piriŋ [LION] N (346x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, Uncertain, unknown wr. piriŋ; piriŋ₃; piriŋ-piriŋ; ^ŋešpiriŋ; bi₂-ri-iŋ₃; pi-ri-aŋ₂; ^gipiriŋ; ^tug₂piriŋ-piriŋ; piriŋ₂ "lion; lion figurine; bull, wild bull; reed knot"

[1]	𒊊	piriŋ
[2]	𒊌	piriŋ₃
[3]	𒊊𒊊	piriŋ-piriŋ
[4]	𒄑𒊊	^ŋešpiriŋ
[5]	𒉈𒊑𒉘	bi₂-ri-iŋ₃
[6]	𒉿𒊑𒉘	pi-ri-aŋ₂
[7]	𒄀𒊊	^gipiriŋ
[8]	𒌆𒊊𒊊	^tug₂piriŋ-piriŋ
[9]	𒌓	piriŋ₂
+	--ŋa₂=ŋ.a (31x/9%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		2	11		4	10	24	230	41	9
[2]								3	1
[3]			1					2
[4]								2	1
[5]								2
[6]								1
[7]									1
[8]								1
[9]

25 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (12x/3%)

Old Akkadian (4x/1%)

Lagash II (10x/3%)

Ur III (24x/7%)

Old Babylonian (241x/70%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (33x/10%)

Neo-Babylonian (6x/2%)

Persian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (2x/1%)

Uncertain (1x/0%)

unknown (8x/2%)

Senses:

1. lion (342x/99%)

2. lion figurine (3x/1%)

3. bull, wild bull

4. reed knot (1x/0%)

Akk. lû; lābu; nēšu; rīmu.

Bibliography

[2011] G. Marchesi, Royal Statuary 101 n30

[2005] J. Bauer, Studies Klein 28.

[2005] C. Mittermayer, Tierkopfzeichen 6-10.

Word ID: o0036876; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0036876; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)