pana [BOW] N (167x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian wr. ^ŋešpana; pana; ^ŋešba-na; ba-na; ^kušpana; pan-pan; ^ŋešpanaₓ(ŠE.NUN&NUN) "bow; a geometric figure"

[1]	𒄑𒉼	^ŋešpana
[2]	𒉼	pana
[3]	𒄑𒁀𒈾	^ŋešba-na
[4]	𒁀𒈾	ba-na
[5]	𒋢𒉼	^kušpana
[6]	𒉼𒉼	pan-pan
[7]	𒄑𒌁	^ŋešpanaₓ(ŠE.NUN&NUN)
+	--na=n.a (2x/1%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			15		3	39	32	31	3
[2]			5				1	13	7
[3]					12		2
[4]					2			1
[5]									1
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14 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (20x/12%)

Old Akkadian (17x/10%)

Lagash II (39x/23%)

Ur III (35x/21%)

Old Babylonian (45x/27%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (6x/4%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/1%)

Persian (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. bow (167x/100%)

2. a geometric figure

Akk. qaštu.

Bibliography

[2010] I. Schrakamp, Krieger und Waffen 154-166.

[2003] M. Civil, JCS 55 50-51; 53 n20.

[1999] E. Robson, Mesopotamian Mathematics 45-48.

[1990] A. Kilmer, Artistic Environments 85.

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