gaba [CHEST] N (2414x) Early Dynastic IIIa, Early Dynastic IIIb, Old Akkadian, Lagash II, Ur III, Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Hellenistic, unknown wr. gaba; ^ŋešgaba; gaba-gaba; ga-ba; gab-ba; gab₂; ^gigaba; ^uzugaba "breast, chest; frontier; coast; opposite side (of the Tigris), Elam (in messenger texts); surface"

See gaba ri[confront]V/t, gaba rugu[oppose]V/t, gaba sig[beat the breast]V/i, gaba zig[depart]V/i, gabaʾa tab[breast feed]V/t.

[1]	𒃮	gaba
[2]	𒄑𒃮	^ŋeš gaba
[3]	𒃮𒃮	gaba-gaba
[4]	𒂵𒁀	ga-ba
[5]	𒃮𒁀	gab-ba
[6]	𒆏	gab₂
[7]	𒄀𒃮	^gi gaba
[8]	𒍜𒃮	^uzu gaba

	PC	ED IIIa	ED IIIb	Ebla	OAkk	Lag II	Ur III	OB	Post-OB	(unknown)
[1]		4	66		58	7	1783	406	55	12
[2]								9	2
[3]					2		3	2
[4]								1
[5]									1
[6]								1
[7]								1
[8]									1

38 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

Attested in the following periods:

Early Dynastic IIIa (4x/0%)

Early Dynastic IIIb (66x/3%)

Old Akkadian (60x/2%)

Lagash II (7x/0%)

Ur III (1786x/74%)

Old Babylonian (420x/17%)

Middle Assyrian (2x/0%)

Middle Babylonian (10x/0%)

Neo-Assyrian (25x/1%)

Neo-Babylonian (15x/1%)

Hellenistic (7x/0%)

unknown (12x/0%)

Senses:

1. breast, chest (2410x/100%)

2. frontier (2x/0%)

3. coast (1x/0%)

4. opposite side (of the Tigris), Elam (in messenger texts)

5. surface (1x/0%)

Akk. irtu.

Bibliography

[1988] M. Yoshikawa, ASJ 10 238.

gaba

= irtum (RA 09, 77-78 r ii 16).

(OB Nippur Ea 722).

Lexical Associations

irtu[breast]N (// gaba[chest])

gaba = ⸢ir-tu^?⸣-[um] (RA 09, 77-78 r ii 16).

mahāru[face]V ša[of]DET nakru[strange one]N (// gaba[chest])

gaba = MIN<(ma-ḫa-rum)> ša₂ ^lu₂KUR₂ (CT 19, pl. 48-49, K 00026 r i 6').

mehru[copy]N mahāru[face]V (// gaba[chest] ri-x)

gaba ⸢ri^?⸣-[...] = mi-iḫ-ra mu-ḫur (CT 19, pl. 42-43, K 00247+ o i 7''').

dumugabû[baby]N (// dumu[child] gaba[chest])

⸢dumu⸣ gaba = ŠU<(dumugabû)>^u (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1844 o 5'; Iraq 06, 57 o ii' 5'; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 18).

ṭurru[binding]N (// gi[reed] gaba[chest] gilim[cross])

⸢gi⸣ gaba gilim = ⸢MIN⸣<(ṭur-ru)> (Iraq 06, 70 o 3').

patnu[tough one]N (// lu[person] gaba[chest] us[follow])

lu₂ gaba us₂-a = pa-at-nu-um (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 36).

rapšu[wide]AJ irtu[breast]N (// lu[person] gaba[chest] ŋal[be])

lu₂ gaba ŋal₂ = ra-ap-ša-am i-ir-tim (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 37).

ša[that]REL irtu[breast]N malû[full]AJ (// lu[person] gaba[chest] ŋal[be])

lu₂ gaba ŋal₂ = ša i-ir-tam ma-lu-u₂ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 38).

immeru[sheep]N irtu[chest]N (// udu[sheep] gaba[chest])

udu gaba = UDU ir-ti (Ura 13 Seg.1, 82).

šitqu[split]N irtu[breast]N (// uzu[flesh] TAR gaba[chest])

uzu TAR gaba = si-di-⸢iq⸣ [irti] (LTBA 1, 50 o ii 13').

irtu[breast]N (// uzu[flesh] gaba[chest])

uzu gaba = ir-[tu] (LTBA 1, 50 o ii 12').

uzu gaba = ⸢ir⸣-[tum] (MSL 09, 004 M o ii' 10'; LAOS 1, 58 r 7; Ura 15 Seg.1, 88).

