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-ra^zabar; ^urudur₂; ur₁₄; ur₃; ur₂^zabar; u₂-ra; ^giur₂^ur; ^uzuur₂ "root, trunk; base; limb, limbs; legs (of a table); loin, lap; (unknown meaning)"

See ur ze[grovel]V/t.

[1]	𒌫	ur₂
[2]	𒄑𒌫	^ŋešur₂
[3]	𒄀𒌫	^giur₂
[4]	𒌨	ur
[5]	𒄯	ur₅
[6]	𒌨𒌫	^urur₂
[7]	𒃡𒊏𒌓𒅗𒁇	ur₃-ra^zabar
[8]	𒍏𒌫	^urudur₂
[9]	𒃣	ur₁₄
[10]	𒃡	ur₃
[11]	𒌫𒌓𒅗𒁇	ur₂^zabar
[12]	𒌑𒊏	u₂-ra
[13]	𒄀𒌫𒌨	^giur₂^ur
[14]	𒍜𒌫	^uzuur₂
+	--ra=r+a (5x/1%); --ra=r.a (92x/11%); --re=r.e (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		10	46	3	33	2	173	326	81	27
[2]			81		1		12	3	6
[3]								3	4
[4]				1				4
[5]								4
[6]									3	1
[7]								3
[8]							2	1
[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.

ur₂

ur = ur₂ (OB Nippur Ea 658).

Lexical Associations

adattu[succulent part of reed]N (// ur[root])

^giur₂ = ⸢a-da-at⸣-[tu₂] [...] (RA 14, 79, K 00152+ o i 20).

^giur₂^ur = a-da-at-tum MIN<(qin-nu)> ša₂ MUŠEN-MEŠ (K 00208+ r i 27').

adattum[succulent part of reed]N (// ur[root])

[^gi]⸢ur₂⸣ = a-da-⸢at-tum⸣ MIN<(qin-nu)> ša₂ iṣ-[ṣur^?] (BM 076024 r 11).

ana[to]PRP su-x (// ur[root])

[ur₂]-bi-⸢še₃⸣ = a-na ⸢su⸣-[...] (K 11180 o i 8).

ana[to]PRP sūnu[loin]N (// ur[root])

ur₂-bi-še₃ = ana ⸢su⸣-[ni-šu₂] (Iraq 06, 28 o ii' 3; Iraq 06, 27 o 8; MSL 05, 046 o i 8; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-1878 o 4').

ana[to]PRP x (// ur[root])

⸢ur₂-bi⸣-še₃ = ⸢a-na^?⸣ [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2170 o 6'; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-0850 o ii 8).

ina[in]PRP sūnu[loin]N (// ur[root])

ur₂-bi-še₃ = i-na su-ni-šu (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 9).

pēmu[(upper) thigh]N (// ur[root])

ur₂-ŋu₁₀ = pe-ma-a-a (CUSAS 12, 4.2 r 4).

sūnu[loin]N (// ur[root])

ur₂ = su-[u₂-nu] (Iraq 06, 28 o ii' 1; Iraq 06, 27 o 6; MSL 05, 046 o i 6; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2170 o 4'; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-1878 o 2'; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-0850 o i 6, o ii 6; K 11180 o i 6).

ur₂-bi = su-un-nu-šu (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 8).

⸢ur₂⸣-bi = su-[un-šu₂] (Iraq 06, 28 o ii' 2; Iraq 06, 27 o 7; MSL 05, 046 o i 7; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2170 o 5'; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-1878 o 3'; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-0850 o i 7; K 11180 o i 7).

^urur₂ = su-u-nu (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 7).

sūnu[loin]N x (// ur[root])

ur₂-bi = su-⸢un⸣-[šu₂ ...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-0850 o ii 7).

takkussu[reed-stem]N (// ur[root])

[^gi]ur₂ = EŠ₅<(sa-ak-ku-tum)> (HS 1928 + HS 1929 o i 8'').

utlu[lap]N (// ur[root])

[ur₂-ŋu₁₀] = [ut]-⸢li⸣ (MSL 09, 66 B09 r 9).

išdu[foundation]N karašu[leek]N (// ur[root] garaš[leek])

