me [BE] V/i (3919x) Early Dynastic I-II, Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. me; men₃; nam; a; am₃; em; me-en; mi; meš; na; men₃^me-^en; ḫe₂; me-me; nanam; am₆; me-ŋu₁₀; namₓ(KA×A); um; x-eš; ŋa₂; an-ga; de₃-a; me-me-a; men₃^ŋe₂₆-^en; nu "to be"

[1]	𒈨	me
[2]	𒁺	men₃
[3]	𒉆	nam
[4]	𒀀	a
[5]	𒀀𒀭	am₃
[6]	𒅎	em
[7]	𒈨𒂗	me-en
[8]	𒈪	mi
[9]	𒎌	meš
[10]	𒈾	na
[11]	𒁺𒈨𒂗	men₃^me-^en
[12]	𒃶	ḫe₂
[13]	𒈨𒈨	me-me
[14]	𒊲	nanam
[15]	𒀭	am₆
[16]	𒈨𒈬	me-ŋu₁₀
[17]	𒅘𒅘	namₓ(KA×A)
[18]	𒌝	um
[19]	X𒌍	x-eš
[20]	𒂷	ŋa₂
[21]	𒀭𒂵	an-ga
[22]	𒉈𒀀	de₃-a
[23]	𒈨𒈨𒀀	me-me-a
[24]	𒁺𒂷𒂗	men₃^ŋe₂₆-^en
[25]	𒉡	nu
+	--me=m+e (1x/0%); --na=n.a (10x/0%); --nam=n.a (2x/0%); --ne=n.e (2x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	4	25	12	4	20	8	318	1757	230	50
[2]							6	369	254	15
[3]		6	4					211	51
[4]			1				43	155	21	6
[5]					3	3	2	78	34	1
[6]							1	79	6
[7]								38	12
[8]								29
[9]								21	3
[10]							2	14
[11]									9
[12]		1						2	1
[13]									2
[14]									2
[15]			1
[16]									1
[17]									1
[18]									1
[19]								1
[20]								1
[21]
[22]
[23]
[24]
[25]

195 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic I-II (4x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIa (32x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (18x/0%)

Ebla (4x/0%)

Old Akkadian (23x/1%)

Lagash II (11x/0%)

Ur III (372x/9%)

Old Babylonian (2755x/70%)

Middle Babylonian (27x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (282x/7%)

Neo-Babylonian (142x/4%)

Persian (20x/1%)

Hellenistic (157x/4%)

unknown (72x/2%)

Verbal prefixes: V ; V.b.da ; V.inga.na.n ; V.m ; V.me ; V.mu.e ; V.mu.e.i ; V.na ; V.ne ; V.nga ; al ; ba.e ; ba.i ; ba.i.m ; ba.n ; bara ; da ; da.V ; ga ; ga.V ; ga.V.m ; ga.V.n ; ga.V.na ; ha ; ha.V ; ha.V.m ; ha.V.n ; ha.V.na ; ha.i ; ha.mu.inga.m ; inga ; inga.mu.e ; mu.a ; mu.i.n ; na ; na.V.m ; na.V.m.da ; na.inga ; na.mu.da ; nu ; nu.V.e ; nu.V.m ; nu.al ; nu.inga ; nu.mu.e ; nu.na ; u.mu.e ; u.na.n ; ša.inga ; ša.mu.n .

Senses:

1. to be (3919x/100%)

am₃

(OB Nippur Ea 8).

= ša (RA 017, 201-202 (Th 1905-04-09, 018) o 1', o 1'a).

me

= kīma (Ea 01 244).

men₂

= anāku (Ea 01 242).

meš

= maʾadūtum (K 04263+ o ii 13'').

meš₂

= maʾdūtum (Ea 01 245).

nanam

= kīnu (K 04263+ o i 26'; CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 o i 19').

