sig [WEAK] V/i (625x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. sig; sig₉; si-ig; sig^sar; sig-sig; sig₁₀; sig^ku₆; sig₂; si-si-ig; sig^ze₂-^eg; ^sisi₅; sig₃-sig₃; si₅ "(to be) weak; (to be) thin, fine; (to be) low, lower; (to be) narrow; (to be) late; (to be) small; lowland; south, below"

See eme sig dug[slander]V/t, eme sig gu[lie]V/t, eneŋ sig gu[lie]V/t, gud amar sig[calf]N, HA@g amar sig[calf]N, inim sig dug[slander]V/t, inim sig gu[lie]V/t.

[1]	𒋝	sig
[2]	𒋛	sig₉
[3]	𒋛𒅅	si-ig
[4]	𒋝𒊬	sig^sar
[5]	𒋝𒋝	sig-sig
[6]	𒋧	sig₁₀
[7]	𒋝𒄩	sig^ku₆
[8]	𒋠	sig₂
[9]	𒋛𒋛𒅅	si-si-ig
[10]	𒋝𒍢𒅅	sig^ze₂-^eg
[11]	𒋛𒅆𒂠	^sisi₅
[12]	𒉺𒉺	sig₃-sig₃
[13]	𒅆𒂠	si₅
+	--ga=g.a (94x/15%); --ge=g+e (2x/0%); --ge=g.e (6x/1%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		4	176		11	19	90	194	65	7
[2]			6		3			18	3
[3]								8
[4]									4	2
[5]								5
[6]									3
[7]									2
[8]									2
[9]									1
[10]									1
[11]									1
[12]
[13]

51 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (4x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (182x/29%)

Old Akkadian (14x/2%)

Lagash II (19x/3%)

Ur III (90x/14%)

Old Babylonian (225x/36%)

Middle Assyrian (3x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (16x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (43x/7%)

Neo-Babylonian (11x/2%)

Hellenistic (9x/1%)

unknown (9x/1%)

Verbal prefixes:V; V.m; V.m.da; V.n.da; Vmma.i.n; al; ba.ši; bi.n; ga.V.m; ha.V; ha.V.ra; ha.V.ta; ha.ba; mu.n; mu.na.b; nu; nu.mu.na.b.

Senses:

1. (to be) weak (444x/71%)

2. (to be) thin, fine (43x/7%)

3. (to be) low, lower (21x/3%)

4. (to be) narrow (12x/2%)

5. (to be) late (52x/8%)

6. (to be) small

7. lowland [N] (4x/1%)

8. south, below [N] (49x/8%)

Akk. enšu; qatnu; šaplītu.

sig

si-gum₂ = sig (Ebla Sign List 82).

si-ig = sig = qa₂-at-nu (Studio Historiae Ardens, 289-291 b i 17; CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 r ii' 18', r ii' 19'; OB Nippur Ea 723).

Lexical Associations

enēšu[be(come) weak]V (// sig[weak])

mu-un-na-ab-sig₉-ga = u₂-tan-ni-ša₂-an-ni (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ o ii 12').

si = e-⸢ne-šum^?⸣ (MSL 09, 124-137 o vi 25').

sig₉ = e-ne₂-šu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ o ii 11').

enšu[weak one]N (// sig[weak])

sig = en-šu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ o ii 10').

^sisi₅ = en-[šu] (CT 19, pl. 48-49, K 00026 o ii 18').

enšu[weak one]N ša[of]DET muškēnu[dependant]N (// sig[weak])

sig = MIN<(en-šu)> ša₂ ⸢muš⸣-[ke-ni] (CT 19, pl. 48-49, K 00026 o ii 19').

