dam [SPOUSE] N (3715x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. dam; da-ma; da-am; dam-dam "spouse; spouse, wife, husband"

[1]	𒁮	dam
[2]	𒁕𒈠	da-ma
[3]	𒁕𒄠	da-am
[4]	𒁮𒁮	dam-dam
+	--ma=m.a (18x/0%); --mu=m.u (1x/0%); --na=n.a (1x/0%).

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		38	1187		207	57	1190	788	205	33
[2]								5
[3]								3
[4]								1	1

65 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (38x/1%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (1187x/32%)

Old Akkadian (207x/6%)

Lagash II (57x/2%)

Ur III (1190x/32%)

Old Babylonian (797x/21%)

Middle Assyrian (6x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (22x/1%)

Neo-Assyrian (51x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (82x/2%)

Persian (12x/0%)

Hellenistic (33x/1%)

unknown (33x/1%)

Senses:

1. spouse (3625x/98%)

2. spouse, wife, husband (90x/2%)

Akk. aššatu; mutu.

Bibliography

[1999] W. Sallaberger, Ur III-Zeit 182-184.

dam

(OB Nippur Ea 443; CUSAS 12, 1.2.1 r ii' 22').

Lexical Associations

aššatu[wife]N (// dam[spouse])

⸢dam⸣ = aš₂-ša₂-tum (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1249 o 10'; Iraq 06, 13 o i' 15'; K 04844B+ i' 8'; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 5).

mutu[husband]N (// dam[spouse])

⸢dam⸣ = mu-tu (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1249 o 9'; CUSAS 12, 1.2.1 r ii' 22').

dam = ⸢mu⸣-[tum] (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1853 o 3'; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 4).

mūtu[death]N (// dam[spouse])

[dam] = [mu]-⸢tu⸣ (KAL 08, 005 o ii 5').

šiʾītu[neighbour (f.)]N (// dam[spouse] banda[junior])

[dam] ⸢ban₃⸣-da = še-ʾi-[i-tum] (Iraq 06, 13 o i' 19'; OECT 11, 129 o 4'; MSL SS 1, 071 o i' 5'; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 9).

[dam ban₃-da] = [ši-ʾi]-⸢ti⸣ ša₂-ni-tum tar-den-ni-tum (SpTU 2, 053 o i 7').

aššatu[wife]N mutu[husband]N (// dam[spouse] dam[spouse])

[dam] ⸢dam⸣ = al-ti ⸢mu⸣-[ti] (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1249 o 11'; MSL SS 1, 069 o i' 1'; K 04844B+ i' 9').

⸢dam dam⸣ = al-ti mu-tum (Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 6).

aššatu[wife]N mūtu[death]N (// dam[spouse] dam[spouse])

[dam dam] = [al-ti] mu-⸢tu⸣ (KAL 08, 005 o ii 7').

aššatu[wife]N x (// dam[spouse] dam[spouse])

[dam] dam = al-⸢ti⸣ [...] (Iraq 06, 13 o i' 16'; MSL SS 1, 071 o i' 2').

šiʾītu[neighbour (f.)]N (// dam[spouse] kaskal[way])

[dam] ⸢kaskal^?⸣ = MIN<(še-eʾ-i-tum)> (MSL SS 1, 069 o i' 5'; Iraq 06, 13 o i' 20'; OECT 11, 129 o 5'; MSL SS 1, 071 o i' 6').

dam kaskal-⸢la⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(še-eʾ-i-tum)> (Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 10).

aššatu[wife]N awīlu[man]N (// dam[spouse] lu[person])

[dam] lu₂ = MIN<(al-ti)> a-me-[lu] (Iraq 06, 13 o i' 18'; OECT 11, 129 o 3'; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 8).

aššatu[wife]N awīlu[man]N (// dam[spouse] lulu[man])

⸢dam lu₂⸣-u₁₈-lu = MIN<(al-ti)> ⸢a-mi⸣-lu (MSL SS 1, 071 o i' 4').

tappātu[(female) companion]N (// dam[spouse] taba[companion])

[dam] tab-ba = tap-[pat-tum] (Iraq 06, 13 o i' 21'; OECT 11, 129 o 6'; MSL SS 1, 071 o i' 7'; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 11).

tappātum[(female) companion]N (// dam[spouse] taba[companion])

[dam tab-ba] = [tap-pa-tum] ḫa-rim-tum (SpTU 2, 053 o i 8').