⸢ur₂⸣ ga-raš^sar = iš-di ka-ra-ši (CT 14, pl. 29, K 08667 pl. 37, K 08727 & CT 19, pl. 50, K 08727 r 13'; LTBA 1, 54 r ii' 2'; Ura 17 Seg.7, 76).

išdu[foundation]N x (// ur[root] gi[reed])

[^gi]ur₂ gi = ⸢iš⸣-[di^? ...] (HS 1928 + HS 1929 o iii 12).

išdu[foundation]N eleppu[ship]N (// ur[root] ma[ship])

^ŋešur₂ ma₂ = i-šid MIN<(e-lip-pi)> (K 04331 r i 3).

išdu[foundation]N (// ur[root] pa[branch])

[^ŋeš]⸢ur₂⸣ pa = iš-⸢du⸣ (NMI BK 00574 o 3).

ana[to]PRP sūnu[loin]N x (// ur[root] ŋar[place])

⸢ur₂-bi-še₃ in^?-ŋar⸣ = ⸢ana MIN^?⸣<(su-ni-šu₂)> [...] (Iraq 06, 28 o ii' 4; Iraq 06, 27 o 9).

ana[to]PRP sūnu[loin]N šakānu[put]V (// ur[root] ŋar[place])

⸢ur₂⸣-bi-še₃ in-ŋar = MIN<(a-na)> su-ni-šu₂ iš-kun (MSL 05, 046 o i 9; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-1878 o 5').

ana[to]PRP x (// ur[root] ŋar[place])

ur₂-bi-⸢še₃⸣ in-ŋar = ⸢a-na⸣ [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-0850 o ii 9).

ina[in]PRP sūnu[loin]N šakānu[put]V (// ur[root] ŋar[place])

ur₂-bi-še₃ in-ŋar = i-na su-ni-šu ⸢iš⸣-[ku-un] (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 10).

šahūru[(a part of the foot)]N šēpu[foot]N (// ur[root] ŋiri[foot])

ur₂ ŋiri₃ = [šu]-⸢ḫar⸣ GIR₃ (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 r i 23').

išdu[foundation]N qātu[hand]N (// ur[root] šu[hand])

⸢ur₂⸣ šu = iš-di qa-ti (RA 17, 171, K 13637+ r i 10').

imēru[donkey]N x (// anše[equid] ur[root])

⸢anše⸣ [ur₂^?] = ⸢ANŠE^?⸣ [...] (CT 14, pl. 11, BM 093080 r ii' 23').

imēru[donkey]N ša[of]DET šapru[thigh]N petû[open]V (// anše[equid] ur[root])

[anše] ⸢^urur₂⸣ = i-me-⸢ri⸣ ša₂ šap-ra ⸢i⸣-pe-tu-u₂ (Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r iii 23'; Ura 13 Seg.2, 23).

imēru[donkey]N ša[of]DET šapru[thigh]N x (// anše[equid] ur[root])

anše ^ur⸢ur₂⸣ = i-me-ri ša₂ šap-⸢ra⸣ [...] (CTMMA 2, 055 r iii 12').

adattu[succulent part of reed]N (// gi[reed] niŋin[encircle] ur[root])

gi ⸢niŋin₂⸣ ur₂ = ⸢EŠ₅⸣<(a-da-tum)> (HS 1928 + HS 1929 o ii 5).

eleppu[ship]N Enlil[1]DN (// ma[ship] ur[root] zu[know])

⸢^ŋeš⸣ma₂ ur₂ nu-ub-zu = MIN<(e-lip)> ⸢^d⸣[MIN<(EN.LIL₂])> (MSL SS 1, 019 r i 24').

šapku[heaped up]AJ (// niŋ[thing] lu[person] ur[root])

⸢niŋ₂⸣ [lu₂ ur₂] = [ša]-⸢ap⸣-kum (YBC 13524 b 111).

šipiktu[unclear meaning]N (// niŋ[thing] lu[person] ur[root] su[sprinkle])

[niŋ₂ lu₂ ur₂ su₃-ud] = ⸢ši⸣-pi-ik-tum (YBC 13524 b 112).

