uš [DIE] V/i (6010x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. uš₂; uš₂-uš₂; ušₓ(UŠX); uš₂^zabar; al; bu-še; uš₂^uš; ab "to die; (to be) dead; to kill; death; kill"

See ŋiri udu uš[knife]N.

[1]	𒌀	uš₂
[2]	𒌀𒌀	uš₂-uš₂
[3]	𒍖	ušₓ(UŠX)
[4]	𒌀𒌓𒅗𒁇	uš₂ ^zabar
[5]	𒀠	al
[6]	𒁍𒊺	bu-še
[7]	𒌀𒍑	uš₂ ^uš
[8]	𒀊	ab

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			44		112	23	5647	129	21	10
[2]		1			1		14
[3]		2	1
[4]								2
[5]			1
[6]								1
[7]								1
[8]

80 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (3x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (46x/1%)

Old Akkadian (113x/2%)

Lagash II (23x/0%)

Ur III (5661x/94%)

Old Babylonian (133x/2%)

Middle Babylonian (7x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (13x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/0%)

unknown (10x/0%)

Verbal prefixes: V ; V.b ; V.b.x ; V.i.n ; V.ma.da ; V.n ; Vmma ; al ; ba ; ba.a ; ba.da ; ba.n ; ba.n.da ; ha.V.ni.b ; ha.ba ; mu ; mu.i.n ; mu.ni.n ; na ; na.b ; na.ba ; na.ba.da ; na.ba.e ; nu ; u.ba.i ; ša.V.ra.ni.n .

Senses:

1. to die (5991x/100%)

2. (to be) dead (4x/0%)

3. to kill [V/t] (4x/0%)

4. death [N] (8x/0%)

5. kill [V/t] (3x/0%)

Akk. dāmu; mâtu; mūtu; uššu.

Bibliography

[1993] A. Cavigneaux and F. Al-Rawi, ZA 83 185.

[1992] M. Sigrist, Drehem 70-71.

[1981] P. Steinkeller, ZA 71 20-21.

uš₂

(OB Nippur Ea 103; AJSL 36.2,158-160 r ii 9; OB Nippur Aa 103:1).

= nanduru (CT 11, pl. 43, K 07751 i' 2', i' 3', i' 9').

Lexical Associations

adāru[be(come) afraid]V (// uš[die])

uš₂ = [na]-⸢an^?⸣-du-ru (CT 11, pl. 43, K 07751 i' 2').

mītu[dead]AJ (// uš[die])

uš₂ = mi-i-tu (MSL 14, 87 A o v 5).

uš₂ = mi-[i^?-tum] (MSL 09, 124-137 r ii 56').

mūtu[death]N (// uš[die])

uš₂ = mu-u₂-tum (CT 11, pl. 43, K 07751 i' 9'; AJSL 36.2,158-160 r ii 9).

nammušīšu[mobile]AJ (// uš[die])

uš₂ = ⸢na⸣-mu-ši-šu₂ (CT 11, pl. 43, K 07751 i' 3').

mâtu[die]V halāqu[be(come) lost]V (// uš[die] ba-an-x)

ba-uš₂ ba-⸢an^?⸣-[...] = [im]-⸢tu₃⸣-ut iḫ-⸢ta⸣-[li-iq] (MB Ura 01 Seg.7, 22').

dīšu[trampled down]AJ (// ŋešnimbar[palm] uš[die])

^ŋešŋešnimbar al-uš₂-a = di₃-⸢šu^?⸣-tu^? (Emar 6/1, p. 211, Msk 7480a r i 2).

References for all phrases

uš[die]

ba-uš₂ (OB Nippur Ki-ulutin-bi-še 46; HS 1613 + HS 1642 r i 5).

uš₂ (MSL 14, 022 Er o i 1'; MSL 14, 028 Kl r i' 2; OB Nippur Ea 103; MSL 14, 029 Kx o iii 23; MSL 14, 019 Bn r iii 14'; MSL 14, 022 Ej o? 8'; MSL 14, 021 Dk r ii' 6'; MSL 11, 111 M r ii' 5'; PBS 05, 120 r ii' 5'; MSL 14, 018 Bb o iii 18; MSL 14, 022 Eq r 3').

uš₂ = mi-i-tu (OB Nippur Aa 103:1).

uš₂ = [...] (MSL 09, 124-137 r ii 57').

uš₂ = [na]-⸢an^?⸣-du-ru (CT 11, pl. 43, K 07751 i' 2').

uš₂ = mi-i-tu (MSL 14, 87 A o v 5).

uš₂ = mi-[i^?-tum] (MSL 09, 124-137 r ii 56').

uš₂ = mu-u₂-tum (CT 11, pl. 43, K 07751 i' 9'; AJSL 36.2,158-160 r ii 9).

uš₂ = ⸢na⸣-mu-ši-šu₂ (CT 11, pl. 43, K 07751 i' 3').

uš[die] ba-an-x

ba-uš₂ ba-⸢an^?⸣-[...] = [im]-⸢tu₃⸣-ut iḫ-⸢ta⸣-[li-iq] (MB Ura 01 Seg.7, 22').

uš[die] taka[abandon]

ba-uš₂ ba-tak₄-a (Emar 6/1, p. 135-136, Msk 731059a + r iv 3).

egir[back] lugal[king] uš[die]

[egir lugal-a-ni ba-uš₂]-a-ta (CBS 01862 r ii 14').

guza[chair] ki[place] uš[die]

^ŋešgu-za ki uš₂ (OB Nippur Ura 1 187).

lu[person] uš[die]

lu₂ uš₂-a = mi-[i-tum] (MSL 12, 157 A 290).

tukumbi[if] uš[die]

⸢tukum⸣-bi ba-uš₂ (OB Nippur Ki-ulutin-bi-še Seg.4, 1).

ŋešnimbar[palm] uš[die]

^ŋešŋešnimbar al-uš₂ (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c ii 60).

^ŋešŋešnimbar al-uš₂-a (Anonymous 447996 r i 10; Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o iii 31; OB Nippur Ura 1 79).

^ŋešŋešnimbar al-uš₂-a = di₃-⸢šu^?⸣-tu^? (Emar 6/1, p. 211, Msk 7480a r i 2).

ŋiri[dagger] ab[cow] uš[die]

[ŋiri₂] ab₂ uš₂^zabar (CUNES 48-10-015 o 1).

ŋiri[dagger] gud[ox] uš[die] naplaqtu[slaughtering knife]

ŋiri₂ gud uš₂ ⸢nap-la-qu₂⸣ = PAP^?-la^?-zu^? (BM 085983 r iii 33).

Word ID: o0042040; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0042040; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)