šum [GARLIC] N (16365x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. šum₂; šum₂^sar; SI; šum; šum₂^si  ^sar; ^u₂šum₂^sar; šum^sar; šum₂-šum₂ "garlic; onion"

[1]	𒋧	šum₂
[2]	𒋧𒊬	šum₂^sar
[3]	𒋛	SI
[4]	𒋳	šum
[5]	𒋧𒋛𒊬	šum₂^si  ^sar
[6]	𒌑𒋧𒊬	^u₂šum₂^sar
[7]	𒋳𒊬	šum^sar
[8]	𒋧𒋧	šum₂-šum₂
+	--ma=m+a (0x/0%); --ma=m.a (111x/1%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	2		307		297		15649	28	28	14
[2]			1		1		15	7	4	1
[3]								2	1
[4]		2	1
[5]									2
[6]									1
[7]								1
[8]			1

27 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (2x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (2x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (310x/2%)

Old Akkadian (298x/2%)

Ur III (15664x/96%)

Old Babylonian (38x/0%)

Middle Assyrian (9x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (8x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (13x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (5x/0%)

Hellenistic (1x/0%)

unknown (15x/0%)

Senses:

1. garlic (16360x/100%)

2. onion (5x/0%)

Akk. šūmū.

Bibliography

[2006] P. Notizia, OrNS 75 332 n42.

[2006] W. Sommerfeld, Akkadian Language 64-65.

[2003] M. Powell, RlA 10 20-21.

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 437.

[1987] M. Stol, BSA 3 57-58.

[1987] H. Waetzoldt, BSA 3 23-40.

Word ID: o0039911; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0039911; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)