ṣābu  [ERIN2 : ]  (n. sg. coll.)

[Army]

(able-bodied) man , soldier , (plural) people , soldiers / troops , hosts ; ṣābu pānīu : a veteran ; rab ṣābi : a troop commander ; ṣābu qašti : archers ; ṣābu narkabti : charioteers / chariots soldiers ; ṣābu šēpē : foot-soldiers / infantery ; ṣābu ekalli : the palace personnel ; ṣābu eleppi : the ship's crew ; ṣābu ṣēri : the desert folk , beduins (?) / Arameans (?) ; ṣābu šarri : royal troops ;

Cf. ṣabā ' um, ṣābē šūlūtu

See also : rēdû, ṣāb ḫupši, zunzuraḫḫu, muntaḫṣūtu, ṣāb-šarrūtu, ṣabā ' um

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