did [LAWSUIT] N (504x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. di; di-da; di-di "lawsuit, trial; legal decision, verdict"

See di ŋar[sue]V/t, did dab[render a verdict]V/i, did dug[bring a lawsuit]V/i, did e[bring a lawsuit]V/i, did kud[judge]V/t, didta taka[defeat]V/t, lu did tuku[litigant]N.

[1]	𒁲	di
[2]	𒁲𒁕	di-da
[3]	𒁲𒁲	di-di
+	--da=d+a (1x/0%); --da=d.a (14x/3%); --de₃=d.e (0x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		7	4		32	10	110	207	35	4
[2]					2		71	18
[3]								4

23 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (7x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (4x/1%)

Old Akkadian (34x/7%)

Lagash II (10x/2%)

Ur III (181x/36%)

Old Babylonian (229x/45%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (20x/4%)

Neo-Babylonian (5x/1%)

Persian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (4x/1%)

unknown (4x/1%)

Senses:

1. lawsuit, trial (484x/96%)

2. legal decision, verdict (20x/4%)

Akk. dīnu.

Bibliography

[2006] W. Sommerfeld, Akkadian Language 61.

[2003] C. Wilcke, Early ANE Law 42 wn93.

Word ID: o0025798; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0025798; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)