ur [ROOT] (N)

838 instances

ur [ROOT] N (838x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ur₂; ŋešur₂; giur₂; ur; ur₅; urur₂; ur₃-razabar; urudur₂; ur₁₄; ur₃; ur₂zabar; u₂-ra; giur₂ur; uzuur₂ "root, trunk; base; limb, limbs; legs (of a table); loin, lap; (unknown meaning)"

See ur ze[grovel]V/t.

[1]𒌫ur₂
[2]𒄑𒌫ŋešur₂
[3]𒄀𒌫giur₂
[4]𒌨ur
[5]𒄯ur₅
[6]𒌨𒌫urur₂
[7]𒃡𒊏𒌓𒅗𒁇ur₃-razabar
[8]𒍏𒌫urudur₂
[9]𒃣ur₁₄
[10]𒃡ur₃
[11]𒌫𒌓𒅗𒁇ur₂zabar
[12]𒌑𒊏u₂-ra
[13]𒄀𒌫𒌨giur₂ur
[14]𒍜𒌫uzuur₂
+--ra=r+a (5x/1%); --ra=r.a (92x/11%); --re=r.e (1x/0%).
PCED IIIaED IIIbEblaOAkkLag IIUr IIIOBPost-OB(unknown)
[1]104633321733268127
[2]8111236
[3]34
[4]14
[5]4
[6]31
[7]3
[8]21
[9]2
[10]2
[11]1
[12]1
[13]1
[14]1

59 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (10x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (127x/15%)

Ebla (4x/0%)

Old Akkadian (34x/4%)

Lagash II (2x/0%)

Ur III (187x/22%)

Old Babylonian (349x/42%)

Middle Babylonian (16x/2%)

Neo-Assyrian (52x/6%)

Neo-Babylonian (21x/3%)

Hellenistic (8x/1%)

unknown (28x/3%)

Senses:

1. root, trunk (463x/55%)

2. base (119x/14%)

3. limb, limbs (12x/1%)

4. legs (of a table)

5. loin, lap (244x/29%)

6. (unknown meaning)

Akk. išdu; mešrêtu; sūnu; utlu.

Bibliography

[1993-1997] W. Röllig and H. Waetzoldt, RlA 8 329.

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 537.

Word ID: o0041696; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0041696; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)