mes [HERO] N (53x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Lagash II, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. mes; mes₂; meš; ^me-^esmes "hero; young man; (to be) manly"

[1]	𒈩	mes
[2]	𒁾	mes₂
[3]	𒎌	meš
[4]	𒈨𒄑𒈩	^me-^esmes

	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Lag II	OB	Post-OB
[1]	1	4	1	33	3
[2]				1	4
[3]				5
[4]					1

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/2%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (4x/8%)

Lagash II (1x/2%)

Old Babylonian (39x/74%)

Neo-Assyrian (8x/15%)

Senses:

1. hero (51x/96%)

2. young man (2x/4%)

3. (to be) manly [V/i]

Akk. eṭlu.

Bibliography

[2004] G. Marchesi, OrNS 73 191-193; 197 n253.

Word ID: o0034186; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0034186; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)

mes [HERO] (N)