ušzu [SORCERER] N (28x) Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, unknown wr. uš₇-zu; uš-zu; uš₁₁-zu; ^munusuš₁₁-zu "sorcerer, warlock; sorceress, witch"

[1]	𒅲𒍪	uš₇-zu
[2]	𒍑𒍪	uš-zu
[3]	𒅜𒍪	uš₁₁-zu
[4]	𒊩𒅜𒍪	^munusuš₁₁-zu

	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		12
[2]	3	7
[3]		3		2
[4]			1

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Ur III (3x/11%)

Old Babylonian (22x/79%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/4%)

unknown (2x/7%)

Senses:

1. sorcerer, warlock (27x/96%)

2. sorceress, witch (1x/4%)

Akk. kaššāpum; ša ruhta īdû.

Lexical Associations

kaššaptu[sorceress]N (// ušzu[sorcerer])

[^mi₂uš₁₁-zu] = ga-⸢aš-ša-ap⸣-[tum] (KBo 01, 49 1').

References for all phrases

ušzu[sorcerer]

uš-[zu] (OB Nippur Lu 733).

uš₇-zu (OB Nippur Lu 735; OrNS 70, 210-211 r i 5).

[^mi₂uš₁₁-zu] = ga-⸢aš-ša-ap⸣-[tum] (KBo 01, 49 1').

munus[woman] ušzu[sorcerer]

munus uš₇-zu (OB Nippur Lu 736).

Word ID: o0042122; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0042122; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)

ušzu [SORCERER] (N)

Attested in the following periods:

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Lexical Associations