MIN šahītu[sow]N (// asig[vessel] sig[weak])

^duga-sig sig = MIN <ša₂>-ḫi-[tum^?] (BM 035503 r 2').

namû[(a copper object)]N (// dur[ax] sig[weak])

[^urud]dur₁₀ sig-ga = na-mu-u₂ (Ura 11 section 3, 166).

tashīrtu[(a twisted? reed artefact)?]N (// dur[bond] sig[weak])

^gidur sig = tas-ḫi-rum (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 r i 13').

karṣu[slander]N (// eme[tongue] sig[weak])

[eme sig] (KBo 26, 023 7').

eme ⸢sig⸣ = ⸢kar⸣-ṣu₂ ku-uš-du-wa-an-za (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 r ii 18).

enšu[weak]AJ (// gud[ox] sig[weak])

gud sig = en-šu₂ (CTMMA 2, 055 r ii 43b).

gud sig-ga = en-šu₂ (Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 26'; Ura 13 Seg.1, 268).

uppulu[late one]N (// gud[ox] sig[weak])

gud sig = up-pu-lu (Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 24'; Ura 13 Seg.1, 266).

mātu[land]N šaplû[lower]AJ (// kur[mountain] sig[weak])

kur sig = KUR šap-⸢li⸣-tum (2R 50, K 02035A+ r i 3).

ša[of]DET karṣu[slander]N (// lu[person] eme[tongue] sig[weak])

⸢lu₂ eme sig⸣ = ⸢ša⸣ [ka-ar-ṣi] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.13, 3).

ša[of]DET qatnu[thin]AJ (// lu[person] sa[net] sig[weak])

lu₂ sa sig = [ša qa₂]-⸢ta⸣-an-⸢tim⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.8, 10).

ša[that]REL libbu[inner body]N qatû[ended]AJ (// lu[person] šag[heart] sig[weak])

lu₂ šag₄ sig-ga = ša li-ib-ba-[šu] ⸢qa₂⸣-tu-u₂ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 165).

patīru[sack]N (// lub[bag] sig[weak])

^kušMIN<(lu-ub₂)> sig = pa-ti-ri (LTBA 1, 33 o iii 12'; SpTU 2, 052 r ii' 19').

qallu[light one]N (// ma[ship] sig[weak])

⸢^ŋeš⸣[ma₂] ⸢sig⸣ = qal-⸢la-tum⸣ (CT 19, pl. 44, K 04138+ r i 43').

qallu[light]AJ (// ma[ship] sig[weak])

^ŋešMIN<(ma₂)> sig (Syria 12, 228, 05 r 2).

sīqu[narrow one]N (// ma[ship] sig[weak])

^ŋešma₂ sig-ga = si-iq-tum (K 04331 o ii' 4').

atappu[(small) canal]N (// par[canal] sig[weak])

[pa₅] ⸢sig⸣ = a-tab-ba (MSL SS 1, 006 o 7', o iii 5').

pa₅ sig = a-tap-pu (K 04342 o i 12').

palgu[ditch]N (// par[canal] sig[weak])

pa₅ ⸢sig⸣ = MIN<(pal-gu)> (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 2').

palgu[ditch]N x (// par[canal] sig[weak])

pa₅ ⸢sig⸣ = MIN<(pa-lag)> [...] (MSL 11, 022 D o ii' 17').

pūtu[forehead]N sīqu[narrow]AJ (// saŋki[forehead] sig[weak] gig[sick])

[saŋ]-⸢ki⸣ sig gig = pu-ti si-iq-tum (BBVOT 03, 63 o 18).

qatnu[thin]AJ (// siki[hair] sig[weak])

⸢siki⸣ sig = qa-at-na-a-tum (Rm 0606+ o i 24').

rēʾû[shepherd]N uppultu[late crop]N (// sipad[shepherd] sila[lamb] sig[weak])

⸢sipad⸣ sila₄ sig = re-eʾ-⸢u₂⸣ <up>-pu-ul-ti (KBo 26, 036 i 5').

enšu[weak]AJ (// udu[sheep] sig[weak])

[udu sig-ga] = en-šu₂ (Ura 13 Seg.1, 52).

uppulu[late one]N (// udu[sheep] sig[weak])

udu sig = ⸢up-pu⸣-lu (CTMMA 2, 055 o i 47c; Ura 13 Seg.1, 51).

ašpaltu[social inferior]N (// x sig[weak] sig[weak])

[x] ⸢sig₁₀^?-ge^? sig₁₀⸣-ge = aš-pal-tu₂ MUNUS^za ⸢U₂-UL⸣ tar-aḫ-ḫa-an-za (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 58, o i 58).

mušappiktu[(vessel for pouring)]N (// x-x sig[weak])

[...]-⸢x sig^?⸣ = ⸢mu⸣-šap-pik-tu₂ (BM 047420 o 8').

uppulu[late one]N ša[of]DET šeʾu[barley]N (// še[barley] sig[weak])

še sig = up-pu-lu ša₂ [ŠE] (CT 12, pl. 38, K 00244+ o ii 10').

našraptu[burning]N (// šen[cauldron] sig[weak])

^urud⸢šen⸣ sig = na-aš₂-rap-tu₂ (K 08676 r i 30').