šitqu[split]N irtu[breast]N (// uzu[flesh] ŋeš[tree] gaba[chest])

uzu ŋeš gaba = ši-[tiq₂^? MIN<(ir-tum])> (MSL 09, 004 M o ii' 11'; LAOS 1, 58 r 8; Ura 15 Seg.1, 89).

ahu[brother]N x (// šeš[brother] gaba[chest] rah[beat])

šeš gaba raḫ₂ = ⸢a^?⸣-[ḫu ...] (Iraq 06, 12 o ii' 5').

References for all phrases

gaba[chest]

gaba (PBS 05, 116 r ii' 5'; OB Nippur Ea 722; OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 488; MSL 13, 40 B r v 7').

gaba = i-ir-tum (MSL 14, 122-127 09 816).

gaba-ŋu₁₀ (TIM 10, 113 o i 2; HAG 05 r i 6'; OB Nippur Ugumu 184).

gaba = ⸢ir-tu^?⸣-[um] (RA 09, 77-78 r ii 16).

gaba = MIN<(ma-ḫa-rum)> ša₂ ^lu₂KUR₂ (CT 19, pl. 48-49, K 00026 r i 6').

gaba[chest] apin[plow]

^ŋešgaba apin (IB 1512c + o iv 4).

gaba[chest] daŋal[wide]

gaba daŋal (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 489; MSL 13, 40 B r v 8').

gaba[chest] dirig[exceed]

gaba dirig = ši-[...] (CT 18, pl. 33, 1879-07-08, 031 r i' 11').

gaba[chest] erim[enemy]

⸢^gi⸣gaba erim₂ (CUSAS 12, 3.2.01 r i 37).

gaba[chest] gigir[chariot]

⸢^ŋešgaba⸣ gigir (BRM 4, 29 + 30 o i 4; EEN 389 NCBT 1891 o 2; OB Nippur Ura 1 345; LTBA 1, 079 o iv 14'; Syria 12, pl. 46-47, 03 + pl. 47, 04 r iv 13; CM 22, pl. 35-36 o iii 51; CUSAS 12, 3.1.1 a iii 12'; CUNES 50-02-127 o 1; CUSAS 12, 3.1.14 o 8).

^ŋešgaba ⸢gigir⸣ = [...] (Emar 6/1, p. 128, Msk 731048 r i' 4').

gaba[chest] gi₄-im

⸢gaba⸣ gi₄-im (Isin III, Tafel 41 r v 2).

gaba[chest] rah[beat]

gaba ra-aḫ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 501; MSL 13, 40 B r v 20').

gaba raḫ₂-raḫ₂ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 500; Isin III, Tafel 41 r v 3; MSL 13, 40 B r v 19').

gaba[chest] ri-x

gaba ⸢ri^?⸣-[...] = mi-iḫ-ra mu-ḫur (CT 19, pl. 42-43, K 00247+ o i 7''').

gaba[chest] ud[sun]

gaba ud-[da] (CBS 01862 o iii 18').

gaba[chest] x

gaba^? [...] (HAG 05 r i 9'; Isin III, Tafel 41 r v 7).

gaba[chest] x-ka

gaba ⸢x⸣-ka (Isin III, Tafel 41 r v 9).

gaba[chest] x-la

⸢gaba x⸣-la^? (Isin III, Tafel 41 r v 8).

gaba[chest] zir[break]

gaba ze₂-er (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 496; Isin III, Tafel 41 r v 10; MSL 13, 40 B r v 15').

gaba[chest] |ŠU₂.AŠ₂|

⸢gaba⸣ ŠU₂.AŠ₂ (Isin III, Tafel 41 r v 5).

gaba[chest] šag[heart]

gaba šag₄ (OB Nippur Izi Tab.II, 497; MSL 13, 40 B r v 16').

ab[cow] amar[young] gaba[chest]

ab₂ amar gaba (ED Animals B 13).

dumu[child] gaba[chest]

⸢dumu⸣ gaba (CBS 01862 o ii 11'; Emar 6/1, p. 135-136, Msk 731059a + o ii 40'; UM 29-13-771 r 2; Emar 6/1, p. 127, Msk 731046 o iii 8).

⸢dumu gaba^?⸣ = [...] (OECT 11, 129 o 13').

dumu gaba = ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] (RA 17, 133, K 04161+ o i 7).

⸢dumu⸣ gaba = ŠU<(dumugabû)>^u (MSL SS 1, p. 059 catalogue 1924-1844 o 5'; Iraq 06, 57 o ii' 5'; Iraq 06, 01 + 11 o iii 18).

dumumunus[daughter] gaba[chest]

⸢dumu-munus⸣ gaba (CBS 01862 o ii 12'; UM 29-13-771 r 3; Emar 6/1, p. 127, Msk 731046 o iii 9; OB Nippur Lu 364).

