šeš [BROTHER] N (2095x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. šeš; šeš-šeš; si-sa; šeš₂; šeš₄; še₈-še₈ "brother; junior worker, assistant"

[1]	𒋀	šeš
[2]	𒋀𒋀	šeš-šeš
[3]	𒋛𒊓	si-sa
[4]	𒋁	šeš₂
[5]	𒂞	šeš₄
[6]	𒋁𒋁	še₈-še₈
+	--sa=s.a (2x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		31	162		129	12	1134	539	63	18
[2]							1	1	1	2
[3]								1		1
[4]
[5]
[6]

74 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (31x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (162x/8%)

Old Akkadian (129x/6%)

Lagash II (12x/1%)

Ur III (1135x/54%)

Old Babylonian (541x/26%)

Middle Assyrian (2x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (10x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (34x/2%)

Neo-Babylonian (15x/1%)

Hellenistic (3x/0%)

unknown (21x/1%)

Verbal prefixes:V; na.n.

Senses:

1. brother (2095x/100%)

2. junior worker, assistant

Akk. ahu.

Bibliography

[1998] M. Krebernik, Die Texte aus Fara 300.

[1992] P. Steinkeller and J.N. Postgate, LAT 65.

[1985] J. Bauer, AoN 1985/21.

[1982] T. Maeda, ASJ 4 70; 72-; 72-82.

Word ID: o0039245; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0039245; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)