eše [AREA UNIT]

(2 instances)

eše [AREA UNIT] (2x: Old Babylonian) wr. eše3; eše2 "a unit of area; a unit of volume" Akk. eblu

[1] cuneiform IDIM eše3
[2] cuneiform EŠ₂ eše2
+ -0 (2x/100%).
3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 (no date)
[1] 1
[2]

2 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. a unit of area (2x/100%)

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2. a unit of volume

Akk. eblu "rope, thong, string".

[1972] M. Powell, ZA 62 185-187; 207-208.

See ETCSL: eše3=area measure.

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