saŋ [HEAD] (N)

8320 instances

saŋ [HEAD] N (8320x) Early Dynastic I-II, 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. saŋ; ŋešsaŋ; na₄saŋ; kušsaŋ; sa; saŋ-ŋa₂; gisaŋ; saŋ-saŋ; sa-aŋ₂; zag; sa-an; saŋ-e; uzusaŋ; sal; saŋ-ge-e; saŋ-saŋ-saŋ; sa₂; zag-bi; tumusaŋ; u₂saŋ "head; top; top quality; capital; person, people; slave; corpse; short side (of a field); side (math.); front; bulb (of alliums); first; first part, beginning; principal; people; former"

See gur saŋ ŋal[measure]N, saŋ ba[bestow]V/t, saŋ bala[shake]V/t, saŋ du[beget]V/t, saŋ dub[smash]V/t, saŋ e[take precedence]V/t, saŋ gi[block]V/t, saŋ gid[angry]V/t, saŋ ŋal[advance]V/t, saŋ ŋal[give precedence]V/t, saŋ ŋal[measured]V/t, saŋ ŋeš rah[kill]V/t, saŋ hirinak[ingredient]N, saŋ il[raise]V/t, saŋ ir[reduce]V/t, saŋ kal[appreciate]V/t, saŋ kešed[take care]V/t, saŋ mu[shine]V/t, saŋ ri[finish]V/t, saŋ rig[bestow]V/t, saŋ sag[lop off]V/t, saŋ sag[tremble]V/t, saŋ sal[unmng]V/t, saŋ sig[entrust]V/t, saŋ šu du[bind?]V/t, saŋ šum[oppose]V/t, saŋ tal[unmng]V/t, saŋ tum[reduce]V/t, saŋ us[help]V/t, saŋ us[raise]V/t, saŋ zeŋ[oppose]V/t, saŋ zig[raise]V/t.

[1]𒊕saŋ
[2]𒄑𒊕ŋešsaŋ
[3]𒉌𒌓𒊕na₄saŋ
[4]𒋢𒊕kušsaŋ
[5]𒊓sa
[6]𒊕𒂷saŋ-ŋa₂
[7]𒄀𒊕gisaŋ
[8]𒊕𒊕saŋ-saŋ
[9]𒊓𒉘sa-aŋ₂
[10]𒍠zag
[11]𒊓𒀭sa-an
[12]𒊕𒂊saŋ-e
[13]𒍜𒊕uzusaŋ
[14]𒊩sal
[15]𒊕𒄀𒂊saŋ-ge-e
[16]𒊕𒊕𒊕saŋ-saŋ-saŋ
[17]𒁲sa₂
[18]𒍠𒁉zag-bi
[19]𒅎𒊕tumusaŋ
[20]𒌑𒊕u₂saŋ
+--ga=g.a (1x/0%); --ga₂=ŋ.a (2x/0%); --ŋa₂=ŋ.a (206x/2%); --ŋeš=ŋ.eš (1x/0%); --ŋe₂₆=ŋ.e (7x/0%).
PCED IIIaED IIIbEblaOAkkLag IIUr IIIOBPost-OB(unknown)
[1]2274134139271662790219161043
[2]31194016
[3]124
[4]210
[5]73
[6]25
[7]241
[8]32
[9]4
[10]22
[11]11
[12]2
[13]2
[14]1
[15]1
[16]1
[17]1
[18]1
[19]1
[20]1

128 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (22x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (74x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (1344x/16%)

Ebla (3x/0%)

Old Akkadian (931x/11%)

Lagash II (167x/2%)

Ur III (2799x/34%)

Old Babylonian (2274x/27%)

Middle Assyrian (8x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (171x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (318x/4%)

Neo-Babylonian (70x/1%)

Hellenistic (87x/1%)

Uncertain (1x/0%)

unknown (46x/1%)

Verbal prefixes:nu.

Senses:

1. head (8087x/97%)

2. top (4x/0%)

3. top quality [AJ] (32x/0%)

4. capital (2x/0%)

5. person, people (24x/0%)

6. slave (28x/0%)

7. corpse

8. short side (of a field) (4x/0%)

9. side (math.)

10. front (87x/1%)

11. bulb (of alliums)

12. first [AJ] (25x/0%)

13. first part, beginning (16x/0%)

14. principal (1x/0%)

15. people (9x/0%)

16. former (1x/0%)

Akk. qaqqadu; rēšu.

Bibliography

[2002] J. Høyrup, Lengths Widths Surfaces 34-35.

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 211.

[2002] J. Høyrup, Lengths Widths Surfaces 45.

[1993-1997] W. Röllig and H. Waetzoldt, RlA 8 329.

[1989] P. Steinkeller, SDU 130-131.

[1983] M. Civil, AuOr 1 51.

[1973/4] K. Maekawa, Mesopotamia 8/9 92-99 wn21.

Word ID: o0037222; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0037222; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)