za [BEAD] N (146x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic wr. za; za₂; za₇; za-a "bead; (precious) stone, gem"

[1]	𒍝	za
[2]	𒉌𒌓	za₂
[3]	𒕁	za₇
[4]	𒍝𒀀	za-a

	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB
[1]	1	4	23	4	43	48	1
[2]						1	11
[3]			9
[4]							1

10 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (4x/3%)

Old Akkadian (32x/22%)

Lagash II (4x/3%)

Ur III (43x/29%)

Old Babylonian (49x/34%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/1%)

Middle Babylonian (1x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (10x/7%)

Hellenistic (1x/1%)

Verbal prefixes:ha; mu.i.

Senses:

1. bead (145x/99%)

2. (precious) stone, gem (1x/1%)

Akk. abnu.

Bibliography

[1995] P. Steinkeller, BiOr 52 696; 706-707.

Word ID: o0042290; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0042290; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)

za [BEAD] (N)

Attested in the following periods:

Senses:

Bibliography