umbin [NAIL] N (277x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic wr. umbin; ^ŋešumbin; ^kušumbin; ^giumbin; umbinₓ(UR₂×KID₂.SU); ^urudumbin; ^urudumbin-na "nail (of finger or toe), claw; finger, toe; hoof, paw; foot (of furniture); tip (of a shoe); a cutting implement"

See umbin kiŋ[shear]V/t, umbin la[scratch]V/t.

[1]	𒌢	umbin
[2]	𒄑𒌢	^ŋešumbin
[3]	𒋢𒌢	^kušumbin
[4]	𒄀𒌢	^giumbin
[5]	???	umbinₓ(UR₂×KID₂.SU)
[6]	𒍏𒌢	^urudumbin
[7]	𒍏𒌢𒈾	^urudumbin-na
+	--na=n.a (7x/3%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		4	7		14	4	61	105	48
[2]					2		16	2	4
[3]									5
[4]								2
[5]							1
[6]							1
[7]								1

16 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (4x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (7x/3%)

Old Akkadian (16x/6%)

Lagash II (4x/1%)

Ur III (79x/29%)

Old Babylonian (110x/40%)

Middle Babylonian (21x/8%)

Neo-Assyrian (19x/7%)

Neo-Babylonian (13x/5%)

Hellenistic (4x/1%)

Senses:

1. nail (of finger or toe), claw (98x/35%)

2. finger, toe (57x/21%)

3. hoof, paw (92x/33%)

4. foot (of furniture) (8x/3%)

5. tip (of a shoe) (2x/1%)

6. a cutting implement (20x/7%)

Akk. ubānu; ṣupru.

Bibliography

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 211; 212.

Word ID: o0041474; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0041474; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)