nisku [~EQUID]

(22 instances)

nisku [~EQUID] (22x: Old Akkadian) wr. ni-is-ku; ni-is-kum; ni-is-ku-um; nisku "a description of equids" Akk. nisqu

[1] cuneiform NI.GIŠ.KU ni-is-ku
[2] cuneiform NI.GIŠ.GUM ni-is-kum
[3] cuneiform NI.GIŠ.KU.UM ni-is-ku-um
[4] cuneiform PIRIG nisku
+ -0 (22x/100%).
3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 (no date)
[1] 20
[2] 2
[3]
[4]

2 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. a description of equids (22x/100%)

~ ELA/Old Akkadian/Adab [x] mu x ni-is-ku# Adab 0690+0876 2; e2-lu2 ni-is-ku Adab 0690+0876 5; ni-is-ku Adab 0753 3; ni-is-ku ba-zah3 Adab 0900 2; ni-is-ku ba-uš2 Adab 0900 3; e2-un ni-is-ku Adab 0979 2; ni-is-ku Adab 1015 4. ELA/Old Akkadian/Girsu 1(aš@c) sa3-ar ni-is-ku ITT 2, 04518 5. ELA/Old Akkadian/unclear 1(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) lugal-iti-da# ni-is-[ku] MC 4, 53 3; i3-li2-dan ni-is-ku MC 4, 56 14. ELA/Old Akkadian/unknown ur-ur ni-is-ku CT 50, 076 3; ni-is-ku [x] CT 50, 077 3; ni-is-ku maškim WO 13, 14 o i 5. ELA/Ur III/Drehem 8(diš) gu4 ba-uš2 ša3 ni-is-kum [lu2] TCL 2, 5502 + 5503 o ii 4. unknown/Old Akkadian/Adab engar ni-is-ku OIP 014, 093 3; 5(u) 1(diš) ni-is-ku OIP 014, 098 2; ni-is-ku OIP 014, 138 3; nu-banda3 ni-is-ku OIP 014, 162 2; ni#-is-ku OIP 014, 194 3. unknown/Old Akkadian/unknown ni-is-ku# BIN 08, 177 4; gala ni-is-[ku] CST 012 2.

Akk. nisqu "best quality, of animals, textiles, stones, trees".

[1978] J. Zarins, JCS 30 14-15.

See ETCSL: ni-is-ku=choice steed.

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