balgi [TURTLE] N (35x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian wr. bal-gi; ba-al-gu₇; ba-al-gi^ku₆; ba-al-gi₄; ba-al-gi; ba-al-gi₄^ku₆; ba-gi "turtle"

[1]	𒁄𒄀	bal-gi
[2]	𒁀𒀠𒅥	ba-al-gu₇
[3]	𒁀𒀠𒄀𒄩	ba-al-gi^ku₆
[4]	𒁀𒀠𒄄	ba-al-gi₄
[5]	𒁀𒀠𒄀	ba-al-gi
[6]	𒁀𒀠𒄄𒄩	ba-al-gi₄^ku₆
[7]	𒁀𒄀	ba-gi

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]									11
[2]								8
[3]								4	2
[4]							1	5
[5]								1	1
[6]								1
[7]			1

8 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (1x/3%)

Ur III (1x/3%)

Old Babylonian (19x/54%)

Middle Babylonian (3x/9%)

Neo-Assyrian (11x/31%)

Senses:

1. turtle (35x/100%)

Akk. raqqu.

Bibliography

[1981] D. Owen, ZA 71 43.

Lexical Associations

raqqu[tortoise]N (// balgi[turtle])

bal-gi = raq-qu (Ura 14 222; LTBA 1, 46 r i 1).

usābu[tortoise, turtle]N (// balgi[turtle] tur[small])

MIN<(bal-gi)> tur = u₂-sa-bu (Ura 14 223; LTBA 1, 46 r i 2).

watmu[hatchling]N raqqu[tortoise]N (// amar[young] balgi[turtle])

amar MIN<(bal-gi)> = a-tam MIN<(raq-qi₂)> (Ura 14 225).

amar MIN<(bal-gi)> = a-tam MIN<(raq-qu)> (LTBA 1, 46 r i 4).

pelû[egg]N raqqu[tortoise]N (// nunuz[egg] balgi[turtle])

nunuz bal-gi = pe-el raq-qi₂ (Ura 14 224).

nunuz bal-gi = pi-il raq-⸢qu⸣ (LTBA 1, 46 r i 3).

References for all phrases

balgi[turtle]

ba-al-⸢gi⸣[^ku₆] (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 c ii 47; CUSAS 12, 3.4.6 o 9).

ba-al-gi^ku₆ = [...] (www bonhams 20475/1001 o ii 22).

[ba]-al-gi₄ (HS 1772 r ii' 5'; OB Nippur Ura 3 376).

[ba]-al-⸢gi₄⸣[^ku₆] (LTBA 1, 81 o iii 12).

⸢bal-gi⸣ = ⸢x^?⸣-[...] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 50').

bal-gi = raq-qu (Ura 14 222; LTBA 1, 46 r i 1).

balgi[turtle] tur[small]

[ba]-⸢al^?-gi tur⸣^ku₆ (CUSAS 12, 3.4.6 o 10).

ba-al-gi tur[^ku₆] = [...] (www bonhams 20475/1001 o ii 23).

MIN<(bal-gi)> tur = u₂-sa-bu (Ura 14 223; LTBA 1, 46 r i 2).

amar[young] balgi[turtle]

⸢amar⸣ ba-⸢al^?⸣-[gi^ku₆] (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 c ii 49).

⸢amar⸣ [bal-gi] = [...] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 52').

amar MIN<(bal-gi)> = a-tam MIN<(raq-qi₂)> (Ura 14 225).

amar MIN<(bal-gi)> = a-tam MIN<(raq-qu)> (LTBA 1, 46 r i 4).

nunuz[egg] balgi[turtle]

⸢nunuz⸣ ba-⸢al⸣-[gi^ku₆] (CT 06, pl. 11-14, BM 092611 c ii 48).

nunuz ba-al-⸢gi⸣[^ku₆] = [...] (www bonhams 20475/1001 o ii 24).

⸢nunuz bal⸣-[gi] = [...] (LTBA 1, 40 o iii 51').

nunuz bal-gi = pe-el raq-qi₂ (Ura 14 224).

nunuz bal-gi = pi-il raq-⸢qu⸣ (LTBA 1, 46 r i 3).

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