Lexical Associations

annu[(word of) consent]N (// me[be])

na-nam = an-nu (CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ o ii 15; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 o i 60).

nam = a-nu (CTN 4, 232 r frg.b 18; CT 19, pl. 10, K 05434B+ o i' 12').

anāku[I]IP (// me[be])

⸢i₃⸣-me-en = <(a-na-ku)> (MSL 04, 130 o ii 34).

me-en = <(a-na-ku)> (MSL 04, 130 o ii 33).

men₂ = a-na-[ku] (MSL 14, 173 E r i' 4'; CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 36; YOS 01, 53 r i 45; Ea 01 242).

men₃ = a-na-ku (CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r ii 25a).

attā[you]IP (// me[be])

i₃-me-en = <(at-ta)> (MSL 04, 130 o ii 40a).

me-en = <(at-ta)> (MSL 04, 130 o ii 39c).

ayyu[which?]QP (// me[be])

me-a-ta = a-a-⸢um⸣ (K 04369 o ii 9).

balu[without]PRP (// me[be])

nam-me-a = <(ba-lum)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 42).

nu-me-a = ba-lum (MSL 04, 130 r iii 41).

ina[in]PRP (// me[be])

nam = i-⸢na⸣ (CTN 4, 232 r frg.b 19).

ištu[from]PRP yānu[(there) is not]V (// me[be])

me-a-ta-ta = iš-tu ia-nu (K 04369 o ii 15).

kâti[you]IP (// me[be])

⸢i₃-me-en⸣ = <(ka-a-ta)> (MSL 04, 130 o ii 41c).

me-⸢en⸣ = <(ka-a-ta)> (MSL 04, 130 o ii 41b).

kīma[like]PRP (// me[be])

am₃ = ki]-⸢ma⸣ (RA 017, 201-202 (Th 1905-04-09, 018) o 1'a; MSL 14, 87 A o i 23).

ma₆ = ki-ma (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 39).

me = ki-ma (Ea 01 244).

kīnu[permanent one]N (// me[be])

nanam = ⸢ki^?-i^?-nu^?⸣ (K 04263+ o i 26'; CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 o i 19').

lū[indeed]MOD (// me[be])

am₃ = lu-[u₂] (HS 1610 r i' 19').

ma[and]CNJ (// me[be])

am₃ = ma-a (MSL 14, 87 A o i 22).

ma[and]CNJ šaplû[lower]AJ (// me[be])

am₃ = <(ma-a KI.TA)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 50).

im = <(ma-a KI.TA)> (MSL 04, 130 r iv 1).

i₃-me = <(ma-a KI.TA)> (MSL 04, 130 r iv 13).

i₃-me-a = <(ma-a KI.TA)> (MSL 04, 130 r iv 14).

me = <(ma-a KI.TA)> (MSL 04, 130 r iv 2).

na-nam = <(ma-a KI.TA)> (MSL 04, 130 r iv 7).

um = ma-a KI.TA (MSL 04, 130 r iii 49).

maʾdūtum[numerousness]N (// me[be])

meš₂ = ma-aʾ-du-tum (MSL 14, 173 E r i' 7'a; Ea 01 245).

mādūtu[numerousness]N (// me[be])

meš = ⸢ma⸣-ʾ-du-tum (K 04263+ o ii 13'').

yâti[me]IP (// me[be])

i₃-me-en = <(ia-a-ti)> (MSL 04, 130 o ii 38).

⸢me⸣-en = <(ia-a-ti)> (MSL 04, 130 o ii 37).

yānu[(there) is not]V (// me[be])

me-a-ta = ia-nu-⸢um⸣ (K 04369 o ii 10).

me-a-ta-am₃ = ia-nu-um-⸢ma⸣ (K 04369 o ii 11).

ša[that]REL (// me[be])

am₃ = ša₂-a (RA 017, 201-202 (Th 1905-04-09, 018) o 1'; MSL 14, 87 A o i 24).

ša[that]REL mā[what!]J (// me[be])

i₃-me-a = ša ma-a (MSL 04, 130 r iv 19).

yānu[(there) is not]V (// me[be] ane[he])

me-a-ta e-ne-kam₂ = ia-nu-uš-šu (K 04369 o ii 13).

yānu[(there) is not]V (// me[be] zaʾe[you])

me-a-ta za-a-kam₂ = ia-nu-uk-⸢ka⸣ (K 04369 o ii 12).

yānu[(there) is not]V (// me[be] ŋaʾe[I])

me-a-ta ŋa₂-e-kam₂ = ia-nu-u₂-a (K 04369 o ii 14).

ina[in]PRP balu[without]PRP (// ane[he] me[be])

⸢e-ne⸣-KIMIN<(da)> <(nu-me-en)> = [i+na ba-li-šu] [...] (MSL 17, 100 E o 9).

ina[in]PRP pû[mouth]N kanīku[sealed document]N balu[without]PRP (// kag[mouth] kišib[seal] me[be])

ka ^na₄kišib-a-ni-še₃ nu-me-a = i-na pi₂-i ka-ni-ki-šu pa-ni-i (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 57).

