saŋki [FOREHEAD] N (276x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. saŋ-ki; ^ŋeški::saŋ; ki::saŋ; ^ŋešsaŋ-ki; saŋ-gu₂; ^uzusaŋ-ki "forehead, brow; front (of a field); front part (of a chariot)"

See igi saŋki zalag bar[look favorably]V/t, saŋki gid[angry]V/t, saŋki ŋal[obstinate]V/t, saŋki zalag bar[favor]V/t.

[1]	𒊕𒆠	saŋ-ki
[2]	𒄑𒆠𒊕	^ŋeški::saŋ
[3]	𒆠𒊕	ki::saŋ
[4]	𒄑𒊕𒆠	^ŋešsaŋ-ki
[5]	𒊕𒄘	saŋ-gu₂
[6]	𒍜𒊕𒆠	^uzusaŋ-ki

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			2			1	14	163	57	22
[2]			11
[3]			3
[4]					1			1
[5]									1
[6]

21 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (16x/6%)

Old Akkadian (1x/0%)

Lagash II (1x/0%)

Ur III (14x/5%)

Old Babylonian (164x/59%)

Middle Babylonian (12x/4%)

Neo-Assyrian (34x/12%)

Neo-Babylonian (9x/3%)

Hellenistic (3x/1%)

unknown (22x/8%)

Senses:

1. forehead, brow (252x/91%)

2. front (of a field) (10x/4%)

3. front part (of a chariot) (14x/5%)

Akk. pûtu.

Bibliography

[2002] J. Høyrup, Lengths Widths Surfaces 46.

[2000] A. Cavigneaux and F. Al-Rawi, CM 19 39-40.

Word ID: o0037419; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0037419; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)