unir [ZIGGURAT] N (21x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic wr. u₆-nir; u₆-GA₂×NUN&NUN "ziggurat"

[1]	𒅆𒂍𒉪	u₆-nir
[2]	𒅆𒂍𒃡	u₆-GA₂×NUN&NUN
+	--ra=r.a (4x/19%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]							1	15	4
[2]									1

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (1x/5%)

Old Babylonian (15x/71%)

Neo-Assyrian (3x/14%)

Hellenistic (2x/10%)

Senses:

1. ziggurat (21x/100%)

Lexical Associations

ziqqurratu[ziggurrat]N (// unir[ziggurat])

u₆-nir = zi-qu₂-ra-⸢tum⸣ (OB Nippur Diri 156; Sm 0025 i' 19'; 2R 50, K 02035A+ r ii 1; MSL 15, 008 A o iv 19').

nuhar[high temple]N (// e[house] unir[ziggurat])

e₂ u₆-nir = nu-ḫar (RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 r ii 35).

References for all phrases

unir[ziggurat]

u₆-nir (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 254).

u₆-nir = zi-qu₂-ra-tum (MSLSSI, 17-27 iv 41).

u₆-nir = zi-qu₂-ra-⸢tum⸣ (OB Nippur Diri 156; Sm 0025 i' 19'; 2R 50, K 02035A+ r ii 1; MSL 15, 008 A o iv 19').

e[house] unir[ziggurat]

e₂ u₆-nir = nu-ḫar (RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 r ii 35).

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