ša[that]REL x (// maš[interest] me[be])

maš₂ nu-me-a = ša₂ [...] (MKT 1, 029, K 08687 o i 12').

balu[without]PRP (// mul[star] me[be])

mul nu-me-a = ba-lum [...] (K 04344 o i 31'; K 00260+ o 7').

ṣerru[snake]N kusīpu[(a snake)]N (// muš[snake] u[grass] me[be])

muš u₂ nu-⸢me-am₃⸣ = MUŠ ku-si-pa-ne₂-e (LTBA 1, 45 o i 7').

lā[not]MOD LU₂-x (// nirŋal[authoritative] me[be])

nir-ŋal₂ nu-me-a = la LU₂-[...] (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r i 33').

lā[not]MOD taklu[reliable one]N (// nirŋal[authoritative] me[be])

nir-ŋal₂ nu-me-a = la ⸢tak₂⸣-[lu] (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r i 34').

ina[in]PRP balu[without]PRP (// zaʾe[you] me[be])

za-⸢e⸣-da nu-me-en = ⸢i+na⸣ [ba-li-ka] [...] (MSL 17, 100 E o 8).

ina[in]PRP balu[without]PRP (// ŋaʾe[I] me[be])

ŋa₂-e-da nu-me-en = i+na ⸢ba⸣-[li-ia] [...] (MSL 17, 100 E o 7).

References for all phrases

me[be]

na-nam = an-nu (CT 12, 34-35, K 00197+ o ii 15; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 o i 60).

nam = a-nu (CTN 4, 232 r frg.b 18; CT 19, pl. 10, K 05434B+ o i' 12').

⸢i₃⸣-me-en = <(a-na-ku)> (MSL 04, 130 o ii 34).

me-en = <(a-na-ku)> (MSL 04, 130 o ii 33).

men₂ = a-na-[ku] (MSL 14, 173 E r i' 4'; CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 36; YOS 01, 53 r i 45; Ea 01 242).

men₃ = a-na-ku (CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 r ii 25a).

i₃-me-en = <(at-ta)> (MSL 04, 130 o ii 40a).

me-en = <(at-ta)> (MSL 04, 130 o ii 39c).

me-a-ta = a-a-⸢um⸣ (K 04369 o ii 9).

nam-me-a = <(ba-lum)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 42).

nu-me-a = ba-lum (MSL 04, 130 r iii 41).

nam = i-⸢na⸣ (CTN 4, 232 r frg.b 19).

me-a-ta-ta = iš-tu ia-nu (K 04369 o ii 15).

⸢i₃-me-en⸣ = <(ka-a-ta)> (MSL 04, 130 o ii 41c).

me-⸢en⸣ = <(ka-a-ta)> (MSL 04, 130 o ii 41b).

am₃ = ki]-⸢ma⸣ (RA 017, 201-202 (Th 1905-04-09, 018) o 1'a; MSL 14, 87 A o i 23).

ma₆ = ki-ma (CT 35, pl. 01-08, BM 108862 r i 39).

me = ki-ma (Ea 01 244).

nanam = ⸢ki^?-i^?-nu^?⸣ (K 04263+ o i 26'; CT 11, pl. 22, K 06016 o i 19').

am₃ = lu-[u₂] (HS 1610 r i' 19').

am₃ = ma-a (MSL 14, 87 A o i 22).

am₃ = <(ma-a KI.TA)> (MSL 04, 130 r iii 50).

im = <(ma-a KI.TA)> (MSL 04, 130 r iv 1).

i₃-me = <(ma-a KI.TA)> (MSL 04, 130 r iv 13).

i₃-me-a = <(ma-a KI.TA)> (MSL 04, 130 r iv 14).

me = <(ma-a KI.TA)> (MSL 04, 130 r iv 2).

na-nam = <(ma-a KI.TA)> (MSL 04, 130 r iv 7).

um = ma-a KI.TA (MSL 04, 130 r iii 49).

meš₂ = ma-aʾ-du-tum (MSL 14, 173 E r i' 7'a; Ea 01 245).

meš = ⸢ma⸣-ʾ-du-tum (K 04263+ o ii 13'').

i₃-me-en = <(ia-a-ti)> (MSL 04, 130 o ii 38).