ṣerretu[concubine]N (// dam[spouse] taba[companion])

[dam tab-ba] = [ṣer-re]-⸢ti⸣ ki-ni-tum (SpTU 2, 053 o i 9').

[dam] ⸢tab⸣-ba = ṣer-[re-tum] (Iraq 06, 13 o i' 22'; OECT 11, 129 o 7'; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 12).

hiāru[choose]V ša[of]DET aššatu[wife]N (// dam[spouse] tuku[acquire])

dam du₁₂-a = MIN<(ḫa-a-rum)> ša₂ aš₂-ša₂-ti (CT 18, pl. 36-37, K 04323+ o i 14).

aššatu[wife]N eṭlu[young man]N (// dam[spouse] ŋuruš[male])

[dam] ŋuruš = MIN<(al-ti)> ⸢eṭ⸣-[lu] (Iraq 06, 13 o i' 17'; OECT 11, 129 o 2'; MSL SS 1, 071 o i' 3'; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 7).

šina[two]NU eṭlu[manly]N (// dam[spouse] ŋuruš[male])

[dam ŋuruš] = [MIN] ⸢eṭ-li⸣ (KAL 08, 005 o ii 8').

aššatu[wife]N mutu[husband]N (// dam[spouse] dam[spouse])

[dam] ⸢dam⸣ = al-ti ⸢mu⸣-[ti] (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1249 o 11'; MSL SS 1, 069 o i' 1'; K 04844B+ i' 9').

⸢dam dam⸣ = al-ti mu-tum (Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 6).

aššatu[wife]N mūtu[death]N (// dam[spouse] dam[spouse])

[dam dam] = [al-ti] mu-⸢tu⸣ (KAL 08, 005 o ii 7').

aššatu[wife]N x (// dam[spouse] dam[spouse])

[dam] dam = al-⸢ti⸣ [...] (Iraq 06, 13 o i' 16'; MSL SS 1, 071 o i' 2').

ša[of]DET aššatu[wife]N awīlu[man]N (// lu[person] dam[spouse] ŋuruš[male] nud[lie])

lu₂ dam ŋuruš-a nud-nud = ša aš-ša-at a-wi-lim (NBC 09830 o iii 9).

ša[that]REL aš-ša-at a-wi-li (// lu[person] dam[spouse] ŋuruš[male] nud[lie])

[lu₂ dam] ŋuruš ⸢na₂⸣ = ša aš-ša-at a-wi-⸢li⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 95).

References for all phrases

dam[spouse]

[dam] (Emar 6/1, p. 135-136, Msk 731059a + o ii 25'; OB Nippur Ea 443; MSL 14, 029 Ky r ii' 2; MSL 14, 026 Hz o 7'; MSL 14, 026 Hy o i 8; OB Nippur Lu 753, 754; CUNES 49-03-033 o 1, o 2, r 1, r 2; OrNS 70, 210-211 r i 26, r i 27).

[dam] = [aš₂-ša₂]-⸢tu⸣ (KAL 08, 005 o ii 6').

[dam] = [...] (SCIAMVS 05, 058 no. 35 o ii' 2', o ii' 3'; Iraq 06, 05 o ii' 5', o ii' 6'; Iraq 06, 13 o i' 14'; MSL SS 1, 071 o i' 1').

dam-a-⸢ni⸣ = [...] (Iraq 06, 12 o ii' 7').

dam-dam (OrNS 70, 210-211 r i 28).

dam-[dam] = [...] (Iraq 06, 05 o ii' 7').

⸢dam⸣ = aš₂-ša₂-tum (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1249 o 10'; Iraq 06, 13 o i' 15'; K 04844B+ i' 8'; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 5).

⸢dam⸣ = mu-tu (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1249 o 9'; CUSAS 12, 1.2.1 r ii' 22').

dam = ⸢mu⸣-[tum] (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1853 o 3'; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 4).

