dara [BELT] N (17x) Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, unknown wr. dara₂; ^da-^rumdara₂; ^tug₂dara₄; ^tug₂dara₂; ^tug₂  ^da-^radara₂ "belt, sash, girdle; loincloth; string"

[1]	𒅁	dara₂
[2]	𒁕𒀸𒅁	^da-^rumdara₂
[3]	𒌆𒁱	^tug₂dara₄
[4]	𒌆𒅁	^tug₂dara₂
[5]	𒌆𒁕𒊏𒅁	^tug₂  ^da-^radara₂

	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	3	6	2
[2]		2
[3]	2
[4]		1
[5]		1

5 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Old Babylonian (5x/29%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/6%)

Neo-Assyrian (9x/53%)

unknown (2x/12%)

Senses:

1. belt, sash, girdle (15x/88%)

2. loincloth (2x/12%)

3. string

Akk. izhu; nēbettu.

Bibliography

[1995] K. Volk, Inanna-Shukaletuda 185-186 wn870-872.

[1987] M. Civil, OrNS 56 243-244.

Word ID: o0025692; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0025692; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)

dara [BELT] (N)