sar [GARDEN] N (9658x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. sar; sar-sar; ^sa-^risar; sa-ra-ak; sar-ba; sa "garden; a unit of area; a unit of volume"

[1]	𒊬	sar
[2]	𒊬𒊬	sar-sar
[3]	𒊓𒊑𒊬	^sa-^risar
[4]	𒊓𒊏𒀝	sa-ra-ak
[5]	𒊬𒁀	sar-ba
[6]	𒊓	sa
+	--ra=r+a (1x/0%); --ra=r.a (35x/0%); --re=r.e (3x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		51	299		286	2	8419	559	7	20
[2]							3	6	2
[3]									1	1
[4]								1
[5]							1
[6]

35 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (51x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (299x/3%)

Old Akkadian (286x/3%)

Lagash II (2x/0%)

Ur III (8423x/87%)

Old Babylonian (566x/6%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (5x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/0%)

Hellenistic (1x/0%)

unknown (21x/0%)

Verbal prefixes:V; V.ta; u.

Senses:

1. garden (9335x/97%)

2. a unit of area (190x/2%)

3. a unit of volume (133x/1%)

Akk. mūšaru.

Bibliography

[2002] A. Cavigneaux and F. Al-Rawi, ZA 92 52.

[2002] J. Høyrup, Lengths Widths Surfaces 17-18; 46.

[1999-2000] P. Attinger, AfO 46-47 262.

[1998] M. Krebernik, Die Texte aus Fara 304.

[1995] K. Volk, Inanna und Šukaletuda 153.

[1987-90] M.A. Powell, RlA 7 479; 490.

[1972] M. Powell, ZA 62 189-193; 174-176.

Word ID: o0037663; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0037663; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)