[dam] = [mu]-⸢tu⸣ (KAL 08, 005 o ii 5').

dam[spouse] IŠ IŠ

dam IŠ IŠ (ED Word List C 73).

dam[spouse] banda[junior]

⸢dam ban₃⸣-[da] (CBS 01862 o ii 4'; NMI BK 00573 o 4).

dam ban₃-⸢da⸣ = [...] (CT 19, pl. 22-23, Rm 0344 o ii' 9'; SCIAMVS 05, 058 no. 35 o ii' 7'; Iraq 06, 05 o ii' 10'; MSL SS 1, p. 058 catalogue 1924-0845e o ii' 2').

dam ban₃-da = ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] (RA 17, 133, K 04161+ o i 9).

[dam] ⸢ban₃⸣-da = še-ʾi-[i-tum] (Iraq 06, 13 o i' 19'; OECT 11, 129 o 4'; MSL SS 1, 071 o i' 5'; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 9).

[dam ban₃-da] = [ši-ʾi]-⸢ti⸣ ša₂-ni-tum tar-den-ni-tum (SpTU 2, 053 o i 7').

dam[spouse] dam[spouse]

dam ⸢dam⸣ (Emar 6/1, p. 135-136, Msk 731059a + o ii 26', o ii 27'; OB Nippur Lu 755).

⸢dam⸣ [dam] = [...] (SCIAMVS 05, 058 no. 35 o ii' 4'; OECT 11, 129 o 1').

[dam] ⸢dam⸣ = al-ti ⸢mu⸣-[ti] (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1249 o 11'; MSL SS 1, 069 o i' 1'; K 04844B+ i' 9').

⸢dam dam⸣ = al-ti mu-tum (Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 6).

[dam dam] = [al-ti] mu-⸢tu⸣ (KAL 08, 005 o ii 7').

[dam] dam = al-⸢ti⸣ [...] (Iraq 06, 13 o i' 16'; MSL SS 1, 071 o i' 2').

dam[spouse] kaskal[way]

dam kaskal (Emar 6/1, p. 135-136, Msk 731059a + o ii 31').

⸢dam kaskal^?⸣ = [...] (SCIAMVS 05, 058 no. 35 o ii' 8').

[dam] ⸢kaskal^?⸣ = MIN<(še-eʾ-i-tum)> (MSL SS 1, 069 o i' 5'; Iraq 06, 13 o i' 20'; OECT 11, 129 o 5'; MSL SS 1, 071 o i' 6').

dam kaskal-⸢la⸣ = ⸢MIN⸣<(še-eʾ-i-tum)> (Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 10).

dam[spouse] lu[person]

dam lu₂ (Emar 6/1, p. 135-136, Msk 731059a + o ii 29'; NMI BK 00573 o 3).

[dam] lu₂ = MIN<(al-ti)> a-me-[lu] (Iraq 06, 13 o i' 18'; OECT 11, 129 o 3'; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 8).

dam[spouse] lulu[man]

⸢dam lu₂⸣-u₁₈-lu = MIN<(al-ti)> ⸢a-mi⸣-lu (MSL SS 1, 071 o i' 4').

dam[spouse] mušendu[bird-catcher] dam[spouse]

dam mušen-du₃ dam-a-⸢ni⸣-[ir] (UM 29-15-848 o 1).

dam[spouse] tab[double]

dam tab-⸢ba⸣ (Emar 6/1, p. 135-136, Msk 731059a + o ii 32').

dam tab-[ba] = [...] (CT 19, pl. 22-23, Rm 0344 o ii' 10').

dam tab-ba = ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] (RA 17, 133, K 04161+ o i 10).

dam[spouse] taba[companion]

⸢dam tab⸣-[ba] (CBS 01862 o ii 5').

⸢dam⸣ tab-[ba] = [...] (SCIAMVS 05, 058 no. 35 o ii' 9'; Iraq 06, 05 o ii' 12'; MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1606 o ii' 1').

[dam tab-ba] = [ṣer-re]-⸢tu⸣ (KAL 08, 005 o ii 13').

[dam] tab-ba = tap-[pat-tum] (Iraq 06, 13 o i' 21'; OECT 11, 129 o 6'; MSL SS 1, 071 o i' 7'; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 11).

[dam tab-ba] = [tap-pa-tum] ḫa-rim-tum (SpTU 2, 053 o i 8').

