aga [REAR] N (122x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, Uncertain, unknown wr. a-ga; aga₃; a-ga-ga; aga; ^ŋeša-ga "rear; a building or a part of a building; on its own accord, on one's own; back"

See aga gi[inferior]V/i.

[1]	𒀀𒂵	a-ga
[2]	𒂆	aga₃
[3]	𒀀𒂵𒂵	a-ga-ga
[4]	𒂇	aga
[5]	𒄑𒀀𒂵	^ŋeša-ga

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]						5	48	41	13	2
[2]			9			1
[3]									1
[4]								1
[5]								1

25 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (9x/7%)

Lagash II (6x/5%)

Ur III (48x/39%)

Old Babylonian (43x/35%)

Middle Babylonian (5x/4%)

Neo-Assyrian (5x/4%)

Neo-Babylonian (2x/2%)

Hellenistic (2x/2%)

Uncertain (1x/1%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. rear (116x/95%)

2. a building or a part of a building (1x/1%)

3. on its own accord, on one's own [AV] (2x/2%)

4. back (3x/2%)

Akk. arkatu.

Bibliography

[1999] M. Civil and G. Rubio, OrNS 68 256-257; 257.

[1985] M. Geller, BSOAS 48 216.

[1973] G. Gragg, Sumerian Dimensional Infixes 17-18.

Lexical Associations

ahamma[apart]AV (// aga[rear])

a-ga-ba = a-ḫa-ma (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r ii 27').

ahurrû[junior]AJ (// aga[rear])

⸢a-ga⸣-bi = a-ḫu-⸢ru⸣-u nu-u-ma-⸢an⸣ DU₃-an-za (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 55).

ištēn[one]NU (// aga[rear])

⸢a^?⸣-ga = DIŠ^en DIŠ-aš (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 53).

warkatu[rear]N (// aga[rear])

a-ga = ar₂-ka-tum (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 51).

wēdišši[he/you (etc.) alone]AV (// aga[rear])

a-ga-ba = i-diš-ši-šu (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r ii 28').

ēdēnu[alone person]N (// aga[rear])

⸢a^?-ga⸣-ga = e-de₄-nu DIŠ^e-⸢^la⸣-aš (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 54).

ahurrû[junior]AJ (// aga[rear] ri[distant])

[a-ga]-⸢bi⸣ ri-a = a-ḫu-⸢ru⸣-u-⸢tim^?⸣ MUNUS^za nu-u-⸢ma-an⸣ DU₃-an-za (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 56).

References for all phrases

aga[rear]

a-ga (OB Nippur Kagal 291, 363).

a-ga-aš (OB Nippur Kagal 359).

a-ga-ba = a-ḫa-ma (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r ii 27').

⸢a-ga⸣-bi = a-ḫu-⸢ru⸣-u nu-u-ma-⸢an⸣ DU₃-an-za (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 55).

⸢a^?⸣-ga = DIŠ^en DIŠ-aš (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 53).

a-ga = ar₂-ka-tum (CT 19, pl. 17-19, K 04386+ r i 51).

a-ga-ba = i-diš-ši-šu (CT 18, pl. 29-30, K 02054 r ii 28').

⸢a^?-ga⸣-ga = e-de₄-nu DIŠ^e-⸢^la⸣-aš (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 54).

aga[rear] kalag[strong]

a-ga kalag-[ga] (Education in the Earliest Schools no. 137 o 6; OB Nippur Lu 632).

aga[rear] ri[distant]

[a-ga]-⸢bi⸣ ri-a = a-ḫu-⸢ru⸣-u-⸢tim^?⸣ MUNUS^za nu-u-⸢ma-an⸣ DU₃-an-za (KBo 13, 001 + KBo 26, 20 + KBo 01, 44 o i 56).

aga[rear] tukul[weapon]

^ŋeša-ga tukul (OB Nippur Ura 1 503).

ildag[poplar] aga[rear]

^ŋešildag₂ a-ga (RSO 5/1, p. 281 fig. 34c o ii 9).

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