⸢me⸣-en = <(ia-a-ti)> (MSL 04, 130 o ii 37).

me-a-ta = ia-nu-⸢um⸣ (K 04369 o ii 10).

me-a-ta-am₃ = ia-nu-um-⸢ma⸣ (K 04369 o ii 11).

am₃ = ša₂-a (RA 017, 201-202 (Th 1905-04-09, 018) o 1'; MSL 14, 87 A o i 24).

i₃-me-a = ša ma-a (MSL 04, 130 r iv 19).

me[be] ane[he]

me-a-ta e-ne-kam₂ = ia-nu-uš-šu (K 04369 o ii 13).

me[be] zaʾe[you]

me-a-ta za-a-kam₂ = ia-nu-uk-⸢ka⸣ (K 04369 o ii 12).

me[be] ŋaʾe[I]

me-a-ta ŋa₂-e-kam₂ = ia-nu-u₂-a (K 04369 o ii 14).

ane[he] me[be]

[e-ne-da] ⸢na⸣-me-a = <(e-la šu-a-ti)> (MSL 04 46 IB + Ia (+) Ib + unpubl. fragment [OBGT I/2] i 6').

⸢e-ne⸣-KIMIN<(da)> <(nu-me-en)> = [i+na ba-li-šu] [...] (MSL 17, 100 E o 9).

anene[they] me[be]

e-ne-ne in-ga-me-a = šu-nu-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vi 40=415).

e-ne-ne i₃-me-a = šu-nu-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vi 22=397).

e-ne-ne na-nam = šu-nu-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vi 31=406).

e-ne-ne-da nam-me = e-la šu-nu-ti (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 23=473).

e-ne-ne-da nam-me-a = šum-ma-an la šu-nu-ti (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 28=478).

e-ne-ne-da nu-me-a = i-na ba-lu-⸢šu⸣-[nu] (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 36=486).

e-ne-ne-er i₃-me-a = šu-nu-⸢ti⸣-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] viii 16=550).

eme[tongue] gir[noble] me[be]

⸢eme⸣ ^kiŋir₁₅ nu-me-⸢e⸣ = [...] [...] (MSL 17, 100 E o 2').

ib[angry] me[be]

ib₂-ba nu-me-en (KUB 37, 147 + KBo 26, 032 + (?) KUB 03, 108 (+) VBoT 80 o iii' 12'').

kag[mouth] kišib[seal] me[be]

ka ^na₄kišib-a-ni-še₃ nu-me-a = i-na pi₂-i ka-ni-ki-šu pa-ni-i (MB Ura 02 Seg.1, 57).

lu[person] me[be]

lu₂ al-me-a (MSL SS 1, p. 07 C o i frg.2 2'').

lu₂-e-meš-ra i₃-me-a = an-nu-tim-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] v 30=330).

lu₂-ne i₃-me-a-da = it-ti an-ni-i-im-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] v 12=312).

lu₂-ne na-am₃ = an-na-šu (MSL 04 46 IB + Ia (+) Ib + unpubl. fragment [OBGT I/2] ii 13'=5').

lu₂-ne-da i₃-me-a = it-ti an-ni-i-im-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] v 13=313).

lu₂-ne-er i₃-me-a = an-ni-a-am-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] v 29=329).

lu₂-ne-meš-da i₃-me-a = it-ti an-nu-tim-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] v 16=316).

lu₂-ri na-am₃ = ul-la-šu (MSL 04 46 IB + Ia (+) Ib + unpubl. fragment [OBGT I/2] ii 15'=7').

lu₂-u₃-ne i₃-me-am₃ = šu-nu-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vi 23=398).

lu₂-u₃-ne na-nam = šu-nu-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vi 32=407).

lu₂-še na-am₃ = a-na-ma-šu (MSL 04 46 IB + Ia (+) Ib + unpubl. fragment [OBGT I/2] ii 14'=6').

maš[interest] me[be]

maš₂ nu-me-a (CBS 01862 o i 36').

maš₂ nu-me-me (Emar 6/1, p. 127, Msk 731046 o ii 12).

