ešemen [ROPE]

(13 instances)

ešemen [ROPE] (13x: Old Babylonian) wr. ešemen; ešemen2; e-šen; ešemen3; ešemen5 "game, play; skipping rope" Akk. keppû; mēlultu

[1] cuneiform |KI.E.NE.DI| ešemen
[2] cuneiform |KI.E.NE.DI.AN.MUŠ₃| ešemen2
[3] cuneiform E.ŠEN e-šen
[4] cuneiform |EŠ₂.HUL₂| ešemen3
[5] cuneiform BI ešemen5
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[1] 9
[2] 3
[3] 1
[4]
[5]

3 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. game, play (13x/100%)

~ LEX/Old Babylonian/unknown [[ešemen2]] = = KI.E.NE.DI.AN.INANNA = ki-ip-pu-u2 OB Diri "Oxford" 344; [[ešemen2]] = = = me!-lu-ul-ti d#INANNA!? OB Diri "Oxford" 345.

2. skipping rope

Akk. keppû "skipping rope"; mēlultu "game, play".

See ETCSL: ešemen=skip-rope (game).

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