us [FOLLOW] V/t (23379x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. us₂; u₂; us₂-us₂; u₂-sa; si; u₃-us₂-sa; u₄-zu; aš; da-ab-us₂ "(to be) adjacent to, border on; to lean on, impose; to moor a boat; to accompany, follow; to lead; (to be) of lesser quality; to drag, stretch; to check; to prepare; to process; to trample (grain), pound, crush; to coagulate?; to nest, build a nest"

See a us[lean]V/t, eš.kam us[~quality]AJ, gu us[raise the neck]V/t, gud us[nest]V/t, guza us[chair]N, ŋiri us[step upon]V/t, ki us[set on the ground]V/t, kuda us[yield interest]V/t, limmu.kam us[~quality]AJ, saŋ us[help]V/t, saŋ us[raise]V/t, šu us[kill]V/t, šu us[push open]V/t, šu us[send]V/t, us nin[quality]AJ, us sag[~quality]AJ, us šar[quality]AJ, zag us[border on]V/t.

[1]	𒍑	us₂
[2]	𒌑	u₂
[3]	𒍑𒍑	us₂-us₂
[4]	𒌑𒊓	u₂-sa
[5]	𒋛	si
[6]	𒅇𒍑𒊓	u₃-us₂-sa
[7]	𒌓𒍪	u₄-zu
[8]	𒀸	aš
[9]	𒁕𒀊𒍑	da-ab-us₂
+	--ba=b.a (11x/0%); --sa=s+a (1x/0%); --sa=s.a (14869x/64%); --sa₂=s.a (4x/0%); --sa₃=s.a (2x/0%); --su=s.u (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		6	275	1	111	132	21351	1318	136	8
[2]					4		16	1
[3]			2			1	1	5	1	1
[4]							2
[5]								1
[6]								1
[7]								1
[8]
[9]

334 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (6x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (277x/1%)

Ebla (1x/0%)

Old Akkadian (115x/0%)

Lagash II (133x/1%)

Ur III (21370x/91%)

Old Babylonian (1327x/6%)

Middle Assyrian (1x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (20x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (68x/0%)

Neo-Babylonian (15x/0%)

Hellenistic (33x/0%)

unknown (9x/0%)

Verbal prefixes: V ; V.b ; V.b.n ; V.b.ta.b ; V.ba.i ; V.da.b ; V.i.n ; V.m ; V.m.da.*ba.i ; V.m.da.n ; V.m.ši.b ; V.mu.i ; V.n ; V.na ; V.na.b ; V.na.n ; V.na.ši ; V.ne ; V.ta.*ba.i ; Vmma ; Vmma.b ; Vmma.i ; Vmma.i.b ; Vmma.i.n ; Vmma.n ; Vmma.na ; Vmma.ni ; Vmma.ni.b ; Vmma.ni.n ; al ; ba ; ba.V.b ; ba.b ; ba.da.b ; ba.da.n ; ba.e ; ba.e.da.b ; ba.e.ni ; ba.i ; ba.i.b ; ba.i.b.ta.a ; ba.i.n ; ba.n ; ba.n.ši.n ; ba.ni ; ba.ni.b ; ba.ni.n ; bara.V.n.da ; bara.ba.i ; bara.ba.i.n ; bara.ba.n ; bara.mu.ra.i.b ; da.b ; da.ba.b ; da.mu.ra.i.b ; ga.V.b ; ga.V.ni.n ; ga.ba.i.b ; ga.na ; ha ; ha.V.b ; ha.V.m ; ha.V.m.ši.b ; ha.V.mu.ni.b ; ha.V.na ; ha.V.na.b ; ha.V.na.n ; ha.V.ni ; ha.V.ni.n ; ha.V.ra.b ; ha.Vmma.i ; ha.Vmma.n ; ha.b ; ha.ba.i ; ha.ba.n ; ha.mu ; ha.mu.a ; ha.mu.a.b ; ha.mu.a.ni ; ha.mu.e ; ha.mu.n ; ha.mu.ne ; ha.mu.ni ; ha.mu.ra.i ; ha.mu.ra.ni.b ; imma.n ; inga.mu.a ; mu ; mu.a ; mu.a.b ; mu.da.b ; mu.da.n ; mu.e.ši.b ; mu.i ; mu.i.b ; mu.n ; mu.n.da ; mu.n.da.i.b ; mu.n.ši.b ; mu.n.ši.n ; mu.na ; mu.na.b ; mu.na.b.ši ; mu.na.n ; mu.na.ni ; mu.na.ni.n ; mu.ni ; mu.ni.b ; mu.ni.in ; mu.ni.n ; mu.ra ; mu.ra.b ; mu.ra.i ; mu.ra.i.b ; mu.ši.n ; na ; na.V.m ; na.V.m.ta.b ; na.V.n ; na.Vmma.V.n ; na.Vmma.da ; na.Vmma.i.n ; na.Vmma.n.da ; na.ba ; na.ba.e.da.i ; na.inga.Vmma.i.n ; na.mu.ne.b ; nu ; nu.V.b ; nu.ba.V.n ; nu.ba.n.da ; nu.ba.ni ; nu.ba.ni.b ; nu.mu.n.da ; nu.mu.n.da.b ; u.Vmma.i ; u.Vmma.ni ; u.ba.V ; u.ba.i.b ; u.ba.i.n ; u.ba.ni.n ; u.mu.e.ni ; u.mu.i ; x ; ša.V.ra ; ša.ba.i.n ; ša.mu ; ša.mu.ne ; ša.mu.ra.da.b .

