kuŋ [STAIR] N (138x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ^ŋeškuŋ₅; ^ŋeškuŋ₄; kuŋ₄; kun; kuŋ₅; kun₃; ^ŋeškuŋₓ(LUM) "stair(case); ladder; threshold; stair(case), step"

[1]	𒄑𒌉𒂠	^ŋeškuŋ₅
[2]	𒄑𒄿𒇻	^ŋeškuŋ₄
[3]	𒄿𒇻	kuŋ₄
[4]	𒆲	kun
[5]	𒌉𒂠	kuŋ₅
[6]	𒄣	kun₃
[7]	𒄑𒈝	^ŋeškuŋₓ(LUM)

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			13		1		35	18		2
[2]					1			17	9	1
[3]			1					18	7
[4]						3	4		1	1
[5]			1				1	3
[6]									1
[7]

22 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (15x/11%)

Old Akkadian (2x/1%)

Lagash II (3x/2%)

Ur III (40x/29%)

Old Babylonian (56x/41%)

Middle Assyrian (2x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (7x/5%)

Neo-Assyrian (8x/6%)

Hellenistic (1x/1%)

unknown (4x/3%)

Senses:

1. stair(case) (117x/85%)

2. ladder (14x/10%)

3. threshold (6x/4%)

4. stair(case), step (1x/1%)

Akk. askuppu; simmiltu.

Bibliography

[2009] W. Heimpel, Workers 176.

[1997] N. Veldhuis, EEN 97 wn34.

Word ID: o0032531; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0032531; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)