ara [HAND-MILL] N (9x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. ara₃; ^na₄ara₃; ^na₄ḫar-kam "hand-mill; lower grindstone"

[1]	𒄯	ara₃
[2]	𒉌𒌓𒄯	^na₄ara₃
[3]	𒉌𒌓𒄯𒄰	^na₄ḫar-kam

	ED IIIb	OAkk	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]	1	1			2
[2]			1	3
[3]				1

4 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/11%)

Old Akkadian (1x/11%)

Ur III (1x/11%)

Old Babylonian (4x/44%)

Neo-Assyrian (1x/11%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/11%)

Senses:

1. hand-mill (9x/100%)

2. lower grindstone

Akk. erû.

Bibliography

[1999] G. Rubio, JCS 51 9.

[1993-1997] L. Milano, RlA 8 394-395.

[1989] P. Steinkeller, SDU 37 n73.

Word ID: o0024352; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0024352; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)

ara [HAND-MILL] (N)