ama [MOTHER] (N)

2203 instances

ama [MOTHER] N (2203x) 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. ama; ŋešama; a-ma; ma; a-am; ama-ama; ama₅; ama₆; mi; munusama; a-me "mother; part of plow"

[1] 𒂼 ama
[2] 𒄑𒂼 ŋeš ama
[3] 𒀀𒈠 a-ma
[4] 𒈠 ma
[5] 𒀀𒄠 a-am
[6] 𒂼𒂼 ama-ama
[7] 𒃣 ama₅
[8] 𒆾 ama₆
[9] 𒈪 mi
[10] 𒊩𒂼 munus ama
[11] 𒀀𒈨 a-me
PC ED IIIa ED IIIb Ebla OAkk Lag II Ur III OB Post-OB (unknown)
[1] 14 150 2 127 36 259 1229 314 32
[2] 15 5
[3] 6 1
[4] 5
[5] 2
[6] 1 1
[7] 1
[8] 1
[9] 1
[10] 1
[11]

76 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (15x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (150x/7%)

Ebla (2x/0%)

Old Akkadian (127x/6%)

Lagash II (37x/2%)

Ur III (260x/12%)

Old Babylonian (1259x/57%)

Middle Babylonian (20x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (154x/7%)

Neo-Babylonian (68x/3%)

Persian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (77x/3%)

unknown (33x/1%)

Senses:

Akk. ummu.

Bibliography

[1998] J. Bauer, Vorsargonische Abschnitt 519.

[1992] P. Steinkeller and J.N. Postgate, LAT 35-6.

eme₄

= ummum (Ea 04 239).

Lexical Associations


References for all phrases

ama[mother] lal[sweet]

ŋešama lal₃ = kan-nu MIN<(ti-it-ti)> (MSL SS 1, 122 o i 16').

ama[mother] namtaga[sin]

ama nam-tag (TMH 8, 07 o i 11; CUNES 51-07-093 o 1).

ama nam-tag-ga (OB Nippur Lu 329).

ama[mother] utud[bear]

ama nu-u₃-tud (OB Nippur Lu 335).

[ama] tud-a (Fs Steve 149, TS. B ex 167 o 1).

ama tud-[da] (OB Nippur Lu 334a).

ama u₃-tud (OB Nippur Lu 334).

ama[mother] |TAG׊U|-x

ama TAG׊U-x (TMH 8, 07 o i 15).

ama[mother] ŋal[be]

ama ŋal₂ (HS 1628 r? 4').


Halhal[2] ama[mother] hursaŋ[mountain]

id₂ḫal-ḫal-la ama ḫur-saŋ-ŋa₂-[ke₄] (PBS 12, 07 o 12').

gilim[foliage] ama[mother]

gigilim ama = ki-ik-ki?-[...] (HS 1928 + HS 1929 o iii 28).

gigilim ama = ki-ik-[...] (HS 1928 + HS 1929 o iii 29).

lu[person] ama[mother] zig[rise]

lu₂ ama zi-zi = a-di-ir um-mi-im (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 41).

Word ID: o0023997; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0023997; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)