sum [BEARD] N (151x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. sum₄; ^na₄sum₄; su; sumₓ(KA×UD); sum₄^su; su₆-la; za; ^na₄su₁₁ "beard; carved beard (for statues)"

[1]	𒅾	sum₄
[2]	𒉌𒌓𒅾	^na₄sum₄
[3]	𒋢	su
[4]	𒆉	sumₓ(KA×UD)
[5]	𒅾𒋢	sum₄^su
[6]	𒅾𒆷	su₆-la
[7]	𒍝	za
[8]	𒉌𒌓𒅗	^na₄su₁₁

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			1				1	95	32	3
[2]								6	5
[3]								2
[4]									2
[5]									1
[6]								1
[7]								1
[8]								1

18 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/1%)

Ur III (1x/1%)

Old Babylonian (106x/70%)

Middle Babylonian (12x/8%)

Neo-Assyrian (16x/11%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/1%)

Hellenistic (11x/7%)

unknown (3x/2%)

Senses:

1. beard (149x/99%)

2. carved beard (for statues) (2x/1%)

Akk. ziqnu.

Bibliography

[1995] P. Steinkeller, BiOr 52 699.

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