si [HORN] N (1271x) 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. si; ^ŋešsi; si-si; ^ŋešsi-si; si^mušen; si₂; ^urudsi; si-in; ^ŋeš^ŋešsi "horn; finger; fret; bow, prow; protuberance, point; sprout; part of the moon"

See si e[sprout]V/t, si gu rah[blow the horn]V/t, si mu[sprout]V/t, si sa[straighten]V/t.

[1]	𒋛	si
[2]	𒄑𒋛	^ŋešsi
[3]	𒋛𒋛	si-si
[4]	𒄑𒋛𒋛	^ŋešsi-si
[5]	𒋛𒄷	si^mušen
[6]	𒍣	si₂
[7]	𒍏𒋛	^urudsi
[8]	𒋛𒅔	si-in
[9]	𒄑𒄑𒋛	^ŋeš^ŋešsi

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		20	37	4	43	30	299	654	129	5
[2]					4		3	13	11
[3]							6	5	1
[4]									3
[5]									2
[6]								1
[7]							1
[8]
[9]

24 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (20x/2%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (37x/3%)

Ebla (4x/0%)

Old Akkadian (47x/4%)

Lagash II (30x/2%)

Ur III (309x/24%)

Old Babylonian (673x/53%)

Middle Assyrian (4x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (42x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (73x/6%)

Neo-Babylonian (12x/1%)

Hellenistic (15x/1%)

Uncertain (1x/0%)

unknown (4x/0%)

Verbal prefixes:V.n; V.na.ta; V.ne.ta; ba; nu.

Senses:

1. horn (1254x/99%)

2. finger (3x/0%)

3. fret (1x/0%)

4. bow, prow (8x/1%)

5. protuberance, point (3x/0%)

6. sprout (1x/0%)

7. part of the moon (1x/0%)

Akk. qarnu; ubānu.

Bibliography

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 211.

[1990] T. Krispijn, Akkadica 70 4-5.

[1980] J. Klein, Studies E.Y. Kutscher XXVI-XXVIII.

[1964] M. Civil, Studies Oppenheim 77.

Word ID: o0037755; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0037755; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)