amagan [MOTHER] N (309x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. ama-gan; ama-gan^ša; munus-ama; šagan; ama-gan-gan; GAN-AN; ama-gan^ga; ama-^gagan; e-mi-ga; ma-gan; šaganₓ(GA₂×AN); šu-ama-^gagan; ANŠE; ANŠE^ama-^gan; ANŠE^šu-^ama-^gan; šaganₓ(GA₂×AN)^ša; šu-ama-gan "breeding female animal; child-bearing mother"

[1]	𒂼𒃶	ama-gan
[2]	𒂼𒃶𒊭	ama-gan^ša
[3]	𒊩𒂼	munus-ama
[4]	𒌋𒃶	šagan
[5]	𒂼𒃶𒃶	ama-gan-gan
[6]	𒃶𒀭	GAN-AN
[7]	𒂼𒃶𒂵	ama-gan^ga
[8]	𒂼𒂵𒃶	ama-^gagan
[9]	𒂊𒈪𒂵	e-mi-ga
[10]	𒈠𒃶	ma-gan
[11]	𒂼𒂼	šaganₓ(GA₂×AN)
[12]	𒋗𒂼𒂵𒃶	šu-ama-^gagan
[13]	𒀲	ANŠE
[14]	𒀲𒂼𒃶	ANŠE^ama-^gan
[15]	𒀲𒋗𒂼𒃶	ANŠE^šu-^ama-^gan
[16]	𒂼𒂼𒊭	šaganₓ(GA₂×AN)^ša
[17]	𒋗𒂼𒃶	šu-ama-gan
+	--na=n.a (18x/6%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]			4			1	91	55	9
[2]			121
[3]			11
[4]			6
[5]									4
[6]					1
[7]			1
[8]			1
[9]										1
[10]							1
[11]					1
[12]		1
[13]
[14]
[15]
[16]
[17]

36 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (1x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (144x/47%)

Old Akkadian (2x/1%)

Lagash II (1x/0%)

Ur III (92x/30%)

Old Babylonian (55x/18%)

Middle Babylonian (2x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (3x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (1x/0%)

Hellenistic (7x/2%)

unknown (1x/0%)

Senses:

1. breeding female animal (136x/44%)

2. child-bearing mother (173x/56%)

Akk. ummu walittu.

Bibliography

[2005] P. Attinger, ZA 95 274-275.

[1999] A. Cavigneaux, Mesopotamian Magic 261-263.

Lexical Associations

imikānu[(female animal that has given birth)]N (// amagan[mother])

ama-gan = i-mi-ka-[nu-um] (OB Nippur Diri Seg.7, 24; OECT 04, 153 b 44).

ummu[mother]N wālittu[one who gives birth]N (// amagan[mother])

ama-gan = um-mu ⸢wa-li⸣-tum (OECT 04, 153 b 43).

ama-gan = um-mu-um wa-⸢li⸣-[it-tum] (OB Nippur Diri Seg.7, 23).

References for all phrases

amagan[mother]

ama-⸢gan⸣ (TMH 8, 07 o i 13; CUNES 51-07-093 o 3; OB Nippur Lu 331).

ama-gan = i-mi-ka-[nu-um] (OB Nippur Diri Seg.7, 24; OECT 04, 153 b 44).

ama-gan = um-mu ⸢wa-li⸣-tum (OECT 04, 153 b 43).

ama-gan = um-mu-um wa-⸢li⸣-[it-tum] (OB Nippur Diri Seg.7, 23).

anše[equid] amagan[mother]

anše ama-gan (Fs Steve 145-147, TS. B V 68 ii frg.b 8').

kunga[equid] amagan[mother]

^anšekunga₂^!(ŠU₂.BAR) ama-gan (Fs Steve 145-147, TS. B V 68 ii frg.b 10').

munus[woman] amagan[mother]

munus ama-gan^ga (ED Lu E 194).

Word ID: o0024033; Citation URL: http://oracc.org/epsd2/o0024033; version 2.7.2 (built 2024-08-31)