šim [AROMATICS] N (1031x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, unknown wr. šim; ^ŋeššim; ^u₂šim; ^ši-^imšim; ši-im; ^ši-^xšim; šum-ma "aromatic substance, aromatics"

[1]	𒋆	šim
[2]	𒄑𒋆	^ŋeššim
[3]	𒌑𒋆	^u₂šim
[4]	𒅆𒅎𒋆	^ši-^imšim
[5]	𒅆𒅎	ši-im
[6]	𒅆x𒋆	^ši-^xšim
[7]	𒋳𒈠	šum-ma
+	--ma=m.a (4x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		1	41		92	11	679	151	26
[2]							1		14
[3]								1	5	3
[4]								2
[5]								2
[6]								1
[7]								1

25 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (41x/4%)

Old Akkadian (92x/9%)

Lagash II (11x/1%)

Ur III (680x/66%)

Old Babylonian (158x/15%)

Middle Babylonian (8x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (24x/2%)

Neo-Babylonian (13x/1%)

unknown (3x/0%)

Senses:

1. aromatic substance, aromatics (1031x/100%)

Akk. rīqu.

Bibliography

[2010] H. Brunke and W. Sallaberger, Studies Owen 48.

[1987] M. Powell, BSA 3 147.

Word ID: o0039368; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0039368; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)