Senses:

1. (to be) adjacent to, border on [V/i] (175x/1%)

2. to lean on, impose (132x/1%)

3. to moor a boat (1x/0%)

4. to accompany, follow (16373x/70%)

5. to lead (2x/0%)

6. (to be) of lesser quality [V/i] (6641x/28%)

7. to drag, stretch (3x/0%)

8. to check

9. to prepare

10. to process (44x/0%)

11. to trample (grain), pound, crush (7x/0%)

12. to coagulate? [V/i]

13. to nest, build a nest [V/i] (1x/0%)

Akk. diāšu; redû; šadādu; emēdu; sanāqu.

Bibliography

[2011] H. Brunke, Essen in Sumer 197-199.

[2009] W. Heimpel, Workers 2009 323; 330.

[1994] M. Civil, Farmer's Instructions 95.

[1993-1997] M. Stol, RlA 8 198.

[1992] P. Steinkeller and J.N. Postgate, LAT 42.

[1972] H. Waetzoldt, UNT 47-49.

us₂

= redûm (RA 09, 77-78 o ii 17).

= redû (K 04263+ r i 8).

Lexical Associations

emēdu[lean on]V (// us[follow])

us₂ = e-mi-⸢du⸣ (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 27; CT 19, pl. 21, K 04393+ o i 6'; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 o ii 11).

us₂-sa = e-mi-du (CT 18, pl. 32, 34-35, K 02008 o i 15').

kašāšu[become dizzy?]V ša[of]DET x (// us[follow])

us₂-us₂ = ka-ša₂-šu₂ ša₂ ⸢x⸣ (CT 19, pl. 25, K 04309+ o ii' 21').

qanānu[nest]V ša[of]DET qinnu[nest]N (// us[follow])

us₂ = qa-na-nu ša₂ ⸢qin⸣-[ni] (CT 19, pl. 21, K 04393+ o i 31').

redû[accompany]V (// us[follow])

us₂ = re-du-u (K 04263+ r i 8; CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 00005 r ii' 21'; CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 04352+ r ii 37).

us₂ = re-⸢du⸣-u₂-um (RA 09, 77-78 o ii 17).

sadāru[place in order]V (// us[follow])

us₂-sa = sa-da-⸢ru⸣ (K 02027 r i 6').

šadādu[drag]V (// us[follow])

⸢us₂⸣ = ša₂-da-du (CT 19, pl. 02, K 09961+ r i 11').

šiddu[length]N arku[long]AJ (// us[follow] x)

[us₂ ...] = ši-id-du [ar]-⸢ku⸣ (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 69).

šiddu[length]N kurû[short]AJ (// us[follow] x-da)

us₂ ⸢x-da⸣ = ši-id-du ku-⸢ru⸣-u (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 70).

abātu[destroy]V ša[of]DET kibru[bank]N (// x us[follow])

[...] ⸢us₂^?⸣ = a-⸢ba⸣-tum ša₂ kib-ri (CT 18, pl. 33-35, K 04370+ r ii 20').

redû[accompany]V ša[of]DET mû[water]N (// x us[follow])

[...] ⸢us₂⸣ = šur-du-u ša₂ A (CT 18, pl. 33-35, K 04370+ r ii 19').