[^urud]⸢šen sig⸣ = na-⸢aš₂-rap⸣-tum (LTBA 1, 33 r iii 16'; Ura 11 section 3, 159).

bahû[thin]AJ (// šum[garlic] sig[weak])

šum₂ sig^sar = ba-ḫu-tu (KADP 38 r i 8'; Ura 17 Seg.7, 20).

hazannu[(an alliaceous vegetable)]N (// šum[garlic] sig[weak])

⸢šum₂⸣ sig^sar = a-za-an-nu (KADP 38 r i 22'; Ura 17 Seg.7, 33).

References for all phrases

sig[weak]

⸢si⸣-ga (OB Nippur Lu 633).

sig (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 493; MSL 14, 027 Jc r iii' 5'; KUB 37, 147 + KBo 26, 032 + (?) KUB 03, 108 (+) VBoT 80 o frg.1 3; PBS 05, 116 r ii' 6'; Ebla Sign List 82; OB Nippur Ea 723).

sig = i-ṣu₂-um (Studio Historiae Ardens, 289-291 b i 24).

sig = ma-a-ṣu-tum (K 02021A+ o i 12).

sig = ⸢qa₂⸣-[at-nu] (Studio Historiae Ardens, 289-291 b i 17).

sig = qu₂^?-[ut-(tu)-nu] (Studio Historiae Ardens, 289-291 b i 18).

sig = [...] (CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 r ii' 18', r ii' 19').

sig = [ša-ap-li]-⸢tum⸣ (MSL 13, 35 D r i 11).

sig = ṣu₂-uḫ₂-ḫu-rum (Studio Historiae Ardens, 289-291 b i 23).

⸢sig⸣-ga (OB Nippur Lu 770).

mu-un-na-ab-sig₉-ga = u₂-tan-ni-ša₂-an-ni (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ o ii 12').

si = e-⸢ne-šum^?⸣ (MSL 09, 124-137 o vi 25').

sig₉ = e-ne₂-šu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ o ii 11').

sig = en-šu (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ o ii 10').

^sisi₅ = en-[šu] (CT 19, pl. 48-49, K 00026 o ii 18').

sig = MIN<(en-šu)> ša₂ ⸢muš⸣-[ke-ni] (CT 19, pl. 48-49, K 00026 o ii 19').

Idigna[Tigris] sig[weak]

^id₂idigna sig (Moussaieff Lentils 51 o 3).

a[arm] sig[weak]

a₂ sig-sig = i-du qa₂-at-ta-nu-tum (MSL 13, 056 o ii 8').

a[water] sig[weak]

a sig-[ga] (OB Nippur Kagal 387; ASJ 20, 215-216 iii 3').

[a sig-ga] = me-e i-pi-ri (MSL 13, pp.65 I.1, 83 r i 8).

asig[vessel] sig[weak]

^duga-sig sig = MIN <ša₂>-ḫi-[tum^?] (BM 035503 r 2').

asura[water] sig[weak]

a-sur-ra sig (ASJ 20, 215-216 r i 5').

ašag[field] še[barley] sig[weak]

a-šag₄ še sig (OB Nippur Ura 5 142).

aʾabak[sea] sig[weak]

a-ab-ba sig-ga (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 363; OB Nippur Kagal 349).

dur[ax] sig[weak]

[^urud]dur₁₀ sig-ga = na-mu-u₂ (Ura 11 section 3, 166).

dur[bond] sig[weak]

^gidur sig (OB Nippur Ura 2 190; CUNES 48-08-028 o 1, r 1; CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 o ii 31).

^gidur ⸢sig⸣ = ⸢ta^?⸣-[...] (HS 1928 + HS 1929 o iii 46).

