ana [WHAT?] QP (891x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. a-na; e-ne; nam; na₂; ra-na; a-nam; a-ne; aₓ(GI)-ne "what?; as much as (math.)"

[1]	𒀀𒈾	a-na
[2]	𒂊𒉈	e-ne
[3]	𒉆	nam
[4]	𒈿	na₂
[5]	𒊏𒈾	ra-na
[6]	𒀀𒉆	a-nam
[7]	𒀀𒉈	a-ne
[8]	𒄀𒉈	aₓ(GI)-ne

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		3	2		1	1	73	741	34	25
[2]								1	1
[3]								2
[4]								2
[5]								2
[6]								1
[7]		1
[8]		1

23 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (5x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (2x/0%)

Old Akkadian (1x/0%)

Lagash II (1x/0%)

Ur III (73x/8%)

Old Babylonian (749x/84%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (12x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (18x/2%)

Hellenistic (3x/0%)

unknown (25x/3%)

Senses:

1. what? (887x/100%)

2. as much as (math.) [N] (4x/0%)

Akk. mīnum.

Bibliography

[2004] P. Attinger, NABU 2004/79.

[2002] J. Hoyrup, Lengths Widths Surfaces 43.

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