shame])

[na₄] teš₂ = aban bālti (Ura 16 Seg.4, 6).

handuttu[vulva]N (// uzu[flesh] teš[shame])

uzu ^dišteš₂ = ⸢ḫa⸣-[an-du-ut-tu] (MSL SS 1, 034 r i 25'; RA 019, 079-080 o 4'; Ura 15 Seg.5, 28).

References for all phrases

teš[shame]

teš₂ (OB Nippur Ea 646; CBS 15401 o 1').

teš₂ = ⸢ba⸣-aš-tum (Studio Historiae Ardens, 289-291 b ii 12).

teš₂ = bu-[uš]-⸢tum⸣ (OB Nippur Aa 646:1).

teš₂-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ (CUNES 49-03-035 o 1).

teš₂ = NA₄ ba-⸢al⸣-[ti^?] (Emar 6/2, p. 501, Msk 74203e o iii 5'').

teš₂ = ⸢bu⸣-[uš-tum] (MSL 14, 088 Q r ii' 20').

teš₂ = ba-al-tu₂ (CT 19, pl. 10, K 04197 + CT 19, pl. 07, K 08670 + K 04550 o i 8).

[teš₂] = ⸢ba₂⸣-aš-tu₃ ⸢iš-ḫa⸣-aš-⸢šar^?-wa⸣-[tar] (KBo 26, 025 + KBo 01, 35 r i 2'; KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 r ii 34).

teš₂ = ba-⸢aš₂^?⸣-[tum] (MSL 09, 124-137 r i 36').

[^uzuteš₂] = ḫa-an-du-ut-tu MIN<(bi-iṣ-ṣu-ru)> (CT 14, pl. 03-04, K 04205+ o i' 11').

teš[shame] tuku[acquire]

teš₂ nu-tuku (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 424).

teš₂ nu-tuku = la ba-a-a-šu₂ (TCL 06, 35 o ii 20).

teš[shame] zu[know]

teš₂ nu-zu (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 423).

lu[person] teš[shame] tuku[acquire]

[lu₂ teš₂] ⸢nu⸣-tuku = ša bu-uš^!(UR-)tam la i-šu-u₂ (MSL 12, 157 A 66).

[lu₂ teš₂] tuku = ša bu-uš-tam i-šu-u₂ (MSL 12, 157 A 65).

[lu₂ teš₂ tuku]-tuku = ba-a-a-šu-u₂ (MSL 12, 157 A 67).

⸢lu₂ teš₂⸣ tuku-tuku = ba-a-⸢a⸣-šu-⸢u₂⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 69).

lu₂ teš₂ tuku = ša bu-uš-tam i-šu-u₂ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 67).

lu₂ teš₂ nu-tuku = ša bu-uš-tam la i-šu-u₂ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 68).

lu[person] teš[shame] zu[know]

lu₂ teš₂ nu-zu = ša bu-uš-tam la i-du^!(ŠU-)u₂ (MSL 12, 157 A 68).

lu₂ teš₂ nu-zu = ⸢ša⸣ [bu-uš]-⸢tam la i-du-u₂⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 70).

lu[person] teš[shame] šu[hand] KA-ra

lu₂ teš₂ šu KA-ra = ša bu-uš-tam ḫa-⸢al-pu⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 72).

na[stone] teš[shame]

⸢na₄⸣ teš₂ (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 a ii 40; AlT 447 iii 13; OB Nippur Ura 4 87; Fs Steve, 149, TS. B ex 034 o 1; CBS 4608 + o ii 39).