šen [CAULDRON] N (207x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian wr. ^urudšen; šen; ^ŋeššen; še-en₆; šen^urud; še "cauldron"

[1]	𒍏𒊿	^urudšen
[2]	𒊿	šen
[3]	𒄑𒊿	^ŋeššen
[4]	𒊺𒅔	še-en₆
[5]	𒊿𒍏	šen^urud
[6]	𒊺	še
+	--na=n.a (4x/2%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			3		5	5	65	20	43
[2]	1	5	6		7		16	20	6
[3]			1				2
[4]							1
[5]			1
[6]

15 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (5x/2%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (11x/5%)

Old Akkadian (12x/6%)

Lagash II (5x/2%)

Ur III (84x/41%)

Old Babylonian (40x/19%)

Middle Assyrian (2x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (9x/4%)

Neo-Assyrian (34x/16%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/1%)

Persian (2x/1%)

Senses:

1. cauldron (207x/100%)

Akk. ruqqu.

Bibliography

[2011] H. Brunke, Essen in Sumer 170; 173.

[1981] P. Steinkeller, OA 20 243-249.

Word ID: o0039149; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0039149; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)