nim [FLY] N (214x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. nim; nim^mušen; ^na₄nim; nim^kug-^babbar; nim^kug-^sig₁₇; nin "fly, insect"

See nim ŋir[flash]V/t.

[1]	𒉏	nim
[2]	𒉏𒄷	nim^mušen
[3]	𒉌𒌓𒉏	^na₄nim
[4]	𒉏𒆬𒌓	nim^kug-^babbar
[5]	𒉏𒆬𒄀	nim^kug-^sig₁₇
[6]	𒎏	nin

	ED IIIb	OAkk	OB	Post-OB
[1]	11	1	59	129
[2]			5	2
[3]				3
[4]				2
[5]				1
[6]	1

9 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (12x/6%)

Old Akkadian (1x/0%)

Old Babylonian (64x/30%)

Middle Babylonian (5x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (120x/56%)

Neo-Babylonian (11x/5%)

Hellenistic (1x/0%)

Senses:

1. fly, insect (214x/100%)

Akk. zumbu.

Bibliography

[2004] N. Veldhuis, Nanše 272.

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nim [FLY] (N)

Attested in the following periods:

Senses:

Bibliography