nun [PRINCE] N (897x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, Uncertain, unknown wr. nun; nu; nun-nun; nu-na; nu-un "prince; foremost, best"

[1]	𒉣	nun
[2]	𒉡	nu
[3]	𒉣𒉣	nun-nun
[4]	𒉡𒈾	nu-na
[5]	𒉡𒌦	nu-un
+	--na=n.a (186x/21%); --ne₂=n.e (10x/1%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		5	37	3	6	10	103	612	105	8
[2]								4
[3]								2
[4]								1
[5]								1

51 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (5x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (37x/4%)

Ebla (3x/0%)

Old Akkadian (6x/1%)

Lagash II (10x/1%)

Ur III (103x/11%)

Old Babylonian (620x/69%)

Middle Assyrian (4x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (57x/6%)

Neo-Babylonian (16x/2%)

Hellenistic (24x/3%)

Uncertain (1x/0%)

unknown (7x/1%)

Senses:

1. prince (850x/95%)

2. foremost, best [AJ] (47x/5%)

Akk. rubû.

Bibliography

[2006] G. Marchesi, Lumma 118 wn602.

Word ID: o0036543; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0036543; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)