amam [JAR] N (31x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Hellenistic wr. am-am; am-ma-am; ^dugam-ma-am; ^na₄am-ma-am; am-ma-am^zabar; ^giam-ma-am; am-ma; am-ma-am^kug-^sig₁₇; am-ma-am^kug-^babbar; ^dugam-am "a beer jar"

[1]	𒄠𒄠	am-am
[2]	𒄠𒈠𒄠	am-ma-am
[3]	𒂁𒄠𒈠𒄠	^dugam-ma-am
[4]	𒎎𒄠𒈠𒄠	^na₄am-ma-am
[5]	𒄠𒈠𒄠𒌓𒅗𒁇	am-ma-am^zabar
[6]	𒄀𒄠𒈠𒄠	^giam-ma-am
[7]	𒄠𒈠	am-ma
[8]	𒄠𒈠𒄠𒆬𒄀	am-ma-am^kug-^sig₁₇
[9]	𒄠𒈠𒄠𒆬𒌓	am-ma-am^kug-^babbar
[10]	𒂁𒄠𒄠	^dugam-am

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]							5
[2]									5
[3]								3	2
[4]									4
[5]								2	1
[6]								3
[7]			1						1
[8]									2
[9]									1
[10]								1

11 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/3%)

Ur III (5x/16%)

Old Babylonian (9x/29%)

Middle Babylonian (6x/19%)

Neo-Assyrian (6x/19%)

Hellenistic (4x/13%)

Senses:

1. a beer jar (31x/100%)

Akk. ammammu.

Bibliography

[2003-2004] R. Maaijer and B. Jagersma, AfO 50 355.

[1964] M. Civil, Studies Oppenheim 85.

Lexical Associations

ammammu[(a large beer jar)]N (// amam[jar])

^dug⸢am^?⸣-[ma^?]-⸢am^?⸣ = ŠU<(ammammu)>^mu MIN<(nam-ḫar)> ⸢x⸣-[...] (RA 14, 79, K 00152+ o i 65; RA 28, 132, K 00242+ r i' 45').

ammammu[(a large beer jar)]N (// amam[jar] zagin[lapis])

^na₄am-ma-am za-gin₃ = ŠU<(ammammu)>[^mu] (TCL 06, 36 r i 19; Ura 16 Seg.1, 78).

References for all phrases

amam[jar]

[am]-⸢ma^?⸣-am (Emar 6/2, p. 506, Msk 74206b i' 1').

am-ma-am^kug-^babbar (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 r iii 41).

am-ma-am^kug-^sig₁₇ (Emar 6/2, p. 571-574, Msk 74247 r iv 49; ASJ 09, 289-291 r v 13).

am-ma-am^zabar (OB Nippur Ura 2 543; IB 1612b r i 16).

[am-ma-am^zabar] = [...] (Ura 12 Seg.1, 99).

^dugam-ma-am (CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 r iii 18; CM 22, pl. 35-36 r iii 9).

^giam-ma-am (OB Nippur Ura 2 122; CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 r i 41; MSL 09, 66, CBS 02136 r iv 25).

^dug⸢am^?⸣-[ma^?]-⸢am^?⸣ = ŠU<(ammammu)>^mu MIN<(nam-ḫar)> ⸢x⸣-[...] (RA 14, 79, K 00152+ o i 65; RA 28, 132, K 00242+ r i' 45').

amam[jar] kugbabbar[silver]

am-ma-am kug-babbar (Ura 12 Seg.1, 172; SpTU 3, 111 r i 18).

amam[jar] kugsig[gold]

am-ma-am kug-sig₁₇ (Ura 12 Seg.2, 31'; SpTU 3, 111 r ii 44).

amam[jar] sab[jar]

⸢am⸣-ma sab (Emar 6/2, p. 506, Msk 74206b i' 2').

amam[jar] zagin[lapis]

^na₄am-ma-am za-gin₃ (AlT 447 54).

^na₄am-ma-⸢am^?⸣ [za-gin₃] (SpTU 3, 112 o 6'a).

^na₄am-ma-am za-gin₃ = ŠU<(ammammu)>[^mu] (TCL 06, 36 r i 19; Ura 16 Seg.1, 78).

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