eš [SHRINE] N (1293x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. eš₃; eš₂; eš₃-eš₃; ešemin₄; še; eš₃^ki "shrine; an establishment"

[1]	𒀊	eš₃
[2]	𒂠	eš₂
[3]	𒀊𒀊	eš₃-eš₃
[4]	𒀑	ešemin₄
[5]	𒊺	še
[6]	𒀊𒆠	eš₃^ki

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		37	120		18	17	448	442	173	18
[2]			12		1
[3]							1	3
[4]									2
[5]									1
[6]

29 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (37x/3%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (132x/10%)

Old Akkadian (19x/1%)

Lagash II (17x/1%)

Ur III (449x/35%)

Old Babylonian (445x/34%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (119x/9%)

Neo-Babylonian (7x/1%)

Hellenistic (47x/4%)

unknown (18x/1%)

Senses:

1. shrine (1293x/100%)

2. an establishment

Akk. bītu; eššu.

Bibliography

[2001] H. Martin, F. Pomponio, G. Visicato and A. Westenholz, Fara Tablets 25-26.

[1995] P. Steinkeller, BiOr 52 696.

[1991] I.J. Gelb, P. Steinkeller and R.M. Whiting, Kudurrus 40.

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