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The Assyrian Dictionary oi.uchicago.edu THE ASSYRIAN DICTIONARY OF THE ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO EDITORIAL BOARD ROBERT D. BIGGS, JOHN A. BRINKMAN, MIGUEL CIVIL, WALTER FARBER, IGNACE J. GELB†, A. LEO OPPENHEIM†, ERICA REINER†, MARTHA T. ROTH, MATTHEW W. STOLPER 2006 PUBLISHED BY THE ORIENTAL INSTITUTE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U.S.A. oi.uchicago.edu THE ORIENTAL INSTITUTE, CHICAGO COPYRIGHT 2006 BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The preparation of this volume of the Assyrian Dictionary was made possible in part by a grant from the Division of Preserva- tion and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent Federal agency. INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER: 1–885923–43–0 (SET: 0-918986-05-2) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG CARD NUMBER: 56–58292 Typesetting by Eisenbrauns, Inc., Winona Lake, IN 46590 Printed in the United States of America oi.uchicago.edu THE ASSYRIAN DICTIONARY VOLUME 19 T MARTHA T. ROTH, EDITOR-IN-CHARGE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF HERMANN HUNGER, BURKHART KIENAST, AND MATTHEW W. STOLPER MANUSCRIPT EDITOR LINDA MCLARNAN oi.uchicago.edu oi.uchicago.edu THIS VOLUME OF THE ASSYRIAN DICTIONARY IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF ERICA REINER AUGUST 4, 1924 –– DECEMBER 31, 2005 oi.uchicago.edu oi.uchicago.edu Foreword The manuscript drafts for this volume were written by Hermann Hunger, Burkhart Kienast, and Matthew W. Stolper. Martha T. Roth edited the ˜nal manuscript, as- sisted by Timothy J. Collins and David Testen. Comprehensive citation checking was accomplished by Robert D. Biggs, Gertrud Farber, Michael Kozuh, Erica Reiner, Martha T. Roth, and Matthew W. Stolper. Further work on the volume was contrib- uted by Remigius Jas and Jennie Myers. The complete manuscript was read for ac- curacy by the members of the in-house Editorial Board—Robert D. Biggs, John A. Brinkman, Miguel Civil, Walter Farber, Erica Reiner, Martha T. Roth, and Matthew W. Stolper—and by our colleagues Wilfred G. Lambert (University of Birmingham), Simo Parpola (University of Helsinki), and Klaas R. Veenhof (University of Leiden). Karel Van Lerberghe (Catholic University of Leuven) worked primarily on the P Vol- ume and consulted with the editor on this volume during his stay in Chicago in 1996. The T Volume appears shortly after the death of Erica Reiner, who died on De- cember 31, 2005. We dedicate this volume to her memory. Chicago, Illinois MARTHA T. ROTH June, 2006 oi.uchicago.edu oi.uchicago.edu Provisional List of Bibliographical Abbreviations The following compilation brings up to date the list of abbreviations given in volumes A, B, D, E, G, {, I/J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, S, †, T, and Z and includes the titles previously cited according to the lists of abbreviations in Archiv für Orientforschung, W. von Soden, Grundriss der akkadischen Gramma- tik, and Zeitschrift für Assyriologie. Unpublished lexical series are quoted from manuscripts prepared by or in collaboration with Benno Landsberger. A lexical series á A = nâqu, pub. Civil, Ai. lexical series ki.KI.KAL.bi.