šerû[lay down]V (// x us[follow])

[...] us₂ = še-ru-u₂ (CT 18, pl. 33-35, K 04370+ r ii 16').

našû[lift]V ša[of]DET mimma[anything]XP (// an[sky] us[follow])

an-še₃ us₂ = MIN<(na-šu-u₂)> ša₂ mim-ma (CT 19, pl. 42-43, K 00247+ r i 13).

imdu[support]N (// dub[knee] us[follow])

⸢dub₃ us₂⸣-sa = ⸢im⸣-du-um (YBC 13524 e 275).

kibirru[(a weapon)]N (// dur₁₀.DU[weapon?] us[follow])

^uruddur₁₀-DU us₂-sa = ki-bir-ri (Ura 11 section 3, 165).

rēšu[head]N elû[high]AJ (// gu[neck] an[sky] us[follow])

gu₂ an-na us₂ = MIN<(re-ša₂-an)> e-la-tum (K 02039 o ii 17').

našû[lift]V ša[of]DET rēšu[head]N (// gu[neck] us[follow])

gu₂ us₂ = MIN<(na-šu-u₂)> ša₂ re-e-ši (CT 19, pl. 42-43, K 00247+ r i 23).

rīdu[driving]N alpu[bull]N (// gud[ox] us[follow])

gud-da us₂-sa-a = ri-id al-pi₂ (MB Ura 02 Seg.3, 11'').

malāku[discuss]V x (// igi[eye] us[follow])

⸢igi⸣ us₂ = MIN<(ma-la-ku)> [...] (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 04352+ o i 10'').

patnu[tough one]N (// lu[person] gaba[chest] us[follow])

lu₂ gaba us₂-a = pa-at-nu-um (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 36).

a-bu-tum ṣabātu[seize]V (// me[Being] sa[advice] us[follow])

me sa₂^sa us₂ = ⸢MIN⸣<(a-bu-tum)> ⸢ṣa⸣-ba-ti (RA 17, 171, K 13637+ o i' 42').

šanû[second]NU šattu[year]N (// mu[year] us[follow])

[mu] ⸢us₂⸣-sa = ša₂-ni-tum MIN<(šat-tum)> (MSL 05, 046 r i 28).

šalšu[third]NU šattu[year]N (// mu[year] us[follow] 3)

mu us₂-sa <3> = 3^tum ša-at-tu (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 16).

šanû[second]NU šattu[year]N (// mu[year] us[follow] min[two])

mu us₂-sa min^na = ša-ni-tu ša-at-tum (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 15).

kullu[hold]V ša[of]DET rēšu[head]N (// saŋ[head] us[follow])

saŋ us₂ = MIN<(kul-lum)> ša₂ re-e-ši (RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 o i 13').

rēšu[head]N elû[high]AJ (// saŋ[head] us[follow])

saŋ us₂ = MIN<(re-ša₂-an)> e-la-tum (K 02039 o ii 16').

šaqû[be(come) high]V ša[of]DET rēšu[head]N (// saŋ[head] us[follow])

saŋ us₂ = ša₂-qu-u ša₂ re-ši (K 02039 r ii 8).

tardennu[second(ary) one]N (// tugguza[textile] us[follow])

[tug₂-gu-za us₂] = ⸢tar^?-din-nu⸣ (Rm 0606+ r ii 9).

šalussû[(part of intestines)?]N (// uzu[flesh] šag[heart] lu[person] us[follow])

[uzu šag₄] ⸢lu₂⸣ us₂-sa = ŠU<(šalussû)>^u (MSL SS 1, 035 4').

šalussû[(part of intestines)?]N (// uzu[flesh] šag[heart] us[follow])

⸢uzu šag₄ al-us₂^?-sa⸣ = ⸢ŠU⸣<(šalussû)>^u MIN<(up-pu)> (LTBA 1, 86 o i 21'; LAOS 1, 58 r 24; LTBA 1, 50 o ii 32'; Ura 15 Seg.1, 108).

nuhhuṭu[hiccup?]V (// zur[roil] us[follow])

[zur] ⸢us₂⸣ = nu-uḫ-ḫu-ṭu (K 02056 o i 31'; Sm 0025 i' 11').

