u [GRASS] N (6145x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. u₂; u₄; u₂^sar; u₃; ^u₂ug "grass, herb; bread, loaf; food; pasture; plant(s); grass-fed"

See kiŋ u sahar[earth work]N, siki uʾak[wool]N, u gu[graze]V/t, u la[stem]V/t, u saharbi[grass and earth work]N, u susu[dine]V/i.

[1]	𒌑	u₂
[2]	𒌓	u₄
[3]	𒌑𒊬	u₂^sar
[4]	𒅇	u₃
[5]	𒌑𒊌	^u₂ug

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	2	24	202	2	58	22	5077	463	226	55
[2]								7		1
[3]								4
[4]								1
[5]								1

29 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

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

Early Dynastic IIIa (24x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (202x/3%)

Ebla (2x/0%)

Old Akkadian (58x/1%)

Lagash II (22x/0%)

Ur III (5077x/83%)

Old Babylonian (476x/8%)

Middle Assyrian (6x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (34x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (116x/2%)

Neo-Babylonian (57x/1%)

Persian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (12x/0%)

unknown (56x/1%)

Senses:

1. grass, herb (5569x/91%)

2. bread, loaf

3. food (44x/1%)

4. pasture (7x/0%)

5. plant(s) (525x/9%)

6. grass-fed [AJ]

Akk. akalu; rîtu; šammu.

Word ID: o0040756; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0040756; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)