ßè = MSL 14 ana ittisu, pub. Landsberger, A tablets in the collections of the MSL 1 Oriental Institute, University of AIPHOS Annuaire de l’Institut de Philo- Chicago logie et d’Histoire Orientales et A-tablet lexical text, see MSL 13 10ˆ. Slaves (Brussels) AAA Annals of Archaeology and Anthro- Aistleitner J. Aistleitner, Wörterbuch der pology Wörterbuch ugaritischen Sprache AAAS Annales Archéologiques Arabes AJA American Journal of Archaeology Syriennes AJSL American Journal of Semitic Lan- AASF Annales Academiae Scientiarum guages and Literatures Fennicae AASOR The Annual of the American Schools AKA E. A. W. Budge and L. W. King, of Oriental Research The Annals of the Kings of AB Assyriologische Bibliothek Assyria ABAW Abhandlungen der Bayerischen AKT 1, 2 = Ankara Kültepe Tabletleri; 3 Akademie der Wissenschaften = Ankaraner Kültepe-Texte AbB Altbabylonische Briefe in Um- Ali Sumerian F. A. Ali, Sumerian Letters: Two schrift und Übersetzung Letters Collections from the Old Babylo- Abel-Winckler L. Abel and H. Winckler, Keil- nian Schools (Ph.D. diss., Univ. schrifttexte zum Gebrauch bei of Pennsylvania 1964) Vorlesungen Alp AV Hittite and Other Anatolian and ABIM A. al-Zeebari, Altbabylonische Near Eastern Studies in Honour Briefe des Iraq-Museums of Sedat Alp ABL R. F. Harper, Assyrian and Baby- Alp Beamten- S. Alp, Untersuchungen zu den lonian Letters namen Beamtennamen im hethitischen ABoT Ankara Arkeoloji Müzesinde . Festzeremoniell Bo‹azköy Tabletleri Alster B. Alster, Proverbs of Ancient AbS-T ˜eld numbers of Pre-Sar. tablets Proverbs Sumer excavated at Tell Abu Salabÿkh Altmann, ed., A. Altmann, ed., Biblical and Other ACh C. Virolleaud, L’Astrologie chal- Biblical and Studies (= Philip W. Lown Insti- déenne Other Studies tute of Advanced Judaic Studies, Acta Or. Acta Orientalia e e Brandeis University, Studies and Actes du 8 Actes du 8 Congrès International Texts: Vol. 1) Congrès des Orientalistes, Section Sémi- AMI International tique (B) Archäologische Mitteilungen aus ADD C. H. W. Johns, Assyrian Deeds and Iran Documents (ADD 1182–1281 pub. AMSUH Abhandlungen aus dem mathema- in AJSL 42 170ˆ. and 228ˆ.) tischen Seminar der Universität AfK Archiv für Keilschriftforschung Hamburg AfO Archiv für Orientforschung AMT R. C. Thompson, Assyrian Medical AGM Archiv für Geschichte der Medizin Texts . AHDO Archives d’histoire du droit orien- An lexical series An = Anum, pub. Litke tal God-Lists 39ff. AHw. W. von Soden, Akkadisches Hand- An = Anum sa list of gods, pub. Litke God-Lists wörterbuch ameli 248ff. ix oi.uchicago.edu Provisional List of Bibliographical Abbreviations Anatolian Anatolian Studies Presented to Ashm. tablets in the collections of the Studies Hans Gustav Güterbock Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Güterbock ASKT P. Haupt, Akkadische und sume- AnBi Analecta Biblica rische Keilschrifttexte . Andrae Fest- W. Andrae, Die Festungswerke von ASSF Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fenni- ungswerke Assur (= WVDOG 23) cae Andrae Stelen- W. Andrae, Die Stelenreihen in Assur ˜eld numbers of tablets excavated reihen Assur (= WVDOG 24) at Assur ANES Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Astour AV Crossing Boundaries and Linking Society of Columbia University Horizons: Studies in Honor of Angim epic Angim dimma, cited from Michael C. Astour MS. of A. Falkenstein (line nos. in AUCT Andrews University Cuneiform parentheses according to Cooper Texts Angim) Augapfel J. Augapfel, Babylonische Rechts- AnOr Analecta Orientalia urkunden aus der Regierungszeit AnSt Anatolian Studies Artaxerxes I. und Darius II. Antagal lexical series antagal = saqû, pub. Aynard Asb. J.