šerʾānu[vein]N ab-ta-a-a (// sa[sinew] ur[root])

sa ur₂-ŋu₁₀ = še-er-ḫa-<an> ab-ta-a-a (CUSAS 12, 4.2 r 20).

našāru[deduct]V (// sa[sinew] ur[root] pad[break])

sa ur₂ pad = na-ša-a-ru-um (YBC 13524 e 264).

qimmatu[tuft]N qanû[reed]N (// suhur[tuft] pa[branch] ur[root])

^gisuḫur pa ur₂ = qi₂-⸢mat^? GI^?⸣ (HS 1928 + HS 1929 o iii 19).

pēmu[(upper) thigh]N (// uzu[flesh] ur[root])

uzu ur₂ = pe-[e-mu] (MSL 09, 004 N r i 13'; Ura 15 Seg.5, 13; AOAT 275, 411, BM 054767 r 3').

uzu ur₂ = pi-i-mu (WO 25, 067 r i' 11').

pēmu[(upper) thigh]N rapšu[wide]AJ (// uzu[flesh] ur[root] kun[tail])

uzu ur₂ ^ŋeš⸢kun⸣ = ⸢pe-e-mu ra^?-pa^?⸣-aš₂-⸢tum⸣ (MSL SS 1, 034 r i 13'; Ura 15 Seg.5, 16).

uzu ur₂ ^ŋeškun = pi-i-mu ra-pa-aš₂-tu₂ (WO 25, 067 r i' 14').

pēmu[(upper) thigh]N x (// uzu[flesh] ur[root] kun[tail])

uzu ur₂ ^ŋeškun = pe-[e-mu ...] (MSL 09, 004 N r i 16').

References for all phrases

ur[root]

ur₂ (Ni 05365 r ii 8'; OB Nippur Ea 658; MSL 14, 027 Iw r ii 8).

[ur₂] = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2009 o 5).

ur₂-[bi] = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2009 o 6).

ur₂-⸢bi⸣-[še₃] = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2009 o 7).

ur₅(ḪI×AŠ₂) (MSL 13, 13 J, 14 R r iii 16').

⸢^ŋeš⸣ur₂-ra-ni (CUNES 48-10-018 o 2, r 2).

^giur₂ = ⸢a-da-at⸣-[tu₂] [...] (RA 14, 79, K 00152+ o i 20).

^giur₂^ur = a-da-at-tum MIN<(qin-nu)> ša₂ MUŠEN-MEŠ (K 00208+ r i 27').

[^gi]⸢ur₂⸣ = a-da-⸢at-tum⸣ MIN<(qin-nu)> ša₂ iṣ-[ṣur^?] (BM 076024 r 11).

[ur₂]-bi-⸢še₃⸣ = a-na ⸢su⸣-[...] (K 11180 o i 8).

ur₂-bi-še₃ = ana ⸢su⸣-[ni-šu₂] (Iraq 06, 28 o ii' 3; Iraq 06, 27 o 8; MSL 05, 046 o i 8; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-1878 o 4').

⸢ur₂-bi⸣-še₃ = ⸢a-na^?⸣ [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2170 o 6'; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-0850 o ii 8).

ur₂-bi-še₃ = i-na su-ni-šu (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 9).

ur₂-ŋu₁₀ = pe-ma-a-a (CUSAS 12, 4.2 r 4).

ur₂ = su-[u₂-nu] (Iraq 06, 28 o ii' 1; Iraq 06, 27 o 6; MSL 05, 046 o i 6; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2170 o 4'; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-1878 o 2'; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-0850 o i 6, o ii 6; K 11180 o i 6).

ur₂-bi = su-un-nu-šu (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 8).

⸢ur₂⸣-bi = su-[un-šu₂] (Iraq 06, 28 o ii' 2; Iraq 06, 27 o 7; MSL 05, 046 o i 7; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2170 o 5'; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-1878 o 3'; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-0850 o i 7; K 11180 o i 7).

^urur₂ = su-u-nu (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 7).

ur₂-bi = su-⸢un⸣-[šu₂ ...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-0850 o ii 7).

[^gi]ur₂ = EŠ₅<(sa-ak-ku-tum)> (HS 1928 + HS 1929 o i 8'').