^gidur sig = [...] (Iraq 06, 70 r i 8).

^gidur sig = tas-ḫi-rum (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 r i 13').

eme[tongue] sig[weak]

eme sig (UET 6/2 358 4).

[eme] sig = kar-ṣu₂ (MSLSSI, 17-27 iv 27).

⸢eme sig⸣-ga (UET 6/2 357 3).

[eme sig] (KBo 26, 023 7').

eme ⸢sig⸣ = ⸢kar⸣-ṣu₂ ku-uš-du-wa-an-za (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 r ii 18).

erin[people] sig[weak]

erin₂ ⸢sig⸣-ga (OrNS 70, 210-211 r ii 13).

gi[reed] sig[weak]

gi sig-ga (CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 o i 17; CUSAS 12, 3.2.07 o 2).

gir[jar] šag[heart] sig[weak]

^duggir₁₆ šag₄ sig (OB Nippur Ura 2 258).

gud[ox] sig[weak]

gud sig = ⸢x⸣-pi-lu (CTMMA 2, 055 r ii 42b).

gud sig = en-šu₂ (CTMMA 2, 055 r ii 43b).

gud sig-ga = en-šu₂ (Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 26'; Ura 13 Seg.1, 268).

gud sig = up-pu-lu (Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r ii 24'; Ura 13 Seg.1, 266).

inim[word] sig[weak]

inim ⸢sig⸣ = kar-ṣu₂ (MSLSSI, 17-27 ii 47).

kur[mountain] sig[weak]

kur sig = KUR šap-⸢li⸣-tum (2R 50, K 02035A+ r i 3).

lu[person] eme[tongue] sig[weak]

⸢lu₂ eme sig⸣ = ⸢ša⸣ [ka-ar-ṣi] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.13, 3).

lu[person] sa[net] sig[weak]

lu₂ sa sig = ša qa₂-ta-an-tim (MSL 12, 157 A 431).

lu₂ sa sig = [ša qa₂]-⸢ta⸣-an-⸢tim⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.8, 10).

lu[person] sig[weak]

lu₂ al-sig-ga (MSL SS 1, p. 07 C o i frg.2 6'').

lu₂ al-sig-ga = qa₂-at-nu-u₂ (MSL 12, 157 A 86).

lu₂ al-sig-⸢ga⸣ = [...] (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 8).

lu₂ al-sig-sig = qu₃-tu-nu-u₂ (MSL 12, 157 A 85).

lu₂ al-sig-sig-⸢ga⸣ (MSL SS 1, p. 07 C o i frg.2 5'').

[lu₂ sig-ga] = en-šum (MSL 12, 157 A 162).

lu[person] šag[heart] sig[weak]

lu₂ šag₄ sig-ga = ša li-ib-ba-[šu] ⸢qa₂⸣-tu-u₂ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 165).

lub[bag] sig[weak]

^kušMIN<(lu-ub₂)> sig = pa-ti-ri (LTBA 1, 33 o iii 12'; SpTU 2, 052 r ii' 19').

ma[ship] sig[weak]

^ŋešma₂ sig (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 r iii 7; StLouis 243 o 2).

^ŋešma₂ ⸢sig⸣ = [...] (CT 19, pl. 44, K 04138+ r ii 23').

⸢^ŋeš⸣[ma₂] ⸢sig⸣ = qal-⸢la-tum⸣ (CT 19, pl. 44, K 04138+ r i 43').

^ŋešMIN<(ma₂)> sig (Syria 12, 228, 05 r 2).

^ŋešma₂ sig-ga = si-iq-tum (K 04331 o ii' 4').

maš[goat] sig[weak]

maš₂ sig (ED Animals B 41).

muš[snake] sig[weak]

muš sig (MSL 11, A 07895 x 8).

nim[high] sig[weak]

nim sig-bi = ka-ṣa-tam u₃ li-li-a-tam (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] xi 30'=812).

ninda[bread] sig[weak]

⸢ninda sig^?⸣ (CUNES 52-07-076 r 5).

par[canal] sig[weak]

[pa₅] ⸢sig⸣ = a-tab-ba (MSL SS 1, 006 o 7', o iii 5').

pa₅ sig = a-tap-pu (K 04342 o i 12').

pa₅ ⸢sig⸣ = MIN<(pal-gu)> (CT 19, pl. 07, 1881-02-04, 263 o 2').

pa₅ ⸢sig⸣ = MIN<(pa-lag)> [...] (MSL 11, 022 D o ii' 17').

sa[bundle] sig[weak]

⸢^gi⸣sa sig (HS 1867+ o 8).

sa[net] sig[weak]

sa sig (Nippur Nigga 340).

