ŋuruš [MALE] N (23298x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ŋuruš; ŋuruš-ŋuruš; gu-ru; gu-ru-uš; mu-ru; ŋuruš-a-ke₄ "young adult male, able-bodied male worker, semi-free male worker"

[1]	𒄨	ŋuruš
[2]	𒄨𒄨	ŋuruš-ŋuruš
[3]	𒄖𒊒	gu-ru
[4]	𒄖𒊒𒍑	gu-ru-uš
[5]	𒈬𒊒	mu-ru
[6]	𒄨𒀀𒆤	ŋuruš-a-ke₄
+	--ša=š.a (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		45	85		366	89	22182	361	157	5
[2]				1	1		1	1
[3]									1
[4]									1
[5]										1
[6]								1

47 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (45x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (85x/0%)

Ebla (1x/0%)

Old Akkadian (367x/2%)

Lagash II (89x/0%)

Ur III (22183x/95%)

Old Babylonian (363x/2%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (97x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (11x/0%)

Hellenistic (46x/0%)

unknown (6x/0%)

Senses:

1. young adult male, able-bodied male worker, semi-free male worker (23298x/100%)

Akk. eṭlu.

Bibliography

[2018] V. Bartash, JCS 70 3-25.

[2009] W. Heimpel, Workers 46.

[2004] G. Marchesi, OrNS 73 191-193.

[2001] G. Visicato, Fara Tablets 121-122 n40.

[1998] R. Maaijer, Landless and Hungry? 60.

[1995] P. Steinkeller, BiOr 52 702.

[1987] P. Steinkeller, AOS 68 73-74; 78-80; 100-102.

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