zena [WEAPON] (N)

9 instances

zena [WEAPON] N (9x) Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian wr. ze₂-na; ŋešze₂-na "a siege weapon"

[1] 𒍢𒈾 ze₂-na
[2] 𒄑𒍢𒈾 ŋešze₂-na
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 2 3
[2] 4

2 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (6x/67%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/33%)

Senses:

1. a siege weapon (9x/100%)

Akk. kalbanatu.

Lexical Associations

kalbānātu[(a siege instrument)]N (// zena[weapon] ak[do])

⸢ze₂⸣-[na] ⸢ak⸣ = ⸢kal⸣-[ba-na-tu] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 38).

References for all phrases

zena[weapon]

⸢ze₂⸣-[na] = [...] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 36).

ŋešze₂-na (OB Nippur Ura 1 639).

zena[weapon] ak[do]

⸢ze₂⸣-[na] ⸢ak⸣ = ⸢kal⸣-[ba-na-tu] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 38).

zena[weapon] gud.si.AŠ[ram]

ŋešze₂-na gud-si-dili (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 019 r v 19).

zena[weapon] mah[great]

ŋešze₂-na maḫ (OB Nippur Ura 1 640; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c i 47).

zena[weapon] x

⸢ze₂⸣-[na ...] = [...] (Emar 6/2, p. 508-515 and Emar 6/2, p. 730, Msk 74209a r iii 37).

Word ID: o0042661; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0042661; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)