[dumu-munus gaba] = [...] ^munusTUR ša₂ ⸢tu⸣-[le-e] (SpTU 2, 053 o i 16').

dumu-munus gaba = ⸢x⸣-[...] [...] (RA 17, 133, K 04161+ o i 8).

⸢dumu⸣-munus gaba = ŠU^u (Iraq 06, 57 o ii' 6').

dumunita[son] gaba[chest]

dumu-nita₂ gaba (OB Nippur Lu 363).

gi[reed] gaba[chest] gilim[cross]

⸢gi⸣ gaba gilim = ⸢MIN⸣<(ṭur-ru)> (Iraq 06, 70 o 3').

lu[person] gaba[chest] us[follow]

lu₂ gaba us₂-a = pa-at-nu-um (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 36).

lu[person] gaba[chest] ŋal[be]

lu₂ gaba ŋal₂ = ra-ap-ša-am i-ir-tim (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 37).

lu₂ gaba ŋal₂ = ša i-ir-tam ma-lu-u₂ (OB Lu2-Azlag2 B-C Seg.2, 38).

maš[goat] gaba[chest]

maš₂ ⸢gaba^?⸣ (CUSAS 12, 3.3.1 o 15; OB Nippur Ura 3 138).

maš₂ gaba (OIP 011, 044 o ii' 38').

maš[goat] gaba[chest] tab[double]

maš₂ gaba tab (OB Nippur Lu 509).

murub[middle] gaba[chest]

⸢murub₄⸣ gaba-ŋu₁₀ (OB Nippur Ugumu 221').

niŋ[thing] gaba[chest] sig[put]

niŋ₂ gaba sig₉-ga (Nippur Nigga 21).

niŋ[thing] gaba[chest] ŋar[place]

⸢niŋ₂⸣ gaba ŋar-ra (ASJ 20, 215-216 r ii 10').

pana[bow] gaba[chest]

^ŋeš⸢pana⸣ gaba (CM 22, pl. 35-36 o vi 17).

saŋ[head] gaba[chest]

saŋ^? gaba-ŋu₁₀ (OB Nippur Ugumu 186).

siki[hair] gaba[chest]

siki gaba-ŋu₁₀ (OB Nippur Ugumu 222').

sila[lamb] gaba[chest]

sila₄ gaba (OB Nippur Ura 3 155).

u[ewe] sila[lamb] gaba[chest]

u₈ sila₄ gaba (ED Animals B 26).

udu[sheep] gaba[chest]

udu [gaba] (HS 1816 r i 9; HS 1730 o 6; SLT 043 r iii 1'; HS 1799 a ii 20; OB Nippur Ura 3 58).

[udu] ⸢gaba⸣ = [...] (AOAT 275, 387, BM 054203 o 24'; CT 14, pl. 11, BM 093080 o ii 11').

udu gaba = UDU ir-ti (Ura 13 Seg.1, 82).

urud[copper] gaba[chest] nu-x

urud gaba nu-[...] (BM 085983 r i 20).

urud[copper] gaba[chest] x

urud gaba [...] (BM 085983 r i 19).

uzu[flesh] TAR gaba[chest]

uzu TAR gaba = si-di-⸢iq⸣ [irti] (LTBA 1, 50 o ii 13').

uzu[flesh] gaba[chest]

uzu gaba (NMC 10098 r iv 11; CUNES 50-02-059 r 4'; OB Nippur Ura 3 450).

uzu gaba = ir-[tu] (LTBA 1, 50 o ii 12').

uzu gaba = ⸢ir⸣-[tum] (MSL 09, 004 M o ii' 10'; LAOS 1, 58 r 7; Ura 15 Seg.1, 88).

uzu[flesh] ŋeš[tree] gaba[chest]

uzu ŋeš gaba (NMC 10098 r iv 12; CUNES 50-02-059 r 5'; OB Nippur Ura 3 451).

uzu ŋeš gaba = ši-[tiq₂^? MIN<(ir-tum])> (MSL 09, 004 M o ii' 11'; LAOS 1, 58 r 8; Ura 15 Seg.1, 89).

uzud[goat] maš[goat] gaba[chest]

uzud maš₂ gaba (ED Animals B 35).

zag[side] gaba[chest]

^uzuzag ^uzugaba (K 04405 o ii' 14').

ŋeš[tree] gaba[chest]

⸢ŋeš⸣ [gaba]-ŋu₁₀ (TIM 10, 113 o i 3; HAG 05 r i 7'; OB Nippur Ugumu 185).

šeš[brother] gaba[chest] rah[beat]

šeš gaba raḫ₂ = ⸢a^?⸣-[ḫu ...] (Iraq 06, 12 o ii' 5').

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