ŋissu [SHADE] N (128x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ŋissu; ŋissu^sar; ^ŋešŋissu; ŋissu^ku₆; ŋizza; ŋeš-šu₂; ŋissu-ŋissu "shade, shadow; protection, aegis; canopy"

[1]	𒄑𒈪	ŋissu
[2]	𒄑𒈪𒊬	ŋissu^sar
[3]	𒄑𒄑𒈪	^ŋešŋissu
[4]	𒄑𒈪𒄩	ŋissu^ku₆
[5]	𒈪	ŋizza
[6]	𒄑𒋙	ŋeš-šu₂
[7]	𒄑𒈪𒄑𒈪	ŋissu-ŋissu

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			3		4	3	1	81	16	2
[2]								5	1	2
[3]									2	1
[4]									2	1
[5]									2
[6]									1
[7]								1

20 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (3x/2%)

Old Akkadian (4x/3%)

Lagash II (3x/2%)

Ur III (1x/1%)

Old Babylonian (87x/68%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (16x/13%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/2%)

Hellenistic (1x/1%)

unknown (6x/5%)

Senses:

1. shade, shadow (124x/97%)

2. protection, aegis (1x/1%)

3. canopy (3x/2%)

Akk. ṣillu.

Word ID: o0029786; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0029786; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)