sahar [SOIL] N (2023x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. saḫar; ^na₄saḫar; sa-ḫa-ar; sa-ḫa "soil, earth; dust, dirt"

See kiŋ u sahar[earth work]N, sahar e[excavate dirt]V/t, sahar sig[tamp dirt]V/t, sahar zig[move dirt]V/t, u saharbi[grass and earth work]N.

[1]	𒅖	saḫar
[2]	𒉌𒌓𒅖	^na₄saḫar
[3]	𒊓𒄩𒅈	sa-ḫa-ar
[4]	𒊓𒄩	sa-ḫa
+	--ra=r+a (1x/0%); --ra=r.a (206x/10%); --re=r+e (5x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		11	32		7	8	1534	324	96	2
[2]								1	3
[3]				1					2
[4]				1				1

35 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (11x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (32x/2%)

Ebla (2x/0%)

Old Akkadian (7x/0%)

Lagash II (8x/0%)

Ur III (1534x/76%)

Old Babylonian (326x/16%)

Middle Babylonian (11x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (76x/4%)

Neo-Babylonian (5x/0%)

Persian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (8x/0%)

unknown (2x/0%)

Senses:

1. soil, earth (1883x/93%)

2. dust, dirt (140x/7%)

Akk. eperu.

Bibliography

[2009] W. Heimpel, Workers 189.

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 213.

[2002] J. Høyrup, Lengths Widths Surfaces 44; 45.

[1994] M. Powell, Drinking in Ancient Societies 96.

[1987-1990] M. Stol, RlA 7 324.

[1964] M. Civil, Studies Oppenheim 78.

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