agaʾus [SOLDIER] N (2862x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. aga₃-us₂; aga-us₂; a-ga-us₂; aga^u₂-^ku-^us₂us₂; u₂-ku-us₂; kaš₂ "a professional soldier"

[1]	𒂆𒍑	aga₃-us₂
[2]	𒂇𒍑	aga-us₂
[3]	𒀀𒂵𒍑	a-ga-us₂
[4]	𒂇𒌑𒆪𒍑𒍑	aga^u₂-^ku-^us₂us₂
[5]	𒌑𒆪𒍑	u₂-ku-us₂
[6]	𒆜	kaš₂
+	--sa=s.a (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		1	108	1	114	15	2516	24
[2]		3		1	2		7	65	1
[3]								2
[4]									1
[5]								1
[6]

31 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (4x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (108x/4%)

Ebla (2x/0%)

Old Akkadian (116x/4%)

Lagash II (15x/1%)

Ur III (2523x/88%)

Old Babylonian (92x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/0%)

Senses:

1. a professional soldier (2862x/100%)

Akk. rēdû.

Bibliography

[2009] B. Lafont, CDLJ 2009:5 s4.

[2008] P. Michalowski, Studies Sigrist 111

[2006] P. Michalowski, JCS 58 53.

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 267.

[2003-2004] R. Maaijer and B. Jagersma, AfO 50 352.

[2003-2004] W. Sallaberger, JEOL 38 59.

[1993] G. Selz, AWAS 1 153.

[1992] M. Sigrist, Drehem 140.

[1982] T. Maeda, ASJ 4 79.

aga-us₂

= rēdûm (RA 09, 77-78 o ii 18).

Lexical Associations

rēdû[soldier]N (// agaʾus[soldier])

<aga>-us₂ = re-du-⸢um⸣ (RA 09, 77-78 o ii 18).

rēdû[soldier]N ša[of]DET x (// agaʾus[soldier])

aga^u₂-^ku-^us₂us₂ = MIN<(re-du-u₂)> ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 04352+ r ii 38).

ša[of]DET rēdû[soldier]N (// tugguza[textile] agaʾus[soldier])

[tug₂-gu-za aga]-⸢us₂^?⸣ = ša₂ re-di-i (Rm 0606+ r ii 10).

References for all phrases

agaʾus[soldier]

a-ga-us₂ (OB Nippur Kagal 364; OB Nippur Lu 117).

aga-us₂ (OB Nippur Lu 109; IB 1514 o iii 23).

<aga>-us₂ = re-du-⸢um⸣ (RA 09, 77-78 o ii 18).

aga^u₂-^ku-^us₂us₂ = MIN<(re-du-u₂)> ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] (CT 19, pl. 30-32, K 04352+ r ii 38).

agaʾus[soldier] DUN-a

aga₃-us₂ DUN^?-a (CUNES 52-10-146 c iii 19').

agaʾus[soldier] KA-x

aga₃-us₂ KA^?-⸢x⸣ (CUNES 52-10-146 c iii 18').

agaʾus[soldier] ZE₂-IGI-LAGAB

[aga-us₂] ⸢ZE₂-IGI-LAGAB⸣ (OB Nippur Lu 113a).

agaʾus[soldier] bala[turn]

aga-us₂ bala-a (OB Nippur Lu 112).

agaʾus[soldier] dirig[exceed]

aga-us₂ dirig (OB Nippur Lu 116; IB 1514 o iii 26').

agaʾus[soldier] diŋir[deity]

aga-us₂ diŋir-⸢ra⸣ (CUNES 48-06-389 o 4, r 4).

agaʾus[soldier] egir[back]

aga-us₂ egir-ra (OB Nippur Lu 115).

agaʾus[soldier] lugal[king]

aga-us₂ lugal (OB Nippur Lu 110).

aga₃-us₂ lugal-me (CUNES 52-10-146 b ii 2').

agaʾus[soldier] namdumu[status]

aga-us₂ nam-dumu-na (OB Nippur Lu 111).

aga₃-⸢us₂ nam-dumu⸣-[na] (CUNES 52-10-146 c iii 22').

agaʾus[soldier] nisku[retainer]

aga-us₂ ni-is-kum (OB Nippur Lu 113).

aga₃-us₂ ⸢ni⸣-is-⸢kum^?⸣ (CUNES 52-10-146 c iii 16').

agaʾus[soldier] saŋ-x

[aga]-⸢us₂⸣ saŋ-[...] (OB Nippur Lu 111a).

agaʾus[soldier] saŋ[head]

aga-us₂ saŋ-ŋa₂-na (OB Nippur Lu 114).

aga₃-us₂ ⸢saŋ⸣-ŋa₂-na (CUNES 52-10-146 c iii 15').

agaʾus[soldier] x

⸢aga-us₂⸣ [...] (IB 1514 o iii 25').

agaʾus[soldier] x-la₂

aga₃-us₂ ⸢x⸣-la₂ (CUNES 52-10-146 c iii 17').

agaʾus[soldier] x-x

[aga]-us₂ x-[x] (IB 1514 o iii 24).

aga₃-us₂ ⸢x-x⸣ (CUNES 52-10-146 c iii 20', c iii 21').

agaʾus[soldier] zukešed[troop]

aga-us₂ zu₂-keš₂ (CUNES 48-06-389 o 3, r 3).

agaʾus[soldier] šabra[administrator]

aga-us₂ šabra (CUNES 48-06-389 o 2, r 2).

agaʾus[soldier] šakkanak[general]

⸢aga⸣-us₂ šagina (CUNES 48-06-389 o 1, r 1).

a[water] agaʾus[soldier]

a aga-us₂ (OB Nippur Kagal 417).

ašag[field] šukur[ration] agaʾus[soldier]

a-šag₄ šukur₂ aga-us₂-e-[ne] (OB Nippur Ura 5 102).

tugguza[textile] agaʾus[soldier]

[tug₂-gu-za aga]-⸢us₂^?⸣ = ša₂ re-di-i (Rm 0606+ r ii 10).

ugula[overseer] agaʾus[soldier]

ugula aga-us₂ (OB Nippur Lu 159, 160).

šakkanak[general] agaʾus[soldier] saŋ[head]

šakkan₆ aga-us₂ saŋ-ŋa₂-na (OB Nippur Lu 434).

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