References for all phrases

us[follow]

us₂ (CUNES 52-08-068 r i 4; OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 274, Tab.II, 275, Tab.II, 276).

us₂ = [...] (MSL 05, 046 r i 62).

⸢us₂⸣-sa = [...] (K 16145 i' 6').

us₂ = e-mi-⸢du⸣ (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 27; CT 19, pl. 21, K 04393+ o i 6'; CT 11, pl. 29-32, DT 040 o ii 11).

us₂-sa = e-mi-du (CT 18, pl. 32, 34-35, K 02008 o i 15').

us₂-us₂ = ka-ša₂-šu₂ ša₂ ⸢x⸣ (CT 19, pl. 25, K 04309+ o ii' 21').

us₂ = qa-na-nu ša₂ ⸢qin⸣-[ni] (CT 19, pl. 21, K 04393+ o i 31').

us₂ = re-du-u (K 04263+ r i 8; CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 00005 r ii' 21'; CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 04352+ r ii 37).

us₂ = re-⸢du⸣-u₂-um (RA 09, 77-78 o ii 17).

us₂-sa = sa-da-⸢ru⸣ (K 02027 r i 6').

⸢us₂⸣ = ša₂-da-du (CT 19, pl. 02, K 09961+ r i 11').

us[follow] x

[us₂ ...] = ši-id-du [ar]-⸢ku⸣ (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 69).

us[follow] x-da

us₂ ⸢x-da⸣ = ši-id-du ku-⸢ru⸣-u (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 70).

x us[follow]

[...] ⸢us₂^?⸣ = a-⸢ba⸣-tum ša₂ kib-ri (CT 18, pl. 33-35, K 04370+ r ii 20').

[...] ⸢us₂⸣ = šur-du-u ša₂ A (CT 18, pl. 33-35, K 04370+ r ii 19').

[...] us₂ = še-ru-u₂ (CT 18, pl. 33-35, K 04370+ r ii 16').

an[sky] us[follow]

an-še₃ us₂ = MIN<(na-šu-u₂)> ša₂ mim-ma (CT 19, pl. 42-43, K 00247+ r i 13).

dida[wort] us[follow]

dida us₂ (CUNES 49-13-148 o 2, r 2).

dub[knee] us[follow]

⸢dub₃ us₂⸣-sa = ⸢im⸣-du-um (YBC 13524 e 275).

dur₁₀.DU[weapon?] us[follow]

^uruddur₁₀-DU us₂-sa = ki-bir-ri (Ura 11 section 3, 165).

e[house] us[follow]

e₂ us₂-sa (OB Nippur Kagal 70, 71, 72).

gada[flax] us[follow]

gada us₂ (CUNES 51-10-087 o 3, r 3).

gala[singer] lugal[king] us[follow]

gala lugal-ra us₂-sa (OB Nippur Lu 657).

gu[neck] an[sky] us[follow]

gu₂ an-na us₂ = MIN<(re-ša₂-an)> e-la-tum (K 02039 o ii 17').

gu[neck] us[follow]

gu₂ us₂ = MIN<(na-šu-u₂)> ša₂ re-e-ši (CT 19, pl. 42-43, K 00247+ r i 23).

gud[ox] us[follow]

gud-da us₂-sa-a = ri-id al-pi₂ (MB Ura 02 Seg.3, 11'').

igi[eye] us[follow]

⸢igi⸣ us₂ = MIN<(ma-la-ku)> [...] (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 04352+ o i 10'').

inim[word] x us[follow]

inim ⸢x⸣ us₂-sa = PI-li-⸢x⸣-[...] (MSLSSI, 17-27 ii 59a).

lu[person] gaba[chest] us[follow]

lu₂ gaba us₂-a = pa-at-nu-um (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 36).

lugal[king] us[follow]

lugal-a-ra us₂-sa (OB Nippur Lu 80).

me[Being] sa[advice] us[follow]

me sa₂^sa us₂ = ⸢MIN⸣<(a-bu-tum)> ⸢ṣa⸣-ba-ti (RA 17, 171, K 13637+ o i' 42').

mu[year] us[follow]

mu us₂-[sa] (NMI BK 00554 o 1; HS 1781 r 5).

mu ⸢us₂⸣-[sa] = [...] (MSL SS 1, 002 o ii' 12').

