sur [DITCH]

(13 instances)

sur [DITCH] (13x: Old Babylonian) wr. sur3; sur6; sur7 "canal, ditch; foundation pit of a building" Akk. berûtu; sūru

[1] cuneiform |HI×AŠ| sur3
[2] cuneiform |KI.GAL| sur6
[3] cuneiform |KI.KAK| sur7
+ -0 (11x/85%); -ra (2x/15%).
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[1] 6
[2] 1
[3]

7 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. canal, ditch (13x/100%)

~ LEX/ED IIIb/Ebla [[surx]] = HI×MAŠ = su-ru12-um Ebla Sign List 66. LEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur [[sur6]] = = KI.GAL = bi-ru-tum OB Diri Nippur Seg.2, 10.

2. foundation pit of a building

Akk. berûtu "mound"; sūru "canal, ditch".

See ETCSL: sur3=ditch.

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