ŋeli [THROAT] N (28x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian wr. ŋeli₃; ^me-^limeli₂; me-li; meli; meliₓ(KA×(GAR.ŠA₃.A)); meliₓ(KA×U₂); ŋeli₃^mi-^li; ^uzu  ^me-^liŋeli₃; ^uzuŋeli₃ "throat; windpipe; neck"

[1]	𒅲	ŋeli₃
[2]	𒈨𒇷𒅲	^me-^limeli₂
[3]	𒈨𒇷	me-li
[4]	𒆠𒉈	meli
[5]	𒅦	meliₓ(KA×(GAR.ŠA₃.A))
[6]	𒆈	meliₓ(KA×U₂)
[7]	𒅲𒈪𒇷	ŋeli₃^mi-^li
[8]	𒍜𒈨𒇷𒅲	^uzu  ^me-^liŋeli₃
[9]	𒍜𒅲	^uzuŋeli₃

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			1					11	4
[2]									5
[3]								2
[4]									2
[5]								1
[6]								1
[7]								1
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13 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/4%)

Old Babylonian (16x/57%)

Neo-Assyrian (6x/21%)

Neo-Babylonian (5x/18%)

Senses:

1. throat (28x/100%)

2. windpipe

3. neck

Akk. maʾlātum; nemlû.

mel₃

x = mel₃ = himṭītu (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 16, r ii 17).

ŋili₃

mi-li = ŋili₃ (OB Nippur Ea 327).

Lexical Associations

himṭu[burning]N (// ŋeli[throat])

mel₃ = ḫi-[im-ṭi-tu₂^?] (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 16).

nemlû[throat]N (// ŋeli[throat])

mel₃ = ⸢nim⸣-[lu-u₂^?] (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 17).

maʾlātu[root of the tongue]N (// uzu[flesh] ŋeli[throat])

[uzu] [^{me^?}]-⸢^liŋeli₃⸣ = ma-aʾ-la-tu₂ ru-uʾ-tu₂ (LTBA 1, 86 o i 8'; PBS 12, 07 r ii 4).

uzu ^me-^liŋeli₃ = MIN<(maʾlātum)> (Ura 15 Seg.1, 35; MSL 09, 004 K o i' 4').

nemlû[throat]N (// uzu[flesh] ŋeli[throat])

[uzu] ⸢ŋeli₃⸣ = nim-lu-u MIN<(ru-uʾ-tu₂)> (LTBA 1, 86 o i 9'; MSL 09, 004 K o i' 5').

uzu ŋeli₃ = nim-lu-u₂ (Ura 15 Seg.1, 36; PBS 12, 07 r ii 5).

References for all phrases

ŋeli[throat]

me-li-ŋu₁₀ (TIM 10, 065 o i 3).

ŋeli₃ (MSL 14, 023 Fq o iv 7'; MSL 14, 018 Bb r ii 27).

ŋili₃ (PBS 12, 10 o 10'; OB Nippur Ea 327).

ŋiriₓ(KA×LI) (PBS 05, 114 r iii' 3').

mel₃ = ḫi-[im-ṭi-tu₂^?] (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 16).

mel₃ = ⸢nim⸣-[lu-u₂^?] (CT 11, pl. 45-48, K 04174 r ii 17).

ŋeli[throat] maʾlātu[root of the tongue]

ŋeli₃^mi-^li-ba ma^!(BA-)ḫa-la-tum (UET 6/2, 0354 o 3).

niŋ[thing] ŋeli[throat]

niŋ₂ ŋeli₃(KA×LI) (Nippur Nigga 99).

uzu[flesh] ŋeli[throat]

[uzu] [^me]-⸢^li⸣meli₂ = ⸢ni^?⸣-[...] (Ashm 1924-1042 o 9').

[uzu] [^{me^?}]-⸢^liŋeli₃⸣ = ma-aʾ-la-tu₂ ru-uʾ-tu₂ (LTBA 1, 86 o i 8'; PBS 12, 07 r ii 4).

uzu ^me-^liŋeli₃ = MIN<(maʾlātum)> (Ura 15 Seg.1, 35; MSL 09, 004 K o i' 4').

[uzu] ⸢ŋeli₃⸣ = nim-lu-u MIN<(ru-uʾ-tu₂)> (LTBA 1, 86 o i 9'; MSL 09, 004 K o i' 5').

uzu ŋeli₃ = nim-lu-u₂ (Ura 15 Seg.1, 36; PBS 12, 07 r ii 5).

šagzu[midwife] ŋeli[throat]

⸢šag₄-zu⸣ me-li (CUNES 52-10-146 b v 25).

Word ID: o0029253; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0029253; version 2.7 (built 2022-12-21)