[maš₂] ⸢nu⸣-me-me-a (Emar 6/1, p. 135-136, Msk 731059a + o ii 4').

maš₂ nu-me-a = ša₂ [...] (MKT 1, 029, K 08687 o i 12').

menden[we] me[be]

me-de₃-da nam-me = e-la ni-a-ti (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 20=470).

⸢me-de₃-da nu-me⸣-a = i-na ⸢ba⸣-[lu-ni] (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 33=483).

me-de₃-en-de₃-en na-nam = ni-i-nu-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vi 28=403).

me-en-de₃ na-nam = ni-i-nu-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vi 26=401).

me-en-de₃-da nam-me-a = šum-ma-an la ni-a-ti (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 25=475).

me-en-de₃-en na-nam = ni-i-nu-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vi 27=402).

menzen[you] me[be]

me-en-ze₂-en na-nam = at-tu-nu-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vi 29=404).

me-en-ze₂-en-da nu-me-a = i-na ba-⸢lu⸣-[ku-nu] (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vii 35=485).

mul[star] me[be]

mul nu-me-a = ba-lum [...] (K 04344 o i 31'; K 00260+ o 7').

muš[snake] u[grass] me[be]

muš u₂ nu-⸢me-am₃⸣ = MUŠ ku-si-pa-ne₂-e (LTBA 1, 45 o i 7').

nirŋal[authoritative] me[be]

nir-ŋal₂ nu-me-a = la LU₂-[...] (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r i 33').

nir-ŋal₂ nu-me-a = la ⸢tak₂⸣-[lu] (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r i 34').

ur[he] me[be]

[ur₅] ḫe₂-me-a-ka-nam = lu-u₂ aš-šum ki-am-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] xii 25'=884).

[ur₅ i₃-me]-⸢a⸣ = ki-i ki-a-am (MSL 04 46 IB + Ia (+) Ib + unpubl. fragment [OBGT I/2] v 3=879).

[ur₅] ⸢i₃⸣-me-a = ki-ma ki-a-am (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] xii 17'=879).

ur₅ i₃-me-eš-am₃ = šu-nu-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vi 24=399).

ur₅ na-nam-meš = šu-nu-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vi 33=408).

[ur₅] nu-me-a = e-zu-ub ki-a-am (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] xii 32'=891).

⸢ur₅⸣ nu-me-a = la ki-a-am (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] xii 31'=890).

ur₅-bi i₃-me-am₃ = šu-nu-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vi 25=400).

ur₅-bi na-nam = šu-nu-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vi 34=409).

[ur₅-gin₇ me]-a = ki-i ki-a-am (MSL 04 46 IB + Ia (+) Ib + unpubl. fragment [OBGT I/2] v 4=880).

[ur₅-še] ḫe₂-me-a = lu-u₂ a-na ki-a-am-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] xii 24'=883).

zaʾe[you] me[be]

[za-a-da] na-me-a = <(e-la ka-ti)> (MSL 04 46 IB + Ia (+) Ib + unpubl. fragment [OBGT I/2] i 5').

za-en-ze₂-en na-nam = at-tu-nu-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] vi 30=405).

za-⸢ra^!⸣ i₃-me-en-za-na = ku-nu-ti-ma (PBS 05, 152, pls.123-4 [OBGT I/1] viii 14=548).

za-⸢e⸣-da nu-me-en = ⸢i+na⸣ [ba-li-ka] [...] (MSL 17, 100 E o 8).

ŋaʾe[I] me[be]

[ŋa₂-a-da na]-me-a = e-la; ia-ti (MSL 04 46 IB + Ia (+) Ib + unpubl. fragment [OBGT I/2] i 4').

ŋa₂-e-da nu-me-en = i+na ⸢ba⸣-[li-ia] [...] (MSL 17, 100 E o 7).

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