^ŋešsa sig (OB Nippur Ura 1 529).

saŋki[forehead] sig[weak] gig[sick]

[saŋ]-⸢ki⸣ sig gig = pu-ti si-iq-tum (BBVOT 03, 63 o 18).

siki[hair] sig[weak]

⸢siki⸣ sig = qa-at-na-a-tum (Rm 0606+ o i 24').

sila[lamb] sig[weak]

sila₄ ⸢sig⸣ (ED Animals B 30).

sipad[shepherd] sila[lamb] sig[weak]

⸢sipad⸣ sila₄ sig = re-eʾ-⸢u₂⸣ <up>-pu-ul-ti (KBo 26, 036 i 5').

sipar[implement] sig[weak]

si-par₄ sig (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 521).

su[fibers] sig[weak] ŋešnimbar[palm]

^ŋešsu₁₁ sig₂ ⸢ŋešnimbar⸣ (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o iv 12; Emar 6/2, p. 415-416, Msk 74163b o iv 17).

ubi[fish] sig[weak]

ubi sig⸢^ku₆⸣ = [...] (OECT 11, 139 r i' 4'; Ura 18 Seg.1, 12).

ud[sun] sig[weak] NI₂

ud sig NI₂ (ED Plants 15).

udu[sheep] sig[weak]

[udu sig-ga] = en-šu₂ (Ura 13 Seg.1, 52).

udu sig = ⸢up-pu⸣-lu (CTMMA 2, 055 o i 47c; Ura 13 Seg.1, 51).

uzu[flesh] umbin[nail] šu[hand] sig[weak]

uzu umbin šu^! sig = MIN<(e-pi-re-e-tum)> (MSL 09, 004 P r ii' 10'; Ura 15 Seg.6, 12; UET 7, 0136 r 6).

x sig[weak]

[x] ⸢sig₁₀⸣-ge = ⸢aš-pal-x-x^?⸣ U₂-⸢UL⸣ tar-⸢aḫ⸣-ḫa-an-za (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 57).

x sig[weak] sig[weak]

[x] ⸢sig₁₀^?-ge^? sig₁₀⸣-ge = aš-pal-tu₂ MUNUS^za ⸢U₂-UL⸣ tar-aḫ-ḫa-an-za (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 58, o i 58).

x-x sig[weak]

[...]-⸢x sig^?⸣ = ⸢mu⸣-šap-pik-tu₂ (BM 047420 o 8').

ŋiri[dagger] uṣultu[(a kind of knife)] sig[weak]

ŋiri₂^{u₂-ṣu₂-ul-tum} u₂-ṣu₂-ul-tum sig^? = [...] (BM 085983 r iii 27).

še[barley] sig[weak]

še sig (MSL 11, A 07895 v 10; HS 1736 r ii 5').

še sig = up-pu-lu ša₂ [ŠE] (CT 12, pl. 38, K 00244+ o ii 10').

šen[cauldron] sig[weak]

^urud⸢šen⸣ sig = na-aš₂-rap-tu₂ (K 08676 r i 30').

[^urud]⸢šen sig⸣ = na-⸢aš₂-rap⸣-tum (LTBA 1, 33 r iii 16'; Ura 11 section 3, 159).

šum[garlic] sig[weak]

⸢šum₂ sig⸣[^sar] = [...] (LTBA 1, 54 r i' 9'; MSL 10, 079 M i' 2').

šum₂ sig^sar = ba-ḫu-tu (KADP 38 r i 8'; Ura 17 Seg.7, 20).

⸢šum₂⸣ sig^sar = a-za-an-nu (KADP 38 r i 22'; Ura 17 Seg.7, 33).

Bibliography

[1994] M. Civil, Farmer's Instructions 87.

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