dim [POST] N (168x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. dim; ^ŋešdim; dim₃; ^ŋešdim₃; ^gidim; ^gidim₃; di; dim^zabar; dim₁₃; dim₂; ^ŋešdim₂; dim₄ "post, pillar, pole, mast; binding, knot, bond; staff"

See dim du[moor]V/t, dim dug[moor]V/t.

[1]	𒁴	dim
[2]	𒄑𒁴	^ŋešdim
[3]	𒈕	dim₃
[4]	𒄑𒈕	^ŋešdim₃
[5]	𒄀𒁴	^gidim
[6]	𒄀𒈕	^gidim₃
[7]	𒁲	di
[8]	𒁴𒌓𒅗𒁇	dim^zabar
[9]	𒁍	dim₁₃
[10]	𒁶	dim₂
[11]	𒄑𒁶	^ŋešdim₂
[12]	𒉽𒉽	dim₄
+	--ma=m.a (2x/1%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			5		1	5	26	21	23
[2]					2	4	24	8	9
[3]			2			1		4	6
[4]							1	7	4
[5]							1		7
[6]									2
[7]								1
[8]								1
[9]									1
[10]								1
[11]								1
[12]

26 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (7x/4%)

Old Akkadian (3x/2%)

Lagash II (10x/6%)

Ur III (52x/31%)

Old Babylonian (44x/26%)

Middle Babylonian (11x/7%)

Neo-Assyrian (26x/15%)

Neo-Babylonian (12x/7%)

Hellenistic (3x/2%)

Senses:

1. post, pillar, pole, mast (161x/96%)

2. binding, knot, bond (4x/2%)

3. staff (3x/2%)

Akk. mahrašu; makūtu; riksu; timmu.

Bibliography

[2008] T.J.H. Krispijn Studies Stol 177-178, 183

[1987] P. Steinkeller, AOS 68 92-93.

[1984] M. Civil, JNES 43 294.

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