ussu [EIGHT] NU (26x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. ussu; ussu₂; ussuₓ(8(U)); ^u₂-^saussu "eight"

[1]	𒐍	ussu
[2]	𒋰𒋰𒋰𒋰	ussu₂
[3]	𒐓𒐓	ussuₓ(8(U))
[4]	𒌑𒊓𒐍	^u₂-^saussu

	OB	Post-OB
[1]	8	11
[2]		4
[3]		2
[4]		1

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (8x/31%)

Middle Assyrian (5x/19%)

Middle Babylonian (5x/19%)

Neo-Assyrian (8x/31%)

Senses:

1. eight (26x/100%)

Akk. šamānet.

Bibliography

[1959] E. Gordon, SP 273, 430.

ussu

= šamānat (Ea 02 257).

ussu₂

= šamānat (Ea 02 142).

Lexical Associations

Igigi[1]DN (// ussu[eight])

⸢^u₂⸣-^sa⸢ussu⸣ = ^di₂-[gi₃-gi₃] (K 02056 o i 27').

samāne[eight]NU (// ussu[eight])

ussu = ša₂-ma-na-at (Ea 02 257; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r ii 9).

ussu₂ = ša-ma-na-at (Ea 02 142; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o ii 55).

sumuntu[plough with team of eight]N (// apin[plow] gud[ox] ussu[eight] la[hang])

^ŋešapin gud ⸢ussu la₂⸣ = ⸢su-mu⸣-[un-tu] (AOTU 1/1, 71, K 02014+ o ii' 1').

samāne[eight]NU būru[(a surface measure)]N (// bur[unit] ussu[eight])

bur₃ ussuₓ(8(U)) = ša-ma-na-at bur (Ea 02 180; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r i 10).

samāne[eight]NU ikû[field]N (// iku[unit] ussu[eight])

iku ussu₂ = KIMIN<(ša-ma-na-at)> GAN₂ (Ea 02 143; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o ii 56).

8 šūši[sixty]N (// ŋeš[sixty] ussu[eight])

ŋeš₂ ussu = 8 šu-ši (SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r ii 10).

8(diš) šūši[sixty]N (// ŋeš[sixty] ussu[eight])

ŋeš₂ ussu = 8(diš) šu-ši (Ea 02 258).

References for all phrases

ussu[eight]

⸢^u₂⸣-^sa⸢ussu⸣ = ^di₂-[gi₃-gi₃] (K 02056 o i 27').

ussu = ša₂-ma-na-at (Ea 02 257; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r ii 9).

ussu₂ = ša-ma-na-at (Ea 02 142; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o ii 55).

apin[plow] gud[ox] ussu[eight] la[hang]

^ŋešapin gud ⸢ussu la₂⸣ = ⸢su-mu⸣-[un-tu] (AOTU 1/1, 71, K 02014+ o ii' 1').

bur[unit] ussu[eight]

bur₃ ussuₓ(8(U)) = ša-ma-na-at bur (Ea 02 180; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 r i 10).

guza[chair] gid[drag] ussu[eight] kuš[skin]

^ŋeš⸢gu⸣-za gid₂-da ussu ⸢kuš^?⸣ (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o vii 43').

iku[unit] ussu[eight]

iku ussu₂ = KIMIN<(ša-ma-na-at)> GAN₂ (Ea 02 143; SA Vokabular Ass. 523 o ii 56).

kugsig[gold] ussu[eight]

kug-sig₁₇ ussu-⸢ta⸣-am₃ (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 r iv 42; OB Nippur Ura 2 625; ASJ 09, 289-291 r v 5).

[kug-sig₁₇] ussu^!-ta-⸢am₃⸣ = [...] (IrAnt 26, 039 no. 124 5).

ud[sun] ussu[eight]

ud ussu-kam (Emar 6/1, p. 127, Msk 731046 o iv 26').

ud ⸢ussu⸣-kam₂ = [...] (CT 19, pl. 10, K 05434B+ o ii' 9').

ŋeš[sixty] ussu[eight]