sila [UNIT] N (109427x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. sila₃; ^dugsila₃; ^ŋešsila₃; ^dugniŋ₂-sila₃; ^urudsila₃; sila; sila₃^zabar; ^si-^lasila₃ "a unit of capacity; a vessel of one @sila capacity"

See sila banda[vessel]N, sila burzi[bowl]N, sila gida[unit]N, sila KU.du₃[container]N, sila saŋa[container]N, sila zahar[container]N, sila zahili[container]N.

[1]	𒋡	sila₃
[2]	𒂁𒋡	^dugsila₃
[3]	𒄑𒋡	^ŋešsila₃
[4]	𒂁𒃻𒋡	^dugniŋ₂-sila₃
[5]	𒍏𒋡	^urudsila₃
[6]	𒋻	sila
[7]	𒋡𒌓𒅗𒁇	sila₃^zabar
[8]	𒋛𒆷𒋡	^si-^lasila₃

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	4	214	1902		2016	725	102996	1304	18	4
[2]		1					201	16
[3]							19
[4]								2
[5]							2
[6]								1
[7]									1
[8]									1

20 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (4x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (215x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (1902x/2%)

Old Akkadian (2016x/2%)

Lagash II (725x/1%)

Ur III (103218x/94%)

Old Babylonian (1323x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (7x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (6x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (4x/0%)

Persian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (2x/0%)

unknown (4x/0%)

Senses:

1. a unit of capacity (109149x/100%)

2. a vessel of one @sila capacity (278x/0%)

Akk. mīšertu; qû.

Bibliography

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

[2001] G. Visicato and A. Westenholz, Fara Tablets 90.

[1998] M. Krebernik, Die Texte aus Fara 305.

[1994] F. Pomponio and G. Visicato, ED Šuruppak 32 n4.

[1991] I.J. Gelb, P. Steinkeller and R.M. Whiting, Kudurrus 28-30.

[1987-90] M.A. Powell, RlA 7 495; 497.

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