[mu] ⸢us₂⸣-sa = ša₂-ni-tum MIN<(šat-tum)> (MSL 05, 046 r i 28).

mu[year] us[follow] 3

mu us₂-sa <3> = 3^tum ša-at-tu (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 16).

mu[year] us[follow] eš[three]

mu us₂-⸢sa⸣ [eš₅] (NMI BK 00554 o 2; HS 1781 r 6).

mu[year] us[follow] min[two]

mu us₂-sa min^na = ša-ni-tu ša-at-tum (MB Ura 02 Seg.2, 15).

munu[malt] us[follow]

munu₄ us₂ (MSL 11, A 07895 ii 11').

namdumumunus[status] us[follow]

nam-dumu-munus us₂ (Moussaieff Lentils 67 o 3).

niŋlam[garment] us[follow] 4-kam-ma x

^tug₂niŋ₂-lam₂ us₂ 4-kam-ma ⸢x⸣ (CBS 4608 + r iv 37).

niŋlam[garment] us[follow] x

^tug₂niŋ₂-lam₂ ⸢us₂⸣ [...] (CBS 4608 + r iv 36).

niŋlam[garment] us[follow] zulumhi[sheep]

^tug₂niŋ₂-lam₂ us₂ suluḫu₃ (OB Nippur Ura 4 563).

nurma[pomegranate] us[follow]

nu-ur₂-ma us₂ (SLT 12 r iv 6').

^ŋešnu-ur₂-ma us₂ (Anonymous 447996 o v 14).

pa[branch] us[follow] ŋešnimbar[palm]

[^ŋešpa] ⸢us₂^?⸣-sa ŋešnimbar = ⸢na^?⸣-[...] (Iraq 06, 61 o ii' 2').

saŋ[head] us[follow]

saŋ us₂ = MIN<(kul-lum)> ša₂ re-e-ši (RA 13, 190-191, K 02055 o i 13').

saŋ us₂ = MIN<(re-ša₂-an)> e-la-tum (K 02039 o ii 16').

saŋ us₂ = ša₂-qu-u ša₂ re-ši (K 02039 r ii 8).

siki[hair] us[follow]

⸢siki us₂⸣ (BM 015780a b ii 10).

titab[~beer] us[follow]

titab₂ us₂ (MSL 11, A 07895 ii 2').

tugguza[textile] us[follow]

[tug₂-gu-za us₂] = ⸢tar^?-din-nu⸣ (Rm 0606+ r ii 9).

uzu[flesh] šag[heart] lu[person] us[follow]

[uzu šag₄] ⸢lu₂⸣ us₂-sa = ŠU<(šalussû)>^u (MSL SS 1, 035 4').

uzu[flesh] šag[heart] us[follow]

uzu šag₄ al-us₂-sa (OB Nippur Ura 3 444).

[uzu] ⸢šag₄⸣ us₂-sa (CUNES 50-02-059 o 9).

uzu ⸢ša₃⸣ lu-us₂ (NMC 10098 r iv 4).

⸢uzu šag₄ al-us₂^?-sa⸣ = ⸢ŠU⸣<(šalussû)>^u MIN<(up-pu)> (LTBA 1, 86 o i 21'; LAOS 1, 58 r 24; LTBA 1, 50 o ii 32'; Ura 15 Seg.1, 108).

zidgu[flour] us[follow]

zid₂-gu us₂ (SLT 017 o iv 12; SLT 018 ii 6'; SLT 16 o iv 9'; SLT 033 r ii 2).

zidgu[flour] us[follow] eš[three]

[zid₂]-gu us₂ eš₅-kam-ma (SLT 033 r ii 3).

zur[roil] us[follow]

[zur] ⸢us₂⸣ = nu-uḫ-ḫu-ṭu (K 02056 o i 31'; Sm 0025 i' 11').

še[barley] us[follow]

[še] nu-us₂-sa (MSL 11, 112 W o i 9'; SLT 029 r i 3'; SLT 015 c iii 2; PBS 05, 135 r ii 6'; SLT 16 r iv 8).

⸢še⸣ us₂-sa (MSL 11, 112 W o i 8'; SLT 029 r i 2'; SLT 015 c iii 1; PBS 05, 135 r ii 5'; SLT 16 r iv 7).

še[barley] us[follow] bala[turn]

še al-us₂ bala-a-ni-ib = [...] (PBS 05, 142, pl. 122-3 [OBGT IIIA] i 9'=24).

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