[dam tab-ba] = [ṣer-re]-⸢ti⸣ ki-ni-tum (SpTU 2, 053 o i 9').

[dam] ⸢tab⸣-ba = ṣer-[re-tum] (Iraq 06, 13 o i' 22'; OECT 11, 129 o 7'; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 12).

dam[spouse] tuku[acquire]

dam du₁₂-a = MIN<(ḫa-a-rum)> ša₂ aš₂-ša₂-ti (CT 18, pl. 36-37, K 04323+ o i 14).

dam[spouse] x

⸢dam⸣ [...] (CBS 01862 o ii 1', o ii 2', o ii 3').

⸢dam⸣ [x] = [...] (SCIAMVS 05, 058 no. 35 o ii' 6', o ii' 10'; Iraq 06, 08 o ii' 2', o ii' 3', o ii' 4', o ii' 5', o ii' 6'; Iraq 06, 05 o ii' 8', o ii' 9', o ii' 11').

dam[spouse] x-x

⸢dam x⸣-[x] = [...] (Iraq 06, 05 o ii' 13'; MSL SS 1, p. 058 catalogue 1924-0845e o ii' 1').

dam[spouse] ŋuruš[male]

dam ŋuruš (Emar 6/1, p. 135-136, Msk 731059a + o ii 28'; NMI BK 00573 o 1, o 2; OB Nippur Lu 756; OrNS 70, 210-211 r i 29).

⸢dam⸣ [ŋuruš] = [...] (SCIAMVS 05, 058 no. 35 o ii' 5'; Iraq 06, 08 o ii' 1').

[dam] ŋuruš = MIN<(al-ti)> ⸢eṭ⸣-[lu] (Iraq 06, 13 o i' 17'; OECT 11, 129 o 2'; MSL SS 1, 071 o i' 3'; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 7).

[dam ŋuruš] = [MIN] ⸢eṭ-li⸣ (KAL 08, 005 o ii 8').

dam[spouse] dam[spouse]

dam ⸢dam⸣ (Emar 6/1, p. 135-136, Msk 731059a + o ii 26', o ii 27'; OB Nippur Lu 755).

⸢dam⸣ [dam] = [...] (SCIAMVS 05, 058 no. 35 o ii' 4'; OECT 11, 129 o 1').

[dam] ⸢dam⸣ = al-ti ⸢mu⸣-[ti] (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1249 o 11'; MSL SS 1, 069 o i' 1'; K 04844B+ i' 9').

⸢dam dam⸣ = al-ti mu-tum (Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 6).

[dam dam] = [al-ti] mu-⸢tu⸣ (KAL 08, 005 o ii 7').

[dam] dam = al-⸢ti⸣ [...] (Iraq 06, 13 o i' 16'; MSL SS 1, 071 o i' 2').

dam[spouse] mušendu[bird-catcher] dam[spouse]

dam mušen-du₃ dam-a-⸢ni⸣-[ir] (UM 29-15-848 o 1).

e[house] dam[spouse]

e₂ dam (OB Nippur Kagal 114a; CUSAS 12, 2.1.1 r iv 25').

egir[back] dam[spouse]

egir dam-a-ni-še₃ (OB Nippur Ki-ulutin-bi-še Seg.3, 13).

lu[person] dam[spouse] ŋuruš[male] nud[lie]

lu₂ ⸢dam ŋuruš⸣ nud-a = ⸢ša⸣ [aš]-⸢ša-at⸣ [a-wi-li] (MSL 12, 157 A 229).

lu₂ dam ŋuruš ⸢nud^?⸣-[nud] (MSL SS 1, p. 07 B iii 8).

lu₂ dam ŋuruš-a nud-nud = ša aš-ša-at a-wi-lim (NBC 09830 o iii 9).

[lu₂ dam] ŋuruš ⸢na₂⸣ = ša aš-ša-at a-wi-⸢li⸣ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 95).

lu[person] dili[single] dam[spouse] geme[worker]

lu₂ dili dam-a-ni geme₂-ni (IM 070209 r iii 16).

mussa[in-law] dam[spouse]

mussa dam (CUNES 49-03-033 o 3, r 3).

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