[ur₂-ŋu₁₀] = [ut]-⸢li⸣ (MSL 09, 66 B09 r 9).

ur[root] bad[wall]

ur₂ bad₃ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.I, 345).

ur[root] garaš[leek]

⸢ur₂⸣ [ga-raš^sar] = [...] (MSL 10, 079 J r i' 4').

⸢ur₂⸣ ga-raš^sar = iš-di ka-ra-ši (CT 14, pl. 29, K 08667 pl. 37, K 08727 & CT 19, pl. 50, K 08727 r 13'; LTBA 1, 54 r ii' 2'; Ura 17 Seg.7, 76).

ur[root] gi[reed]

^giur₂ gi (OB Nippur Ura 2 173; CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 r i 33).

^giur₂ ⸢gi₄⸣ (CUSAS 12, 3.2.08 o ii 5).

[^gi]ur₂ gi = ⸢iš⸣-[di^? ...] (HS 1928 + HS 1929 o iii 12).

ur[root] gibil[new]

^ŋešur₂ ⸢gibil⸣ (Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 o iv 28'; Emar 6/2, p. 415-416, Msk 74163b o v 16).

ur[root] guza[chair]

^ŋešur₂ gu-za (UET 6, 0832 o 1).

ur[root] limmu[four]

^urudur₂ limmu₂ = [...]-pa-x-tim (BM 085983 o iv 30).

ur[root] ma[ship]

⸢^ŋeš⸣ur₂ ma₂ = [...] (RA 17, 174, K 15153 r? i' 2; K 02016A+ r ii 12'').

^ŋešur₂ ma₂ = i-šid MIN<(e-lip-pi)> (K 04331 r i 3).

ur[root] pa[branch]

[^ŋeš]⸢ur₂⸣ pa = iš-⸢du⸣ (NMI BK 00574 o 3).

ur[root] pad[break]

ur₂ pad (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 340; Nippur Nigga 319).

ur[root] x

ur₂ [...] (OB Nippur Ugumu 241', 242').

ur[root] ŋar[place]

ur₂-⸢bi⸣-[še₃ in-ŋar] = [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2009 o 8; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-2170 o 7').

[ur₂]-bi-⸢še₃^? in⸣-ŋar = MIN<(...)> [...] (K 11180 o i 9).

⸢ur₂-bi-še₃ in^?-ŋar⸣ = ⸢ana MIN^?⸣<(su-ni-šu₂)> [...] (Iraq 06, 28 o ii' 4; Iraq 06, 27 o 9).

⸢ur₂⸣-bi-še₃ in-ŋar = MIN<(a-na)> su-ni-šu₂ iš-kun (MSL 05, 046 o i 9; MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-1878 o 5').

ur₂-bi-⸢še₃⸣ in-ŋar = ⸢a-na⸣ [...] (MSL SS 1, p. 060 catalogue 1924-0850 o ii 9).

ur₂-bi-še₃ in-ŋar = i-na su-ni-šu ⸢iš⸣-[ku-un] (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 10).

ur[root] ŋiri[foot]

ur₂ ŋiri₃ = [šu]-⸢ḫar⸣ GIR₃ (CT 12, pl. 40-41, K 00039 r i 23').

ur[root] šu[hand]

ur₂ [šu] = [...] (CT 19, pl. 21, K 04393+ r i 20).

⸢ur₂⸣ šu = iš-di qa-ti (RA 17, 171, K 13637+ r i 10').

anše[equid] ur[root]

⸢anše⸣ [ur₂^?] = ⸢ANŠE^?⸣ [...] (CT 14, pl. 11, BM 093080 r ii' 23').

[anše] ⸢^urur₂⸣ = i-me-⸢ri⸣ ša₂ šap-ra ⸢i⸣-pe-tu-u₂ (Iraq 06, 175-176, 76 r iii 23'; Ura 13 Seg.2, 23).

anše ^ur⸢ur₂⸣ = i-me-ri ša₂ šap-⸢ra⸣ [...] (CTMMA 2, 055 r iii 12').

anše[equid] ur[root] x-x

anše ur₂ x-x (UET 6, 0400 r 3).

e[house] ur[root] dug[good]

e₂ ur₂-bi ⸢dug₃⸣ (SMUI 1913.14.1739 3).