-M. Aynard, Le Prisme du Louvre M. T. Roth, MSL 17 AO 19.939 AO tablets in the collections of the BA Beiträge zur Assyriologie . Musée du Louvre Bab. Babyloniaca AOAT Alter Orient und Altes Testament Bagh. Mitt. Baghdader Mitteilungen AÖAW Anzeiger der Österreichischen Balkan Kassit. K. Balkan, Kassitenstudien (= AOS Akademie der Wissenschaften Stud. 37) AOB Altorientalische Bibliothek Balkan Letter K. Balkan, Letter of King Anum- AoF Altorientalische Forschungen Hirbi of Mama to King Warshama AOS American Oriental Series of Kanish AOTU Altorientalische Texte und Unter- Balkan K. Balkan, Observations on the suchungen Observations Chronological Problems of the Karum Kanis APAW Abhandlungen der Preussischen Balkan K. Balkan, Eine Schenkungs- Akademie der Wissenschaften Schenkungs- urkunde aus der althethitischen ARET Archivi Reali di Ebla, Testi urkunde Zeit, gefunden in Ënandik 1966 Arkeologya Türk Tarih, Arkeologya ve Ethno- Barton G. A. Barton, Haverford Library Dergisi grafya Dergisi Haverford Collection of Cuneiform Tablets ARM Archives royales de Mari (1–10 = or Documents from the Temple TCL 22–31; 14, 18, 19, 21 = Textes Archives of Telloh cunéiformes de Mari 1–3, 5) Barton MBI G. A. Barton, Miscellaneous Baby- ARMT Archives royales de Mari (texts in lonian Inscriptions transliteration and translation) Barton RISA G. A. Barton, The Royal Inscrip- Arnaud D. Arnaud, Recherches au pays tions of Sumer and Akkad Emar d’Astata: Emar BASOR Bulletin of the American Schools of Arnaud Larsa D. Arnaud, Texte aus Larsa Oriental Research Arnaud Louvre D. Arnaud, Altbabylonische Rechts- Bauer Asb. T. Bauer, Das Inschriftenwerk und Verwaltungsurkunden aus Assurbanipals dem Musée du Louvre Bauer J. Bauer, Altsumerische Wirt- Arnaud Textes D. Arnaud, Textes syriens de l’âge Lagasch schaftstexte aus Lagasch (= Studia syriens du bronze récent Pohl 9) Aro Glossar J. Aro, Glossar zu den mittel- Baumgartner Hebräische Wortforschung, Fest- babylonischen Briefen (= StOr 22) AV schrift zum 80. Geburtstag von Aro Gramm. J. Aro, Studien zur mittelbaby- Walter Baumgartner (= VT Supp. lonischen Grammatik (= StOr 20) 16) Aro In˜nitiv J. Aro, Die akkadischen In˜nitiv- BBK Berliner Beiträge zur Keilschrift- konstruktionen (= StOr 26) forschung Aro Kleider- J. Aro, Mittelbabylonische Kleider- BBR H. Zimmern, Beiträge zur Kennt- texte texte der Hilprecht-Sammlung nis der babylonischen Religion Jena (= BSAW 115/2) BBSt. L. W. King, Babylonian Boundary ArOr Archiv Orientální Stones ARU J. Kohler and A. Ungnad, As- BE Babylonian Expedition of the Uni- syrische Rechtsurkunden versity of Pennsylvania, Series A: AS Assyriological Studies (Chicago) Cuneiform Texts ASAW Abhandlungen der Sächsischen Beaulieu P.-A. Beaulieu, The Reign of Akademie der Wissenschaften Nabonidus Nabonidus, King of Babylon ASGW Abhandlungen der Sächsischen 556–539 B.C. Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften Beaulieu Uruk P.-A. Beaulieu, The Pantheon of x oi.uchicago.edu
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