hili [ATTRACTIVENESS] N (332x) Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ḫi-li; ḫilib₂; ḫi-li-ḫi-li; ḪI-ḪI; ḫi-ḫi-li; ḫe₂-li "attractiveness, sex appeal; (to be) attractive; (to be) luxuriant; to have pleasure; abundance"

See hili kar[love]V/t, hili teŋ[love]V/t.

[1]	𒄭𒇷	ḫi-li
[2]	𒉀	ḫilib₂
[3]	𒄭𒇷𒄭𒇷	ḫi-li-ḫi-li
[4]	𒄭𒄭	ḪI-ḪI
[5]	𒄭𒄭𒇷	ḫi-ḫi-li
[6]	𒃶𒇷	ḫe₂-li

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]						4	2	284	27	1
[2]								3	5
[3]								4
[4]								1
[5]										1
[6]

30 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Lagash II (4x/1%)

Ur III (2x/1%)

Old Babylonian (292x/88%)

Middle Assyrian (6x/2%)

Middle Babylonian (4x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (11x/3%)

Neo-Babylonian (4x/1%)

Hellenistic (7x/2%)

unknown (2x/1%)

Verbal prefixes: al ; ba ; nu.ba.e.da .

Senses:

1. attractiveness, sex appeal (266x/80%)

2. (to be) attractive [V/i] (2x/1%)

3. (to be) luxuriant [V/i] (53x/16%)

4. to have pleasure [V/i] (11x/3%)

5. abundance

Akk. kuzbu; šamhu.

Bibliography

[2006] M. Jaques, Vocabulaire des sentiments 18; 20; 44; 251-255; 258-260; 260; 264; 263 n544; 266-269.

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 213; 229.

hilib₂

(OB Nippur Ea 679).

= ša teš₂ hilib₂ (Ea 07 227).

Lexical Associations

hašāšu[swell]V (// hili[attractiveness])

ḫi-li = ḫa-ša₂-šu (CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ o ii 6).

kuzbu[attractiveness]N (// hili[attractiveness])

ḫi-li = ku-uz₃-bu-⸢um⸣ (PBS 05, 149 6).

rīštu[rejoicing]N (// hili[attractiveness])

ḫi-li = ri-ša₂-tu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o ii 17').

ša[of]DET teš[shame]N hili[attractiveness]N (// hili[attractiveness])

ḫilib₂ = ⸢ša⸣ teš₂ ḫilib₂ (CUSAS 12, 1.1.2 r ii 40; Ea 07 227).

šamhu[luxuriant]AJ (// hili[attractiveness])

ḫilib₂ = ša-an-[ḫu] (CBS 00157+ r ii 15').

šamāhu[grow]V (// hili[attractiveness])

ḫi-li = ša₂-ma-ḫu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o ii 19').

ḫi-li = šu-mu-ḫu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o ii 18').

ša[of]DET teš[shame]N hili[attractiveness]N (// hili[attractiveness])

ḫilib₂ = ⸢ša⸣ teš₂ ḫilib₂ (CUSAS 12, 1.1.2 r ii 40; Ea 07 227).

mumannû[flatterer]N (// lu[person] hili[attractiveness])

lu₂ al-ḫi-⸢li-a⸣ = ⸢mu⸣-ma-nu-⸢u₂-um⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 88).

rīštu[rejoicing]N (// ul[swell] hili[attractiveness])

ul ḫi-li = ri-ša₂-tu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o ii 20').

bītu[house]N kuzbu[attractiveness]N (// ŋa[house] hili[attractiveness])

ŋa₂ ḫi-li = E₂ ku-uz-bu (AJSL 33, 170-171 r ii 23; Ea 04 272).

qātu[hand]N x x (// šu[hand] hili[attractiveness])

šu ⸢ḫi^?⸣-li-a-ŋu₁₀ = qa₂-ti ⸢x⸣ [...] (AUWE 23, 179 r 5').

References for all phrases

hili[attractiveness]

ḪI-ḪI (MSL 13, 13 J, 14 R r iii 9').

ḫi-li (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 111, Tab.II, 112; MSL 13, 40 F r ii 17).

ḫi-li = KIB-šu-ru (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o ii 16').

ḫi-li-a (CUNES 52-10-153 a iii' 4').

ḫilib₂ (MSL 14, 027 Ji r ii 7; OB Nippur Ea 679).

ḫi-li = ḫa-ša₂-šu (CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ o ii 6).

ḫi-li = ku-uz₃-bu-⸢um⸣ (PBS 05, 149 6).

ḫi-li = ri-ša₂-tu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o ii 17').

ḫilib₂ = ⸢ša⸣ teš₂ ḫilib₂ (CUSAS 12, 1.1.2 r ii 40; Ea 07 227).

ḫilib₂ = ša-an-[ḫu] (CBS 00157+ r ii 15').

ḫi-li = ša₂-ma-ḫu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o ii 19').

ḫi-li = šu-mu-ḫu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o ii 18').

hili[attractiveness] e[house]

ḫi-[li] ⸢e₂⸣ (BAAL 12, XXX t.e. 5).

hili[attractiveness] e[house] kur[mountain]

ḫi-li e₂ kur-kur-ra (AO 00337 t.e. 5).

hili[attractiveness] su[sprinkle]

ḫi-li su₃ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 113b).

a[water] hili[attractiveness] ri[impose]

a ḫi-li ri-a (OB Nippur Kagal 407).

asal[poplar] hili[attractiveness]

^ŋešasal₂ ḫi-li (Emar 6/1, p. 105-109, Msk 731030 o iv 33).

ašag[field] egir[back] hili[attractiveness]

a-šag₄ egir ḫi-li-a (OB Nippur Ura 5 63).

ašag[field] hili[attractiveness]

a-šag₄ ḫi-li-a (OB Nippur Ura 5 62).

hili[attractiveness]

ḫilib₂ = ⸢ša⸣ teš₂ ḫilib₂ (CUSAS 12, 1.1.2 r ii 40; Ea 07 227).

igi[eye] hili[attractiveness]

igi ḫi-li-a = [...] (MSLSSI, 17-27 v 4).

lu[person] hili[attractiveness]

lu₂ al-ḫi-⸢li-a⸣ = ⸢mu⸣-ma-nu-⸢u₂-um⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.1, 88).

ma[ship] hili[attractiveness]

^ŋešma₂ ḫi-li^! (Anonymous 447996 r ii 8).

ul[swell] hili[attractiveness]

ul ḫi-li = ri-ša₂-tu (CT 51, pl. 58-60, BM 122629+ o ii 20').

ŋa[house] hili[attractiveness]

ŋa₂ ḫi-li = [...] (MSL 14, 369 r 10').

ŋa₂ ḫi-li = E₂ ku-uz-bu (AJSL 33, 170-171 r ii 23; Ea 04 272).

šu[hand] hili[attractiveness]

šu ⸢ḫi^?⸣-li-a-ŋu₁₀ = qa₂-ti ⸢x⸣ [...] (AUWE 23, 179 r 5').

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