dirig [FLOAT] V/i (263x) Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. diri-ga; dirig; te-li; dirig-dirig; diri-ge "to drift (clouds); to float, glide (along/down); to go; to soak, steep, dissolve in liquid"

[1]	𒋛𒀀𒂵	diri-ga
[2]	𒋛𒀀	dirig
[3]	𒋼𒇷	te-li
[4]	𒋛𒀀𒋛𒀀	dirig-dirig
[5]	𒋛𒀀𒄀	diri-ge
+	--ga=g.a (17x/6%); --ge=g.e (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]							171	6	9
[2]						1	13	42	12
[3]								6
[4]						1		1
[5]									1

23 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Lagash II (2x/1%)

Ur III (184x/70%)

Old Babylonian (55x/21%)

Middle Babylonian (5x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (9x/3%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (7x/3%)

Verbal prefixes:V; V.b; V.m; Vmma; Vmma.na.i.b; ba; ba.b; ba.n; mu.n.da.b.

Senses:

1. to drift (clouds) (3x/1%)

2. to float, glide (along/down) (260x/99%)

3. to go

4. to soak, steep, dissolve in liquid [V/t]

Akk. alāku; mahāhu; mahāru; neqelpû.

Bibliography

[1984] J. Postgate, BSA 1 106.

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