išib [PRIEST] N (449x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. išib; ⁱ-^ši-^ibišib; išibⁱ-^ši-^ib "purification priest, exorcist; sorcerer, magician; incantation, spell; (to be) pure; (to be) clear"

See dumu išib kag UD[sorceror]N, išib kapiriŋ[priest]N.

[1]	𒈨	išib
[2]	𒄿𒅆𒅁𒈨	ⁱ-^ši-^ibišib
[3]	𒈨𒄿𒅆𒅁	išibⁱ-^ši-^ib
+	--ba=b.a (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		10	31		16	12	302	64	5	3
[2]									4
[3]									2

21 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (10x/2%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (31x/7%)

Old Akkadian (16x/4%)

Lagash II (12x/3%)

Ur III (302x/67%)

Old Babylonian (64x/14%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (4x/1%)

Hellenistic (6x/1%)

unknown (3x/1%)

Senses:

1. purification priest, exorcist (449x/100%)

2. sorcerer, magician

3. incantation, spell

4. (to be) pure [V/i]

5. (to be) clear [V/i]

Akk. ellu; išippu; pašīšu; ramku; āšipu; šiptu.

Bibliography

[2019] F. Huber Vulliet, BPOA 14 262-270.

[2011] G. Marchesi, Royal Statuary 99 n14

[2006] W. Sommerfeld, Akkadian Language 62-63.

[2005] J. Keetman, JCS 57 12.

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 437.

Word ID: o0031321; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0031321; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)