gaʾeš [TRADER] N (119x) Early Dynastic IIIb, Ebla, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, unknown wr. ga-eš₈; eš₈-ga; gaešₓ(KASKAL) "a long distance trader; tax collector, customs collector"

[1]	𒂵𒆜	ga-eš₈
[2]	𒆜𒂵	eš₈-ga
[3]	𒆜	gaešₓ(KASKAL)

	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]	27		32	4	38	4	2	1
[2]	2	1	2		2
[3]	4

12 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIb (33x/28%)

Ebla (1x/1%)

Old Akkadian (34x/29%)

Lagash II (4x/3%)

Ur III (40x/34%)

Old Babylonian (4x/3%)

Neo-Assyrian (2x/2%)

unknown (1x/1%)

Senses:

1. a long distance trader (119x/100%)

2. tax collector, customs collector

Akk. gaʾiššu.

Bibliography

[1996] Å. Sjöberg, Studies Limet 129.

[1970] J. Klein, JCS 23 120

Lexical Associations

kaʾiššu[travelling merchant]N (// gaʾeš[trader])

ga-eš₈ = ka-i-[šu-um] (OB Nippur Diri Seg.7, 31; OECT 04, 153 b 51).

References for all phrases

gaʾeš[trader]

eš₈::ga (MEE 03, 043 o viii 12b).

ga::eš₈ (ED Personal Names and Professions 177; OB Nippur Lu 696; OrNS 70, 210-211 o iii 9').

ga-eš₈(KASKAL) (ED Lu E 83).