namtar [FATE] N (203x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. nam-tar; nam-ta-ar; nam-ta-ra; na-ta-re; nam-ta-ru; nam-tar-tar; ^dnam-tar "sickness; fate, destiny; a demon; fate"

[1]	𒉆𒋻	nam-tar
[2]	𒉆𒋫𒅈	nam-ta-ar
[3]	𒉆𒋫𒊏	nam-ta-ra
[4]	𒈾𒋫𒊑	na-ta-re
[5]	𒉆𒋫𒊒	nam-ta-ru
[6]	𒉆𒋻𒋻	nam-tar-tar
[7]	𒀭𒉆𒋻	^dnam-tar
+	--ra=r.a (61x/30%); --re=r.e (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			3			1	4	153	27	2
[2]								7
[3]								2
[4]								1
[5]								1
[6]									1
[7]									1

31 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (3x/1%)

Lagash II (1x/0%)

Ur III (4x/2%)

Old Babylonian (164x/81%)

Middle Assyrian (3x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (13x/6%)

Neo-Babylonian (3x/1%)

Hellenistic (6x/3%)

unknown (2x/1%)

Senses:

1. sickness (2x/1%)

2. fate, destiny (40x/20%)

3. a demon (16x/8%)

4. fate (145x/71%)

Akk. murṣu; namtaru; šīmtu.

Word ID: o0035289; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0035289; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)