e[house] ur[root] gu₂-x

^ŋeše₂ ur₂ ⸢gu₂^?⸣-[x] (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 a iv 10').

eme[tongue] ur[root]

eme ur₂ (ED Plants 88).

gi[reed] niŋin[encircle] ur[root]

gi ⸢niŋin₂⸣ ur₂ = ⸢EŠ₅⸣<(a-da-tum)> (HS 1928 + HS 1929 o ii 5).

lu[person] ŋeš[tree] ur[root]

lu₂ ŋeš ur₂ (ED Lu E 97).

ma[ship] ur[root] zu[know]

⸢^ŋeš⸣ma₂ ur₂ nu-ub-zu = MIN<(e-lip)> ⸢^d⸣[MIN<(EN.LIL₂])> (MSL SS 1, 019 r i 24').

niŋ[thing] lu[person] ur[root]

niŋ₂ lu₂ ur₁₄ (Nippur Nigga 142).

⸢niŋ₂⸣ [lu₂ ur₂] = [ša]-⸢ap⸣-kum (YBC 13524 b 111).

niŋ[thing] lu[person] ur[root] su[sprinkle]

niŋ₂ lu₂ ur₁₄ su₃-ud (Nippur Nigga 143).

[niŋ₂ lu₂ ur₂ su₃-ud] = ⸢ši⸣-pi-ik-tum (YBC 13524 b 112).

sa[binding] ur[root]

^kušsa ur₃ (OB Nippur Ura 2 449).

sa[sinew] ur[root]

sa ur₂-ŋu₁₀ = še-er-ḫa-<an> ab-ta-a-a (CUSAS 12, 4.2 r 20).

sa[sinew] ur[root] pad[break]

sa ur₂ pad = na-ša-a-ru-um (YBC 13524 e 264).

siki[hair] ur[root]

siki ur₂-ŋu₁₀ (OB Nippur Ugumu 20).

suhur[tuft] pa[branch] ur[root]

^gisuḫur pa ur₂ = qi₂-⸢mat^? GI^?⸣ (HS 1928 + HS 1929 o iii 19).

ti[rib] ur[root]

^uzuti ^uzuur₂ (K 04405 o ii' 15').

tukul[weapon] ur[root]

^ŋeštukul ur₂-ra (OB Nippur Ura 1 498; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o vi 4; IB 1512c + r i 8).

^ŋeštukul ur₂-[ra] = [...] [...] (K 14065 i' 4'; RA 28, 132, K 00242+ o i 42').

⸢^ŋeš⸣tukul ur₃-ra (CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 c i 10).

uzu[flesh] ur[root]

uzu ur₂ (OB Nippur Ura 3 448; CUNES 50-02-059 r 1').

uzu ur₂ = pe-[e-mu] (MSL 09, 004 N r i 13'; Ura 15 Seg.5, 13; AOAT 275, 411, BM 054767 r 3').

uzu ur₂ = pi-i-mu (WO 25, 067 r i' 11').

uzu[flesh] ur[root] kun[tail]

uzu ur₂ kun (OB Nippur Ura 3 449; CUNES 50-02-059 r 2').

uzu ur₂ ^ŋeš⸢kun⸣ = ⸢pe-e-mu ra^?-pa^?⸣-aš₂-⸢tum⸣ (MSL SS 1, 034 r i 13'; Ura 15 Seg.5, 16).

uzu ur₂ ^ŋeškun = pi-i-mu ra-pa-aš₂-tu₂ (WO 25, 067 r i' 14').

uzu ur₂ ^ŋeškun = pe-[e-mu ...] (MSL 09, 004 N r i 16').

{gi}BI ur[root]

^giBI ur₂ (CUSAS 12, 3.2.08 o ii 4).

ŋeš[tree] ur[root]

ŋeš ur₂ (ED Personal Names and Professions 213).

ŋiri[dagger] ur[root]

[ŋiri₂] ⸢ur₃-ra^?⸣^zabar (CUNES 48-10-015 o 4).

ŋir₂ ur₂^!⸢^zabar⸣ (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 r ii 10').

ŋir₂ ur₃-ra⸢^zabar⸣ (HS 1766 o 1'; OB Nippur Ura 2 573).

Bibliography

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

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 537.

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