kaš [BEER] N (39786x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. kaš; kaš₂; kaš-kaš; kaš^ka; ka; ka-aš "beer; alcoholic drink"

See kaš de[pour beer?]V/t, kaš sur[ferment]V/t, kaša guba[function]N, lu kaš še gibil[functionary]N.

[1]	𒁉	kaš
[2]	𒆜	kaš₂
[3]	𒁉𒁉	kaš-kaš
[4]	𒁉𒅗	kaš^ka
[5]	𒅗	ka
[6]	𒅗𒀸	ka-aš
+	--ša=š.a (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	35	71	194		1704	80	35648	465	82	9
[2]		2	1485		4
[3]								3
[4]									2
[5]								1
[6]								1

30 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (35x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (73x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (1679x/4%)

Old Akkadian (1708x/4%)

Lagash II (80x/0%)

Ur III (35648x/90%)

Old Babylonian (470x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (12x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (50x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (6x/0%)

Hellenistic (16x/0%)

unknown (9x/0%)

Senses:

1. beer (39776x/100%)

2. alcoholic drink (10x/0%)

Akk. šikaru.

Bibliography

[2006] P. Notizia, OrNS 75 319-332.

[2004] P. Attinger and M. Krebernik, St Schretter 69.

[1994] M. Powell, Drinking in Ancient Societies 92; 97.

[1992] P. Steinkeller and J.N. Postgate, LAT 39.

Word ID: o0031668; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0031668; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)