zeb [GOOD] (V/i)

237 instances

zeb [GOOD] V/i (ES) (237x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ze₂-ba; ze₂-eb; ze-ba; ze₂-be₂; ze-eb; ze₂-ze₂-ba; ze₂-eb₂; ze₂-ze₂; ze₂-ze₂-eb; zi "(to be) good"

[1] 𒍢𒁀 ze₂-ba
[2] 𒍢𒅁 ze₂-eb
[3] 𒍣𒁀 ze-ba
[4] 𒍢𒁉 ze₂-be₂
[5] 𒍣𒅁 ze-eb
[6] 𒍢𒍢𒁀 ze₂-ze₂-ba
[7] 𒍢𒌈 ze₂-eb₂
[8] 𒍢𒍢 ze₂-ze₂
[9] 𒍢𒍢𒅁 ze₂-ze₂-eb
[10] 𒍣 zi
+ --ba=b.a (32x/14%); --be₂=b.e (2x/1%).
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 113 6 1
[2] 41 53
[3] 7
[4] 6
[5] 3
[6] 3
[7] 2
[8] 1 1
[9]
[10]

46 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (175x/74%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (35x/15%)

Neo-Babylonian (7x/3%)

Hellenistic (17x/7%)

unknown (2x/1%)

Verbal prefixes: V.b ; al ; ba ; ga.V.n ; ga.mu.ni.b ; ha.V.n.da ; ha.mu.ni.b ; mu ; mu.da ; nu ; nu.mu.na.b .

Senses:

1. (to be) good (237x/100%)

Sux. dug[good]V/i; ṭābu; ṭiābu; ṭūbu.

Lexical Associations

mû[water]N ṭābu[good]AJ (// a[water] zeb[good])

[a] ze₂-eb-ba (K 04319+ o ii 26; K 04410+ o ii 12').

ṭiābu[be(come) good]V (// nammud[cleverness?] zeb[good])

⸢nam⸣-mud ze₂-ba = ṭu-ub-bu (K 04350D i' 21').

References for all phrases

a[water] zeb[good]

[a] ze₂-eb-ba (K 04319+ o ii 26; K 04410+ o ii 12').

nammud[cleverness?] zeb[good]

⸢nam⸣-mud ze₂-ba = ṭu-ub-bu (K 04350D i' 21').

Word ID: o0050010; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0050010; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)